Pamela Jackson
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Pamela Jackson (born 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a Christian writer, speaker, and novelist.
A Southerner by birth and raised in Alpharetta, Georgia, Ms. Jackson obtained her B.A. in Communication Arts and Philosophy from the University of Maryland. Her talent for words began there, where she interned as a speech writer. After graduation, Jackson wrote copy for an advertising agency in Atlanta, Georgia.
In mid-life Pamela went into ministry, becoming a Certified Candidate as a Local Pastor in the United Methodist Church. She concentrated her efforts in Hispanic ministry and teaching.
Pamela writes fiction and poetry. She is a member of The International Women's Writing Guild.
Jackson has written a series of books in the Heavenly Novels series: On This Side of Heaven (2006), For the Love of Heaven (2007), with several other Heavenly Novels are completed and slated for future release. Beyond the Cross, a book about Sanctification, will also be published in 2007.
On This Side of Heaven is Jackson's first novel. It follows the journey of a corrupt preacher in a fast-growing affluent suburb who is determined to build a mega church, at any cost.
Pamela cites her influences as Old Testament literature, including writings that were never canonized, F. Scott Fitzgerald, C. S. Lewis and Sue Monk Kidd. Jackson and her husband, Dale, live on a farm outside Atlanta with their four children. They are members of Alpharetta First United Methodist Church.
