Thursday, May 16, 2013

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.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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.

Monday, May 13, 2013

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.

  • WAKING UP IN HEAVEN by Crystal McVea and Alex Tresniowski (Howard) is #7 in paperback nonfiction; and #23in combined print & e-Book nonfiction.

  • 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.

  • THE DUCK COMMANDER FAMILY by Willie & Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach (Howard Books) is #9 in hardcover nonfiction.

  • THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES by Gary Chapman (Northfield/Moody) is #11 in advice & misc.

  • START by Jon Acuff (Lampo Press) is #12 in advice & misc.

  • THE HARBINGER by Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine) is #13 in paperback trade fiction.

  • 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.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

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.

  • 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.

  • START by Jon Acuff (Lampo Press) is #5 in advice & misc.

  • THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES by Gary Chapman (Northfield/Moody) is #6 in advice & misc.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • THE HARBINGER by Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine) is #13 in paperback trade fiction.

  • KISSES FROM KATIE by Katie Davis with Beth Clark (Howard) is #31 in paperback nonfiction.

  • THE GUARDIAN by Beverly Lewis (Bethany House) is #32 in paperback trade fiction.
From ECPA's Rush to Press at ECPANews.org/rush