Monday, November 9, 2009
2010 TOP 50 PACKET NOW AVAILABLE
Just wanted to let you know that I finally finished the 2010 Christian Periodical Publishers' Packet. It contains a list of the top 50 "writer-friendly" periodical markets those most likely to buy form you), with a copy of their guidelines and an analysis sheet I have prepared for each of them. Since this is based on the 2010 edition of the market guide which will not be out until Jnauary, it will give you a small preview of the top markets to come. You can order the packet for $25 off my Website (www.stuartmarket.com) or from me directly (stuartcwmg@aol.com) with a credit card.
UK MARKET FOR CHRISTIAN BOOKS
I just wanted to let you know about Sunpenny Publishing and our new imprint, Rose & Crown Books.
Rose & Crown is specifically for Christian Romance books, and we run a New Novels competition annually, too. We are launching with our new books in spring of 2010, some of which are the results of our first competition. We are the first and only (to our knowledge) publisher to be trying to bring this genre to the United Kingdom, where we are based.
Sunpenny itself takes Christian books, too, as well as secular; we are looking at both fiction and non-fiction. We recently published a book by the renowned Welsh missionary, father of Nations.org and World Horizons – My Sea is Wide, and we are about to release a Christian novel called Going Astray.
We also have another imprint, Sunberry Books, which does author services (from critiques to proofing and editing services, or all the way to self-publishing).
(If you are interested in looking further, our web sites are in my signature below.)
Jo Holloway
Sunpenny Publishing
Rose & Crown Books
Boathooks Books
Sunberry Author Services
Staithe View
Horsefen Road
Ludham
Norfolk NR29 5QG
United Kingdom
Tel. 01692-678832
Rose & Crown is specifically for Christian Romance books, and we run a New Novels competition annually, too. We are launching with our new books in spring of 2010, some of which are the results of our first competition. We are the first and only (to our knowledge) publisher to be trying to bring this genre to the United Kingdom, where we are based.
Sunpenny itself takes Christian books, too, as well as secular; we are looking at both fiction and non-fiction. We recently published a book by the renowned Welsh missionary, father of Nations.org and World Horizons – My Sea is Wide, and we are about to release a Christian novel called Going Astray.
We also have another imprint, Sunberry Books, which does author services (from critiques to proofing and editing services, or all the way to self-publishing).
(If you are interested in looking further, our web sites are in my signature below.)
Jo Holloway
Sunpenny Publishing
Rose & Crown Books
Boathooks Books
Sunberry Author Services
Staithe View
Horsefen Road
Ludham
Norfolk NR29 5QG
United Kingdom
Tel. 01692-678832
JERRY JENKINS ANNOUNCES WEBINAR
At the Christian Writers Guild, tomorrow evening at 8 Eastern Time, we’re offering a live Webinar of one of our most popular workshops. We call it the Thick-Skinned Manuscript Critique, in which I show actual editing on anonymous manuscript submissions. Writers at our annual conferences consistently tell us this is a most-helpful approach, because editors don’t have the time (or the responsibility) to tell them what is specifically wrong with the manuscripts they reject.
Here I do just that. Doing a heavy edit and re-write (and brief commentary) on the first two pages of each of 6 different submissions, I walk you through what an editor would do if he or she had the time or the responsibility to tell the truth about the writing itself. Their job is to find publishable, purchasable material. At the Guild, we feel it’s our responsibility – and most helpful – to be specific and say why something is working or not working, salable or not salable.
If you’d like to sit in and watch on screen, I think you’ll find it valuable to your own writing. You’ll have the ability to interact too, asking questions live.
CWG member cost is $25; non-member cost is $45, and we’ll go for an hour or a little more.
Remember, this is set for tomorrow night, Tuesday, November 10, at 8 p.m., Eastern Time. You’ll see my smiling mug during the intro, then you’ll see the manuscripts and what has been done to them, then me again for the Q&A session.
The best way to get in on this at this late date is to contact the Christian Writers Guild directly, either by email (ContactUs@ChristianWritersGuild.com) or by calling (866) 495-5177 and asking for Janice or Leilani.
Jerry B. Jenkins
____________________________________________
Here I do just that. Doing a heavy edit and re-write (and brief commentary) on the first two pages of each of 6 different submissions, I walk you through what an editor would do if he or she had the time or the responsibility to tell the truth about the writing itself. Their job is to find publishable, purchasable material. At the Guild, we feel it’s our responsibility – and most helpful – to be specific and say why something is working or not working, salable or not salable.
If you’d like to sit in and watch on screen, I think you’ll find it valuable to your own writing. You’ll have the ability to interact too, asking questions live.
CWG member cost is $25; non-member cost is $45, and we’ll go for an hour or a little more.
Remember, this is set for tomorrow night, Tuesday, November 10, at 8 p.m., Eastern Time. You’ll see my smiling mug during the intro, then you’ll see the manuscripts and what has been done to them, then me again for the Q&A session.
The best way to get in on this at this late date is to contact the Christian Writers Guild directly, either by email (ContactUs@ChristianWritersGuild.com) or by calling (866) 495-5177 and asking for Janice or Leilani.
Jerry B. Jenkins
____________________________________________
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS - CHRISTIAN
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman (Northfield/Moody) is #3 on the paperback advice list.
The Love Dare by Stephen & Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough (B&H Publishing Group) is #4 on the paperback advice list.
The Shack by William P. Young (Windblown Media) is #4 on the paperback trade fiction list.
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey (Thomas Nelson) is #7 on the hardcover business list.
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper w/ Cecil Murphey (Revell) is #11 on paperback nonfiction list.
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren (Zondervan) is #12 on the paperback advice list.
Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore (Thomas Nelson) is #13 on the paperback nonfiction list.
Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan) is #17 on the paperback trade fiction list.
The Reason for God by Timothy Keller (Riverhead) is #19 on the paperback nonfiction list.
The Love Dare by Stephen & Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough (B&H Publishing Group) is #4 on the paperback advice list.
The Shack by William P. Young (Windblown Media) is #4 on the paperback trade fiction list.
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey (Thomas Nelson) is #7 on the hardcover business list.
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper w/ Cecil Murphey (Revell) is #11 on paperback nonfiction list.
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren (Zondervan) is #12 on the paperback advice list.
Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore (Thomas Nelson) is #13 on the paperback nonfiction list.
Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan) is #17 on the paperback trade fiction list.
The Reason for God by Timothy Keller (Riverhead) is #19 on the paperback nonfiction list.
JAMES DOBSON LEAVES RADIO MINISTRY
Focus on the Family Founder and Chairman Emeritus James C. Dobson, Ph.D., will leave the ministry as its primary radio voice at the end of February, the ministry announced today.
Dr. Dobson's departure from the radio program and from official affiliation with the organization he founded in 1977 is just the "third chapter in a transition that began in 2003," when Dr. Dobson stepped down as Focus president, said Jim Daly, the ministry's president and CEO. It was a mutual decision between Dr. Dobson and the ministry's board of directors, which Dr. Dobson left in February of this year, Daly added.
Dr. Dobson's departure from the radio program and from official affiliation with the organization he founded in 1977 is just the "third chapter in a transition that began in 2003," when Dr. Dobson stepped down as Focus president, said Jim Daly, the ministry's president and CEO. It was a mutual decision between Dr. Dobson and the ministry's board of directors, which Dr. Dobson left in February of this year, Daly added.
Friday, November 6, 2009
RADIX MAGAZINE POETRY CONTEST
September 15–November 15, 2009
Judges: Walt Hearn, John Leax, Marilyn McEntyre, & Luci Shaw
Cost per entry: $25 which includes a Radix subscription (or continuation for current subscribers). Special student rate: $10
The prizes will be: $200 first, $100 second, and $50 third, which will run in a special “Poetry Issue” of the magazine. Three more poems will “place” and be published in subsequent issues of the magazine.
Please email us the poems you wish to submit at radixpoets@aol.com.
Then mail us the $25 dollar submission fee: Radix Magazine, P.O. Box 4307,
Berkeley, CA, 94704. We won’t be able to consider or return any hard copies
sent to us.
No more than three poems should be entered with one submission fee. Please
make sure that a sheet with your name and contact information accompanies
your poems, but that your name does not appear with each poem. Our judges
prefer that the poems be anonymous to them during the judging process.
For more information on Radix magazine go to www.radixmagazine.com
Judges: Walt Hearn, John Leax, Marilyn McEntyre, & Luci Shaw
Cost per entry: $25 which includes a Radix subscription (or continuation for current subscribers). Special student rate: $10
The prizes will be: $200 first, $100 second, and $50 third, which will run in a special “Poetry Issue” of the magazine. Three more poems will “place” and be published in subsequent issues of the magazine.
Please email us the poems you wish to submit at radixpoets@aol.com.
Then mail us the $25 dollar submission fee: Radix Magazine, P.O. Box 4307,
Berkeley, CA, 94704. We won’t be able to consider or return any hard copies
sent to us.
No more than three poems should be entered with one submission fee. Please
make sure that a sheet with your name and contact information accompanies
your poems, but that your name does not appear with each poem. Our judges
prefer that the poems be anonymous to them during the judging process.
For more information on Radix magazine go to www.radixmagazine.com
BETHANY PRESS LAUNCHES BELIEVERSPRESS
Authors face an enormous challenge; a one in thousands chance of getting their manuscript published by major Christian publishers. Until now, the industry has only offered authors royalty and self-publishing models. Rejected authors are often left to fend for themselves. Some talented authors will give up. Others will try to solo-navigate the shifting currents of self/subsidy publishing and find themselves limited by the one-size-fits-all approach of these services.
BelieversPress, a new venture just launched by Bethany Press, offers multiple publishing tracks for authors where they control the process.
1. Royalty Publishing
In collaboration with ECPA, BelieversPress critiques and edits author proposals prior to posting on the ChristianManuscriptSubmissions.com website enabling agents and publishers to sort and filter for high quality submissions. Each of these proposals features a BelieversPress badge.
2. Independent Publishing
At BelieversPress, professional authors who pursue independent publishing can now access
Coaching and editorial services from Jeff Gerke, (longtime editor for the CBA industry, former editor at NavPress) and Barb Lilland Editorial Services (former senior editor, Bethany House Publishing)
Cover design from The DesignWorks Group or Dugan Design
Publicity services from B&B Media (clients include Charles Stanley, John C. Maxwell, Chuck Swindoll, Tim LaHaye, Melody Carlson, Bruce Wilkinson)
Marketing tools from Heinlein Publishing Services (Publishing Professional, 20+ Years: including executive positions with United Methodist Publishing House, Thomas Nelson, and Word Publishing)
Printing from Bethany Press (producer of almost 30% of the best-selling Christian paperbacks)
Sales and distribution through STL Distribution (the largest exclusively Christian distributor in North America).
Authors interested in submitting to agents and small publishers can receive mentoring, editorial, and proposal evaluation from D.C. Jacobson (Don Jacobson's group, former President of Multnomah Publishers) and The Writing Spa (Mary DeMuth) at BelieversPress.
BelieversPress counsels authors that if they cannot sell their books via platforms such as speaking, established ministries, or direct to readers through venues such as blogging, the internet, articles, etc. then they should not self-publish.
Agents and publishers can offer their authors a trustworthy team to help them to publish both their out- of-print books and unpublished manuscripts, further building their readership with the ability to sell directly through the author's website, the BelieversPress E- store, and to the trade through STL Distribution. Or, they can refer authors needing mentoring and further development to trusted professionals who can help them hone their skill and platform before re- submitting.
BelieversPress, a new venture just launched by Bethany Press, offers multiple publishing tracks for authors where they control the process.
1. Royalty Publishing
In collaboration with ECPA, BelieversPress critiques and edits author proposals prior to posting on the ChristianManuscriptSubmissions.com website enabling agents and publishers to sort and filter for high quality submissions. Each of these proposals features a BelieversPress badge.
2. Independent Publishing
At BelieversPress, professional authors who pursue independent publishing can now access
Coaching and editorial services from Jeff Gerke, (longtime editor for the CBA industry, former editor at NavPress) and Barb Lilland Editorial Services (former senior editor, Bethany House Publishing)
Cover design from The DesignWorks Group or Dugan Design
Publicity services from B&B Media (clients include Charles Stanley, John C. Maxwell, Chuck Swindoll, Tim LaHaye, Melody Carlson, Bruce Wilkinson)
Marketing tools from Heinlein Publishing Services (Publishing Professional, 20+ Years: including executive positions with United Methodist Publishing House, Thomas Nelson, and Word Publishing)
Printing from Bethany Press (producer of almost 30% of the best-selling Christian paperbacks)
Sales and distribution through STL Distribution (the largest exclusively Christian distributor in North America).
Authors interested in submitting to agents and small publishers can receive mentoring, editorial, and proposal evaluation from D.C. Jacobson (Don Jacobson's group, former President of Multnomah Publishers) and The Writing Spa (Mary DeMuth) at BelieversPress.
BelieversPress counsels authors that if they cannot sell their books via platforms such as speaking, established ministries, or direct to readers through venues such as blogging, the internet, articles, etc. then they should not self-publish.
Agents and publishers can offer their authors a trustworthy team to help them to publish both their out- of-print books and unpublished manuscripts, further building their readership with the ability to sell directly through the author's website, the BelieversPress E- store, and to the trade through STL Distribution. Or, they can refer authors needing mentoring and further development to trusted professionals who can help them hone their skill and platform before re- submitting.
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