Janice Miller is a child of God, wife, mother, and grandmother. Janice couldn’t wait to go to school so she could learn to read since her momma didn’t have time to read to her all day long. She still doesn’t have time to read all day, but a girl can dream!
A mid-life job loss led her to writing poetry. This opened opportunities for writing dramas and curriculum at church as well as taking writing classes. She published several articles and has won or placed in various poetry contests.
Janice began writing children’s books that she wished had been available when her children were small. Now that she has a granddaughter, Janice wants her to be able to read books from a Christian worldview. Janice is working on several board books and picture books, one of which won the ACFW Kidlit contest and another that was a finalist. Four children’s picture books will be published in 2026-2028.
Janice is a member of a large evangelical church and is a former elementary school teacher, Sunday school teacher, children’s curriculum writer, church playwright, civic theater actress, librarian, office administrator, and adjunct college instructor. She lives in Indiana and is married to a fellow Hoosier. She has two children and one grandchild.
Publishing Credits:
- Alex’s Un-Halloween: A Reformation Day Story, Mt. Zion Ridge Press (coming Oct. 1, 2026)
- Four poems in Ink to Paper, Vol. 10
- Three poems in Ink to Paper, Vol. 9.
- Six poems in Ink to Paper, Vol. 8.
- Poem in Ink to Paper, Vol. 6.
- Articles in Focus on the Family Clubhouse, Christian Parenting Today, Vista, Timbrel, Together, Triangle, and Grant County Historical Society Newsletter.
- Two devotionals in This Cloud of Witnesses.
- Vignette in Authentic Voices: Women of Insight Talk about Real-Life Challenges.
- Two independently published beginning reading books and material used in local Christian school kindergarten classes.
Awards:
- Honorable mention in The Lookout’s fiction contest.
- 1st place American Christian Fiction Writers – Kidlit picture book contest (2025)
- Finalist American Christian Fiction Writers – Kidlit picture book contest (2024)
- Won or placed in three categories of the Poetry Society of Indiana contest Winter 2025.
- First place in one category of Poetry Society of Indiana contest spring 2025.
- Second place in three categories in Poetry Society of Indiana contest 2024.
- First place in poems for children in Poetry Society of Indiana contest 2023.
- Won or placed in seven other categories of the Poetry Society of Indiana contest 2023.
- Won or placed in six categories of the Poetry Society of Indiana contest 2021.
- Honorable mention in children’s stories and third place in poetry at St. David’s Christian Writers’ Conference (Pennsylvania).
- Won or placed in original, serious, and humorous poems at the Barton Rees Pogue Poetry and Art Festival’s contests 2014-2019.