f you’ve attended an ACFW conference before, you understand what the excitement’s about. Each year, hundreds of veteran authors and those just learning the craft of Christian fiction gather in a setting like this to hear skilled instructors, inspiring keynoters…to gain from the insights of industry professionals…to interact with other writers…and to present their ideas […]

Come to the best writers’ conference available! Features talented faculty and staff, workshops and one-on-one appointments. More information available on website.

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 […]

Are you struggling to find a time to write? Are you in the middle of a book, and not sure where to go next?  Are you starting a book and need help brainstorming?  Would you like help with your wordsmithing?  Maybe you’d simply like someone who will read your work and give you honest, constructive […]

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. […]