Dr. Jerry B. Jenkins, former vice president for publishing and now chairman of the board of trustees for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, is the author of more than 175 books, including the 70,000,000-selling Left Behind series. Jerry Jenkins has been awarded four honorary doctorates from Bethel College (Indiana), Trinity International University (Illinois), Colorado Christian University, and Huntington University (Indiana).

Jerry will release Matthew's Story (with Tim LaHaye) in February 2010. This will be the fourth and final book in the acclaimed Jesus Chronicles series. Book 3, Luke's Story, is available in stores everywhere. In 2009, Jerry wrote Joe Gibbs’s Game Plan for Life, which became an instant bestseller.

Riven, Jerry's masterpiece, continues to make its mark in the publishing world. Visit Riven's official site. Jerry's next standalone novel is tentatively titled Spy. This international espionage thriller will release from Tyndale House Publishers soon.

As for the perennially popular Left Behind books, many readers are unaware that a three-book prequel tells the "before they were left behind story" of all the major players in the hit series. The Rising, the 13th book in the Left Behind series, was a New York Times best-seller. The other two titles are The Regime and The Rapture.

Also the former editor of Moody Magazine, Dr. Jenkins's writing has appeared in Time, Reader's Digest, Parade, Guideposts, and dozens of Christian periodicals. Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye were profiled in a May 24, 2004 cover story in Newsweek magazine entitled "The New Prophets of Revelation."

Jerry Jenkins's non-fiction books include as-told-to biographies with Hank Aaron, Brett Butler, Bill Gaither, Orel Hershiser, Luis Palau, Walter Payton, Nolan Ryan, and Sammy Tippit among many others. The Hershiser and Ryan books reached the New York Times best-seller list. Behind the Stories (Baker: 2002) tells more about Jerry Jenkins in the chapter, "The Test of Success."

Dr. Jenkins also assisted Dr. Billy Graham with his memoirs, Just As I Am, also a New York Times bestseller. Beginning in 1993, Jerry Jenkins spent 13 months assisting Dr. Graham with his autobiography. He considers the time he spent with Dr. Graham the privilege of a lifetime.

Jerry Jenkins owns Jenkins Entertainment, a filmmaking company in Los Angeles, which produced the critically-acclaimed movie Hometown Legend, based on his book of the same name. Hometown Legend was listed as one of the Top 10 family films of 2002 by Good News Communication's MOVIEGUIDE. Visit the official site for details on the latest award-winning production of Midnight Clear. The feature film was the Winner of the Special Jury Prize for "Best First Feature" at the 2007 Cinequest Film Festival.

Dr. Jenkins also owns the Christian Writers Guild with nearly 2,000 members worldwide. The goal of the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild is to train writers through a wide variety of courses designed for every lifestyle and budget. Students nine to 90 are personally mentored by seasoned professionals. Check the website for details.

The Guild will hold its 10th Writing for the Soul Conference at The Grand Hyatt, in Denver, CO, from February 18-21, 2010. The kick-off speaker will be Max Lucado, best-selling author and ECPA Christian book of the Year award winner three times. The Conference features instruction on: getting published, editing your novel, writing life-changing books, marketing, and reaching Generation "Whatever." Other featured speakers include Philip Yancey, Phil Vischer, and Kendra Smiley. You'll have the chance to attend fiction dialogue clinics, magazine query clinics, fiction first-page clinics, and thick-skinned manuscript clinics with Jerry B. Jenkins, the host for this annual event. Plus, you'll get to make one-on-one appointments with publishing reps and literary agents. For details visit the Christian Writers Guild website or call toll-free (866) 495-5177, ext. 15.

The Guild has also launched its latest writing contest – Operation First Novel 2010 for unpublished authors. The grand prize is $20,000 for Fiction, plus publication by Tyndale House. Entry deadline has yet to be determined. Winner in the fiction category will be announced February 18, 2010 at the Christian Writers Guild Conference in Denver. Click here for contest details.

As a marriage and family author and speaker, Dr. Jenkins has been a frequent guest on Dr. James Dobson's Focus On the Family radio program. Jerry Jenkins wrote the nationally syndicated sports story comic strip, Gil Thorp, from 1996-2004.

He speaks widely, primarily on writing, and is a sought-after humorist. Please check Jerry Jenkins's itinerary for details of upcoming speaking engagements and other appearances.

He and his wife Dianna have three grown sons and five grandchildren and live in Colorado.

Selected TitlesFrom More Than 150 Published Works
FICTION
Standalone Novels

Riven (hardcover, Tyndale, 2008)

The Youngest Hero (cloth, Warner Books, 2002)

Hometown Legend (cloth, Warner Books, 2001; paper, 2002)

Though None Go with Me (cloth, HarperCollins/Zondervan, 2000; paper, 2001)

'Twas the Night Before (cloth, Viking, 1997; paper, Penguin, 1998

The Deacon's Woman (cloth, collection of short stories, Moody, 1992)

Rookie (cloth, Wolgemuth & Hyatt, 1991; paper Multnomah, 1997)

The Operative (cloth, Harper & Row, 1987)

FICTION
Series

Matthew's Story (hardcover, Penguin Putnam, 2010)

Luke's Story (hardcover, Penguin Putnam, 2009)

Mark's Story (hardcover, Penguin Putnam, 2008)

John's Story: The First Eyewitness (hardcover, Penguin Putnam, 2007)

Shadowed, Book 3 in the SOON Trilogy (hardcover, Tyndale, 2005)

Silenced, Book 2 in the SOON Trilogy (hardcover, Tyndale, 2004)

SOON, Book 1 i the SOON Trilogy (hardcover, Tyndale, 2003)

The Left Behind series (Tyndale House Publishers)
The Rapture, 2006; The Regime, 2005; The Rising, 2005; Glorious Appearing, 2004; Armageddon, 2003; The Remnant, 2002; Desecration, 2001; The Mark, 2000; The Indwelling, 1999; Assassins, 1999; Apollyon, 1998; Soul Harvest, 1998; Nicolae, 1997; Tribulation Force, 1996; Left Behind, 1995

The Margo Mysteries (Moody)
Margo (1978), Karlyn (1980), Hilary (1980), Paige (1980), Allyson (1981), Erin (1981), Shannon (1981), Lindsey (1981), Meaghan (1982), Janell (1982), Courtney (1982), Lyssa (1982), Margo's Reunion (1983), Margo Mysteries Vol. 1 (Books 1-7 complete, 1985), Margo Mysteries Vol. 2 (Books 8-13 complete, 1986), Titles 1-8 reprinted singly by Thomas Nelson in 1991

The Jennifer Grey Mysteries (All six books in one, cloth, Moody, 1986); series reprinted in three pairs of books by Barbour & Co., 1991) The Jennifer Grey Mysteries (paper, Victor)
Heartbeat (1983), Three Days in Winter (1983), Too Late to Tell (1984), Gateway (1984), The Calling (1985), Veiled Threat (1985)

NON-FICTION
Biographies

Game Plan for Life (with Joe Gibbs, hardcover, Tyndale, 2009)

Field of Hope (with Brett Butler, cloth, Thomas Nelson, 1997)

Just As I Am (with Billy Graham, cloth, HarperCollins/Zondervan, 1997) – a New York Times bestseller

Nolan Ryan: Miracle Man (cloth, Word Books, 1992) – a New York Times bestseller

Singletary On Singletary (with Mike Singletary, cloth, Thomas Nelson, 1991)

Fourth and One (with Joe Gibbs, Nelson, 1991)

Out of the Blue (with Orel Hershiser, cloth, Wolgemuth & Hyatt, 1989; paper, Berkeley, 1990) – a New York Times bestseller

Meadowlark (with Meadowlark Lemon, cloth, Nelson, 1987)

Sweetness (with Walter Payton, cloth, Contemporary Books, 1980)

Home Where I Belong (with B. J. Thomas, cloth, paper, Word Books, 1980)

Bad Henry (with Hank Aaron, cloth, paper, Chilton, 1974)

Marriage and Family

And Then Came You/The Hopes and Dreams of Loving Parents (cloth, Focus On the Family Publishing, 1996)

Still the One/Loving Thoughts From a Devoted Spouse (cloth, Focus, 1995)

As You Leave Home/Parting Thoughts From a Loving Parent (cloth, Focus, 1993)

12 Things I Want My Kids to Remember Forever (cloth, Moody, 1991)

Hedges: Loving Your Marriage Enough to Protect It (cloth, Crossway, 2005)

FICTION: Children's Series

The Tattooed Rats, Book One in the Renegade Spirit Trilogy (hardcover, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2006)

Demon's Bluff, Book Two in the Renegade Spirit Trilogy (hardcover, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2007)

The Airquest Adventures (paper, Zondervan Publishers)
Crash In Cannibal Valley (2006), Nightmare in Branco Grande (2006), Disaster in the Yukon (2006)

Toby Andrews and the Junior Deputies (paper, Moody)
The House of Tunnels (1996), The Man with the Terrible Secret (1996), The East Side Bullies (1996), The Neighborhood's Scariest Woman (1996)

The Tara Chadwick Series (paper, Moody)
Springtime Discovery (1990), Time to Tell (1990), Operation Cemetery (1990), Scattered Flowers (1990)

The Dallas O'Neil Mysteries (paper, Moody)
Mystery of the Kidnapped Kid (1988), Mystery of the Mixed-Up Teacher (1988), Mystery of the Missing Sister (1988), Mystery of the Scorpion Threat (1988), Mystery on the Midway (1989), Mystery of the Golden Palomino (1989), Mystery of the Skinny Sophomore (1989), Mystery of the Phony (1989)

Dallas O'Neil and the Baker Street Sports Club (paper, Moody)
The Secret Baseball Challenge (1985), The Scary Basketball Player (1985), The Mysterious Football Team (1985), The Weird Soccer Match (1985), The Strange Swimming Coach (1986), The Bizarre Hockey Tournament (1986), The Silent Track Star (1986), The Angry Gymnast (1986)

The Bradford Family Adventures (paper, Standard Publishing)
Daniel's Big Surprise (1984)*, Two Runaways (1984)*, The Clubhouse Mystery (1984)*, The Kidnapping (1984), Marty's Secret (1985), Blizzard! (1985)*, Fourteen Days to Midnight (1985)*, Good Sport/Bad Sport (1985)*, In Deep Water (1986)*, Mystery at Raider Stadium (1986)*, Daniel's Big Decision (1986), Before the Judge (1986) *also published by Moody (1990)

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