Edwina Perkins
Author, Speaker, and Managing Editor, Harambee Press
Edwina Perkins is the managing editor for Harambee Press, an imprint of End Game Press. She is the Co-director of Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Edwina is the coordinator for Mentoring Moments and the manager for Sensitivity Between the Lines, both with Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference.
The purpose of Sensitivity BTL is to help connect writers with professional sensitivity readers in a constructive environment to bring both together which will assist in strengthening the writer’s understanding and authenticity in their manuscript concerning a marginalized community. Learn more here. As a longtime member of Word Weavers International, she now serves as a member of the advisory board. She is also the Emerging Leader Coordinator with ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishing Association).
Edwina is an award-winning writer, experienced teacher, speaker, freelance editor, and authenticity/sensitivity consultant, and has been published in numerous publications. One of her passions is to address the need for sensitivity and diversity in the publishing industry. An interesting fact: Edwina is a twin and she and her husband have twin sons. One of their twins (Austin) married a twin. When she was pregnant with their sons, her father told her they were the 7th set down his side of the family. She’s waiting to see if the twin-ship will continue with their married children.