CHERI COWELL - MARKETING & PLATFORM
Cheri
Cowell, an
accomplished speaker and author with more than 300 articles in such magazines
as Marriage Partnership and the Lookout, draws upon nearly 22 years in both
professional and lay Christian ministry and a Masters degree in Theology from
Asbury Theological Seminary to address the unspoken questions of faith. Through
her books, Direction: Discernment for the Decisions of Your Life and See
For Yourself: 52 Weeks of Devotion, and with her Following God™ Bible
study on the New Testament parables, Cheri challenges her readers to build
their lives upon a solid and firm foundation—the Word and character of God.
However, it is through her work in Word Weavers and teaching at writers conferences
Cheri is able to make her big impact for the kingdom. Says Cheri “Through
teaching at writers’ conferences I’m able to give back what I’ve been so
generously given. By encouraging writers to share their passions and
gifts with excellence, I’m able to impact the Kingdom exponentially.”
Not
long into her writing career, people in the writing and publishing
industry began to encourage Joyce to pass along her insights and writing
skills in workshops at writers conferences and seminars. Later, Jerry
Jenkins (author of the Left Behind series) invited her to serve as a
mentor for the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild (CWG)
correspondence courses. Over the years she has shepherded scores of
writers through several of the courses the CWG offers. "It's a great way
for people interested in writing to get started or grow in their
writing skills with personal feedback from a seasoned writer assigned to
them," Joyce says.
She now serves as contributing editor to the Christian Communicator
magazine, writing a monthly grammar column called "Your Writing GPS"
(Grammar, Punctuation, and Style). A couple of those articles are
available for purchase in the store, and another is yours for free!
Joyce
teaches at writers conferences and seminars across the country and
internationally, and also serves as assistant director for the
Write-to-Publish Conference on the Wheaton College campus (Chicago area)
every June.
She
is also the editorial assistant for Prayer Connect; speaker; Gold Medallion Book
Award and EPA Higher Goals Award recipient.
Jim Hart is a musician/songwriter/worship leader with an ever-growing
library of fictional titles, as well as books on Christian growth, ministry,
and biographies of the Heroes of the Faith.
Jim is looking for authors who can write unique and engaging fictional suspense, romance, women’s fiction, spiritual warfare, YA, and some sci-fi. He is also interested in some non-fiction regarding church growth, Christian living, and self-help. Keep in mind that non-fiction topics require a certain level of credentials, experience and expertise.
Philippians 4:8 is the filter in which Jim uses to select any material“….whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
Jim gets excited when Christians use their creative spark to fire the imagination of others. He is also passionate about the local church, its role in the community, and in seeing people becoming mature followers of Christ. Jim is a credentialed minister with the Assemblies of God, and serves part-time as Worship Pastor in his local church in Southwestern Pennsylvania. He holds a degree in Production Journalism and worked for twenty years in direct mail advertising before taking a job with an urban social services agency, where he worked for twelve years. All during his professional career, Jim has served with the local church doing youth ministry and music/worship ministry.
LIN JOHNSON - BEGINNERS
Jim is looking for authors who can write unique and engaging fictional suspense, romance, women’s fiction, spiritual warfare, YA, and some sci-fi. He is also interested in some non-fiction regarding church growth, Christian living, and self-help. Keep in mind that non-fiction topics require a certain level of credentials, experience and expertise.
Philippians 4:8 is the filter in which Jim uses to select any material“….whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
Jim gets excited when Christians use their creative spark to fire the imagination of others. He is also passionate about the local church, its role in the community, and in seeing people becoming mature followers of Christ. Jim is a credentialed minister with the Assemblies of God, and serves part-time as Worship Pastor in his local church in Southwestern Pennsylvania. He holds a degree in Production Journalism and worked for twenty years in direct mail advertising before taking a job with an urban social services agency, where he worked for twelve years. All during his professional career, Jim has served with the local church doing youth ministry and music/worship ministry.
The author of more than 70 books, Lin specializes in Bible curriculum and is a Gold Medallion Book Award and an EPA Higher Goals award recipient. Her books include Everything the Bible Says about Money, The Smart Guide to the Bible: John, Encouraging Others, Christian Education: Foundations for the Future (co-editor), 2 Timothy & Titus: Fighting the Good Fight and 1 Timothy: Standing Firm (with John Stott), Mark and Ephesians (with N. T. Wright), and the Extracting the Precious series of Bible studies (with Donna Partow). She has also contributed to several books, including A Complete Guide to Writing for Publication and The NIV Quiet Time Bible.
She has a B.A. in Christian education from Cedarville University, a B.A. in Bible-theology from Moody Bible Institute, and an M.S. in adult and continuing education from National-Louis University. She is a former special instructor of Christian education at Moody Bible Institute and a current adjunct professor of writing at Taylor University.
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Shirley Stevens
is the author of the Academy's home study Poetry Series, and she critiques assignments for the Poetry Series and the Story series. She has been a
frequent teacher at Writing Academy seminars and other conferences, including
the St. David's Writer's Conference in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Whether
attending a literary Victorian Tea or dressing up like Cat-in-the-Hat to lead
a Seussabration, she is always doing something that sounds like fun.
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With over a million books in print, Linda Windsor is an award-winning author of sixteen secular historical and contemporary romances and fifteen award-winning romantic comedies and historical fiction for the inspirational market. Her switch to the inspirational fiction in 1999 was more like Jonah going to Ninevah than a flash of enlightenment. Windsor claims God pushed her, kicking and screaming all the way. In retrospect, the author can see how God prepared her for His writing in her early publishing years and then claimed, not just her music, but her writing when she was ready. At that point, He brushed away all her reservations regarding inspirational fiction and she took the leap of faith. Windsor has never looked back in the fifteen years since that leap. The author lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and enjoys a music and speaking ministry in addition to writing.
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In the following weeks we will be announcing class offerings, editor and agent appointment availability, and other important information and updates leading to June's conference.
I hope you are as excited as we are for this year's conference. Don't forget to mark your calendars for June 17 - 21, 2014. Registration will open in March!
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