NY TIMES BESTSELLERS FOR WEEK OF MAY 26

• HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY by Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach (Howard Books) is #1 in combined print & e-Book nonfiction; #1 in hardcover nonfiction; #1 in e-Book nonfiction
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• AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by Ben C. Carson and Candy Carson (Zondervan) is #4 in paperback nonfiction; and #22 in combined print & e-Book nonfiction.
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• THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES by Gary Chapman (Northfield/Moody) is #5 in advice & misc.
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• THE DUCK COMMANDER FAMILY by Willie & Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach (Howard Books) is #7 in hardcover nonfiction; #8 in hardcover business books; and #11 in combined print & e-Book nonfiction.
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• WAKING UP IN HEAVEN by Crystal McVea and Alex Tresniowski (Howard) is #7 in paperback nonfiction.
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• HEAVEN IS FOR REAL by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson) is #9 in paperback nonfiction.
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• START by Jon Acuff (Thomas Nelson) is #9 in hardcover business books.
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• THE HARBINGER by Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine) is #18 in paperback trade fiction,

From EPCA's Rush to Press at ecpanews.org/rush

WRITING UNTO THE GLORY CONFERENCE

The Writing Unto the Glory Writers Conference will be held June 5-7 at Bethel Church in Redding, California. For details, visit their Website at www.ibethel.org/events, or e-mail Pam Spinosi at pam.spinosi@ibethel.org.

40TH ANNUAL MIDWEST WRITERS WORKSHOP

Dates of the conference are July 25-27, 2013, in Muncie, Indiana. Speakers include Dennis Hensley & Holly Miller, Hank Phillippi Ryan, JOhn Gilstrap, Barbara Shoup, Matthew Clemens, and Colleen Coble. For details, a brochure, or to register, go to their Website at: www.midwestwriters.org.

PORTALS WRITERS CONFERENCE

Portals Writers Conference

Corban University, Salem, Oregon

June 20–23, 2013

From Gina Ochsner, recipient of the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction and one of the conference planners:

“Do you know of any young adults or friends who might be interested in writing, memoir, poetry, slam poetry, film, digital storytelling, photography, music, book-making arts (and much more)? We're trying hard to reach folks who maybe have limited to no experience with writing and/or these art forms, but who are curious or would like the opportunity to find out more. All evening events are free and open to the public, and there will be many door prizes and other fun events happening on campus (tentatively scheduled: a literary scavenger hunt, a museum tour, and a bird-walking tour of the campus).”

Whether you’re a veteran writer or a beginner, unsure whether or not you should even call yourself a word artist, Portals Conference has something for you. Combining the best elements of a writing/spoken word conference and an arts festival, we’re offering over fifteen daily seminars taught by nationally known authors and artists. These classes are designed for artists of all levels, genres and interests. Like Corban University, Portals Writing Conference is actively rooted in a Christian perspective, but its tone is informal, friendly and hospitable to those of all walks of faith.

Faculty includes David Sanford, Linda Clare, David Jacobsen, Colette Tennant, and about ten other professionals in various fields. Classes cover fiction, nonfiction, photography, poetry, film-making, and more.

For further information, go to http://www.corban.edu/wordworks/writers-conference.html. See schedule at http://www.corban.edu/wordworks/schedules.html

MARANATHA CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE

The 36th Annual Maranatha Christian Writers Conference will be held September 25-28 at the Maranantha Christian Conference Center in Muskegon, Michigan. Keynote speakers include: Karen Ball, Bryan Davis, Ruth Graham, Carol Kent, Clare DeGraaf, and Cindy Lambert. Visit their Website at www.WriteWithPurpose.org, call 231-798-2161, or e-mail: info@WriteWithPurpose.org.

GREATER PHILADELPHIA CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE

The 30th Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference will be held July 31-August 3 at Cairn University (formerly Philadelphia Biblical University) in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Special Speakers include Dr. Ted Baehr, Ken Gire, Cindy Sproles, Peter Lundell, Yolanda Powel, and Bob Hostetler. For details, go to their Website at www.writehisanswer.com/Philadelphia, or e-mail the director, Marlene Bagnull at mbagnull@aol.com if you have additional questions.

MONTROSE CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCE

The Montrose 24th Annual Christian Writers' Conference will be held at the Montrose Bible Conference (PA),  July 21-26. For a copy of the brochure with all the details, call 570-278-1001, e-mail mbc@montrosebible.org, or visit their Website at www.MontroseBible.org.