emily theresa wierenga

“I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting Emily Wierenga at my annual writers’ workshop in Italy. Emily competed to participate in the Lake Como workshop by submitting an excerpt from Mum’s Dance, and her beautiful prose made her an immediate winner. Mum’s Dance is a powerful story, beautifully told, and rich with inspiration. Emily Wierenga is a writer to watch.” (Elle Newmark, Simon & Schuster)

about e

i am a wife, mother, foster mother, writer and artist. i have two books coming out, this year and next, on the eating disorder journey, the first being Chasing Silhouettes: How to help a loved one who’s battling an eating disorder (Ampelon, 2012), and the second, co-authored by Dr. Dena Cabrera, titled Mom in the Mirror: Overcoming negative body image and disordered eating after pregnancy (Rowman and Littlefield, 2013).

my first book, Save My Children, was published by Castle Quay Books in September of 2008. i am represented by Sandra Bishop of MacGregor Literary. i also serve as a volunteer counselor through FINDINGbalance and a Navigator with the National Eating Disorders Association.

i am a monthly columnist for the Christian Courier, arts feature editor for TS Poetry, regular contributor to A Deeper Story,  and a freelance journalist. a former associate editor, ghostwriter and staff writer, i have written for Christianity Today (Kyria), Christian Week, Faith Today, Adbusters, Geez, The High Calling, The Anglican Planet, Focus on the Family, Christian Courier, and In Touch, in addition to serving as copy editor for the Christian Courier. when i’m not writing, i play guitar, and i paint. oil, acrylic. i paint people, in bright colors. see my etsy shop here.

my husband, Trenton, is a math and science teacher. we’ve been married nine years, have two boys named Aiden Grey (born Nov. 12, 2009) and Kasher Jude (July 25, 2011) and are foster parents to our two god-sons, Joey and Jin. we live in rural Alberta, where we work with youth, drive a veggie-oil car, and make wine.

i come from a home-schooling heritage; my mum has overcome brain cancer. she is my song. my dad is her hero. he cares for her daily; pastors a church. i am the eldest of four.

i love to travel. in June of 2009, an excerpt from one of my books secured a trip to a writing workshop in Lake Como, Italy; i’ve also been to the Dominican Republic, Australia, Korea–where Trent and i taught English for a year–Lebanon, Jordan, Japan, China, Mexico, Holland, England and Germany. when i was young, i lived in Africa along with my parents who were missionaries.

mine is a broken story, shared regularly at my blog. thank you, for standing with me in this literary and artistic chaos.

live in love.

e.

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news:media

feb. 16, 2012, e is interviewed by Robert White on FaithFM

february 2012, e is artist of the month at the barrhead art gallery (see article here)

february 2012, e's art becomes a product line through TS Poetry's "the emily" collection

january 2012, e gets contracts with Ampelon Publishing for her book, Chasing Silhouettes, and with Rowman and Littlefield for Mom In the Mirror (co-authored with Dr. Dena Cabrera)

january 2012, e hired as monthly columnist for the Christian Courier

june 17-29, 2011, e speaks alongside her father at hungry for hope's "family affair"-america's premiere christian conference on eating disorders and body image issues; view presentation here.

"emily's and ernest's presentation was the most powerful part of the conference." (FINDINGbalance and HFH founder Constance Rhodes)

"their message was worth three times the cost of registration." (mother of an ED child)

*april 3, 2011: chasing silhouettes, a website for families and caregivers desiring hope and healing on the eating disorder journey, is founded

november 13, 2010, e appears on the drew marshall show to talk about her new book, chasing silhouettes: how to help a loved one who refuses to eat.

june 3-7, 2010, e participates in an author panel at hungry for hope, re: her upcoming book, chasing silhouettes



dec. 24, 2009, e appears with her son on 100 Huntley Street for the Christmas Eve Special
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dec. 16, 2009, trent and e are interviewed on 100 huntley street's eating disorder report.

march 14, 2009, e appears on the drew marshall show along with Dr. David Fitch and Eric Swanson.

May 17, 2008, e appears on the drew marshall show along with Chuck Colson and Anne Rice.

May, 2008, e tells her anorexia story on 100 huntley street.
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