CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

June 20-22, 2013: KY Christian Writers Conference, Elizabethtown, KYwww.kychristianwriters.com

July 21-26, 2013: Montrose Christian Writers Conference, Montrose, PA

http://www.montrosebible.org/writers.htm

July 31-Aug 3, ’13: Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference, Langhorne, PA

http://www.writehisanswer.com/philadelphia/ 

August 12-15, 2013: Oregon Christian Writers Conference, Portland OR
http://www.oregonchristianwriters.org  

Aug. 22-24, 2013: Catch the Wave Writer’s Conference, Atlanta, Georgia

http://www.christianauthorsguild.org/201202catch-the-wave-writers-conference-conference/

Sept 13-15: ACFW 2013 Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana

http://www.acfw.com/conference

October 10-12, 2013: AntelopeValley Christian Writers’ Conference, Lake Hughes,CA http://www.avwriters.com/

Oct. 17-19, 2013: CLASS Christian Writers Conf., FirstBaptistChurch,Albuquerque,NM www.classeminars.org

Nov. 1-2, 2013: American Christian Writers Conference, Phoenix, AZ

http://www.jameswatkins.com/acw/acwphoenix.htm

Nov. 22-23, 2013: American Christian Writers, mentoring, Orlando, FL

http://www.jameswatkins.com/acw/acworlando.htm

February 13-16, 2014: Writing for the Soul Conference, Colorado Springs,Colorado  http://www.christianwritersguild.com/conference/

ACT ONE SCRIPT COMPETITION

The Act One Script Competition seeks scripts that exhibit the mastery of craft combined with unparalleled beauty and depth.

DATES & COSTS Early Bird Deadline:  May 31st • $25.00 Entry Fee Regular Deadline: June 30th • $40.00 Entry Fee Late Deadline: July 31st • $60.00 Entry Fee Extended Deadline: August 15th • $75.00 Entry Fee NOTIFICATION DATES Quarterfinalists:  September 1st Semi-finalists: October 15th Finalists: November 15th Winner: December 15th Winner: (1 script) $5,000 cash prize Named on our website and promotional materials Free Extensive Script Consultation and Phone Conference Script will be read by top production companies and agents

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EBOOKS FUEL GROWTH IN TRADE PUBLISHING

Fueled by a year of strong new releases and even more widespread popularity of e-books, BookStats reports that trade publishing (adult and juvenile fiction and nonfiction, and religion) experienced significant growth in calendar year 2012. While the US book industry remained relatively flat overall in 2012 at $27.1B, the trade sector grew significantly from $14.08B to $15.049B.This growth occurred despite the loss of numerous brick-and-mortar stores and a lower cost for e-books than print books, which translated to higher quantities of e-books sold. The consistent growth of e-books demonstrates that publishers have successfully evolved the technology environment for their content -- more so than other historically print-based content industries. E-books grew 45% since 2011 and now constitute 20% of the trade market. 

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.

NY TIMES BESTSELLERS - WEEK OF MAY 19

• AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by Ben C. Carson and Candy Carson (Zondervan) is #4 in paperback nonfiction; and#21 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; and #23in combined print & e-Book nonfiction.
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• HEAVEN IS FOR REAL by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson) is #9 in paperback nonfiction; #22 in combined print & e-Book nonfiction; and #24 in e-Book nonfiction.
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• THE DUCK COMMANDER FAMILY by Willie & Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach (Howard Books) is #9 in hardcover nonfiction.
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• THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES by Gary Chapman (Northfield/Moody) is #11 in advice & misc.
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• START by Jon Acuff (Lampo Press) is #12 in advice & misc.
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• THE HARBINGER by Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine) is #13 in paperback trade fiction.
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• THE VOW by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson. (B&H Publishing Group) is #16 in e-Book nonfiction.

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

CROSSWAY HEADQUARTERS FLOODED

As you may have heard, a flood recently swept through Crossway's headquarters. About two feet of water poured into our 32 first-floor offices due to unrelenting rains. The damage was extensive and repairs and rebuilding will take five or six months. You can see the damage here in this video.

More important, however, is the impact this could have on major ministry projects that we have planned.

As a not-for-profit ministry, Crossway is not only committed to publishing the ESV Bible and gospel-centered content, but also to providing God's Word to hundreds of thousands of people overseas, either free or at a substantially reduced cost. Because of the recent flood, however, some of these international ministry efforts are now at risk.

NY TIMES BESTSELLERS - WEEK OF 5/12/13

• AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by Ben C. Carson and Candy Carson (Zondervan) is #3 in paperback nonfiction; #8 in combined hardcover & paperback nonfiction; #21 in combined print & e-Book nonfiction.
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• WAKING UP IN HEAVEN by Crystal McVea and Alex Tresniowski (Howard) is #4 in paperback nonfiction; #7 in combined hardcover & paperback nonfiction; #8 in combined print & e-Book nonfiction; and #12 in e-Book nonfiction.
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• START by Jon Acuff (Lampo Press) is #5 in advice & misc.
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• THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES by Gary Chapman (Northfield/Moody) is #6 in advice & misc.
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• HEAVEN IS FOR REAL by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson) is #8 in paperback nonfiction; #22 in combined hardcover & paperback nonfiction; #24 in e-Book nonfiction; and #25 in combined print & e-Book nonfiction.
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• THE DUCK COMMANDER FAMILY by Willie & Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach (Howard Books) is #11 in hardcover nonfiction; #17 in combined hardcover & paperback nonfiction; and #30 in combined print & e-Book nonfiction.
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• THE HARBINGER by Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine) is #13 in paperback trade fiction.
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• KISSES FROM KATIE by Katie Davis with Beth Clark (Howard) is #31 in paperback nonfiction.
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• THE GUARDIAN by Beverly Lewis (Bethany House) is #32 in paperback trade fiction.

From ECPA's Rush to Press at ECPANews.org/rush

MARK WINZ PRESIDENT-ELECT AT EPA

Mark Winz, editor of Worldwide Challenge magazine, was elected to the position of president-elect by the Evangelical Press Association during the May 3, 2013 business meeting. He will serve two years as president-elect, and then become president for a two-year term. Winz says, "In the last few years we've moved from weekly or monthly print deadlines into a world where yesterday's tweet is old news. We need to help each other learn how to use digital tools, alongside our traditional methods, to get the life-changing message of Christ's desperate love to a world becoming more and more actively disinterested in Him. And we need to use those tools to mobilize the believers we serve through our publications so they can each play a role in proclaiming that message of love." He adds, "I hope to help you through the EPA by finding excellent training so we can proclaim our message more powerfully, to seek methods we can use to connect more clearly so we can learn from each other, and to offer ways for you hone your skills so you can communicate more effectively with limited resources."

EPA UNVEILS NEW WEBSITE

The Evangelical Press Association unveiled a new website and new domain name during the 2013 business meeting, held May 3 in Nashville. The site was created by the Blackstone Media Group. The new URL is:www.evangelicalpress.com.