One line bio:

Rhonda Ortiz is a historical novelist, a founding editor of Chrism Press, and the editor in chief of Dappled Things.


Short bio:

Rhonda Ortiz is a historical novelist, a founding editor of Chrism Press, and the editor in chief of Dappled Things. A native Oregonian, she attended St. John’s College in historic Annapolis, Maryland and now lives in Michigan with her husband and children.


Long bio: 

Rhonda Ortiz is a historical novelist, a founding editor of Chrism Press, and the editor in chief of Dappled Things. Her Molly Chase series has been the recipient of multiple awards, placements, and honors, including the Catholic Media Association Book Awards, the ACFW Genesis Award, the Oregon Christian Writer’s Cascade Award, and others. A native Oregonian, Rhonda attended St. John’s College in historic Annapolis, Maryland and now lives in Michigan with her husband and children.


Even longer:

Rhonda Ortiz is a historical novelist, a founding editor of Chrism Press, and the editor in chief of Dappled Things. Her Molly Chase series has been the recipient of multiple awards, placements, and honors, including the Catholic Media Association Book Awards, the ACFW Genesis Award, the Oregon Christian Writer’s Cascade Award, and others. Rhonda’s articles on spirituality, family life, and arts and culture have been published by a variety of popular media outlets, and she was a contributor to The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections. She is also a fully professed lay member of the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans). A native Oregonian, Rhonda attended St. John’s College in historic Annapolis, Maryland and now lives in Michigan with her husband and children.


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