Author Bio
Tricia the Author:
Using her own experiences as a teen mother, and leader of today’s generation, Tricia’s vision is to be a voice of hope and possibility for teenage girls, pregnant teen girls, mothers and wives through her educational and inspirational speaking, workshops and books. Her intention is to serve ordinary women by encouraging extraordinary things with God’s help. Tricia expresses real life, real hope, for real women.
Tricia is the author of 30 books and has published over 500 articles for national publications such as Focus on the Family, Today’s Christian Woman and HomeLife Magazine.
She won the Historical Novel of the Year award in both 2005 and 2006 from American Christian Fiction Writers, and was honored with the Writer of the Year award from Mt. Hermon Writer's Conference in 2003. Tricia's book Life Interrupted was a finalist for the Gold Medallion Book Award in 2005. Tricia's co-written novel, The Swiss Courier, was a nominee for the Christy Awards.
In her fiction novels, Tricia writes contemporary and historical stories that feature strong women overcoming great challenges. She recreates historic wartime eras with precise detail through perseverant and comprehensive research.
Tricia speaks to groups interested in her writing, research and the publishing world.
She also speaks and conducts workshops for women and teens around the nation, and offers programs to assist teens and teen moms. Tricia has been a workshop speaker for MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) International Convention and Hearts at Home. She is the founder of Hope Pregnancy Ministries in Northwestern Montana.
In 2010, she was selected as one of the Top 20 Moms To Follow on Twitter by SheKnows.com. Tricia is on the blogging team at MomLifeToday.com and HopeforWomenMag.com.
To book Tricia for an interview or speaking engagement, contact her assistant, Amy Lathrop, at amy@triciagoyer.com
For more information about Tricia's speaking topics, visit her Speaking page, or visit her Press Kit page to download a media/speaker kit.
Tricia at Home:
All the books she's written and accolades and awards she's received pale in comparison to Tricia's greatest joy: her family.
Tricia is married to the love of her life, John, and they have four great kids.
She homeschooled their oldest two, Cory and Leslie, through high school graduation, and has two more to go! Her son, Cory, is married to Katie and they have a son, Clayton. Tricia loves being a grandma! The Goyers make their home in Arkansas with their dog, Jake.
In addition to writing, Tricia enjoys sharing Jesus' love through volunteering as a mentor for teenage moms in her community, and ministering in the Czech Republic on regular missions trips.
She also leads children's church every week with the rest of her family.