THE SHEAF HOUSE TEAM
At Sheaf House we believe in faithfulness to our authors' God-given vision and the eternal value
of their work.
of their work.
J. M. Hochstetler
J. M. Hochstetler is the daughter of Mennonite farmers and a lifelong student of history. She is a professional editor, a publisher, and the author of award-winning historical fiction whose books have been endorsed by bestselling authors such as Lori Benton, Laura Frantz, Jocelyn Green, Michelle Moran, and MaryLu Tyndal.
Her American Patriot Series is the only comprehensive historical fiction series on the American Revolution. Northkill, Book 1 of the Northkill Amish Series coauthored with Bob Hostetler, won Foreword Magazine’s 2014 Indie Book of the Year Bronze Award for historical fiction. Book 2, The Return, was named a 2018 Shelf Unlimited Notable Book and received the 2017 Interviews and Reviews Silver Award for historical fiction. One Holy Night, a contemporary retelling of the Christmas story, was the Christian Small Publishers 2009 Book of the Year and a finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers’ Carol Award.
In her everyday persona as Joan M. Shoup, she is also the publisher and editorial director of Sheaf House.
J. M. Hochstetler is the daughter of Mennonite farmers and a lifelong student of history. She is a professional editor, a publisher, and the author of award-winning historical fiction whose books have been endorsed by bestselling authors such as Lori Benton, Laura Frantz, Jocelyn Green, Michelle Moran, and MaryLu Tyndal.
Her American Patriot Series is the only comprehensive historical fiction series on the American Revolution. Northkill, Book 1 of the Northkill Amish Series coauthored with Bob Hostetler, won Foreword Magazine’s 2014 Indie Book of the Year Bronze Award for historical fiction. Book 2, The Return, was named a 2018 Shelf Unlimited Notable Book and received the 2017 Interviews and Reviews Silver Award for historical fiction. One Holy Night, a contemporary retelling of the Christmas story, was the Christian Small Publishers 2009 Book of the Year and a finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers’ Carol Award.
In her everyday persona as Joan M. Shoup, she is also the publisher and editorial director of Sheaf House.
Bob Hostetler
Bob Hostetler is an award-winning writer, editor, and speaker from southwestern Ohio. His books, which include the award-winning Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door (co-authored with Josh McDowell) and the novel The Bone Box, have sold over 3 million copies. He has won two Gold Medallion Awards, four Ohio Associated Press awards, and an Amy Foundation Award. He is the founding pastor of Cobblestone Community Church in Oxford, Ohio, and a frequent speaker at churches, retreats, and conferences.
Bob Hostetler is an award-winning writer, editor, and speaker from southwestern Ohio. His books, which include the award-winning Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door (co-authored with Josh McDowell) and the novel The Bone Box, have sold over 3 million copies. He has won two Gold Medallion Awards, four Ohio Associated Press awards, and an Amy Foundation Award. He is the founding pastor of Cobblestone Community Church in Oxford, Ohio, and a frequent speaker at churches, retreats, and conferences.
E. E. Kennedy
Ellen Edwards Kennedy (whose initials coincidentally spell EEK!) has written and produced TV and radio commercials, written book reviews and profile articles, performed in summer theatre and substitute taught in high school. She grew up in the Adirondack region of NY State, a few miles south of the Canadian border, but went to college at Huntingdon, her mother’s alma mater in Alabama. She and her husband have lived and raised their family in Birmingham, AL; Eastland, TX, and now the Raleigh, NC, area. They have five grandchildren. (Ask her to show you her pictures.)
Ellen Edwards Kennedy (whose initials coincidentally spell EEK!) has written and produced TV and radio commercials, written book reviews and profile articles, performed in summer theatre and substitute taught in high school. She grew up in the Adirondack region of NY State, a few miles south of the Canadian border, but went to college at Huntingdon, her mother’s alma mater in Alabama. She and her husband have lived and raised their family in Birmingham, AL; Eastland, TX, and now the Raleigh, NC, area. They have five grandchildren. (Ask her to show you her pictures.)
Jen Stephens
Jennifer Stephens grew up in a small Ohio town where she developed a passion for writing at an early age. She majored in elementary education at the University of Toledo and for many years lived in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. She currently resides with her two daughters near her hometown, where she is working toward physical therapy certification.
Jennifer Stephens grew up in a small Ohio town where she developed a passion for writing at an early age. She majored in elementary education at the University of Toledo and for many years lived in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. She currently resides with her two daughters near her hometown, where she is working toward physical therapy certification.
