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MAY 2010 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

CA - ANTELOPE VALLEY CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ CONFERENCE. Lancaster (near Los Angeles); May 14-15, 2010. Presented by High Desert Christian Writer’s Guild and Quartz Hill School of Theology. Free critiques; writing contest. Contact: Steve Hutson, dir., 5022 Avenue N, Ste. 102-128, Palmdale CA 93551. (661) 722-4896. Toll-free fax (866) 501-4280. E-mail: info@avwriters.com. Website: www.avwriters.com.

CO - CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Estes Park; May 12-15, 2010 at the YMCA of the Rockies. Director: Marlene Bagnull, LittD, 316 Blanchard Rd., Drexel Hill, PA 19026-3507. Phone/fax (610) 626-6833. E-mail: mbagnull@aol.com. Website: www.writehisanswer.com/Colorado. Conferees choose 6 hour-long workshops from 42 offered or a Fiction or Nonfiction Clinic (by application) plus one 6.5 hour continuing session from 7 offered. One-on-one appointments, paid critiques, editors’ panels, and general sessions. Teens Write Saturday afternoon, plus teens are welcome to attend the entire conference at 60 percent off. Contest awards (registered conferees only), includes 50 percent off 2011 conference. Faculty of 60 authors, editors, and agents. Attendance: 260.

NC - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS CHARLOTTE CONFERENCE. Marriott Executive Park; May 14-15, 2010. Contact: Reg A. Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. E-mail: ACWriters@aol.com. Website: www.acwriters.com. Attendance: 40-80.

NC - BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center; May 16-20, 2010. Contact: Alton Gansky, 9983 Rose Dr., Oak Hills CA 92344-0220. (760) 949-8075. E-mail: alton@altongansky.com. Website: www.brmcwc.com, or www.Lifeway.com/christianwriters. Editors and agents in attendance. Sponsors a contest. Full & partial scholarships. Attendance: 350-400.

GA - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS ATLANTA CONFERENCE. Airport Clarion Inn; May 21-22, 2010. Contact: Reg Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. E-mail: ACWriters@aol.com. Website: www.ACWriters.com. Attendance: 40-80.

JUNE 2010 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

CA - ACT ONE: WRITING PROGRAM. Hollywood; summer of 2010. Contact: Vicki Peterson, 2690 N. Beachwood Dr., Hollywood CA 90068. (323) 464-0815. Fax (323) 468-0315. E-mail: info@actoneprogram.com. Website: www.ActOneProgram.com. These are intensive training sessions for screenwriters, taught by professionals working in Hollywood. Offers track for television writers. No editors/agents in attendance. Limited to 30 students (by application).

IOWA SUMMER WRITING FESTIVAL. University of Iowa/Iowa City; June & July 2010. This is a general writer’s conference that comes highly recommended for good, solid instruction. Contact: Amy Margolis, Iowa Summer Writing Festival, C215 Seashore Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA 52242-5000. (319) 335-4160. Fax (319) 335-4743. E-mail: iswfestival@uiowa.edu. Website: www.uiowa.edu/~iswfest. For two months, June and July, you can sign up for either one-week workshops or weekend workshops on a wide variety of topics. Write for a catalog of offerings (available in February).

CT - WESLEYAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Wesleyan University/ Middletown; June 2010 (tentative, see Website). Contact: Anne Greene, Director, Wesleyan Writers Conference, 294 High St., Rm. 207, Middletown CT 06459. (860) 685-3604. Fax (860) 685-2441. E-mail: agreene@wesleyan.edu. Website: www.wesleyan.edu/writers. Includes an advanced track. Editors/agents in attendance. Offers fellowship and scholarship awards. Attendance: 100.

FL - CHRISTIANS IN THEATRE ARTS (CITA) ANNUAL NETWORKING CONFERENCE. Orlando FL; June 2010. Contact: Bryanne Barker, PO Box 26471, Greenville SC 29616. (864) 679-1898. E-mail: admin@cita.org. Website: www.cita.org. Offers workshops and advanced tracks. Sponsors a play contest & sketch contest (rules on Website). Attendance: 200.

PA - ST. DAVIDS CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ CONFERENCE. Grove City College, Grove City; June 2010. Lora Zill, director. Contact: Audrey Stallsmith, registrar, 87 Pines Rd. E., Hadley PA 16130-1019. (724) 253-2738. E-mail: registrar@stdavidswriters.com. Website: www.stdavidswriters.com. Offers writer’s retreat & track for advanced writers. Contest in 10 categories for attendees only.  See Website for information on their Writers’ Colony. Editors in attendance. Full and partial scholarships. Attendance: 60-70.

AR - ANNUAL ARKANSAS WRITERS CONFERENCE. Little Rock; June 4-5, 2010 (always 1st Friday & Saturday of June). Website: www.geocities.com/penwomen. Attendance: 150-175. Sponsors 30 contests; one entry fee covers all contests.

OH - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ COLUMBUS CONFERENCE. Clarion Hotel; June 5, 2010. Hosted by Columbus Christian Writers Assn./Pat Zell, (937) 593-9207. Contact: Reg Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. E-mail: ACWriters@aol.com. Website: www.ACWriters.com. Attendance: 40-80.

IL - WRITE-TO-PUBLISH CONFERENCE. Wheaton (Chicago area); June 9-12, 2010. Contact: Lin Johnson, 9118 W. Elmwood Dr., #1G, Niles IL 60714-5820. (847) 296-3964. Fax (847) 296-0754. E-mail: lin@WriteToPublish.com. Website: www.WriteToPublish.com. Offers freelance career track (prerequisite: 1 published book). Majority of faculty are editors; also has agents. No scholarships. Attendance: 250.

IA - CEDAR FALLS CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ WORKSHOP. Riverview Conference Center/Cedar Falls; June 9-12, 2010. June 8-11, 2011. Contact: Jean Vaux, 1703 Sunnyside Dr., Cedar Falls IA 50613-4644. (319) 277-7444. Fax (318) 277-1721. E-mail: vauxcom@cfu.net. Website: www.shellybeachonline.com. No editor/agents in attendance. Offers full & partial scholarships. Attendance: 35.

AL - SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Tuscaloosa/First Baptist Church; June 11-12, 2010. Contact: Joanne Sloan, SCWC, PO Box 1106, Northport AL 35473. (205) 333-8603. Fax (205) 339-4528. E-mail: SCWCworkshop@bellsouth.net. Website: http://web.mac.com/wmdsloan/iweb/SCWC. Editors/agents in attendance. Attendance: 200+.

KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ CONFERENCE. Elizabethtown; June 11-12, 2010. E-mail: registrar@kychristianwriters.com. Website: www.kychristianwriters.com. Speaker: Virginia Smith. Editors in attendance. Workshops and appointments with editors. Attendance: 100.

MI - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS GRAND RAPIDS CONFERENCE. Howard Johnson; June 11-12, 2010. Contact: Reg Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. E-mail: ACWriters@aol.com. Website: www.ACWriters.com. Attendance: 40-80.

NY - 53rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMOR, HOPE AND HEALING. Saratoga Springs; June 11-13, 2010. General. Contact: The HUMOR Project Inc., 480 Broadway, Ste. 210, Saratoga Springs NY 12866. (518) 587-8770. E-mail: info@humorproject.com. Website: www.humorproject.com.

CANADA - WRITE! CANADA. Guelph, Ontario; June 17-19, 2010. Contact: Shannon Liebold, The Word Guild, PO Box 28087, Waterloo ON N2L 6J8, Canada. (519) 886-4196. E-mail: writecanada@rogers.com. Website: www.thewordguild.com. Hosted by The Word Guild, an association of Canadian writers and editors who are Christian. Offers an advanced track. Editors/agents in attendance. Contests for attendees. Offers full & partial scholarships. Attendance: 250. Also sponsors one-day conferences in various Canadian cities.

GA - SOUTHEASTERN WRITERS ASSN. ANNUAL WORKSHOP. St. Simons Island; June 21-26, 2010. Contact: Sheila Hudson, registrar, 161 Woodstone Dr., Athens GA 30605. E-mail: sheilahudson@charter.net. Website: www.southeasternwriters.com. Attendance: limited to 100. Sponsors contests on the Website. Agents/editors in attendance. Evaluations with 3-day registrations.

MI - ORIGINAL & ADVANCED SPEAK UP WITH CONFIDENCE SEMINARS. Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids MI, June 23-26, 2010. For details & to register, go to: www.carolkent.org, click on “Speak Up Seminars.” Contact: Carol Kent, 3141 Winged Foot Dr., Lakeland FL 33803-5437. Toll-free in U.S. (888) 870-7719; outside U.S. (810) 982-0898. Fax (810) 987-4163. E-mail: Speakupinc@aol.com. Website:  www.SpeakUpSpeakerServices.com. Speaking seminars. Offers advanced training and opportunities to be coached in small groups. Also offers a workshop on writing for speakers who write for publication. Upcoming conferences listed on Website. Attendance: 100.

JULY 2010 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

IOWA SUMMER WRITING FESTIVAL. University of Iowa/Iowa City; June & July 2010. This is a general writer’s conference that comes highly recommended for good, solid instruction. Contact: Amy Margolis, Iowa Summer Writing Festival, C215 Seashore Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA 52242-5000. (319) 335-4160. Fax (319) 335-4743. E-mail: iswfestival@uiowa.edu. Website: www.uiowa.edu/~iswfest. For two months, June and July, you can sign up for either one-week workshops or weekend workshops on a wide variety of topics. Write for a catalog of offerings (available in February).

GA - EAST METRO ATLANTA CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Covington; July 2010. Contact: Colleen Jackson, PO Box 2896, Covington GA 30015. (404) 444-7514. E-mail:  cjac401992@aol.com. Website: www.emacw.org. Check Website for location and details.

PA - HIGHLIGHTS FOUNDATION WRITERS WORKSHOP AT CHAUTAUQUA. Chautauqua NY; July 17-24, 2010. Contact: Kent Brown, Highlights Foundation, 814 Court St., Honesdale PA 18431. (570) 253-1192. Fax (570) 253-0179. E-mail: contact@highlightsfoundation.org. Website: www.highlightsfoundation.org. For children’s writers and illustrators. Week-long conference. Choose workshops for your level, genre, and interests. Editors/agents in attendance. General conference. Offers full and partial scholarships (applications received through January 2010). Attendance 100.

IA - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS INDIANAPOLIS CONFERENCE. July 24, 2010. Contact: Reg A. Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. E-mail: ACWriters@aol.com. Website: www.ACWriters.com. Attendance: 40-80.

PA - MONTROSE CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Montrose; July 25-30, 2010. Contact: Montrose Bible Conference, 5 Locust St., Montrose PA 18801-1112. Toll-free (800) 598-5030. (570) 278-1001. Fax (570) 278-3061. E-mail: mbc@montrosebible.org. Website: www.montrosebible.org. Tracks for advanced writers and teens. Editors/agents in attendance. Provides a few partial scholarships. Attendance: 100.

IN - MIDWEST WRITERS WORKSHOP. Muncie/Ball State University Alumni Center; July 29-31, 2010 (always the last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of July). Contact: Dept. of Journalism, Ball State University, Muncie IN 47306-0484. Director: Jama Kehoe Bigger. (765) 282-1055. E-mail: midwestwriters@yahoo.com. Website: www.midwestwriters.org. Sponsors a contest. Editors/agents in attendance. Offers full scholarships. Attendance: 150.

MN - THE WRITING ACADEMY SEMINAR. Mount Olivet Retreat Center outside Minneapolis; July 30-August 3, 2010. Sponsors year-round correspondence writing program and annual seminar. Contact: Nancy Remmert, 312 St. Louis Ave., St. Louis MO 63135-2756. (314) 522-3718. E-mail: info@wams.org, or nremm10335@aol.com. Website: www.wams.org. Attendance: 30. Sponsors a writing contest open to members (rules are posted on Website).

NC - SHE SPEAKS CONFERENCE. Concord; July 30-August 1, 2010; July 22-24, 2011. Contact: LeAnn Rice, Proverbs 31 Ministries, 616-G Matthews-Mint Hill Rd., Matthews NC 28105. (704) 849-2270. Fax (704) 849-7267. E-mail: office@Proverbs31.org. Website: www.SheSpeaksConference.com. 2010 speakers: Lysa TerKeurst, Renee Swope. Editors/agents in attendance; no scholarships. Attendance: 450.

AUGUST 2010 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

CA - SOCIETY OF CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS CONFERENCE IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE. Los Angeles, early August 2010. Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators. Contact: Lin Oliver, 8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90048. (323) 782-1010. Fax (323) 782-1892. E-mail: scbwi@scbwi.org. Website: www.scbwi.org. Includes a track for professionals. Editors/agents in attendance. Attendance: 900.

IL - KARITOS CHRISTIAN ARTS CONFERENCE. Bolingbrook; August 2010. Contact: Bob Hay, 1122 Brentwood Ln., Wheaton, IL 60189. (847) 925-8018. E-mail: bob@karitos.com. Website: www.karitos.com. Features workshops in all areas of the arts, including writing. Also general sessions and evening celebrations. Attendance: 300-400.

MN - THE WRITING ACADEMY SEMINAR. Mount Olivet Retreat Center outside Minneapolis; July 30-August 3, 2010. Sponsors year-round correspondence writing program and annual seminar. Contact: Nancy Remmert, 312 St. Louis Ave., St. Louis MO 63135-2756. (314) 522-3718. E-mail: info@wams.org, or nremm10335@aol.com. Website: www.wams.org. Attendance: 30. Sponsors a writing contest open to members (rules are posted on Website).

NC - SHE SPEAKS CONFERENCE. Concord; July 30-August 1, 2010; July 22-24, 2011. Contact: LeAnn Rice, Proverbs 31 Ministries, 616-G Matthews-Mint Hill Rd., Matthews NC 28105. (704) 849-2270. Fax (704) 849-7267. E-mail: office@Proverbs31.org. Website: www.SheSpeaksConference.com. 2010 speakers: Lysa TerKeurst, Renee Swope. Editors/agents in attendance; no scholarships. Attendance: 450.

OREGON CHRISTIAN WRITERS COACHING CONFERENCE. Portland/Salem area; August 2-5, 2010. Website: www.OregonChristianWriters.org. Includes about 7 hours of training under a specific coach/topic. Offers advanced track. E-mail: scregistration@OregonChristianWriters.org. Speaker: Bill Myers. Editors/agents in attendance. Attendance: 250.

NM - THE GLEN WORKSHOP. St. John’s College/Santa Fe; first full week in August 2010. Includes fiction, poetry, nonfiction, memoir, on-site landscape painting, figure drawing, collage and mixed media, and several master classes. Contact: Julie Mullins, 3307 Third Ave. W., Seattle WA 98119. (206) 281-2988 (Image Journal). Fax (206) 281-2979. (Image Journal). E-mail: image@imagejournal.org. Website: www.imagejournal.org/page/events/the-glen-workshop. Two Image editors; no agents in attendance. Offers partial scholarships. Attendance: 200.

MN - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS MINNEAPOLIS CONFERENCE. Country Inn (St. Paul); August 6-7, 2010. Contact: Reg Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. Website: www.ACWriters.com. Attendance: 40-80.

TEXAS CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Houston; August 7, 2010. Contact: Martha Rogers, 6038 Greenmont, Houston TX 77092-2332. (713) 686-7209. E-mail: marthalrogers@sbcglobal.net. Editors/agents in attendance. Sponsors a contest: Inspirational Writers Alive! Open Competition; May 15 deadline. Attendance: 70. If you want to start another group in Texas, contact Martha Rogers.

PA - GREATER PHILADELPHIA CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ CONFERENCE. Philadelphia Biblical University, Langhorne; August 12-14, 2010. Founder and director: Marlene Bagnull, LittD, 316 Blanchard Rd., Drexel Hill, PA 19026-3507. Phone/fax (610) 626-6833. E-mail: mbagnull@aol.com. Website: www.writehisanswer.com/Philadelphia. Conferees choose 6 hour-long workshops from 42 offered or a Fiction or Nonfiction Clinic (by application) plus one 6.5-hour continuing session from 7 offered. One-on-one appointments, paid critiques, editors panels, and general sessions. Contest (registered conferees only) for 50 percent off 2011 conference. Especially encourages African American writers. Faculty of 50-60 authors, editors, and agents. Attendance: 250.

IA - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS DES MOINES CONFERENCE. Holiday Inn; August 14, 2010. Contact: Reg A. Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. E-mail: ACWriters@aol.com. Website: www.ACWriters.com. Attendance: 40-80.

MO - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS Springfield. Lamplighter North; August 21, 2010. Contact: Reg A. Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. E-mail: ACWriters@aol.com. Website: www.ACWriters.com. Attendance: 40-80.

WI - GREEN LAKE CHRISTIAN WRITER’S CONFERENCE. Green Lake; August 22-27, 2010; August 21-26, 2011. Contact: Jan White, Green Lake Conference Center, W2511 State Rd. 23, Green Lake WI 54941-9599. (920) 294-3323 for reservations. E-mail for information: janwhite@glcc.org. Website: www.glcc.org. For new or well-published writers in Christian or secular markets. Editors in attendance. Offers partial scholarships. Sponsors a contest for conference attendees only. Attendance: 40-80.

MA - CAPE COD ANNUAL SUMMER WRITERS’ CONFERENCE. Craigville Conference Center; third week in August, 2010. Contact: Anne-Elizabeth Tom, exec. dir., PO Box 408, Osterville MA 02655-0408. (508) 420-0200. Fax (508) 420-0212. E-mail: writers@capecodwriterscenter.org. Website: www.capecodwriterscenter.org. Classes capped at 18; smaller for advanced. Editors, publishers, and agents in attendance. Seven and a half hour workshops are $185; two and a half hour $60; 5 one-hour combined manuscript evaluation/mentoring $150. Deadline for registration is July 15. No registration fee for CCWC members; for nonmembers $35. Attendance: 200.

CA - MOUNT HERMON CHRISTIAN SONGWRITERS CONFERENCE. Near Santa Cruz. August 31-September 3, 2010. Call (888) MH-CAMPS or visit Website: http://mounthermon.org/adult/professionals/songwriters.

SEPTEMBER 2010 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

AR - SILOAM SPRINGS WRITERS WORKSHOP. Siloam Springs; September (probably 3rd Saturday). Contact: Margaret Weathers, 716 W. University St., Siloam Springs AR 72761. (479) 524-6598. Sponsors a contest. No editors/agents in attendance. No scholarships. Attendance: 30.

CA- SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN WRITERS GUILD FALL CONFERENCE. San Diego; September 2010. Contact: Jennie Gillespie, PO Box 270403, San Diego CA 92198. (760) 294-3269. E-mail: info@sandiegocwg.org. Website: www.sandiegocwg.org. Editors/agents in attendance. Attendance: 180.

CANADA - INSCRIBE CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ FELLOWSHIP FALL CONFERENCE. Edmonton AB, Canada; September 2010. Contact: Marcia Laycock, Box 637, Blackfalds AB T0M 0J0, Canada. (430) 885-9828. Fax (403) 885-4777. E-mail: query@inscribe.org. Website: www.inscribe.org (click on “Events”). Some editors in attendance; no agents. Sponsors a fall contest open to nonmembers; details on Website. Attendance: 70+.

CO - AD LIB CHRISTIAN ARTS RETREAT. Franciscan Retreat Center; Colorado Springs; September 2010. Contact: Prof. Richard Terrell, 6905 Forest Lake Blvd., Lincoln NE 68516. (402) 486-4198. Cell (402) 440-8851. E-mail: richard.terrell@doane.edu, or kiwi@neb.rr.com. Website: www.adlibchristianarts.org. Gather for Sabbath, fellowship, display/discuss art/writing projects, and work on what we love to do. Guest artists are the editors of Ruminate, CO-based arts journal. No working editors/agents. Attendance: limited to 20.

GA - CATCH THE WAVE WRITERS CONFERENCE. Woodstock; September 2010. See Website for conference details: www.christianauthorsguild.org. Sponsors a short story contest & an article contest. Editors/agents in attendance. No scholarships. Attendance: 60.

IA - CHRISTIAN WRITERS SEMINAR. Arnolds Park; September 2010. Contact: Denise Triggs, PO Box 281, Okoboji IA 51355. (712) 332-7191. E-mail: waterfalls42@hotmail.com. Website: www.waterfallsretreats.com. No editors/agents in attendance. No scholarships. Attendance: 20.

UTAH CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ CONFERENCE. Bluffdale; fall 2010 (tentative). Contact: Julie Scott, PO Box 3, Bountiful UT 84011-0003. (801) 294-5485. E-mail: julie.scott@mac.com. Website: www.utahchristianwriters.com. Editors in attendance; no agents. Offers partial scholarships. ACW Chapter.

MD - SANDY COVE CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATORS’ EXPERIENCE. Sandy Cove/North East; September-October 2010.Contact: Sharon Norris Elliott, Writers’ Conference Director, Sandy Cove Ministries, 60 Sandy Cove Rd., North East MD 21901. Toll-free (800) 234-2683. E-mail: info@sandycove.org. Website: www.sandycove.org/writers.

TX - NORTH TEXAS CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ CONFERENCE. Keller; September 17-18, 2010; September 16-17, 2011(second Friday & Saturday after Labor Day). Contact: NTCW Conference, PO Box 820802, Fort Worth TX 76182. (817) 715-2597. E-mail: info@ntchristianwriters.com. Website: www.ntchristianwriters.com. Offers track for advanced writers. No editors or agents in attendance. Offers partial scholarships. Sponsors a contest for conference registrants only. Attendance: 250.

VA - RICHMOND CHRISTIANS WHO WRITE CONFERENCE. Richmond; September 17-18, 2010. Contact: Rev. Thomas C. Lacy, 12114 Walnut Hill Dr., Rockville VA 23146-1854. (804) 749-4050. Fax (804) 749-4939. Or codirector Rebekah Robb, 9600 January Way, Richmond VA 23238. (804) 527-0913. E-mail: tcrobb@integrity.com. E-mail: RichmondCWW@aol.com. Blog: http://rcww.blogspot.com.

WA - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS SPOKANE CONFERENCE. Mirabeau Park Hotel; September 24-25, 2010. Contact: Reg Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. E-mail: ACWriters@aol.com. Website: www.ACWriters.com. Attendance: 40-80.

MI - MARANATHA CHRISTIAN WRITERS SEMINAR. Maranatha Bible & Missionary Conference/Muskegon; September 27 – October 1, 2010. Contact: Verna Kokmeyer, 4759 Lake Harbor Rd., Muskegon MI 49441-5299. (231) 798-2161. Fax (231) 798-2152. E-mail: info@writewithpurpose.org. Website:www.WriteWithPurpose.com. Speakers include: Jerry Jenkins, Lynn Austin, Crystal Bowman, Dennis Hensley, Holly Miller, Mary Lou Redding, Sally Stuart, James Snyder, and James Watkins. Editors/agents in attendance. Offers partial scholarships. Attendance: 100.

OCTOBER 2010 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

CA - SANTA BARBARA CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Westmont College; October 2010. Contact: Opal Mae Dailey, PO Box 40860, Santa Barbara CA 93140. Phone/fax (805) 682-0316 (call first for fax). E-mail: opalmaedailey@aol.com. Website: www.cwgsb.com. Attendance: 50.

MD - SANDY COVE CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATORS’ EXPERIENCE. Sandy Cove/North East; September-October 2010.Contact: Sharon Norris Elliott, Writers’ Conference Director, Sandy Cove Ministries, 60 Sandy Cove Rd., North East MD 21901. Toll-free (800) 234-2683. E-mail: info@sandycove.org. Website: www.sandycove.org/writers.

MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN WRITERS Guide FALL SEMINAR. Minneapolis/St. Paul; fall seminar, October or November 2010. Contact: Mrs. Pat Van der Merwe, 19820 Olde Sturbridge Rd., Corcoran MN 55340. (763) 478-6145. E-mail: pdvdm@comcast.net. Website: www.mnchristianwriters.org. No editors/agents in attendance; no scholarships. Attendance: 50.

IN - EARLHAM SCHOOL OF RELIGION: THE MINISTRY OF WRITING COLLOQUIUM. Richmond; late October 2010 & 2011. Contact: Susan Yanos, Earlham School of Religion, 228 College Ave., Richmond IN 47374-4095. Toll-free (800) 432-1377. (765) 983-1420. Fax (765) 983-1688. E-mail: yanossu@earlham.edu. Website: www.esr.earlham.edu. Editors in attendance. No scholarships. Attendance: 100-200.

PA - SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WRITERS WORKSHOP. Best Western Country Cupboard Inn, Lewisburg; October 2010. Contact: Marsha Hubler. (570) 837-0002. E-mail: ckwriter@evenlink.com. Website: www.marshahubler.com. Editors/agents in attendance.

SC - UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA ACW FALL WORKSHOP. Anderson; October 2010. Contact: Elva Martin, 104 Oak Knoll Ter., Anderson SC 29625-2507. Phone/fax (864) 226-7024. E-mail: elvamartinministries@charter.net. Offers track for advanced writers and possibly a teen track. Sponsors a contest. Editors/agents in attendance. Offers partial & full scholarships.

OH - PEN TO PAPER LITERARY SYMPOSIUM. Dayton; October 1-2, 2010; September 30-October 1, 2011. Contact: Valerie L. Coleman, Pen of the Writer, 893 S. Main St., PMB 175, Dayton OH 45322. (937) 307-0760. Fax (515) 474-3643. E-mail: info@penofthewriter.com. Website: www.penofthewriter.com/pentopaper. Editors/agents in attendance. For Power Awards contest details, go to: www.penofthewriter.com/awards.

OH - NORTHWEST OHIO CHRISTIAN WRITERS ONE-DAY SEMINAR. Toledo; October 9, 2010. Contact: Kathy Douglas, 5702 Angola Rd, Lot 139, Toledo OH 43615. (419) 867-0805. E-mail: mlka@toast.net. Speaker 2010: Dr. Dennis Hensley. No editors/agents in attendance; no scholarships. Attendance: 50.

NM - CLASS CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ CONFERENCE (formerly Glorieta Christian Writers’ Conference). Ghost Ranch/Abiquiu; October 13-17, 2010 (tentative). Editors and agents in attendance. Contact: Linda Gilden, dir., PO Box 52103, Albuquerque NM 87181-2103. E-mail: kaeporter@gmail.com. Website: www.classeminars.org. Editors/agents in attendance. Partial scholarships. Attendance: 400.

AZ - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS PHOENIX CONFERENCE. Grace Inn; October 22-23, 2010. Contact: Reg A. Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. E-mail: ACWriters@aol.com. Website: www.ACWriters.com. Attendance: 40-80.

TN - SOUTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Cleveland; October 22-23, 2010. Contact: Homer Rhea, PO Box 6102, Cleveland TN 37320. (423) 339-2576. Fax (423) 478-7334. E-mail: homer8238@gmail.com. Website: www.homerrhea.com. Speaker: Cecil Murphey. Attendance: 50+.

NOVEMBER 2010 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS CARIBBEAN CRUISE. November 28-December 5, 2010. Contact: Reg A. Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. E-mail: ACWriters@aol.com. Website: www.ACWriters.com. Attendance: 15-30.

MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN WRITERS Guide FALL SEMINAR. Minneapolis/St. Paul; fall seminar, October or November 2010. Contact: Mrs. Pat Van der Merwe, 19820 Olde Sturbridge Rd., Corcoran, MN 55340. (763) 478-6145. E-mail: pdvdm@comcast.net. Website: www.mnchristianwriters.org. No editors/agents in attendance; no scholarships. Attendance: 50.

MO - HEART OF AMERICA CHRISTIAN WRITERS NETWORK CONFERENCES. Kansas City, November 11-13, 2010, check Website for dates of additional events. Contact: Jeanette Littleton, 3706 N.E. Shady Lane Dr., Gladstone MO 64119. Phone/fax (816) 459-8016. E-mail: HACWN@earthlink.net. Website: www.HACWN.org. Offers classes for new and advanced writers. Editors/agents in attendance. Contest details on brochure. Attendance: 125.

FL - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS ORLANDO CONFERENCE. November 20, 2010. Contact: Reg A. Forder, Box 110390, Nashville TN 37222. Toll-free (800) 21-WRITE. E-mail: ACWriters@aol.com. Website: www.ACWriters.com. Attendance: 40-80.

FEBRUARY 2011 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

CA - CASTRO VALLEY CHRISTIAN WRITERS SEMINAR. Castro Valley; February 2011. Contact: Pastor Jon Drury, 19300 Redwood Rd., Castro Valley CA 94546-3465. (510) 886-6300. Fax (510) 581-5022. E-mail: jdrury@redwoodchapel.org. Website: www.christianwriter.org. No editors/agents in attendance. Offers full or partial scholarships. Attendance: 200.

CO - JERRY B. JENKINS CHRISTIAN WRITERS GUILD WRITING FOR THE SOUL CONFERENCE. Grand Hyatt, Denver; February 9-12, 2011. Sponsored by the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild. Host: Jerry B. Jenkins. Speakers for 2010 include Max Lucado, Phil Vischer, and Philip Yancey. Appointments with publishers’ reps & agents. More than 30 editors & agents in attendance. Payment plans available. Special meal rates offered for nonparticipating spouses or parents of teens. General sessions with national keynote speakers and in-depth workshops on 6 tracks. Contact: Admissions Manager, 5525 N. Union Blvd., Ste. 200, Colorado Springs CO 80918. Toll-free (866) 495-5177. Fax (719) 495-5181. E-mail: ContactUs@christianwritersguild.com. Website: www.christianwritersguild.com. Offers partial scholarships. Attendance: 400.

MARCH 2011 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

FLORIDA CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Lake Yale Conference Center; Leesburg FL; March 2011. Contact: Billie Wilson, 2344 Armour Ct., Titusville FL 32780. (321) 269-5831. Fax (321) 747-0246. E-mail: billiewilson@cfl.rr.com. Website: www.flwriters.org. Offers advanced track (15 hours of class time—by application only) & teen track. Speakers: Cec Murphey & Jerry Jenkins. Editors and agents in attendance. Offers full & partial scholarships. Offers awards in 11 categories. Awards open to registrants; mss submitted to conference for review are considered for an award. Attendance: 350.

OH - WRITE ON! WORKSHOP. Dayton; March 26, 2011. Contact: Valerie L. Coleman, Pen of the Writer, PMB 175—893 S. Main St., Dayton OH 45322. (937) 307-0760. Fax (515) 474-3643. E-mail: info@penofthewriter.com. Website: www.penofthewriter.com/WriteOn. Speakers: Valerie L. Coleman & Wendy Beckman. Editors in attendance. Full and partial scholarships. Attendance: 50.

APRIL 2011 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

TX - EAST TEXAS CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Marshall;April 8-9, 2011 (2nd weekend of April annually). Contact: Dr. Jerry Hopkins, East Texas Baptist University, 1209 N. Grove St., Marshall TX 75670. (903) 923-2083. Fax (903) 923-2077. E-mail: Jhopkins@etbu.edu. Website: www.etbu.edu/news/CWC/default.htm. Offers an advanced & teen track; contest. Editors/agents in attendance. Partial scholarships for students only. Attendance: 200.

CA - MOUNT HERMON CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Mount Hermon (near Santa Cruz); April 15-19, 2011. Also offers a Career Track for professional writers (details on Website); and a teen track. Contact: Rachel A. Williams, Box 413, Mount Hermon CA 95041-0413. (831) 335-4466. Fax (831) 335-9213. E-mail: rachel.williams@mounthermon.org. Website:  www.mounthermon.org/adult/professionals/writers-conference (no brochure; all details on Website December 1). Many editors and agents in attendance. Offers partial scholarships. Cash awards. Attendance: 450.

CA - ORANGE COUNTY CHRISTIAN WRITERS FELLOWSHIP SPRING WRITERS DAY. Mariners Church/Irvine; April 2011. Contact: John DeSimone, dir.; Peg Matthew Rose, ed., PO Box 5056, Fullerton CA 92838. (714) 538-7070. Fax (949) 458-1807. E-mail: editor@occwf.org. Website: www.occwf.org. Editors and possibly agents in attendance. Offers full and partial scholarships. See Website for list of faculty and conference date. Attendance: 100-150+.

IA - QUAD-CITIES CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ CONFERENCE. Eldridge; April 2011. Contact: Twila Belk, 4350 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA 52722. (563) 332-1622. e-mail: twilabelk@mchsi.com. Website: www.qccwc.com. Speakers include: Cynthia Ruchti, Jim Pence. No editors or agents in attendance. Offers full scholarships. Attendance 100+.

KS - cALLED TO WRITE. Girard/Pittsburg; April 2011. Contact: Deborah Vogts, 17300 Ness Rd., Erie KS 66733. E-mail: debvogts@gmail.com. Website: www.christianwritersfellowship.blogspot.com. Speaker: Cec Murphey. Attendance: 50-60.

TX - INSPIRATIONAL WRITERS ALIVE! AMARILLO SEMINAR. April 30, 2011 (always first Saturday after Easter). Contact: Jerry McClenagan, 6808 Cloud Crest, Amarillo TX 79124. (806) 355-7117. E-mail: jerrydalemc@sbcglobal.net. Sponsors an annual contest. Attendance: 50.

MAY 2011 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

CA - BIOLA MEDIA CONFERENCE. La Mirada; April or May 2011 (date varies). Contact: Craig Detweiler, Biola University, 13800 Biola Ave., La Mirada CA 90639. Toll-free (866) 334-2266. Website:  www.biolamedia.com.

COLORADO CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE. Estes Park; May 2011 at the YMCA of the Rockies. Director: Marlene Bagnull, LittD, 316 Blanchard Rd., Drexel Hill, PA 19026-3507. Phone/fax (610) 626-6833. E-mail: mbagnull@aol.com. Website: www.writehisanswer.com/Colorado. Conferees choose 6 hour-long workshops from 42 offered or a Fiction or Nonfiction Clinic (by application) plus one 6.5 hour continuing session from 7 offered. One-on-one appointments, paid critiques, editors’ panels, and general sessions. Teens Write Saturday afternoon, plus teens are welcome to attend the entire conference at 60 percent off. Contest awards (registered conferees only. Faculty of 60 authors, editors, and agents. Attendance: 260.

GEORGIA CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ SPRING FESTIVAL. Atlanta area; May 2011 (first Saturday in May each year). Contact: Lloyd Blackwell, 3049 Scott Rd. N.E., Marietta GA 30066. (770) 421-1203. E-mail: lloydblackwell@worldnet.att.net.

SEPTEMBER 2011 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

OH - PEN TO PAPER LITERARY SYMPOSIUM. Dayton; October 1-2, 2010; September 30-October 1, 2011. Contact: Valerie L. Coleman, Pen of the Writer, 893 S. Main St., PMB 175, Dayton OH 45322. (937) 307-0760. Fax (515) 474-3643. E-mail: info@penofthewriter.com. Website: www.penofthewriter.com/pentopaper. Editors/agents in attendance. For Power Awards contest details, go to: www.penofthewriter.com/awards.

UPCOMING 2011 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

CA - WRITERS SYMPOSIUM BY THE SEA. San Diego/Point Loma Nazarene University; Contact: Dean Nelson, Professor, Journalism Dept., PLNU, 3900 Lomaland Dr., San Diego CA 92106. (619) 849-2592. Fax (619) 849-2566. E-mail: deannelson@pointloma.edu. Website: www.pointloma.edu/writers. No editors/agents in attendance. No scholarships. Attendance: 500.

IN - BETHEL COLLEGE CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ WORKSHOP. Bethel College/Mishawaka; spring 2011. Contact: English Dept. Chair, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka IN 46544. (574) 257-3427. Website: www.BethelCollege.edu/writersworkshop. Editors sometimes in attendance; no agents. Sometimes offers full or partial scholarships. Attendance: 130.

UPCOMING 2012 - CHRISTIAN WRITERS' CONFERENCES

MI - FESTIVAL OF FAITH & WRITING. Calvin College, Grand Rapids; April 2012 (held every other year). Contact: Shelly LeMahieu Dunn, Calvin College, 1795 Knollcrest Cir. S.E., Grand Rapids MI 49546. (616) 526-6770. Fax (616) 526-8508. E-mail: ffw@calvin.edu. Website: www.calvin.edu/festival. Editors/agents in attendance; no scholarships.

LITTWORLD CONFERENCE. Next conference won’t be held until 2012. Contact: John D. Maust, director, 351 S. Main Pl., Ste. 230, Carol Stream IL 60188-2455. (630) 260-9063. Fax (630) 260-9265. E-mail: MaiLittWorld@sbcglobal.net. Website: www.littworld.org.