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* Editorial needs posted
Marlene Bagnull
Publisher and Editor
Ampelos Press
http://www.writehisanswer.com/ampelos_press.htm
Marlene is the director of
the Colorado and the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conferences and publisher/editor, Ampelos Press -
a small subsidy house that helps Christians self-publish affordably yet
professionally. She has over 1,000 sales to Christian periodicals and
is the author of five books including Write His Answer - A Bible Study
for Christian Writers and the compiler/editor of three books. She is
the process of acquiring manuscripts for a new compilation, tentatively titled, Train Up a Child - Devotional
Thoughts for Parents.
Conference Director
One-on-One Appointments
Click on
Writing Opportunities at
www.writehisansewr.com
for info on Train Up a Child, a devotional book for parents I am
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Stephen Barclift *
Managing Editor
Kregel Publications
http://www.kregelpublications.com
Steve has been involved in the
Christian publishing industry for more than two decades. He was the founding
managing editor of Christian Parenting Today magazine before
accepting a book-editing position with Questar Publishers (now Multnomah
Publishers) in 1989. He was a senior editor with Questar/Multnomah for
several years. Steve has been managing editor at Kregel Publications
since 1997.
The author of children's books, Steve
received a Gold Medallion Award for The Beginner's Devotional in
1992. Beginning with God, an updated edition of The Beginner's
Devotional, was released in 2004 by Kregel Publications.
Steve and his family live near Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
One-on-One
AppointmentsKregel
Publications seeks works that address a popular audience by relating the
Bible to everyday life. Prominent on this list are works for moms and
women (an area of particular emphasis at the moment), Bible studies or
other books that relate truth to life, fiction, and books for young
readers. We're also looking for books that will help twenty-something
Christians and "seekers" relate to the culture about them.
Regarding fiction, we are looking for novels that aren't merely a rehash
of the familiar story lines. No formula romance (although romance can be
an important component of the story). No need for orphan young women
sailing to the New World seeking love or middle-age widowers finding new
love with the local schoolmarm. Fiction should be fresh, have a
believable story line, and feature characters who engage life
realistically and biblically. We also are looking for strong fiction for
children and young adults.
Kidzone publications are fun, offbeat, zany books that kids love. Right
now we are closed to receiving picture-book proposals for Kidzone unless
the author also illustrates his/her books or is part of an
author-illustrator team.
For our Academic & Professional line, we are looking for works that
facilitate the study and teaching of the Bible. These books should
reflect the needs and interests of the broad evangelical audience.
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Stephanie Broene *
Fiction Acquisitions
Editor
Tyndale House Publishing
www.tyndale.com
Stephanie is a fiction
acquisitions editor for Tyndale. She has always had a passion for fiction
and feels blessed to be paid for doing what she loves. Before coming to
Tyndale, she was the managing editor of a regional consumer magazine in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, until she relocated to Chicago with her husband at
the end of 2005. Stephanie brings with her an excitement for many genres
of fiction and is thrilled to help Tyndale grow its fiction line!
Workshop 6B (with
Jan Stob) - Defining CBA Genres and Trends
One-on-One Appointments
Greatest editorial
need is contemporary fiction – suspense, mom lit, romance, and women’s
fiction. We are looking for well-written, unique stories with a great
hook.
Not looking for historical, biblical, sci-fi, fantasy, or childrens/youth
fiction.
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Brandy Bruce *
Associate Editor,
Book Publishing
Focus on the Family
www.focusonthefamily.org
Brandy holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree in English from Liberty University. She currently resides
in Castle Rock, Colorado, with her husband, Jeff, and their cat, Georgia.
One-on-One
Appointments
We are
publishing family advice topics: parenting, encouragement for women,
topics for seniors, and marriage.
We are publishing a limited number of fiction titles, however we're not
looking for queries or proposals at this time (unless they come through an
agent). Click here for
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Craig Bubeck
Craig is no
longer with David C. Cook, but we're very glad that he is still coming to
the conference.
Nonfiction Clinic
Paid Critiques - Nonfiction book proposals
One-on-One Appointments |
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Jeff Edmondson
Youth Publishing
Manager
Barefoot Ministries
Nazarene Publishing House
www.barefootministries.com
Prior to moving to
his present position, Jeff served as the Youth Program Editor for the
Nazarene Publishing House. Before moving to Kansas City in January of 2000
Jeff served as the Pastor to Families & Youth at Harrisonburg
First Church of the Nazarene, in Harrisonburg, VA. Still a freelance
writer on the side, Jeff has written hundreds of articles and freelance
projects, and has completed three books: Radically Plugged In,
The Construction Zone, and most recently, Gutsy Faith: Hard
Conversations with God.
General Session - The Power of His Call (Thursday am)
Workshop 3G - Writing for Teens
Teens Write!
Paid Critiques - nonfiction book proposals
One-on-One Appointments -
See Jeff's listing on the periodical
editors page for editorial needs for Credo. |
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Nick Harrison
Senior
Editor
Harvest House Publishers
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Senior editor at Harvest House Publishers for
seven years, acquiring both fiction and non-fiction. Prior to that, Nick was
a freelance author and editor, and spent more than twenty years as a
Christian retailer. He is the author of several books, including
Promises to Keep: Daily Devotions for Men Seeking Integrity, His Victorious
Indwelling, Magnificent Prayer, and as co-writer with his friend Steve
Miller (also a Harvest House editor), of Survival Guide for New
Dads: Two Minute Devotions for Successful Fatherhood. Nick and his
wife, Beverly, are the parents of three adult daughters and live in Eugene,
Oregon.
Workshop 1F -
Innovative Ideas for Nonfiction Books
Workshop 6C - How to Know If You'll Succeed as a Writer
One-on-One Appointments
Fiction:
contemporary women's fiction does best for us, although I will look at
other genres except biblical fiction, spiritual warfare fiction
and children's fiction.
Non-fiction:
Books that address a "felt need" in readers sell best for us.
Gift
books:
We
publish gift books, but those are primarily art-driven, not text-driven
and are acquired mainly by our gift book editor.
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Shannon Hill
Fiction Editor
WaterBrook Press
http://www.waterbrookpress.com
Shannon has
worked in publishing for eight years. Prior to joining editorial she
served with publicity and marketing. She also worked in bookstore
retail for three years and is the author of several books. Shannon lives in
Colorado Springs with Quinn, her retriever/shepherd.
Workshop
3A - The Changing Face of Fiction
Paid Critiques - contemporary & women's fiction, suspense & thrillers
One-on-One Appointments |
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Cindy Kenney *
Publishing Director
Exclaim Entertainment
www.exclaimentertainment.com
After working as the Senior Managing Editor and Writer for Big Idea
Productions (VeggieTales) for 8 years, Cindy has moved on to help build
Exclaim's publishing program which includes both books and curriculum.
Cindy has authored over 50 books and developed, written, and edited
numerous children's curriculum programs. She has received a Gold and
Silver Medallion Award and was voted Editor of the Year by the American
Christian Writer's Guild.
She has a passion for creating top-notch materials to help lead
children to the Lord.
Workshop 2G - Make a Difference in the Life
of a Child
Workshop 4G - Top Ten Tips for a Terrific Book for Kids
Workshop 5A - Making SENSE of Your Story
Workshop 6G - Writing Christian Curriculum for Kids
Paid Critiques - short stories; picture books; novels for children, tweens,
& teens; general fiction; women's fiction
One-on-One Appointments
Exclaim Entertainment is a quickly growing entertainment company
currently producing the preschool series, BOZ the Bear focused on
children ages 3 thru 6. We are looking for people who can write our
novelty books, picture books, and storybook ideas in addition to people
who are skilled at writing a variety of preschool curriculum products.
Exclaim is also expanding its brand categories in the near future, and
at that time we will be seeking writers to produce stories and
curriculum for children ages 4 thru 10.
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Cindy Lambert
Senior Editor
Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster
www.howardpublishing.com
Cindy has 30 years
experience in the Christian bookselling industry, first with eighteen
years as owner and manager of an award-winning Christian bookstore
ranked in the top 100 independent Christian bookstores in the nation,
then on to Spring Arbor Distributors as Director of Purchasing of books
and Bibles before joining Zondervan and now Howard Books. Cindy and her husband, Dave,
reside in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Earlybird
Workshop E16 - Crafting Your Author-Editor Partnership
One-on-One Appointments
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Dave Lambert
Senior Fiction Editor
Howard Books, a Division of Simon & Schuster
www.howardpublishing.com
Dave is a
novelist, editor, and member of the Christian Writers Guild Editorial
Board. He wrote the fiction section of the Guild's apprentice and
second-level curriculum.
He formerly served as executive editor at Zondervan where he oversaw all
fiction publishing.
Contemporary Novel Clinic
One-on-One Appointments
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Catherine Lawton
Publisher and Editor
Cladach Publishing
http://www.cladach.com
Catherine serves as Publisher and Editor for Cladach Publishing, which she founded in 1999. She is the author of
the biblical novel Face To Face, and has enjoyed writing for
numerous periodicals and book compilations. With a degree in English and
post-graduate theological studies, she has served as Bible teacher, lay
preacher, church musician, and editor of several nonprofit publications.
In addition to her publishing work, Catherine and her husband, Larry,
enjoy leading short-term missions and have served in Mexico, Africa,
Venezuela, Sicily, and Rome. The Lawtons moved their home and
publishing business to Colorado last year after living in northern California for 33
years. They have two married children and three grandchildren.
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David Manuel
Editorial Director
Awakening Unlimited
http://www.awakeningllc.comIn the past 33
years, David has written 37 books including The
Light and the Glory, co-authored with Peter Marshall, and the Faith
Abbey Mystery series (Paraclete Press, hardcover; Time-Warner, paperback).
Following a profound religious conversion in 1970, he left Doubleday
Canada, Ltd. where he was the first managing editor to set up and head the
book division of Logos Int'l, the first Charismatic publishing house.
Three years later, he mustered the courage to try the other side of the
editor's desk. His first assignment: ghost-write the sequel to Merlin
Carothers' Prison to Praise - in ten days!
In 2004 he wrote The Last Awakening: A Call to Repentance - his
firsthand account of what God is doing now in America, and what we must
do, if we would have Him heal our land. Dutch Sheets said, "If this
forerunner's words are heeded, America can be saved." Six years ago, God
gave him a radical new assignment: to become an evangelist for prayer,
showing people how they can hear God in their hearts. His most recent
project is a little book entitled Once Upon a Prayer: How to Hear God
in Your Heart.
Keynote - Not Only with Words But Also with Power (Friday pm)
Continuing Session - The Writer's Call
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Amy Nappa *
Executive Developer
Group Publishing
http://www.group.com
Amy is also a best-selling and award-winning
author. She has written hundreds of magazine articles for prominent
publications.
Workshop 1G - Writing for the
Women's Ministry Market
One-on-One Appointments
Greatest editorial needs--fresh approaches to women's ministry, relevant
Bible studies that don't feel "old-fashioned" and dry, and fun event
programming for women's groups.
Overworked topics--Devotional books. I see way too many, and the market
is already crowded with them anyway. Your idea would have to be 100%
original and wildly exceptional for me to take a second look!
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Susan Titus Osborn *
Representing
B&H Publishing for all their book lines -
http://www.broadmanholman.com
New Hope Publishers for nonfiction books
- http://newhopepublishers.com
Susan is
the director of the Christian Communicator Manuscript Critique Service (www.christiancommunicator.com) and
has served on the faculty of over 140 writers' conferences across the
United States and in seven foreign countries. She has authored 29 books as
well as numerous articles. Susan is a member of the CLASS staff and is a
CLASS speaker.
Continuing Session: Heart-to-Heart Writing
Paid Critiques - articles, fiction & nonfiction book proposals,
devotionals, personal experience stories, short stories (fiction) for
adults & teens
One-on-One Appointments
B&H Publishing Group is one
of the largest Protestant evangelical Christian publishing houses in the
country, receiving something like 3,000 book proposals annually. They
release about 125 titles per year in most of the adult fiction genres and
almost all the categories of adult nonfiction, and they are interested in
seeing appropriate proposals in these areas.
New Hope Publishers is the
trade publishing division of WMU, an international missions organization.
New Hope publishes under three lines. The “Arise” line is for women and
families. The “Grow” line includes Bible studies and teaching resources.
The “Impact” line represents books on leadership, social issues, personal
growth, and missiological topics. New Hope Publishers is located in
Birmingham, Alabama. New Hope does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. New
Hope books are sold through all channels of trade as well as direct to
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Bonnie Perry
Director
Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
www.bhillkc.com
Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City where Bonnie serves as the director is a
mid-size Christian publishing company that specializes in books dealing
with felt needs, spiritual formation and ministry resources. Bonnie has
worked as a professional writer and editor for more than 20 years. One of
her favorite pastimes is mentoring new, talented writers. Bonnie and her
husband have four 20-something children, and live in a sometimes-empty
nest in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
Continuing Session - Building Your Book
from the Ground Up
One-on-One Appointments |
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Judith Perry
Acquisitions and Consumer
Product Editor
Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
www.bhillkc.com
Judi is a writer and editor who has edited and/or rewritten numerous books
and articles over the last 15 years. She attends several writers
conferences each year where she enjoys meeting with tomorrow’s writers,
critiquing their manuscripts, and teaching workshops. As a midsized
publisher, Beacon Hill has given many authors their starts in the
industry, and Judi enjoys working with new writers as they seek to develop
their skills. She is the mother of three grown daughters. She lives in the
Kansas City area with her husband, Ken.
Continuing Session - Building Your Book from the
Ground Up
One-on-One Appointments |
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Caleb Seeling *
Senior
Editor
NavPress
www.navpress.com
Caleb is a senior editor at NavPress, acquiring for the student-aged Th1nk
line and for the exciting new Deliberate line.
TH1NK is a
straightforward, no-fluff, honest approach to the topic of books (fiction
and nonfiction), Bibles, and Bible Studies. TH1NK will produce honest
(sometimes blunt), relevant, and innovative resources that interact with
Scripture to challenge and inspire the hearts of a new generation of
truth-seeking Disciples of Christ. TH1NK will speak to the
independent-thinkers of this generation without hype or gloss, but with
substantive truth to motivate individuals to live out their faith as a
disciple of Jesus.
Deliberate
takes Th1nk up a level and encourages readers to embrace a
holistic and vibrant Christian faith that is both contemplative and
active. Deliberate bridges the mystery-embracing, active faith of
emerging churches with theological rootedness. There will be something
here for everyone on a spiritual pilgrimage to know God and live like
Christ, Christian and non-Christian alike. It will break down the
sacred/secular divide and explore all aspects of creation and culture and
our role in doing God’s work through them. It will dialogue with other
faiths and worldviews and embrace God’s truth found there. It will
explore art and culture and use them to unflinchingly tell the truth about
this life and God’s redemption of it. It will foster a faith bold enough
to incarnate the gospel in a shrinking and diverse world through social
and ecological justice. There will be something here for everyone on a
spiritual pilgrimage to know God and live like Christ, Christian and
non-Christian alike.”
One-on-One Appointments
Greatest editorial need – writers for high school and college audience,
and/or writers for an audience interested in living out an active faith –
practicing everything from social justice, to new monasticism, to
expressing the gospel and faith through art and beauty, to enhancing our
experience of Christianity through a global perspective. These can either
be fiction or non-fiction.
I’m not terribly interested in “blue like jazz” or “traveling
mercies” like memoirs – give me a new take on creative non-fiction and
personal narrative. Not interested in devotionals, but a creative approach
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Linda Evans Shepherd
Publisher
Jubilant Press
http://www.JubilantPress.com
Linda
is both a national and
international speaker, radio host of Right to the Heart radio, guest
television host of Denver Celebration, the founder of AWSA
(Advanced
Writers and Speakers Association), and the president of
Right to the Heart of Women,
a ministry that ministers to the women of the church. She’s also the
co-founder of Jubilant Press and publisher of Right to the Heart of Women
Ezine.
Linda
is also an award-winning, prolific author. Her books include
The Potluck Club. She
speaks
to women who want to laugh and
draw closer to God and each other.
She's been married twenty-seven years to Paul, and has two
teenagers, Laura and Jimmy.
Earlybird E12 - Writing for a Woman's
Heart
Workshop 3E - Growing Your Speaking Ministry
Workshop 4E - Marketing Your Speaking Ministry
Paid Critiques - fiction & nonfiction book proposals, contemporary &
women's fiction,
One-on-One Appointments |
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Ric Simmons
President
LifeVest Publishing, Inc.
www.LifeVestPublishing.com
Ric is the President of
Lifevest Publishing, Inc. in Centennial, Colorado. Following a successful
30 year career in telecommunications and a lifetime interest in writing,
in 2002 he started Lifevest in his basement as a short-run POD and
self-publishing service specializing in children’s books, Christian works,
and poetry. Today, Lifevest has published over 500 titles, has a direct
working relationship with Ingram Book Group and Spring Arbor, and has
transitioned from a POD to a small press independent offering full service
publishing, both in a traditional manner for select writers and a
pay-for-publishing service for those who do not want to risk rejection or
who want to publish or self-publish their work very quickly.
One-on-One Appointments
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Jan Stob *
Fiction Acquisitions Editor
Tyndale House Publishing
www.tyndale.com
Jan has been in publishing for more than 10 years and in acquisitions at
Tyndale for more than seven years. While at Tyndale she has had the
pleasure of working with authors such as Jerry Jenkins, Joel Rosenberg,
Mel Odom, and Rene Gutteridge – to name a few. She lives in the Chicago
area with her husband and two sons.
Workshop 6B (with
Stephanie Broene) - Defining CBA Genres and Trends
One-on-One Appointments
Greatest editorial
need is contemporary fiction – suspense, mom lit, romance, and women’s
fiction. We are looking for well-written, unique stories with a great
hook.
Not looking for historical, biblical, sci-fi, fantasy, or childrens/youth
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Agents & Other
Authors
Periodical Editors
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