August 15, 2022 Edition

ECPA PubU continues mentor program for Emerging Leaders

ECPA PubU will continue the Emerging Leader scholarship and mentor program, led this year by IVP’s Paloma Lee.  The program offers up and coming leaders who are under-represented in the industry the opportunity to attend PubU on scholarship – while participating in a one-on-one mentorship program throughout 2023.  ECPA PubU will be held November 16-17 and offer training tracks in Editorial, Marketing, Design, Production & Operations – as well as include a Children’s Book Summit.

Learn more at ECPAPubU.org

ECPA presents second in free webinar series this Friday

ECPA’s free webinar series for its members will continue this Friday, August 19 with: Pursuing Multiethnicity: Recruiting & Retaining Diverse Talent with industry leaders Vicki Harris (Our Daily Bread), Helen Lee (IVP), and KC Frescoln (IVCF).  Next week’s final session on August 26 will be hosted by Brian Flagler (Flagler Law Group) on Intellectual Property Piracy: Proactive and Reactive Measures to Protect Yourself with legal experts Austin Padgett (Troutman Sanders) and Ryan June (Castañeda + Heidelman).

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The Christy Award® events return to Nashville on Nov. 17

ECPA has announced the in-person program for THE CHRISTY AWARD fall events — held on November 17 at Lipscomb University in Nashville — which include the celebration Gala for the industry’s top award for Christian fiction and an afternoon Art of Writing conference. The Gala will honor the literary contributions of bestselling author JAN KARON (The Mitford Series) and feature award-winning novelists Amanda Cox, Becky Wade, and Chris Fabry.

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Elisabeth Elliot’s lost manuscript to be published by DaySpring

(CT) While searching through old files, radio producers at Back to the Bible discovered an unpublished work written by the late missionary pioneer, Elisabeth Elliot. The devotional is scheduled for release this September by DaySpring.

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Bible Gateway interviews Jacob Armstrong, author of “Breaking Open”

Feelings of despair can overtake us and cause us to mentally, emotionally, or physically break down. But what does the Bible say is the answer? Bible Gateway interviewed Jacob Armstrong about his book, “Breaking Open: How Your Pain Becomes the Path to Living Again” (W Publishing Group).

Read this interview.

Author and pastor Jeff Henderson on Jesus Calling Podcast this week

Jeff Henderson is a pastor and businessman who recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast to talk about the thumbprints of God that mark our lives, giving us clues to living out our purpose. Henderson’s book, “What To Do Next,” is available from Zondervan.