It’s contest time! On Monday, Katy introduced the 2020 Australian Christian Teen Writer Award and Young Australian Christian Writer Award. Click here to find out more. Entries to the 2020 CALEB Award close this week. Click here to enter (you’ll have to click the yellow Book Now button). We’re also looking for more judges for …
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Here’s the news from Omega Writers: South Australian Omega Writer’s Day The South Australian members of Omega Writers are planning their first meetup on 2 May. Christy Award-winning author David Rawlings will be speaking, along with James Cooper, who coordinates the Tabor College creative writing programme. Time: 9am – 4pm, 2 May 2020 Location: Edwardstown …
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Australian author David Rawlings has just won a 2019 Christy Award for his debut novel, The Baggage Handler. Congratulations, David! But how does his second novel, The Camera Never Lies, fare in comparison? Personally, I think it’s even better. Now, not everyone will agree with me. One of the strengths of The Baggage Handler was …
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In a similar vein to The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews or Dinner with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory, The Baggage Handler is a contemporary story that explores one question: What baggage are you carrying? About The Baggage Handler When three people take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, their lives change forever. A …
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Welcome to the March latest releases. Congratulations to all who have a release this month. Also in this post is the winner of the February gift voucher. A Hero for Miss Hatherleigh (Regency Brides: Daughters of Aynsley Book 1) By Carolyn Miller (publisher Kregel, March 19, 2019) Can a very proper noble lady find a …
My debut novel launched yesterday. Among the tears, excitement, nerves and sense of satisfaction was a lesson that I’ve learned over the nine months it’s taken The Baggage Handler to go from Word document stored on my computer to an actual book I can hold in my hands. This is the lesson: how to balance …
Getting to know you interview with David Rawlings Welcome David to our blog today. We are going to have a little fun while we learn a little more about him. Can you tell us a little about yourself? Sure. I’m a 40-something father of three and husband of one. I’m a copywriter with my own …
