September 27, 2021 Edition

The Christy Award® finalists announced on Thursday in live webcast

The Christy Award finalists in nine Christian fiction categories will be revealed by live webcast this Thursday, September 30 at 11 am central time.  The announcements will be made by Christy Hall of Fame bestselling author and radio host Chris Fabry and ECPA president Jeff Crosby.  The webcast is free, but registration is required.  REGISTER

The Art of Writing webinar series launches Thursday: Conversation with four industry editors

The first Art of Writing session, a weekly webinar series for storytellers and those who publish them, launches on Thursday evening at 7 pm central time with “How to Be a Publishing Team’s Dream Author,” featuring some of the industry’s top fiction acquisition editors: Becky Monds (HarperCollins Christian Publishing), Stephanie Broene (Tyndale House Publishers), Chris Sigfrids (WaterBrook & Multnomah) and Amy Green Lokkesmoe (Bethany House Publishers).  The session is part of a four-part training series for storytellers and their publishers, including webinars on “Book Promotion Design Principles,” “Writing with Authenticity & Intentionality” and “Emotional, Spiritual, and Mental Health for Creatives.”  Registration for all four-sessions is $79.  REGISTER

Last Call: 2022 Christian Book Award® program submissions ends Thursday

The submission period for the 2022 Christian Book Award program is open through Thursday, September 30, for books published between October 2020 and October 2021.  Titles can be nominated in 12 categories.  For more information, and to access the submission form, visit ChristianBookAwards.com.

Last week for PubU early bird rate: Save the most by registering before Friday

ECPA’s virtual event, PubU Online, will deliver targeted, accessible training and connection for the industry’s publishing practitioners on November 3-12.  For one registration price, attendees have access to all online sessions, forums, and recordings.  Publishing experts, recruited by the PubU Brain Trust, will lead more than 25 sessions in the following tracks:

• November 3:    CHILDREN’S BOOK SUMMIT
• November 8:    MARKETING TRACK
• November 9:    DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION TRACK
• November 10:  EDITORIAL TRACK
• November 11:  PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS TRACK
• November 12:  DESIGN TRACK + TOP SHELF AWARDS

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The early bird rate of $109 expires on Friday, October 1st. 

2K/DENMARK president and CEO to give address at Museum of the Bible

Klaus E. Krogh of 2K/DENMARK will be the featured speaker at Museum of the Bible’s Lunch and Learn, where he’ll discuss the different typefaces used for printing Bible, the need to contemplate the readability, artistry, and technical challenges of designing and choosing fonts, and what makes a good typeface for Bibles. Krogh will also investigate how a typeface designed for the KJV from an artistic standpoint should differ from one designed for the NIV or the NRSV.

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Coach, speaker, and author Jennifer Allwood on Jesus Calling Podcast

Coach, speaker, and author Jennifer Allwood recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she teaches women how to build an online presence and is passionate about building businesses that honor your faith and your family without pushing you to the point of burnout. Allwood’s book, “Fear Is Not The Boss Of You,” is available from Zondervan.

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Bible Gateway interviews J. Warner Wallace, author of “Person of Interest”

Can the truth about Jesus be uncovered, even without a body and by merely gleaning evidence from history alone, without relying on the New Testament? Bible Gateway interviewed former atheist J. Warner Wallace (@jwarnerwallace) about his book and video study, “Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible” (Zondervan, 2021).

Read this interview.