Biography
Mary Hollingsworth is the well-known author of more than one hundred fifty traditionally published Christian books, which have appeared on bestseller lists more than one hundred times. Three of her books have sold more than one million copies each.
Mary is also a publisher, speaker, Bible teacher, and singer. A delightful storyteller, she is naturally funny with an insightful and powerful message of hope and joy. She speaks from her background as a pastor’s daughter, minister’s wife, music outreach ministry leader, and missionary to New Zealand.
Honored with numerous literary awards in the Christian and general publishing industries, Mary has received the Evangelical Christian Publisher’s Gold and Platinum Book Awards three different times. She has been presented the Christian Women in Media’s Exceptional Service Award. And in 2018 she was presented the Global Media Summit’s platinum award for Excellence in Communication, as well as others. In 2022 her book The First-Time Author’s Survival Guide was selected as Finalist in the International Book Award.
Mary is currently serving as president and publisher of Creative Enterprises Studio (CES), a premier publishing services company that hosts more than 300 Christian freelancers, who work through CES for major Christian publishers, such as Harper Collins, Zondervan, Thomas Nelson, Harvest House, Kregel Publications, and others. They also do first-class custom book publishing for independent authors, ministries, and companies. You can see their work and services at CreativeEnterprisesStudio.com.
Mary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business education from Abilene Christian University with minor equivalents in Bible and journalism. Her master’s work is in mass media from Texas A&M Commerce. She lives and works in Bedford, Texas. For a complete overview of Mary’s publishing career, see MaryHollingsworth.com