Nancy Henderson, Writer
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I'm an award-winning writer and book author whose specialties include law, human interest, profiles, disabilities, arts, food and travel. I've published thousands of articles in consumer magazines, major newspapers and trade publications, from Parade and The New York Times to Smithsonian and Super Lawyers. I also create content for newsletters, websites and other marketing materials, and am a longtime member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. 


EXPERTISE
Magazine and newspaper articles
Editing and proofing

Copywriting
Books
Ghostwriting


​WRITING STRENGTHS
• Exceptional interviewing and research skills
• Minimal or no rewrites
• Creativity and a knack for turning the ordinary into the extraordinary
• Ability to capture the essence of a person, place or issue
• Dependability - never missed a deadline
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WRITING CREDITS
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BOOKS

Sewing Hope: Joseph Kony Tore These Girls’ Lives Apart. Can She Stitch Them Back Together? 
(Dust Jacket Press) 

Able! How One Company’s Extraordinary Workforce Changed the Way We Look at Disability Today (BenBella Books)


PUBLICATIONS
​(This is a partial list.)

​AAA Living
ABA (American Bar Association) Journal
American Profile 
Arthritis Today
Black Enterprise
BlueRidge Country
Chicago Tribune
The Christian Science Monitor
The Costco Connection 
Diversity in Action
Family Circle 
Hemispheres  
The Local Palate
Motto
​Nation’s Business
The New York Times
Parade
Parents
Relish
Self-Employed America

Smithsonian
Southern Living
Southwest Airlines Spirit
Super Lawyers
Total Health

USA Weekend
US Airways Magazine
​The Wall Street Journal

Woman’s Day 
Woman's World




LATEST AWARDS
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The Right Battles
How Sharonda Williams helped save the mayor and overhaul the NOLA police department

Louisiana Super Lawyers
• First Place, Personality Profile, National Federation of Press Women, 2022
• Second Place Freelance Writing, East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists, 2022

Never Lose Heart
A stroke forced Margaret Moses Branch to walk in the shoes of her med-mal clients

Southwest Super Lawyers
• First Place, Personality Profile, New Mexico Press Women, 2022
• Second Place Freelance Writing, East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists, 2022 

The Power of Protest
Protesting may be the most American thing you can do. But what’s legal and what’s not?

Super Lawyers consumer supplement: Denver Herald, Miami Herald, The New York Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Boston Globe, San Francisco Magazine
• Second Place, Freelance Writing, East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists, 2022
• First Place, Feature Writing-Social Issues, National Federation of Press Women, 2022
 
Making Their Mark 
Five attorneys under 40 talk about their successes and their trials by fire

Indiana Super Lawyers
First Place, Feature Story, Women’s Press Club of Indiana, 2022
 
Humanizing the Human Trafficking Crisis
Former prosecutor Ivey finds new way to help the helpless 

Knoxville Ledger
Meeman Award for Public Service, Tennessee Press Association, 2021
 
Boys’ Club Never Stood a Chance Against Lee
State Supreme Court justice took knocks early, proved mettle 

Knoxville Ledger
First Place, Best Single Feature, Tennessee Press Association, 2021
 
Great Heights
Imposing in stature, litigator David Herzog takes his work—not himself—seriously 

Indiana Super Lawyers
First Place, Magazine Personality and Profile Writing, Louisville Society Of Professional Journalists, 2020

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