On behalf of Omega Writers, I’m thrilled to announce the winners of the 2020 CALEB Awards for unpublished authors. The award ceremony was held on Saturday night via Zoom. While there was no chocolate, there was plenty of fun and laughter as writers from Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan met to celebrate our achievements over …
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I requested Becoming Sage for review knowing it was a nonfiction title, but that fact somehow slipped my mind while it waited on my Kindle. As a result, I assumed it was a novel when I picked it up. Hey, Becoming Sage is a great title for a women’s fiction story! Once I got over …
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There are basically two ways to publish a book: You can hire people to help you publish your book. Or you can pursue a publishing contract. What you shouldn’t do is sign a contract with a “self-publisher”. 1. Hire Help Savvy self publishing authors do hire people to help, especially editors and cover designers. None …
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It’s contest time! On Monday, Katy introduced the 2020 Australian Christian Teen Writer Award and Young Australian Christian Writer Award. Click here to find out more. Entries to the 2020 CALEB Award close this week. Click here to enter (you’ll have to click the yellow Book Now button). We’re also looking for more judges for …
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It’s Throwback Thursday, and today I’m resharing my review of Write Smart, Write Happy by Cheryl St. John, an inspiring book about the writer mindset. I thought this was going to be a book about writing—and it is. And it isn’t. It isn’t what I was expecting (which was something about how to write better). …
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Plans are well underway for the 2020 Omega Writers Conference, to be held from 23 to 25 October. The conference will be held at Peppers Kingscliff, New South Wales (about twenty minutes from Gold Coast Airport and the Queensland border). Our main organising committee is Raewyn Elsegood, Narelle Atkins, and Andrea Grigg, but there is …
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It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Which authors or novels do you think best illustrate a healthy Christian marriage? Why? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in …
It’s Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Which authors or novels do you think best show realistic and inspiring Christian romantic relationships? Why? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the …
World events continue to remind me that love is about action. When something bad happens, the “thoughts and prayers” come out. It’s great to see people loving others with their thoughts and prayers, their feelings and words. But feeling sorry and saying the right words doesn’t change what happened. And it doesn’t prevent that bad …
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(and the venue for our 2020 Conference!) The 2019 Omega Writers Conference took place over the weekend, with 96 attendees from all over Australia and New Zealand. The conference included announcing the winners of the 2019 CALEB Awards. Picture Book Sponsored by Simon Malcolm Productions. The winner was Lily’s Balloon, written by Katrina Roe and illustrated …
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