Full Bio:
Rhonda Franklin Ortiz is an award-winning novelist, nonfiction writer, graphic designer, and founding editor of Chrism Press, WhiteFire Publishing’s imprint for Catholic and Orthodox Christian voices.
In Pieces, the first installment of her Molly Chase series, was the recipient of the ACFW-VA Crown Award, the ACFW Genesis Award, and the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval, and was a 2022 finalist in the Oregon Christian Writer’s Cascade Award and Catholic Media Association Book Awards. Her 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 has also served as art director and webmaster for Dappled Things.
Rhonda is 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. Find her online at rhondaortiz.com.
ABBREVIATED BIO:
Rhonda Ortiz is an award-winning novelist, nonfiction writer, and founding editor of Chrism Press. A native Oregonian, she attended St. John’s College in historic Annapolis, Maryland and now lives in Michigan with her husband and children. Find her online at rhondaortiz.com.
ABBREVIATED BIO FOR CATHOLIC PUBLICATIONS:
Rhonda Ortiz is a lay Dominican, award-winning novelist, nonfiction writer, and founding editor of Chrism Press. A native Oregonian, she attended St. John’s College in historic Annapolis, Maryland and now lives in Michigan with her husband and children. Find her online at rhondaortiz.com.
Note: All opinions are my own, and are not endorsed by Chrism Press, the Order of Preachers, or any other organization.