Editor’s Note: Welcome to ACFW Rewind! ACFW strives to bring you interesting, varied, and helpful posts on the craft of writing and the writing industry. And every once in a while, a previous post deserves to be re-published so the information is fresh all over again. With that in mind, welcome to the first post of ACFW Rewind. The following …
ACFW Conference: the Place for Fiction Writers; Jeff Gerke
For novelists, the annual ACFW conference is the best Christian writers conference in the nation. There are several other Christian writers conferences every year that are very good and are in wonderful settings, but those are all for both fiction and non-fiction writers. ACFW’s conference is for novelists only–and it’s still by far the largest Christian writers conference of any …
Writers, hie thee to the ACFW Conference: Jim Peterson
Why the ACFW? What purpose can such an organization serve and how is fiction (of all things) a viable tool to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ? Wow, you sure ask a lot of questions 🙂 Well, let’s exam the second part first, after all this is Biblical (Ref. Matthew 19:30 – taken out of context 🙂 Many have questioned …
ACFW Conference: Why I’m Going
It’s been amazing to see God work in my life this past year as I delve into a new journey of writing. When I ventured to take the first step, I did what I always do to acquire info-I Googled. I can’t remember the actual words I typed into the little box under the colorful search-engine name, but I will …
Editor and Agent of the Year Finalists
Congratulations to ACFW’s Editor and Agent of the Year Finalists! Editor of the Year finalists are: Sarah Long – Bethany House Andrea Doering – Revell Books Charlene Patterson – Bethany House Agent of the Year Finalists are: Joyce Hart – Hartline Literary Rachelle Gardner – WordServe Literary Mary Sue Seymour – Seymour Agency Winners will be announced at the ACFW …
Book of the Year and Genesis Media Release
Media Information for immediate release American Christian Fiction Writers [ACFW] is pleased to announce the opening of its two annual contests, Book of the Year and Genesis. Book of the Year is open to published members of ACFW. Categories include Contemporary Novella, Debut Author, General Fiction, Historical Novella, Lits (chick-lit, mom-lit, lady-lit, lad-lit, etc.), Long Contemporary, Long Contemporary Romance, Long …
40 Days of Prayer – Day 40 For God’s Presence and Blessing
Day 40 God’s presence and blessing Psalm 127:1–Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman keeps awake in vain. Jesus, though Your Spirit comes to the conference in each of us, we invite You to show up. We want Your agenda to happen in the spiritual realm as …
Uplifting Worship
by Lena Nelson-Dooley From the very beginnings of ACRW, which is now ACFW, God was in the planning and the growing. The founders were told by other people in the market place that it was nothing short of a miracle the way the organization came together and grew. I believe that, because God touched the hearts of those who started …
HELP! I’m Shy! How to Overcome a Shy Personality at Conference
By Michelle Shocklee I am naturally shy. I would rather eat worms than talk to people I don’t know. Does that surprise you? Most people would not describe me as shy. A little on the quiet side maybe, but not shy. It’s true though. It goes against my grain to be outgoing and talkative. I’d rather sit in a dark …
Off-Site Conference Dining
by Megan DiMaria I can’t wait for the ACFW conference to come to my hometown and to welcome all my friends to one of the best locations on earth. In the next few weeks I’ll post some dining options to suit most tastes and budgets. Are you familiar with yelp.com? It’s a great site for reviews. You might want to …