It’s time to check in with the international members of American Christian Fiction Writers and find out what they’ve achieved over the last few months. Question Time We are currently in the season of Lent with Easter rapidly approaching, so some of our members have shared what they have given up (or committed to) during …
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Once upon a time, Christian publishers sold Christian fiction. Choosing a book by a Christian publisher was one easy way to find books that reflected our Christian values. I’ve read some excellent books lately, including several from Christian publishers, but I have found some of them are definitely lacking in terms of Christian content. I’m …
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(and five contests for unpublished fiction writers, plus a short story contest for Australian writers) There are any number of writing contests around for both published and unpublished writers. It’s easy to see why a published author would enter a writing contest: to get recognition for their writing, in the same way as actors enter …
I started blogging in 2011, which means I will hit my 15-year anniversary this year. (How did that happen? It’s scary how maths works!) It also means I’ve been observing the trends in Christian fiction for a long time as an author, blogger, and reader. That means I can testify to the truth of Ecclesiastes …
Today I’m delighted to welcome author Lara Silverman to the blog. Lara recently released her debut book, Singing Through Fire. (Click here to read Keona Tann’s review of Singing Through Fire.) Fast Five (Where we ask our guests to choose between two typically Australasian options …) Long black or flat white? Long black! Kiwis or …
It’s time for another getting-to-know-you question from members of the international members of American Christian Fiction Writers … but first, some contest wins! 2025 Christy Awards The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) recently announced the winners of the 2025 Christy Awards in Christian fiction, and we’re delighted to see two members of Beyond the Borders …
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Last week, I attended a New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s performance of two works based on the Stabat Mater, a thirteenth-century poem/hymn based on the suffering of Mary as she watched Jesus’s death on the cross. The first Stabat Mater was by Rossini, a nineteenth-century Italian composer, with the orchestra backed by a choir and featuring …
A few weeks ago in church, we were shown a video instead of receiving a sermon. The video was Godspeed, and it’s the story of Matt Canlis, an American pastor whose desire to change the world grinds to a halt in a Scottish parish. The tagline is “the pace of being known”. The video talks …
It’s time for another getting-to-know-you question from members of the international members of American Christian Fiction Writers … but first, some conference news! 2025 ACFW Virtual Conference One thing it’s often hard to do as international members of American Christian Fiction Writers is attend the annual conference. This year, the conference is also being offered …
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There are a lot of people trying to scam money out of authors. Writer Beware has recently written about a new AI-assisted scam. In this one, scammers use artificial intelligence (AI) to read your reviews or book, then customise an email sales pitch designed to get authors to part with their hard-earned dollars. Yes, just one …
