Johnson, who served nearly half a century as president of Bethany House Publishers, is widely credited with helping establish Christian fiction as a powerful publishing category. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Among the winners, 'Indigo Isle' by T.I. Lowe (Tyndale House) took home the Christy Award for Book of the Year, and The Amplify Award for Christian Fiction, which seeks to elevate stories from ethnically diverse perspectives, went to 'The American Queen' by Vanessa Miller (Thomas Nelson). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
The winners were celebrated at the American Christian Fiction Writers conference gala earlier this month. The award recognize the best Christian fiction published in the previous calendar year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
The award will be presented during the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference, which runs September 5-8th in New Orleans. Raney is the author of some 40 books, including her first and best-known novel, 'A Vow to Cherish' the inspiration for the award-winning film of the same name. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
From a look at how bestselling novelist Colleen Hoover is fueling interest in contemporary Christian fiction to interviews with evangelical superstars David Platt and Beth Moore, here are PW’s most-read religion stories of 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Christian-living megaselling authors, renowned Bible scholars, Christian fiction stars, and more are eager to open the doors to faith for little ones with new books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
A selection of photos recapture the 2023 American Christian Fiction Writers conference, which took place in St. Louis from August 24-27. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Jeff Crosby, the executive director of the Evangelical Christian Publishing Association, learns to embrace Christian fiction after years as a skeptic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Jeff Crosby, the executive director of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, learns to embrace Christian fiction after years as a skeptic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Presented by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and taking place during the Art of Writing conference, the Christy Awards recognized the year’s best in Christian fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
Toni Shiloh, author of ‘To Win a Prince’ and numerous other romance novels, discusses DEI efforts within the Christian fiction industry, how she chooses her characters, and what it takes to write a good love story. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Karen Kingsbury, author of the bestselling Baxter Family series as well as standalone Christian fiction titles such as ‘A Distant Shore,’ will produce page-to-screen adaptations of her books through a new company, Karen Kingsbury Productions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Held in person for the first time since 2019, the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) 2022 conference brought over 300 authors, agents, publishers, and aspiring novelists together in St. Louis, Mo. from September 8-11. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Oasis Family Media, which houses Oasis Audio, is expanding into print publishing with the acquisition of Enclave Publishing—an independent press focused on Christian fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
Several Christian fiction publishers are employing sensitivity readers and taking other steps to responsibly represent marginalized people in books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Christian fiction writer's bestsellers such as ‘Redeeming Love’ challenge readers to find answers in faith for their toughest questions and roughest issues. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Author, agent see positives in the Own Voice Award for the program honoring the best in Christian fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
Industry experts weighed in on the state of the Christian publishing industry during the virtual American Christian Fiction Writers Conference on Sept. 18. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers, trade groups, and booksellers of inspirational fiction discover millennials 'are not unicorns.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
The 2019 American Christian Fiction Writers conference took place in San Antonio, Tex. from September 26-29, gathering 480 aspiring writers, authors, agents, and publishers, revealing trends and changes in the category. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]