Linda Mansfield
(also uses pen name Emma Gallagher)
Cozy seasonal short stories for teens and adults
and middle-grade environmental fiction
See 3/4/26 press release under "News!"
UPCOMING EVENTS
Indy Indie Book Crawl, March 19-22, 2026. Visit as many independent bookstores as possible in one weekend! See indyindiebookcrawl.com for more information.
Earth Day 2026 is coming up on Wednesday, April 22! See earthday.org/earth-day-2026/ for more info.
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​Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library Author Fair, Saturday, April 25, 2026, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., 1110 E. Main St., Greensburg, IN 47240.
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Speedway West Indy Art and Music Festival, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., Meadowood Park, 5700 Meadowood Drive, Speedway, IN 46224 (Rain date is Aug. 30.)
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Carmel Green Initiative's Green Gift Shop, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2026, 1:30 to 7 p.m., Carmel Clay Public Library, 425 E. Main St., Carmel, IN
Book signing at Barnes & Noble, Plainfield, Indiana.
NEWS
March 4, 2026 press release: "Emma and the Reindeer" Named to GEBA Long List
Jan. 11, 2026 story in Speed Sport: https://speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/other-midgets/emma-to-ride-with-heydenreich-in-tulsa/
June 5, 2025 story by Rita Kohn on Nuvo.net: https://www.nuvo.net/arts/twas-the-eve-before-world-environment-day-when-i-was-reading-a-new-book/article_6caf461e-ea4e-4530-a15f-5b10d2e1b9b2.html
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 (Earth Day) appearance on Life.Style.Live! on WISH-TV Channel 8.
Feb. 7, 2025: Cover reveal for "Emma and the Reindeer" on the "Linda Mansfield — Author" Facebook page featuring artist Ledja Ramo!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1167828671619654&rdid=N9SSj6Ob6xaQtmL4
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Sept. 11, 2024: A Reader's Book Corner podcast with host Teresa Beasley: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teresa098/episodes/Episode-159-Writing-Short-Stories-with-Linda-Mansfield-e2o8kk3?fbclid=IwY2xjawFavMVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHe38rzqXNyaWcvom913k7MSEtTkm5EIYH5kPgVYPfQoBbfjWUG79X68KFg_aem_CKKLdSKXjAMu1T-YjEPOow
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Oct. 13, 2023 blog post by Suzanne Purewall: https://suzannepurewal.wordpress.com/2023/10/13/meet-middle-grade-fiction-and-adult-short-story-author-linda-mansfield/?fbclid=IwAR0L5oIEPPaAygCcNe8QBL6EObkqQsVNKs60Fx_6Cn1EbQn-LpwrQDGsNpc
Thank you to the Heartland Society of Women Writers for the coverage!
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* Interview with author Marcia Weber Martins on Dec. 19, 2016: https://marciacweber.wordpress.com/2016/12/19/author-interview-9/
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* Interview with author Wanda DeHaven Pyle on Dec. 18, 2016: https://wandadehavenpyle.wordpress.com/2016/12/18/interview-with-author-linda-mansfield/
*Nov. 28, 2016, Hendricks County Flyer: http://www.flyergroup.com/news/club_library/author-holds-book-signing/article_0328da2c-70d9-5a4a-9302-e773fad108e7.html
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* WIBC, 93.1 FM interview with host Terri Stacy on Nov. 22, 2016:
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* Books Go Social interview (11/17/16): booksgosocial.com/2016/11/17/stories-for-the-12-days-of-christmas-an-interview-with-author-linda-mansfield/
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Dec. 1, 2017 article in Space Coast Daily: http://spacecoastdaily.com/2017/12/stories-about-fictional-brevard-family-available-at-authors-in-a-box-at-melbourne-square-mall/
* http://catholicfiction.net/book-review/stories-for-the-12-days-of-christmas.php
"'Stories for the 12 Days of Christmas' captures the reader’s attention from the first page as the author has a good hand for story settings; she pays attention to details, creating vivid story scenes. The six female and six male main characters are from different walks of life and thus are likely to appeal to most readers. I enjoyed the warm atmosphere created in every story, the mostly conversational and sometimes humorous tone, and the always positive/ happy endings, which, at times, might be too sudden, but are a message of hope and joy--perfect for the Christmas season." — Book Review by Nadine Koerner, CatholicFiction.net
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* "In Stories for the 12 Days of Christmas, Linda Mansfield offers up a baker's dozen of short stories, and admits she added the thirteenth because she likes to "give people more than they expect, at Christmas and otherwise." "
- Book Review by Susah Schoch, Story Circle Book Reviews
“Writing that portrays God's grace. I like that.” – An Interview with Catholic Fiction Writer Linda Mansfield
Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Host Julie Patterson of Boomer Radio chatted with Linda about the "Two Good Feet" series on Freedom 95.9 FM/950 AM. It was available worldwide by clicking the "Listen Live" bar on Freedom95.us. For more information please see BoomerRadio.com and IndyBOOMER.com.
See March 4, 2026 press release.
Local authors' booth at the Christmas Gift and Hobby Show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds' West Pavilion in Indianapolis on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
"Twelve Stories for Spring" is featured in the lower right of the main window of the Three Sisters and a Trunk boutique in downtown Speedway, Indiana.
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, 7 p.m.
Don Kay's Autosport Radio Show
McGilvery's Pub & Eatery
3009 N. High School Road, Speedway, IN
This show was streamed live on AutosportRadio.com's Web site, YouTube and Facebook.
Here's the link to the entire AutosportRadio.com show:
Dec. 7, 2019 Cutters Notch Podcast:
https://audioboom.com/posts/7438675-episode-7-author-linda-mansfield
From left to right: Don Kay, Linda Mansfield and Dave Argabright. (Marti Humphrey photo)