Cheryl McKay is an American
author
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and
screenwriter
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...
, from
Los Angeles, California
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.
McKay holds an M.A. in Screenwriting from
Regent University
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in
Virginia
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, and is a winner of the 2006/2007 Art Within Labs award.
She wrote the screen adaptations of
Jim Stovall
Jim Stovall (born August 3, 1958) is an American writer best known for his bestselling novel ''The Ultimate Gift''. The book was made into the movie ''The Ultimate Gift'', distributed by 20th Century Fox. ''The Ultimate Gift'' has a prequel calle ...
's novel ''
The Ultimate Gift
''The Ultimate Gift'' is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael O. Sajbel from a screenplay written by Cheryl McKay, which is based on the best selling novel by Jim Stovall, who cameos in the film. It stars Drew Fuller, Ali Hillis, Bill C ...
'' and
Sheila Walsh's children's book ''Gigi: God's Little Princess''.
McKay wrote ''
Taylor's Wall'' and The Wild & Wacky Totally True Bible Stories series, narrated by
Frank Peretti
Frank Edward Peretti (born January 13, 1951) is a ''New York Times'' best-selling author of Christian fiction, whose novels primarily focus on the supernatural. , his works have sold over 15 million copies worldwide. He has been described by the ' ...
.
McKay cowrote ''Never the Bride'' with Rene Gutteridge
Never the Bride
Random House
References
External links
Official Ultimate Gift Site
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Christian writers
Regent University alumni
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