Writing in Place: McCormick's Creek State Park

by Charity Singleton Craig

Writing in McCormick's Creek State Park is a chapbook of essays, poems, and stories from several different authors who were inspired by their visits to the park.This book is part of the Writing in Place Program, funded by an Indiana Arts Commission's Arts in the Parks and Historic Places Grant. Grant recipient Charity Singleton Craig compiled, edited, and published this book to help raise money for the Friends of McCormick's Creek State Park.

78 pages, Paperback

Published May 16, 2017

About the author

Charity Singleton Craig is the author of The Art of the Essay: From Ordinary Life to Extraordinary Words and coauthor of On Being a Writer: 12 Simple Habits for a Writing Life That Lasts. She is a two-time recipient of the Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites Grant from the Indiana Arts Commission and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, to write about the state parks and present writing programs to park visitors. She also has written for several magazines and journals, including Joyful Life Magazine, Awake our Hearts Journal, Edible Indy, In Touch Ministries, Redbud Post, InCourage, Christianity Today, The High Calling, The Curator, The Perennial Gen, Discipleship Journal, Tweetspeak Poetry, The Write Life, Grubstreet Daily, and others. After more than a decade as a freelance writer, Charity now works full-time as a writer in the marketing department of her local library while pursuing her master’s degree in library and information science from Indiana University-Indianapolis. In addition to her work for the library, Charity continues to write about art, nature, books, and faith. She lives with her husband in central Indiana and they enjoy spending as much time as possible with their three young adult sons. You can find her online at charitysingletoncraig.com.