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Eagle Grange to host author

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PHOTO PROVIDED Bonnie Swinehart, an author who lives in Liverpool and who will speak to the Eagle Grange in May, holds a copy of her novel, “Benjy and the Belsnickel.”

Bonnie Swinehart, a resident of Liverpool, is a wife, mother, and author who will discuss "My Journey to Becoming a Writer" at the next meeting of Eagle Grange at 6:30 p.m., May 7 at the Grange Hall, 32 East Blind Road near Montgomery

Refreshments will be served following the program.

According to a news release, Swinehart holds a degree in mass communication and journalism. Her first book, "Benjy and the Belsnickel" is a Christian historical middle-grade fiction novel. She has also written a study guide and published two more books in the series.

"Her books not only provide adventure but great life lessons," the news release said. "In the past, she served as writer and editor of a publication she created, Watershed Weekly, which was distributed to 20,000 people weekly. She was honored with a governor's award for her work on this publication. She then moved on to become a full-time staff writer for three weekly newspapers until she was disabled in an auto crash in 2007."

She is now a columnist, speaker, presenter and workshop instructor at writer's conferences.

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