Tuesday Book Chat | What’s next on your to-read list? (Or is yours a mountain?)

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: What's next on your to-read list? (Or is yours a mountain?) We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or …

New Releases | October New Releases and Gift Card Winner

Welcome to October's New Releases Congratulations to all who have new releases out this month. Please read to the end to see who the winner of the gift card is. Memphis Grace by Catriona McKeown (Published by Rhiza Edge Release date: October 1st 2019) Graceland was named after the King of Pop’s mansion by her …

Fiction Friday | Getting to Know Susan Branch

Today for Fiction Friday we are getting to know Susan P Branch. Please welcome Susan P Branch to our blog today. We are going to have a little fun while we learn a little more about Susan. Susan also has a new book about to release. 1. Can you tell us a little about yourself? …

Tuesday Book Chat | Do you like maps in a book, or not? What about family trees, or word lists?

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 like maps in a book, or not? What about family trees, or word lists? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a …

Omega Writers announce the 2019 CALEB Award Winners

(and the venue for our 2020 Conference!) The 2019 Omega Writers Conference took place over the weekend, with 96 attendees from all over Australia and New Zealand. The conference included announcing the winners of the 2019 CALEB Awards. Picture Book Sponsored by Simon Malcolm Productions. The winner was Lily’s Balloon, written by Katrina Roe and illustrated …

Fiction Friday – Love And Other Mistakes by Jessica Kate

It's Fiction Friday! Today I'm sharing my book recommendation for Love and Other Mistakes by Aussie author Jessica Kate. Here's the Book Description: Natalie Groves once had big dreams. But soon after her fiancé, Jeremy Walters, inexplicably broke off their engagement and left town, her father was diagnosed with cancer. Now tasked with keeping her family afloat, …

Omega Writer’s Conference | Tips for Packing for a Writing Conference

One sleep until conference! That means … today is packing day. I've done a lot of travelling over the years, both alone (for writer's conferences or business) or with my family. Here are my top tips for packing for a writing conference: 1. Plan Ahead You don't want to get to the airport and discover …

Exploring Genre | Writing Memoir with Cecily Patterson

Memoir is one of my favourite genres to read, and I’m in good company, it seems. I did a quick google search for ‘best selling Australian books 2019’ as I wrote this article, and unsurprisingly, the first three books I saw were memoirs. The right memoir can do exceptionally well. Elizabeth Gilbert sold over four …

Tuesday Book Chat | What would you like to see less of in Christian fiction?

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: What themes, topics or genres would you like to see less of in Christian fiction? Why? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the …