August
(Note: I share a birthday--Aug. 31--with my fictional character in this story. Thank goodness I don't have the same issues that she has...
The Southern Christian Writers Conference (in partnership with TAB Media Group) provides inspiration and instruction for aspiring and published writers of faith. The SCWC has brought writers together since 1991 at its annual workshop and other writing events, and is recognized as one of the best conferences in the nation.
We host seasonal workshops throughout the Southeast, and our annual workshop will take place this year on June 3-4, 2022.
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by guest blogger Shirley Crowder Read Acts 9:1-20 "And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank." Acts 9:9 When I...
Join us at the "Write Away" SCWC Fall Workshop
The Southern Christian Writers Conference is thrilled to be meeting again IN PERSON for this year's "Write Away" Fall Workshop in Orange...
A Wellspring of Water
by guest blogger Tim Johnson "But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in...
Adjusting My Focus
by guest blogger Terri Miller (This post was originally published on Terri's "Life is Moments" blog; it won 2nd place in the 2021 SCWC...
Sometimes We Just Need to Take a Break
by guest blogger Bill King Words. I love words. I love to work with them, and I love to play with them. The use of words, both orally...
What is a Query Letter?
Talk with a successful freelance writer for more than a couple of minutes, and one term will inevitably come up. The term describes one...
Establishing a Cyber Sabbath
by guest blogger Debora Coty “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh...
Yoked for Destiny
by guest blogger Bailey Wynne Some time ago I was discussing the state of marriages and the difficulty (and the work) needed to make them...
Traits of a Good Beta Reader
by guest blogger John M. Cunningham Jr. Over thirty years ago, when I began my writing career, my literary passion drove me to learn...
The Greatest Gift
by guest blogger Carrie Bell We were eating at a local Mexican restaurant when my friend of fourteen years handed me my birthday gift-a...
Why are Spiritual Markers so Important?
by guest blogger Terri Jones “And Joshua said them, ‘Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take...
Living in the Moment
by guest blogger Jeanie Malone "Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. "...
Read the 2021 SCWC Writing Awards winning entries
The winers of 2021 Southern Christian Writers Conference Writing Awards were announced and honored at the annual SCWC workshop on June 5....
A conversation with SCWC keynoter Ginger Rue
We're excited to have author and Guideposts contributing editor Ginger Rue with us for Saturday's keynote address at the 2021 Southern...
Let's talk with SCWC keynoter Todd Gerelds
The Southern Christian Writers Conference is excited to have two excellent keynote speakers with us on June 4-5 for our annual workshop....
Is this the year I attend a Writing Conference?
by Stephanie Rodda In retrospect, I think I thought, at that first conference, I'd meet some fabulous person who would discover me and...
Writers Need To Be Around Other Writers
by David Sloan "Writing, at its best, is a lonely life…. Writers should work alone. They should see each other only after their work is...
Meet SCWC keynote speakers Todd Gerelds and Ginger Rue
One of the highlights of the annual Southern Christian Writers Conference is the opportunity to hear from excellent keynote presenters....
Check out (and read samples from) SCWC coordinator Cheryl Wray's "Notes from a Quarantine"
The past year was truly a crazy one! But, as writers are prone to do, I looked at 2020 as an opportunity to capture my feelings through...