Introducing the 2022 CALEB Awards The 2022 CALEB Awards are now open for entries. The categories for 2022 are: Published Adult fiction Published Adult nonfiction (including memoir) Published Young Adult fiction Unpublished Adult fiction Unpublished Adult nonfiction (including memoir) Unpublished Young Adult fiction Click here to enter. Note that you will need to click the …
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Omega Writer | Why Enter a Writing Contest?
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas a restful New Year, and is now looking forward to the challenges 2022 will hold. Challenges? Writing challenges, of course! Here’s a challenge for writers who have not yet published a book: enter a writing contest. Why? I can think of several good reasons: Honest Feedback …
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The End of Another Year: News from Omega Writers for December 2021
2021 has been a year. Apart from the obvious, things have happened, especially here at Omega Writers. We celebrated the best of Christian writing from Australasian authors with the 2021 CALEB Awards. Click here to find out more. We hosted our first online writing retreat (after being forced to cancel the in-person retreat for the …
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Recommended Resources from the 2021 Omega Writer’s Retreat
Omega Writers held a successful online writing retreat in October, with inspiring sessions from Edie Melson and Nicole Partridge, and informative panel discussions on publishing and marketing. Today I’m sharing some of the resources discussed during the retreat, particularly during the marketing panel (which, unfortunately, did not record). Recommended Resources Podcasts Here are some excellent …
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News from Omega Writers | September 2021 (and Introducing #FaithPitch)
Today I’m sharing the news from Omega Writers, and introducing #FaithPitch, an online event connecting Christian writers with agents and publishers. Omega Writers If you are a current member of Omega Writers, you should have received an email with this information last week. If you didn’t receive the email (and it’s not in your spam …
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Omega Writers News | August 2021 | Retreat and Book Fair News
2021 Omega Writers Retreat Unfortunately, the latest lockdowns have meant the Omega Writers Committee have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Omega Writers Retreat. Instead, the Committee have put together an online event. Hold your diaries for the evening of Friday 8 October, and all day on Saturday 9 October from 9am. Yes, we’ll …
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What’s New at Omega Writers | July 2021
There is lots of news from Omega Writers this month! We have a winner in the Realm Awards, news about the Omega Book Fair and Retreat, and a call for nominations for the Encouragement Awards. Realm Awards Congratulations to Omega Writers member Kristen Young for her double win at the Realm Makers Awards, announced last …
Omega Writers | Announcing the 2021 CALEB Finalists
The books have been read, the scoresheets completed, the scores added … I am delighted to announce the finalists in the 2021 CALEB Awards from Omega Writers: Christian Authors Lifting Each other’s Books. I’d also like to add a big thank you to our sponsors for supporting Omega Writers, the CALEB Award, and Christian writers …
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The CALEB Awards | Christian Authors Lifting Each other’s Books
Today’s post is from Meredith Resce, Author and Publisher, and member of the Omega Writers Management Committee. Back in 2010, I entered the CALEB awards for the first time. I even flew to Queensland for the gala dinner that, at that time, was a completely separate event to the Omega Conference. I was a finalist in …
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Omega Writers Update | 2021 CALEB Awards Open for Entry
The 2021 CALEB Awards are open for entry in the following categories: Adult fiction Adult nonfiction Young Adult fiction Children’s fiction (early reader and middle grade) Children’s picture books The contest is open to books by Australian or New Zealand Christian authors, or Christian authors living in Australia or New Zealand. Entrants must confirm they …
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