For the first time, program includes optional add-ons for personal publishing consultations
August 28, 2023, Tempe, AZ – Registration is open for The Christy Award program events — including the four-part ART OF WRITING webinar series for writers, publishers, creatives, and fans — held every Thursday evening from October 19 to November 9. The cost is $69 for all sessions and recordings. The event is sponsored by ECPA, on behalf of its member publishers in Christian fiction.
Acquisition editors from major fiction publishers, literary agents, and award-winning authors will gather each Thursday to present the following four webinars, designed for both aspiring and published writers in Christian fiction:
Dispelling the Myths Around Christian Fiction with Kelsey Bowen (Revell), Jamie Lapeyrolerie (WaterBrook), and Rachel McMillan (author and agent)
How Great Books Can Improve Your Novel and Your Life with Claude Atcho (author/pastor/arts writer) and Jamie Lapeyrolerie (WaterBrook)
Publishing Doesn’t Have to Terrify You! with Stephanie Broene (Tyndale House), Laura Wheeler (HarperCollins Christian Publishing), Tamela Hancock Murray (author/agent), and Barb Roose (author/agent)
Going Deep with Award-Winning Authors with Becky Wade (Christy Hall of Fame novelist) and Christy Award winning author, Patricia Raybon.
Unique to this year as optional $29 add-ons for Art of Writing attendees, are small group consultations with publishers and agents around these topics:
- Pitch & Publish| Practice your pitch in front of an editor and small group. Come away with immediate feedback to take your pitch to publication.
- Ask Me Anything| Like the famed Reddit and Twitter quick-fire sessions, this is your chance to do that with an editor, agent, and established author. Come ready with your questions.
- Strengthen Your Proposal & Get Your Foot in the Door| Share your proposal in a small group with a publisher/agent. Come away with feedback on the areas you need to strengthen to deliver your proposal to publication.
- Calling All Debut Authors| Hear from a debut author and editor on how their fears were allayed, and their thoughts on best practices as you walk through the early stages of publishing.
The series is bookended by The Christy Award® Finalist Reveal & Winners Gala webcasts. The Christy Award Finalist Reveal webcast will be held on Thursday, October 12 with award-winning novelist and radio announcer CHRIS FABRY and ECPA’s JEFF CROSBY at 11 am central.
The Winners Gala webcast will be held on Thursday, November 16 at 7 pm central, recognizing the finalists and announce the winners of The Christy Award in nine categories, Book of the Year, and Amplify Award. Hosted by the winsome Chris Fabry, the Gala will feature two literary greats, Christian fiction legacy authors JANETTE OKE and DAVIS BUNN.
Award presenters will include Christy winning authors Amanda Cox, Toni Shiloh, Nicole Deese, Patricia Raybon, Jocelyn Green, Sarah Sundin, Terri Blackstock, Karen Witemeyer, Sharon Hinck, and Kara Swanson.
Both the finalist and winners webcasts are free but registration is required.
Register at https://christyawards.com/registration.html.
Complete information is at TheChristyAward.com.
ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishers Association) is an international non-profit trade organization comprised of member companies that are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide. Since 1974, ECPA has strengthened Christian publishing by building networking, information, and advocacy opportunities within the industry and throughout multiple channels so that our members can more effectively produce and deliver transformational Christian content. ECPA.org
The Christy Award® is the foremost award honoring and promoting excellence in Christian fiction since 1999, and is named for Catherine Marshall’s novel, Christy, which has sold over 10 million copies since its publication in 1967. ECPA assumed ownership and administration of the award in 2017 to focus and grow the unique opportunity of fiction in Christian publishing. TheChristyAward.com FB ChristyAward TW @ChristyAward IG @thechristyaward
Media contacts:
Jeff Crosby, ECPA President and CEO, jcrosby@ecpa.org, 480-966-3998 ext. 101
Cindy Carter, ECPA Awards & Recognition Manager, ccarter@ecpa.org, 480-966-3998 ext. 103
