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In
Print
June
2009 |
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Faithbook
of Jesus
NavPress
will release next spring
my first book, Faithbook
of Jesus: Connecting
with Jesus Daily,
which I had in mind
when I started as an
Apprentice five years
ago. I have a strong
presence on Twitter,
and that is how my agent
and NavPress found and
signed me.
—
Renee Johnson, Grad
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Article
in Focus
My
article, “No Longer
Alone: A divorced man
finds help and healing
through DivorceCare,”
was published in Focus
on the Family
in December. A year
ago in February, I attended
my first Writing for
the Soul conference
and met one of the magazine's
editors.
— Gary Koenig,
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DJ
and Focus
Since
finishing the Journeyman
course I've had one
article printed in Discipleship
Journal, and I
have two under contract
with Focus on the
Family. Thanks
to the Guild and to
mentor Douglas Hirt
for the guidance.
— Kathy M. Nickerson,
Grad |
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Conference
Payoff
My
first article in a national
magazine, “Persisting
in Justice,” appeared
in the March/April Discipleship
Journal. This
is the direct result
of attending Writing
for the Soul, where
I talked with Rod Morris,
then of NavPress, and
Sue Kline of DJ.
— Mary Kay Moody,
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First
glossy article
My
article about my pastor's
family will appear in
the June/July issue
of The Experience,
our denominational
magazine. This will
be my first publication
in a glossy.
—
Andora Henson, Apprentice
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Help
& encouragement
My
article, “Protocol Matters,”
was published in the
Shoal's Woman
magazine for our area.
Without mentor Joyce
Ellis's wonderful help
and encouragement I
couldn't have done this.
Recently I was also
interviewed by our local
newspaper about a book
I've written, and also
about a weekend writers
conference at our church.
—
Anna Michael, Apprentice
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E-vangelism
article
My
article, “E-vangelism,”
was featured on ChristianityToday.com's
Today's Christian
page. It's an
account of my 20 years
of evangelism online.
—
Linda M. Au, Member
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Inspiration
in print
My
inspirational article,
“The Rose Bowl,” has
been accepted by Purpose.
Thanks for your
training and resources.
—
Rebecca Stuhlmiller,
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College
article series
I'm
finishing the last of
27 articles on faith,
service, learning, and
leadership I've been
hired to write for an
area college alumni
publication. It has
not only taught me time
management and made
me more disciplined
with my writing, but
also given me exposure
to working with a lot
of different people.
— CJ Hines,
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Three
accepted
I've
had two articles and
one short story accepted
this year. They will
appear in Christian
Women, Above Rubies,
and The Storyteller.
Thanks so much
to my amazing mentor,
Norm Rohrer.
—
Melissa Guyan, Apprentice
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Interview
published
My
interview article from
lesson 8, “Still In
Training,” appeared
in the personal finance
section of Wisconsin
Christian News,
an online newsletter.
While it wasn't for
pay, it's my first published
article.
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Monica Frede, Apprentice |
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Mal
King Wins Operation First
Book
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After
placing as a finalist
two previous years,
veteran writer Mal King
won first place in the
2008 Operation First
Book contest for a proposal
for his memoir, Before
the Last Leaf Falls.
The announcement
was made Thursday, Feb.
19, at the opening session
of the Christian Writers
Guild's annual Writing
for the Soul
conference.
The nonfiction book
proposal contest, co-sponsored
by the Guild and Harvest
House Publishers, comes
with a $10,000 prize.
The winner's proposal
also receives consideration
by the Harvest House
publication board.
By far the best of the
four finalists for the
CWG nonfiction contest
is Before the Last
Leaf Falls, said
Harvest House senior
editor Rod Morris.
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"It reminds me a lot
of [Pulitzer Prize-winner]
Rick Bragg's writing."
"Mal's win is long overdue,"
said Guild owner Jerry B.
Jenkins . "I have often
said that I aspire to write
like some people, but just
surrender to others and enjoy
their work. Mal fits the latter
category. Until now he's been
the best-kept secret in Christian
Writing."
"Before The Last Leaf
Falls seeks to reveal
spiritual truths in everyday
events," King said. "The
book's panorama stretches
from the Great Depression
to World War II, and from
that war to the present. Why
the story form? Christ
taught primarily by parable,
by short narrative. By using
stories and allegories, Last
Leaf emulates His approach."
The book's title comes from
a doctor's prediction a few
days after King's birth in
May 1933: "That boy's
too puny and sickly. I reckon
he'll be gone before the last
leaf falls."
King was born in rural Arkansas
during the Great Depression.
After a career in criminal
justice, he retired in 1984
after serving as Chief Investigator
for the Ventura County District
Attorney. In the 1970s King
joined the Christian Writers
Guild and was mentored by
Guild founder Norman Rohrer.
Since devoting full time to
writing, King has written
three unpublished novels.
One, The Rustling of a
Wing, won the Rupert
Hughes Award at the 2003 Maui
Writer's Conference and was
a finalist in the Christian
Writers Guild First Novel
competition. Several of his
short stories have won first-place
cash awards from Writer's
Digest and other publications.
And one of his stories won
Story of the Year and a thousand
pounds from World Wide
Writers (published in
the United Kingdom).
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C.J.
Darlington
Wins Novel Contest
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C.J.
Darlington 's novel
Thicker Than Blood
received first
place prize in the
2008 Operation First
Novel contest awarded
at the opening session
of the Writing
for the Soul
conference, Feb. 19,
in Colorado Springs.
The prize includes
$20,000 and publication
by Tyndale.
"A story of two
sisters separated
after the death of
their parents —
one growing up to
become a Christian,
the other running
off and making poor
choices — is
a concept that will
appeal to our core
audience," says
Tyndale senior fiction
acquisitions editor
Jan Stob.
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"The fact that one runs
a ranch and the other works
for a collector of rare books
only serves to make the characters
more interesting."
"One of the biggest thrills
was seeing my book cover for
the first time,"Darlington
says. "They brought a
poster of it out on stage,
and I took one look and was
instantly awed. It perfectly
captures the themes of the
novel. I am so happy with
it."
Darlington began working on
the story when she was 15.
At age 23 she submitted it
to the first Operation First
Novel contest in 2004, placing
as a semifinalist. "Over
the next four years, I tweaked
and revised," she says.
She recently finished
a sequel to Thicker Than
Blood and has started
a third in the series. With
her sister, Tracy, she operates
TitleTrakk.com, a
webite devoted to reviews
of popular Christian music,
films, and books and interviews
with musicians and authors.
"C.J. has been most kind
to me and my work through
her website," says Jerry
B. Jenkins , "so it was
particularly gratifying to
know that I had judged her
winning work without knowing
who wrote it. The finalists
all come to me without names
attached, so I was as thrilled
as she to learn she had won."
Darlington has
been in the used and rare
bookselling business for more
than a decade, scouting for
stores similar to the one
described in Thicker Than
Blood before co-founding
her own online bookstore.
A resident of Hopeland
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Pennsylvania
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her short stories have appeared
in various national publications
including Live, Standard,
Listen, and Gems
of Truth. She also writes
at cjdarlington.blogspot.com.
Begun in 2004, the annual
Operation First Novel contest
is open to members of the
Christian Writers Guild who
have not yet had a book published
by a royalty publishing house.
The winner is announced at
the opening session of the
Guild's Writing for the Soul
conference. Present onstage
when Darlington
received the prize were three
previous winners: Jan Watson
( Troublesome Creek,
2004) Tom Pawlik ( Vanish,
2006), and Jennifer
Valent
( Fireflies in December,
2007).
The
deadline for entries for the
2009 contest is October 1.
Contest details are available
at http://www.christianwritersguild.com/Contest.asp
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