Monday, March 1, 2010

APRIL 2010 CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

April: Delaware Christian Writers Conference; Newark, Delaware. Contact: John Riddle,6 Basset Pl., Bear DE 19701; 302-834-4910; Delawarewriter@yahoo.com; www.DelawareChristianWritersConference.com. Offers an advanced track, writing contest, editorial appointments, and evaluations. Editors & agents in attendance.

April or May: Biola Media Conference; Los Angeles, California. Contact: Craig Detweiler, Biola University, 13800 Biola Ave., La Mirada CA 90639; 866-334-2266; www.biolamedia.com.

April 9-10: Called to Write; Girard, Kansas. Contact: Deborah Vogts, 17300 Ness Rd., Erie KS 66733; 620-244-5619; debvogts@gmail.com; www.christianwritersfellowship.blogspot.com. Speaker: Cecil Murphey. No editor or agents in attendance.

April 9-10: East Texas Christian Writers Conference; Marshall, Texas. Contact: Dr. Jerry Hopkins, East Texas Baptist University, 1209 N. Grove St., Marshall TX 75670; 903-923-2283; fax 903-923-2077; jhopkins@etbu.edu; www.etbu.edu/news/CWC/default.htm.

April 9-10: Quad-Cities Christian Writers Conference; Bettendorf, Iowa. Contact: Twila Belk, 4350 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA 52722; 563-332-1622; TwilaBelk@mchsi.com; www.qccwc.com. Speakers: Cynthia Ruchti, Jim Pence, and others. No editors/agents in attendance. Offers a limited number of scholarships.

April 9-10: American Christian Writers Mentoring Conference; Nashville, Tennessee. Contact: Reg Forder, P.O. Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222; 1-800-21-WRITE; ACWriters@aol.com; www.ACWriters.com.

April 10: Inspirational Writers Alive! Amarillo Seminar: Amarillo, Texas. Contact: Jerry McClenagan, 6808 Cloud Crest, Amarillo TX 79124; 806-355-7117; jerrydalemc@sbcglobal.net.

April 15-17: Festival of Faith and Writing; Grand Rapids, Michigan. Contact: Shelly LeMahieu Dunn, 1795 Knollcrest Cir. S.E., Grand Rapids MI 49546; 616-526-6770; fax 616-526-8508; ffw@calvin.edu; www.calvin.edu/festival. Editors and an agent in attendance. No scholarships.

April 16-17: American Christian Writers Conference; Fort Wayne, Indiana. Contact: Reg Forder, P.O. Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222; 1-800-21-WRITE; ACWriters@aol.com; www.ACWriters.com.

April 24: Mercer One-Day Workshop; Stoneboro, Pennsylvania. Contact: Gloria Clover, 26 Everbreeze Dr., Hadley PA 16130; 724-253-2635; gloworm@certainly.net; www.stdavidswriters.com. Sometimes editors; rarely agents in attendance. No scholarships.

April 24: Minnesota Christian Writers Guild Spring Seminar; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Contact: Mrs. Pat Van der Merwe, 19820 Olde Sturbridge Rd., Corcoran MN 55340; 763-478-6145; pdvdm@comcast.net; www.mnchristianwriters.org. Speaker: Jim Watkins. No editors or agents in attendance; no scholarships.

Apr 30-May 1: Northwest Ohio Christian Writers’ Spring Retreat; Whitehouse, Ohio. Contact: Kathy Douglas, 5702 Angola Rd. Lot #139, Toledo OH 43615-6356; Mlka@toast.net; www.NWOCW.org. No editors or agents in attendance.

April 30-May 1: American Christian Writers Conference; Memphis, Tennessee. Contact: Reg Forder, P.O. Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222; 1-800-21-WRITE; ACWriters@aol.com; www.ACWriters.com.

1 comment:

Mary Beth Coudal said...

In your listings, don't forget the fabulous Religion Communicators Congress - always a lot of great people and strategies for getting the message out there! It's in Chicago, my hometown, this time!
http://www.rccongress2010.org/
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