During our conference we are offering attendees opportunity to meet one on one with and editors, agents and workshop presenters. Each attendee will get at least one session.
Meeting via Skype
Jim Watkins is the author of 17
books and over 2,000 articles, as well as a speaker at churches, conference and
colleges. Most important, the husband of one wife, two children, and five
adorable grandchildren. You can find a ream of writers' resources at http://www.jameswatkins.com/help/hope-and-humor-for-writers/
Jim is the associate acquisitions
editor in search of new authors at Wesleyan Publishing House, a royalty publisher that specializes in books
to help readers become more like Christ. You can read complete details of what
we're looking for at https://www.wesleyan.org/wg
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He is looking for books that help
readers grow more like Christ. He is not looking for fiction,
memoir, children's or devotional books. He can also give some direction in
writing for our devotional magazine, Light from the Word, which
uses 250-300-word devos.
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Shari Langton is the associate editor of the Bible Advocate
magazine
and Now What? e-zine. The Bible Advocate is
one of the oldest religious magazines still in print (1863). She has worked at
the magazine for more than 25 years. She is also a freelance writer.
The Bible Advocate, hopes to have a new editor in place mid-2015,
so specific criteria may change, but they are a Bible teaching magazine. Sherri
advises writers to read the magazine before submitting. You can check the
writer’s guidelines for online submissions at http://baonline.org/write-for-us/ .
Now What? is always
looking for personal experiences that depict a problem or crisis that either
led the person to Christ or deepened his/her faith in God. They have had many
stories about miscarriages, so she suggests staying away from that subject. http://nowwhat.cog7.org/
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Gloria"s expertise and love of the writing world comes from years of traveling
with her husband, Dan. Together they attended hundreds of writers conferences
while Dan was Acquisitions Editor at AMG Publishing. Gloria is the CLASS
Christian Writers Conference Assistant Director. She loves to encourage new
writers and understands what the writing life is about.
AMG
Publishers is a ministry of AMG International, a worldwide missionary organization.
AMG began as American Mission to the Greeks and was begun by Spiros Zodiadis.
It has since become Advancing the Mission of the Gospel. The publishing house
helps to support the missions around the world.
AMG
is in the process of returning AMG to more of its signature product (study
Bibles, Bible studies, devotionals, and reference works as well as digital
software products and mobile apps). Guidelines
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Rowena
Kuo has a heart for unpublished writers. She considers each and
every manuscript deposited into her acquisitions box a potential means of
ministry. Regardless of the stage within which a particular piece presents
itself, the author’s voice resounds, unique in timbre and impact. Rowena’s goal
is to listen for that voice, fine-tune it, and then reverberate it to a world
desperate to hear it.
She is the managing editor for Brimstone Fiction, LPC’s speculative imprint, acquisitions editor for general fiction, and development executive producer for LPC Media Group, LPC’s production division.
Lighthouse of the Carolina's is an ACFW-approved, royalty-paying traditional publisher. Our authors include Christy Award winners and writers who have found their first home with us.
LPC is especially seeking speculative fiction in fantasy, science fiction, or horror that is not preachy and has a compelling story. And although focusing on fiction, Rowena will also consider non-fiction submissions. Writer's Guidelines
Managing Editor
Brimstone Fiction (
Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Acquisitions Editor
Editorial Director
General Fiction
Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
http://lighthousepublishingofthecarolinas.com/
http://lighthousepublishingofthecarolinas.com/
Development Executive Producer
Lighthouse Productions of the Carolinas
Media Group
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Troy
Griepentrog is the senior associate editor for
marriage topics for Focus on the Family’s Thriving Family magazine.
He edits some marriage features and the ‘Blended Family,’ ‘For Him,’ ‘Everyday
Relationships’ and ‘Faith Conversations’ columns. He also edits marriage
content for FocusOnTheFamily.com.
Thriving Family is looking for
articles on marriage and parenting. Our specific voice is empathetic and
writers should come alongside the readers with friendly (but
knowledgeable) advice. Every article should offer practical solutions
or new insights for couples or parents. For FocusOnTheFamily.com, we
need articles about how couples can build relationships in their church,
community and extended family—plus other things.
Meeting in Person
Tamara Clymer : CrossRiver Media Group / Submissions
Laree
Lindburg : Electric Moon Publishing
Dwayne
Brush : Nazerene Publishing House : FAQs
Lee Warren : Freelance Editor
RJ Thesman : Writing Coach
RJ will be available for a free interview (10 minute session) or $25 for a writers coaching session. Sign up when you register at the conference.
Jill Hart : Author // Interview with Jill
