Christian Author Speaker & Teacher

Texas Authors Speak was formed on September 30, 2006, when a group of author/speakers got together at Flat Creek Estate vineyard west of Austin for a day of networking and discussion. Joyce Brooks (a travel writer) and Anne Isham (a chocolate-lover writer) had the vision for this group and urged attendees to work together to make it easier for event organizers to find and schedule a speaker. The initial two dozen authors agreed to form an organization and launch a website. At this meeting, Allison Pittman and Brenda Blanchard were voted as the co-presidents for the group, along with Rita Mills and Sandy Lawrence as other leadership.

	A Little Bit of Everything...
	Every Monday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the Christian Writer's Group of Greater San Antonio meets in the Faith Building of First Baptist Church of Universal City. This group has been existence since 1998 and was a vision of Vikki Walton. She originally began the writing group in her home and then was given a room at the church for the meetings. When Vikki moved to Colorado, Joy Dunlop took over the leadership. She, too, was called to another location and currently resides in Washington, DC. Now, for the past five years, Allison Pittman and I have served as leadership for the group.
	In August of 1998, I was driving to visit my legally blind friend, Judy St. Clair, on the south side of town, when the Lord laid on my heart that I was going to have a party. By the time I reached her home, I had scribbled all the names of ladies I was to invite to the first Sisters in Christ party for Jesus. Mostly, I knew I was to keep it to a one-time a month fellowship where women could share their hearts and learn more about Him at the same time. It began on the first Tuesday of the month and still takes place on the first Tuesday of every month from 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
	Texas Authors Speak was formed on September 30, 2006, when a group of author/speakers got together at Flat Creek Estate vineyard west of Austin for a day of networking and discussion. Joyce Brooks (a travel writer) and Anne Isham (a chocolate-lover writer) had the vision for this group and urged attendees to work together to make it easier for event organizers to find and schedule a speaker. The initial two dozen authors agreed to form an organization and launch a website. At this meeting, Allison Pittman and Brenda Blanchard were voted as the co-presidents for the group, along with Rita Mills and Sandy Lawrence as other leadership.