Throwback Thursday | Publishing Options in Australia

What if I told you that publishing options were right under your nose? During my BA in Professional Writing, I was given both encouragement and preparation for the blatant reality: getting published in Australia is not easy. The competitiveness of the field was clear to me the moment I peeked outside the classroom. While rejection …

Tuesday Book Chat | Which authors or novels do you think best show realistic and inspiring Christian romantic relationships?

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 …

Supporting Local Authors – Western Australia

Today we're continuing our Supporting Local Authors blog post series by spotlighting Western Australia. ‘Local’ at ACW refers to Australia, New Zealand and other countries within Australasia.   In our ACW blogging group we have one blog member from this region - Elaine Fraser. Elaine Fraser writes inspirational YA, women’s fiction, and inspirational nonfiction. She …

Book Review | A Girl’s Guide to the Outback by Jessica Kate

A Girl's Guide to the Outback takes Kimberly and Sam from Jessica Kate's debut, Love and Other Mistakes, and transplants them to Sam's family farm in the Australian Outback. Sam is convinced he's a failure, so quits Wildfire, the youth mission he founded. When he gets home, he finds his sister Jules with a broken …

Author Interview | Jodie McCarthy

Fast Five Long black or flat white? Short Mac to start the day, then tea after that. Cricket or rugby? I fell in love with test cricket watching the 2006/2007 Ashes. Hobbits or Mad Max? Hobbits, I’m more a fantasy girl than Sci-Fi. Sun or snow? As my childhood was spent in the Northern and …

Tuesday Book Chat | Which is more important in an audiobook – the story, the author, or the narrator?

Welcome to the Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Which is more important in an audiobook - the story, the author, or the narrator? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment …

Tarry Ye! a devotion by Keona J Tann

I recently purchased an absolute gem of a book for it contains sermons and writings by Aimee Semple McPherson1 which I’m slowly working my way through. I say slowly because it is a thick book but also it takes time to digest each sentence because she writes with such depth. In the 1920s, as a …

Tuesday Book Chat | Do you listen to audiobooks? Why or why not?

Welcome to the Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Do you listen to audiobooks? Why or why not? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or in a …

Omega Writers | Welcome to 2020 from Meredith Resce

Hello, all Australasian Christian writers. I hope you’ve had a restful Christmas break, and that you’ve found the time to recharge your batteries. There’s no doubt Australians have had an emotionally charged Christmas and New Year with the devastating bushfires across most states, and the disastrous fires the subject of news and social media conversation. …

Tuesday Book Chat | Which books are you most looking forward to reading in 2020?

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 books are you most looking forward to reading in 2020? Why? Give me your recommendations! We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the …