June 24, 2024 Edition

PubU to feature new track for Publicity professionals

This fall at ECPA PubU, an entire track of sessions will be devoted to the craft of Publicity, and its current trends and issues, on November 13-14 in Chicago.  The track will be developed by Andrea Martin who is the Sr. Director of Public Relations and Author Relations for Tyndale House Publishers, and Tara Burns, Print and Online Publicist for InterVarsity Press. ECPA PubU will also feature tracks, developed by industry leaders, in Marketing, Editorial, Production & Operations, Design, and Children’s Books.

Registration is open at early bird rates.

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The Christy Award® Gala and Art of Writing Conference for Christian fiction publishers, writers, and fans, will be held right after PubU, in the same conference center in Downers Grove, on November 14th. Early bird registration: TheChristyAward.com

ECPA presents webinar on July 12: The First Amendment and Christian Publishing

ECPA continues its summer Focus webinar series with these upcoming Friday conversations:

JULY 12: Application of the First Amendment to the Publishing & Distribution of Christian Books with Flagler Law Group’s Craig Gipson and Brian Flagler

AUGUST 9: Reimagining the Retail Landscape with James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble

ECPA welcomes new members

CruPress, a ministry of CRU, joins ECPA as a small press associate. They publish books, gospel conversation and presentation tools, devotional material, small group studies, evangelism and discipleship training materials and curricula, and other items that are specifically designed to resource those doing the work of evangelism and discipleship. crustore.org

Bill Greig III joins as an individual affiliate.  He is owner of ChurchGrowth.org, and former President of Gospel Light and Regal Books. Bill is also co-founder and board member of ZDL, the largest Christian publishing and media organization in China.

The Word of Promise Audio Bible receives Gold Milestone Award for 500,000 sold

ECPA recently presented its Gold Milestone Sales Award to Thomas Nelson to recognize over 500,000 in sales for The Word of Promise Audio Bible.  The ECPA Milestone Sales Awards recognize sales at 100,000, 500,000, 1 million and 10 million.

Christmas worship from Ukraine by Riggins Rights European director wins Sandford Award

Ukrainian writer and podcaster Nadiyka Gerbish, who also serves as the European and Nordic rights director for Riggins Rights Management, won a prestigious Sandford Award in Radio/Audio for her BBC program, “Wartime Christmas in Ukraine: The Indestructibility of Joy.”

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WaterBrook author Bryan Crum on Jesus Calling Podcast

Bryan Crum, a hospice chaplain, recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast sharing what he has learned from spending time with people in their final days and how God shows up in their last moments. Crum’s book, “Neighbor, Love Yourself,” is available from WaterBrook.

Zonderkidz authors Chris & Lindsey Wheeler on Jesus Calling Podcast

Founders of the non-profit ministry Bottle of Tears, Chris and Lindsey Wheeler, recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast sharing the challenges they faced after adopting their daughter from Guatemala, while navigating Lindsey’s development of a rare autoimmune disease. The Wheeler’s book, “Kit and the Missing Notebook,” is available from Zonderkidz.