AUGUST 22, 2016 Edition
Industry News
The Christy Award™ Has a New Home at ECPA
Those administering The Christy Award™, the nation’s most prestigious award for Christian fiction, have entered into an agreement with the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) to assume ownership and administration of The Christy Award program beginning September 1, 2016. Donna Kehoe, executive director for The Christy Awards LLC, has been working with ECPA to find a new home for the celebrated award program she has guided since its inception in 1999 when a dozen Christian publishers established a Christian fiction award to recognize novelists and novels of excellence in several genres of Christian fiction. Read More...
Humanitarian Disaster Institute Joins Crisis Publishing Coalition
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Magazine Training International (MTI) is pleased to announce that Humanitarian Disaster Institute (HDI) of Wheaton College has joined the Crisis Publishing Coalition. Coalition members are organizations and individuals who make up a board of reference for the Crisis Publishing Institute to be held 15 – 18 October, 2017, in Europe. Coalition […] Read More...
Spotlight on PUBu Editorial Sessions
LAST WEEK FOR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
Joyce Dinkins (Executive Editor at Our Daily Bread) and Carolyn McCready (Executive Editor at Zondervan) have pulled together the industry’s lead voices in six dynamic and relevant sessions for industry editors at PUBu 2016:
- What Authors Wish They Could Say to Their Editors | Author Panel
- Helping Your Authors Find a Fresh Voice
Terry Glaspey, Senior Acquisitions Editor, Harvest House; and Carolyn McCready, Exec. Editor, Zondervan Trade Books - The Significance of Books in a World of Tweets | Bob Fryling, Former Publisher, InterVarsity Press
- Diversity and Inclusion: Process Over Programs
Joyce Dinkins, Executive Editor, Our Daily Bread Ministries; and Jeff Crosby, Publisher, InterVarsity Press - Diversity and Inclusion: Voices of Change
Panel includes Jan Spivey Gilchrist, fine artist, author, illustrator; Helen Lee, associate editor, InterVarsity Press; Ken Petersen, VP and Publisher, Our Daily Bread; Sebastian Garcia, NA Spanish Outreach Mgr, Our Daily Bread - How to Sell Your Proposal to Your Team | Chad Allen, Editorial Director, Baker Books
Additional training is offered in Reader Engagement, Marketing, Design, and Data, Delivery & Workflow. Attendees will enjoy networking with and learning from industry leaders and colleagues, customizing their training among 30 sessions in five publishing specialties, and leaving inspired in their role through three plenary sessions with Ken Wytsma and Michael Covington — all efficiently packed into 24 hours on October 13-14. If you are a Christian publishing professional, register soon and save!
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY | REGISTER AT ECPAPUBu.org | October 13-14 | Chicago
Christian Collective organizes for London Book Fair, March 2017
ECPA makes it easy for its member publishers to buy and sell rights at the London Book Fair by sponsoring the Christian Collective exhibit, and handling all logistics and administrative services. ECPA is currently making final reservations for booth space (full and shared space available) for this important international publishing rights event. The London Book Fair will be held March 14-16, 2017 at Olympia in London. Contact Cynthia ASAP for more information and to confirm your participation.
ECPA welcomes new members
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Milestones
Shauna Niequist’s New Book, Present Over Perfect, Debuts on Four Major Bestseller Lists
Zondervan is pleased to announce that Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living (August 9, 2016) by Shauna Niequist will debut at #2 on The New York Times Advice, How-To, & Miscellaneous bestseller list for Aug. 28, 2016. Present Over Perfect also debuted at #1 on the Publishers Weekly Nonfiction list, #1 on The Wall Street Journal Best-Seller Nonfiction list and #8 on USA Today’s Best-Selling Books list. Read More...
Media Annountments
Bible Gateway Interviews Preston Yancey, author of Tables in the Wilderness
A young student arrived at Baylor University in the autumn of 2008 with his life figured out, then slowly each piece of his secure world fell apart: his church, his life of study, his politics, his girlfriend, his best friend, and his God. Perhaps you can identify with his story. Bible Gateway interviewed Preston Yancey about his book, Tables in the Wilderness: A Memoir of God Found, Lost, and Found Again (Zondervan, 2014).
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Interview with Michael Horton on Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World
Attempts to measure spiritual growth by constantly seeking the next big breakthrough have left many Christians disillusioned. Another approach to spiritual growth is a renewed appreciation for the commonplace. Bible Gateway interviewed Dr. Michael Horton about his book, Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World (Zondervan, 2014).
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Product News
Zondervan Releases NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
Contact: Trinity McFadden, Senior Publicity Manager tel: 616-398-3514 web: trinity.mcfadden@ harpercollins.com (Grand Rapids, MI) August 19, 2016 – On August 23, decades of historical and cultural research on the ancient world will reach the Christian trade market in Zondervan’s NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Notes and resources handpicked by respected biblical backgrounds scholars John H. […] Read More...
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