Since making the leap across the desk to the writer’s chair, Linda Fulkerson has had numerous articles published in area newspapers, including a guest editorial. She contributes frequently to a number of magazines and newspapers, including Arkansas Health & Living, ¡Hola! Arkansas, Afictionado, Christian Woman, and is a staff writer for Central Arkansas Woman. Linda has also taken on the role of sportswriter, covering local games for the Petit Jean Country Headlight. She is the editor of a weekly newsletter, Our Reminder, which is published by the church where she works.
Linda’s first book, The Prodigal Daughter: Hope for Runaway Christians and Those Who Await Their Return, was published in 2003 by Petit Jean Press. Linda has spent several years studying the craft of fiction writing and is working on a mystery novel and an historical romance. She is also a published songwriter. Linda is a member of American Christian Writers (ACW), the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, Chick Lit Writers of the World, and serves as the Arkansas Area Coordinator for American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW).
Linda served for several years on the board of KaleidoscopeLive!, an annual auction to benefit Southern Christian Home, a residential facility for displaced children; was the publicity chairman of the steering committee for Conway County VISION 20/20, a community development foundation; is a former member of board of directors for the Morrilton Rotary Club; and currently serves as online chair for the Conway/Perry County Relay for Life Committee.
Linda and her husband Don raise Pygmy goats, heritage breed turkeys, African geese, and Muscovy ducks, and are members of the National Pygmy Goat Association. Linda enjoys spending time with her family and animals, hiking, reading, writing, and singing. She performs as a solo act at many local and regional festivals. The Fulkersons live on a 32-acre plot down a quiet road just north of Morrilton. She and Don have three daughters, one son, two sons-in-laws, and five grandchildren.
