Ever wanted to write for the US market? The USA is the biggest market for Christian fiction, and the home of well-known Christian publishers such as Bethany House, Tyndale, and Thomas Nelson. Carolyn Miller lead an excellent session on writing for the US market at the recent Omega Writers Conference. If you missed out, you …
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2022 Omega Writers Conference Roundup
Last weekend, around 80 Christian writers converged at Peppers Kingscliff, New South Wales, for a weekend of writing craft, connections, and Christ. Around half hadn’t attended before, so it was great to meet lots of new people! Adele Jones and Andrea Grigg In our final host group meeting, we talked about what we’d each got …
Omega Writers | Conference Packing Tips
Bookings for the 2022 Omega Writers Conference are now closed. Which means it’s almost time to start packing … 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 …
Omega Writers | Top 10 Tips for your First Writing Conference
Do you live in Australia or New Zealand? Are you signed up to attend the Omega Writer’s Conference near Gold Coast from 7 to 9 October? If you are, great! (If not, click here to sign up now!) Some of you might be nervous about attending. Don’t be—there will be writers of all levels and …
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What’s New from Omega Writers | July 2022
Omega Writers Conference Today is 18 July, which means the earlybird pricing for the 2022 Omega Writers Conference ends tonight at 11:59pm NSW and Queensland time. Click here to register now to save $50. Remember, members get a discount on their conference registration fee. You can find the discount code in the members-only section of …
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Omega Writers Presents the 2022 CALEB Award Finalists
The books and manuscripts have been read, the score sheets completed, and the totals calculated. That means it’s time to announce our finalists! I am delighted to announce the finalists in the 2022 CALEB Awards from Omega Writers: Christian Authors Lifting Each other’s Books. Published Adult Fiction The winner will receive a $300 cash prize …
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Omega Writers and the 2022 CALEB Award: Frequently Asked Questions
There is one week to go before entries close in the 2022 CALEB Awards. I’ve had several questions from entrants and potential entrants over the last few weeks, so today I’m answering all the questions. When do entries close? Entries close on Tuesday 26 April. Have you received my entry? I will be contacting all …
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Omega Writers | Call for Judges for 2022 CALEB Award
It Takes a Village to Publish a Novel One of the many myths about writing and writers is that we work alone. We sit in our attic room, scratching away for weeks and months and years, and eventually produce a work of staggering genius that has the publishers beating a path to our door, each one …
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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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