Nancy Henderson, Writer

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

WRITING CREDITS

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

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