Ginger Marcinkowski

Ginger Marcinkowski was born in northern Maine along the Canadian border, a setting that plays a prominent role in Run, River Currents. She is one of eight siblings.

Her debut novel, Run, River Currents, a story of abuse at the hands of her father, was published in August 2012, was a 2012 semi-finalist in the ACFW Genesis Awards, and a 2013 Kindle Book Award Finalist, also winning honorable mentions in national awards and festivals. The Button Legacy, a novella, was published in June 2013, was written as a prequel / sequel to Run, River Currents. Her next novel, The Button Heritage was published in 2014 and is the full story of the Polk families journey of faith told through buttons collected over generations. The Button Legacy concludes Run, River Currents dramatic story of healing and forgiveness.

Ginger has been a public speaker and visiting lecturer for many years. She has been a professional reader for the James Jones First Novel Award ($10,000 prize), and has been a judge for the ACFW 's prestigious Genesis and Carol Awards. She is actively involved in the Hampton Roads Writers Association and is a member of the ACFW and AWP Writer's Associations.

An interesting fact about Ginger is in the past, she was a travel agent for many years, which is the catalyst for her new series of mystery books whose main character is a travel agent.