February 22, 2021 Edition

Keynotes announced for ECPA Leadership Summit: "Tempered Resilience" author Tod Bolsinger and NPD's Kristen McLean

ECPA has announced the program and keynote speakers for its upcoming Virtual Leadership Summit, taking place in daily webinars, the weeks of April 27 and May 4.  Gathering the industry’s leaders together for sessions and discussion around the theme, “Resilient Leadership in This Cultural Moment,” the online conference will open with industry “practicums” the first week, with sessions on the latest Christian book market data, growing online sales channels, and global printing & distribution.  NPD Books’ Kristen McLean will open that week with a keynote on “Reading is Thriving.”

Opening the following week’s Thought Leadership sessions, will be Tod Bolsinger, author of Tempered Resilience: How Leaders Are Formed in the Crucible of Change (InterVarsity Press), and director of the newly formed Church Leadership Institute at Fuller Theological Seminary.  Sessions to follow will focus on “being evangelical,” “serving the church,” and the “future of publishing.”  The conference will finish on May 6 with the ECPA member Town Hall and ECPA Awards Celebration, announcing the Christian Book Award® winners.

Registration will open soon for ECPA members.  Sign up to receive event updates.

ECPA Career Center introductory rates expire this week

Introductory rates on regular job postings on the ECPA Career Center will expire on February 28. Job postings are good for 30 days and include inclusion in Rush to Press each week, Job Flash emails, and exposure on other job boards.  Discounted rates for internship postings have been recently added.

More at Jobs.ECPA. org.

 

Submission period for The Christy Award® opens March 1st

Nominations for The Christy Award® will be accepted March 1-31 in nine fiction categories:  General; Contemporary Romance; Historical Romance; Historical; Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller; Visionary; First Novel; Young Adult; Short Form.  In addition to the categories above, the submitter may opt to also nominate a title to be considered for the Christy Own Voice Award on the application for no extra fee, provided it meets the stated criteria.  All submissions are open to works of fiction written from a Christian worldview, published traditionally or independently from March 2020 to March 2021.

For more information: ChristyAwards.com.

Ruth Chou Simons on Jesus Calling Podcast: From stressful living to joyful living

Artist and writer Ruth Chou Simons recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she always had a love for art, but felt pushed into places the world deemed more practical. Creativity and beauty continued to find its way into her life through cracks and crevices, and after Ruth became a mom, she started a blog, Grace Laced, as a way to muse on the way God’s faithfulness was showing up in the everyday, which led to an artistic career that brought her fulfillment beyond her wildest dreams. Simons’ book, GraceLaced, is available from Harvest House Publishers.

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Jess Connolly on Jesus Calling Podcast: Finding your God-given purpose

Life coach and author Jess Connolly recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she has made it her personal mission to help people discover what their God-given gifts are, because it’s not about what we can do with our lives, but who we can serve through our actions. Jess has learned over the years that on our own, we could never be enough, but by His grace, we are. Connolly’s book, Glory Girl, is available from Zonderkidz.

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