March 14, 2022 Edition

Last week to register for ECPA Leadership Summit at early bird rate: Save $200

The early bird registration discount for the upcoming ECPA Leadership Summit expires on Friday, March 18.  The special rate represents a $200 per person savings.  The event will gather Christian publishing executives and management teams in Philadelphia on May 3-4.  Additional discounts are added when multiple employees register from the same company.  The program features thought leaders and experts on the latest publishing topics – including case studies from three Christian publishers.

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PW talks to agents in Christian publishing about predictions and needs in industry

Publishers Weekly — Sales are up in Christian publishing—and literary agents believe sales should remain strong in the coming year. PW talked to a half a dozen agents in the Christian publishing space to get a feel for changes, progress, and needs within the industry. Several spoke of increased interest in dealing with trauma, mental health, and wellness.

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ECPA bestseller lists for March to be released tomorrow

The March Christian bestseller lists, produced monthly by ECPA based on NPD data, will be released tomorrow, March 15.  The lists are later this month due to a data delay announced by NPD. To receive the lists in your inbox each month, sign up here.

ECPA opens registration for International Christian Rights & Export Fair in Chicago

Registration is now open for the second annual ECPA International Christian Rights & Exports Fair, held June 28-29 on the campus of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. This event allows for members of the international publishing community to meet with foreign publishers, retailers, and distributors to discuss licensing and international sales.

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Deadline to participate in Christian Collective at Frankfurt Book Fair is tomorrow

Registrations for participating in the ECPA Christian Collective at the Frankfurt Book Fair, held October 19-23, 2022, will be accepted through tomorrow, March 15.  For more information, contact Cynthia Helblig.

The Christy Award® accepting submissions til March 31

Nominations will be accepted March 1-31 in nine fiction categories for The Christy Award® program. All Christy Award submissions are open to works of fiction written from a Christian worldview, published traditionally or independently from March 2021 to March 2022. Submitters may also opt to nominate a title to be considered for the Christy Amplify Award on the application for no extra fee.

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ECPA welcomes two new members

The ECPA board of directors recently welcomed two new members to ECPA:

• Ecological Fibers is the world leader in production of environmentally sound cover solutions for projects ranging from large runs of gift and award bibles, to luxury artisan looking hand-crafted individual collections reflecting God’s Word.
• Editorial Patmos has been publishing bibles, books, and Sunday school material in Spanish for 23 years, reaching believers in the USA and all Spanish-speaking countries.

Bible Gateway’s Q&A with Max Lucado, author of “3:16—The Numbers of Hope”

When we read the familiar verse John 3:16, do we ponder in awe of how deep, wide, long, and high God’s love is for us? In this Q&A, Max Lucado talks about his revised and updated book and 5-session streaming video Bible study, “3:16: The Numbers of Hope” (Thomas Nelson, 2022).

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Krispin Mayfield on Jesus Calling Podcast to share his studies on attachment science

Writer and counselor Krispin Mayfield recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share his studies in attachment science—a discipline that looks at how relationships develop between humans, and correlates our various styles of attachment to how we develop our relationship with God. Mayfield’s new book, “Attached to God,” is available from Zondervan.

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