Mentoring Retreats ACW’s mentoring retreats feature more than twelve hours of small group and private manuscript consultation work; professional editing and critiquing of your manuscript during the retreat; teaching on how to evaluate, copyedit, and proofread manuscripts; plus the rewriting of your manuscript several times. This is a rare opportunity to have your own mentor/instructor. […]

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE - to be held virtually! The Northeast Ohio Christian Writers Conference is geared toward writers of all ages and skill levels. Attendees will experience a full day of workshops and panel discussions led by some of the area’s top authors and publishing professionals, and will leave equipped to embark or continue on […]

Publishing in Color Online Spring 2021   Publishing in Color has only one objective: increase the number of books published by spiritual writers of color. This includes groups such as African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinx Americans, and Native Americans, who have been under-represented in terms of the number of published books. Unfortunately we’re not able to gather together in […]

The Lancaster Christian Writers (LCW) is hosting a virtual 2-day conference on April 23rd-24th. This virtual event will be chock-full of.. useful information warm humor and Christian fellowship. Our Keynote will be led by Shawn Smucker, an award-winning, Lancaster County-based author. Our workshops will encompass the fiction, non-fiction, and business of writing tracks. We will also […]

Saturday, April 24, 2021, 9a.m.until 5p.m. with a lunch break. Three workshops with interactive sessions.   Where’s the Cheese, Please! Creating Rhyming Picture Books In this workshop, participants will investigate six essential tips for writing rhyming picture books. Using mentor texts and our own writings as examples, the goal is to come away from the […]

Announcing the second annual Writing for Your Life Christian Children’s Book Conference!  Our theme is “sparking children’s spiritual curiosity”. All online for your convenient enjoyment! The conference is geared toward Christian children’s books readers and writers, including church ministry staff, educators and librarians. The conference takes place live from Monday May 10-14, 2021, but don’t worry – attendees […]