We’re so looking forward to seeing you at our next Breathe Conference! Plan on October 18 & 19, 2019 at the Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids,. We’re excited to hear from keynote speaker Gary Schmidt, and we’ll also have a fantastic lineup of authors and industry professionals for our breakout sessions. Breathe Christian Writers Community is […]

In “the old days” an author could write a manuscript and “throw it over the wall” to the publisher who would take care of the rest.  That is no longer the case.  The best quote I’ve heard from a publishing house CEO: “Fifteen years ago all I cared about was the quality of the writing. […]

A PUBLISHING CONFERENCE FOR SPIRITUAL WRITERS OF COLOR Publishing in Color conferences foster relationships between writers of color and representatives from the spiritual publishing industry. Several acquisition editors will be here, looking for new writers of color. The conference is particularly focused on serving under-represented groups such as African Americans, Latinx Americans, Asian Americans, and […]

The Surrey International Writers' Conference is a workshop-based conference with a focus on development of skills and industry-based knowledge. From beginning writer to widely published, this is the place to hone your skills, learn more about markets and network future sales. SiWC runs annually the third weekend in October, Friday through Sunday. Master Classes -- […]

The Art of Writing 2019: A Focused Conference for Writers, Storytellers and Publishing Curators Four intensive sessions -- focused for the fiction author -- followed by The Christy Award™ GALA 2019 Reaching the Heart of Readers | Lysa TerKeurst Besides her New York Times bestselling books, Lysa TerKeurst is known for her ability to come […]

American Christian Writer's (ACW) 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 […]