Kay Oldham Cornelius (January 14, 1933 – January 23, 2017) was a published author with more than a dozen novels to her credit. She also wrote test units for the PSAT and

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specialized-subject achievement tests, as well as reviewing the Board's English literature examination. Cornelius was a teacher, mostly in the English department at

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, for the majority of her 34-year teaching career. Her first novel, ''Love's Gentle Journey'', was published in 1985. Cornelius retired from teaching to write full-time in 1990. Cornelius was a member of the

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, National League of American PEN Women, Alabama Writers Conclave, Alabama Writers Forum,

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, and

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Partial bibliography

* ''Love's Gentle Journey'', (October 1985, Zondervan Publishing Company, ) * ''More Than Conquerors'', (January 1994, Heartsong Presents, ) * ''Sign Of The Bow'', (September 1994, Heartsong Presents, ) * ''Sign Of The Eagle'', (1994, Heartsong Presents, ) * ''Sign Of The Dove'', (1995, Heartsong Presents, ) * ''A Matter of Security'', (1995, Barbour Publishing Co., ) * ''Sign Of The Spirit'', (1995, Heartsong Presents, ) * ''Politically Correct'', (1996, Heartsong Presents, ) * ''A Nostalgic Noel'', (September 1998, Barbour Publishing Co., ) * ''Twin Willows'', (February 1999, Barbour Publishing Co., ) * ''The Supreme Court'', (February 2000, Chelsea House Publishers, ) * ''Chamique Holdsclaw (Women Who Win)'', (September 2000, Chelsea House Publishers, ) * ''Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox'', (December 2000, Chelsea House Publishers, ) * ''Edgar Allan Poe'', (2002, Chelsea House Publishers, ) * ''Emily Dickinson'', (2002, Chelsea House Publishers, ) * ''Pennsylvania'' (novella collection), (May 2002, Barbour Publishing Co., ) * ''Toni's Vow'', (January 2004, Heartsong Presents, ) * ''Anita's Fortune'', (February 2004, Heartsong Presents, ) * ''Mary's Choice'', (August 2004, Barbour Publishing Co., ) * ''Alabama'' (novel collection), (February 2005, Barbour Publishing Co., ) * ''Summons To The Chateau D'Arc'', (August 2005, Five Star Expressions, )

References

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