Annette Lyon

Annette Lyon (born December 18, 1973) is a USA Today bestselling author. She has written in many different genres, but focuses on women's fiction, with her target audience including members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). She is the recipient of the Utah Best of State Award for Fictional Writing as well as the Silver Quill Award.

Annette Lyon
Born
Annette Luthy

(1973-12-18) December 18, 1973
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Writer and editor
SpouseRobert W. Lyon
Children4
Websitehttp://www.annettelyon.com/

Biography

Annette Lyon was born to Melvin J. and Anne Luthy in 1973.[1] She began writing as early as the second grade, typing out stories on her mother's typewriter. She graduated from Brigham Young University in English;[2] her studies focused on 19th-century literature.[3] She married Robert W. Lyon with whom she has four children.[1]

Career

Lyon is a freelance writer and professional editor.[4] She has written novels, novellas, nonfiction books, and articles in her writing career.[5] Lyon submitted her first publication during Labor Day weekend in 1994. Although it was rejected, it marked the start of her writing career.[6]

Lyon targets members of the LDS Church in her writing and includes many themes and insights from Mormon life. She specializes in writing women's fiction.[6]

Lyon worked with authors Sarah M. Eden and Heather B. Moore on the Timeless Romance Anthology.[5] Lyon also collaborated with other writers in the Newport Ladies Book Club.[7] She worked with Josi S. Kilpack, Julie Wright, and Moore to write a nine-book series.[7] Each author writes about a different female character in each book. In order to write cohesive story lines, the authors constantly shared information and drafts back and forth, recreating scenes from one character into the perspective of another. These books were created in order to give a more holistic view on Mormon life and the daily struggles that women face.[7]

Lyon enjoys eating chocolate,[2] and for some time she also helped with the Utah Chocolate Show.[6][8] She also wrote her own chocolate cookbook.[9][10][11][12]

Awards

Lyon is a USA Today Bestselling Author. She was also awarded the Utah Best of State Award in the fiction category in 2007 and 2013.[2] She also received the Silver Quill Award in 2013 from the League of Utah Writers for her book Paige.[5] Her novel Band of Sisters won the Whitney Award in 2010.[1]

Select publications

Novels
  • Tying the Knot
  • Timeless Romance Anthologies
  • There, Their, They're
  • Done & Done
  • A Portrait for Toni
  • Ilana's Wish
  • Band of Sisters
  • Band of Sisters: Coming Home
  • Paige
  • House on the Hill
  • Spires of Stone
  • At the Journey's End
  • Tower of Strength
  • Lost Without You
  • At the Water's Edge

Articles
  • "Bravery on the Homefront: Military Wives," Deseret Saints Magazine, July 2007
  • "The Invisible Writing Mother" 2009
  • "Uncovering Scholarship Money," LDS Living, Sep/Oct 2009
  • "Learning to Celebrate 'Me' on Mother's Day," Deseret Saints Magazine
  • "Confessions of a Knitting Addict," Knitty Magazine
  • "Making the Most of the New Testament in 2007," Deseret Saints Magazine[13]

Cookbook
  • Chocolate Never Faileth[12]

References
  1. Kristi Young (2013). "Annette Lyon papers". Prepared for the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Provo, UT. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  2. "Annette Lyon". Annette Lyon. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  3. Band Of Sisters. Covenant Communications Inc. March 2010. ISBN 9781598118520.
  4. Lyon, Annette (April 2013). There, Their, They're: A No-Tears Guide to Grammar from the Word Nerd, Second Edition. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781484820667.
  5. Lyon, Annette (June 2016). Annette Lyon Collection. Mirror Press. ISBN 9781941145517. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  6. Steele, Sarah. "Annette Lyon". Mormon Artist. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  7. Loftus, Hikari (January 14, 2013). "New parallel-book series by four LDS authors provides 'the full story'". Deseret News. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  8. Wong, Annie (November 10, 2005). "Chocolate Show returns to hook Utah on sweets". The Daily Universe. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  9. "Chocolate Never Faileth by Annette Lyon". Daily Herald Extra. September 25, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  10. "Chocolate Never Faileth". Annete Lyon. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  11. Lyon, Annette (October 2010). Chocolate Never Faileth. Covenant Communications Inc. ISBN 9781608610471.
  12. "Chocolate Waffles With Chocolate Caramel Syrup". KSL. Studio 5. February 21, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  13. "Publications". Annette Lyon. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
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