March 24, 2025 Edition

Leadership Summit gathers industry leaders for mutual encouragement

ECPA’s annual Leadership Summit not only gathers executive teams in Christian publishing to learn from world-class experts on important publishing matters, but is known for its unique component of fellowship and spiritual encouragement as well.  This year’s program will feature:

Dr. Bryan Chapell – Redeeming the Grind and Glory of Your Job
Ben Mandrell – Devotions with Lifeway’s president & CEO
Uli Chi – Cultivating Wisdom In Our Leadership Journey
Dr. Carolyn Weber – ECPA Awards Celebration dinner host

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Hotel group rate expires this week

International Christian Rights & Export Fair to be held June 17-18 in Chicago

Hosted by ECPA, the International Christian Rights & Export Fair will be held June 17-18 at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. This event gathers members of the international publishing community for meetings with publishers, vendors, and distributors to discuss licensing and international sales.

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Christian publishers and rights professionals gather in Krakow, Poland

Last week ECPA hosted the European Christian Rights Fair in Krakow, Poland. Organized with CLC International, the event brought together publishers and international rights and licensing managers from 19 different countries who enjoyed business and fellowship together.

For information about next year’s event, contact ECPA.

BISG hosts webinar this week on Digital Accessibility and the EAA

On Thursday, March 27, BISG will host a webinar about the groundbreaking legislation that will mandate that websites, apps, and digital kiosks across the European Union (EU) meet accessibility standards for people with disabilities. Failure to comply could result in hefty fines. Understand the steps you need to take to ensure compliance before the deadline.

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Selah Awards announce 2025 finalists

The 2025 Selah Awards finalists were announced on March 7, 2025. The Selah Awards is an industry-wide award contest for published Christian authors within 32 categories. The awards were designed to support the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference scholarship fund.

View the 2025 Selah Awards Finalists

Charisma House announces three April 1st releases

  >  Choose Prayer, Not Despair by author and social media influencer Dayne Kamela shares a simple but powerful message: to win the battle for your mental health, start with prayer.
  >  Unlock Your Deliverance by lead pastor of Five-Fold Church Kathryn Krick seeks to de-mystify the deliverance process with a step-by-step guide to learn and restore what the enemy has taken from us.
  >  The Revelationary War by Amanda Grace highlights the ongoing battle facing the world today on spiritual, digital, and mental fronts.