Omega Writers | Introducing the Treasurer

Amanda Deed discusses her role as the treasurer of Omega Writers, an organisation for Australian and New Zealand Christian Writers. Welcome, Amanda! How I became the Treasurer… During the Omega Writers conference in 2015 I learnt that there was a need for a new Treasurer for the Omega Writers organisation. Being a person who loves …

Cleaning out the moldy titles? Are you a fan?

Who would have thunk? We are all aware that bread, milk and cheese have a use by date. Are there any readers, like me, who ignore use by dates? Does anyone else do a sniff test to see if the product really is no good for consumption?  I've been known to cut mold from the …

A New Decade

What I’m learning is that you have to stop doing a whole lot of things to learn what it is that you really love, who it is you really are. What does matter is, does it feel congruent with how God made me and called me? Shauna Niequist Take yourself back ten years in time. …

Tuesday Book Chat | Who is your favourite Christian speculative fiction author?

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: Who is your favourite Christian speculative fiction author? What do you like most about his/her books? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the …

December New Releases with giveaway

Welcome to December's Newest releases. This month we have three new releases, congratulations on your new releases. This month we also have a giveaway of one of the new releases. The winner of the November gift voucher is also named a the end of the post. When Promises are Broken by Chrissy Garwood (Publisher: Chrisolite …

Exploring Genre | 2019 Roundup and Master List

We've come to the end of another year of genre crossposts between Australasian Christian Writers and Christian Writers Downunder, so it's time for one final summary post. Jeanette O'Hagan kicked off 2019 with an excellent roundup of all our previous posts. We then moved into some exploring more genres in fiction, from well-known Westerns to …

Tuesday Book Chat | Who is your favourite Christian women’s fiction author?

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: Who is your favourite Christian women's fiction author? And what do you like most about his/her books? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in …

Fiction Friday | Getting to know Jenny Glazebrook

Fiction Friday Getting to know you interview with Jenny Glazebrook Welcome Jenny Glazebrook to our blog today. It’s Fiction Friday and today we are going to have a little fun while we learn a little more about Jenny. 1. Can you tell us a little about yourself? I live in the country town of Gundagai …

The Proclaimers, Jesus, and Love in Action

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 …

Tuesday Book Chat | Who is your favourite Christian Romance Author?

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: Who is your favourite Christian romance author? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or in a comment on …