The 2024 CALEB Award from Omega Writers recognises the best in Australasian Christian writing with a copyright date in 2022 and 2023. Books do not have to be explicitly Christian but are expected to uphold a Christian worldview. Entries are open in the following categories: Published Adult Fiction Published Young Adult Fiction Published Middle Grade …
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Can you help judge the 2024 CALEB Award?
Call for judges in the 2024 CALEB Award The CALEB Award from Omega Writers recognises the best in Australasian Christian writing each year. The awards are an opportunity to celebrate excellence within our Christian writing community. We invite you to help us celebrate the talent within our community by volunteering to be a judge of …
The 2024 Omega Writers Conference
Looking to take the next step in your writing journey but not sure where to start? The Omega Writers Conference is the premier event for Christian writers in Australia, gathering writers at all career stages for a weekend of learning, encouragement and collaboration in a relaxing environment. More value than ever before! The 2024 Omega …
Omega Writers | There We Were, Together!
The 2023 Omega Writers online retreat was a fantastic time of togetherness for Australia’s Christian Writers Network. The 2023 Annual General Meeting… The retreat started on Friday night with the 2023 Omega Writers AGM, where members gained updates on the business side of the network. President Penny Reeve announced she was stepping down midterm, which …
How to be a good book reviewer
I confess that I have never been good at reviewing books. Even my favourite books, the ones that I could gush about for days, didn’t move me to enter a review on a retailer’s site. Sure, there was a little bit of laziness in there, but until recently, I truly considered my own opinion unimportant. …
Book Review: The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin
The Sound of Light; released in February. I bought it immediately but didn’t get a chance to dive into it until recently when I listened to the audiobook on the long drive between Canberra and Sydney. At one point, I missed my turn off the highway because I was so gripped by the story. I …
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Book Review | Within These Walls of Sorrow by Amanda Barratt
Within These Walls of Sorrow is about the Apteka Pod Orlem – a pharmacy operated by Poles who wouldn’t abandon their premises in the heart of the Krakow ghetto in WWII, choosing instead to risk their lives to serve those within the ghetto walls. Based on a true story, the characters are fictional amalgamations of …
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Marketing 101 | What is a Reader Magnet?
This question gets asked a lot in the author forums I am part of. I thought it was worth giving an in-depth answer here. A reader magnet is a freebie that an author gives away in exchange for a reader’s email address. You might also hear it referred to as a ‘lead magnet’, which is …
Narrated by the Author: Five questions to ask yourself before you record your own audiobook
Audiobooks are big business. According to some they are ‘the new reading’. Whether or not they are going to take over from traditional written books remains to be seen. But the trajectory of growth is undeniable, with the Audio Publishers Association recently revealing double digit growth in audiobook sales for the tenth year running. Some …
Writers Life | Seven ways to encourage an author to write more books
I never used to sign up for anything. I was a scrooge when it came to subscribing and downright anti-social on social media. Why would a ‘successful’ creative care what lil old me had to say to them? I thought. It wasn’t until I became an author I understood just how misguided that attitude was. …
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