Peg has been Executive Editor of both the custom publishing division and the decorating division of a consumer publishing house and a member of its executive board. Peg is the author of A Country Sampler of Simple Blessings and an author contributor to two additional books, as well as authoring many magazine articles.

She has won more than 30 national awards for writing, design, and production excellence. Experienced in both magazine and book publishing, she has been an acquisitions director involved in the development of book and audio products for Focus on the Family.

A frequent media personality, Short has appeared on radio broadcasts and been interviewed in many newspapers. She also speaks and teaches at national women's events and writers conferences.