Sawyer, Joy 1960-

(Joy Roulier Sawyer)

PERSONAL: Born July 7, 1960, in Schenectady, NY; daughter of Leon E. (an attorney and realtor) and Barbara (a homemaker) Roulier; married Scott Sawyer, August 20, 1988. Education: Evangel University, B.S., 1983; New York University, M.A., 1993; Colorado Christian University, M.A., 1994. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Basketball, reading, film, jazz.

ADDRESSES: Home—Denver, CO. E-mail—joy sawyer@comcast.net.

CAREER: Christian Broadcasting Network, Virginia Beach, VA, senior writer, 1985-88; freelance writer and editor in New York, NY and Denver, CO, 1988—. Licensed professional counselor, 1996—; poetry therapist, 2000—. University of Denver, adjunct faculty, 2003—.

MEMBER: National Association of Poetry Therapists, Academy of American Poets, Poets and Writers.

AWARDS, HONORS: Herbert Rubin Award for outstanding creative writing, New York University; Mel Larson Award for excellence in the field of religious journalism; award of excellence, Christian Broadcasting Network; first place awards, best theme issue, Catholic Press Association and American Church Press Association, both (with Scott Sawyer), 1999, for Christianity and the Arts.

WRITINGS:

Holding Heaven and Earth in One Hand, Judson (Valley Forge, PA), 1998.

Dancing to the Heartbeat of Redemption: The Creative Process of Spiritual Growth, Inter-Varsity Press (Downers Grove, IL), 2000.

The Art of the Soul: Meditations for the Creative Spirit, Broadman-Holman (Nashville, TN), 2000.

Women of the Old Testament, IBS Publishing (Colorado Springs, CO), 2002.

Columnist for Inklings. Contributor of articles, essays, stories, poems, and reviews to periodicals, including Theology Today, New York Quarterly, Christianity and Literature, Books and Culture, Prism, Lilliput Review, Small Press Review, and Christianity Today. Poetry editor and contributing editor, Mars Hill Review, 1993-98; contributing editor and columnist, Inklings; coeditor of special issue, Christianity and the Arts.*