The Carol Awards are ACFW's recognition for the best
Christian fiction published by traditional publishing houses in the previous calendar year.
Carol Awards The Carol Awards are ACFW's recognition for the best
Christian fiction published by traditional publishing houses in the previous calendar year.
Why has it been so hard to get speculative
Christian fiction published?
The Carol Awards are ACFW's recognition for the best
Christian fiction published in the previous calendar year.
The goal of ACFW is «developing the skills of its authors, educating them in the market, and serving as an advocate in
the Christian Fiction publishing industry.»
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all Christian fiction publishing agents.
Not exact matches
(An important note here: Zondervan also
publishes a dump - truck full of
fiction titles intended for the
Christian book marketplace — one assumes because it is a cash cow.
I've read plenty of
Christian authors, know a good deal about
fiction,
publishing, and such.
As a self -
published Christian fiction book becomes a bestseller in the US and the UK, Christianity magazine considers the blessings and dangers of
Christian... More
At the
publishing house she works at, and which
Christian bought, she is promoted to
fiction editor, a job that comes with a big exposed - brick office and lots of responsibility («Increase the font size by two points,» she commands an underling, with a satisfied smirk).
After their honeymoon, Ana returns to work, being promoted to
fiction editor at the
publishing house
Christian owns.
It's an assertion of ambition and authority that's in some ways nominal; as we're reminded more than once, in Ana's new role as the
fiction editor of a Seattle
publishing house,
Christian is her «boss's boss's boss.»
Once they're back in Seattle,
Christian occupies himself with his business — whatever that business is — and Ana returns to the little indie
publishing house where she has been promoted to
Fiction Editor.
Then, after you helped me get a well - known agent with Hartline Literary Agency (for my previously self -
published murder mystery), he got me a deal with an American
Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) approved publisher.»
Literary agent Julie Gwinn of The Seymour Agency most recently served as Marketing Manager for the
Christian Living line at Abingdon Press and before that served as Trade Book Marketing Manager and then
Fiction Publisher for the Pure Enjoyment line at B&H
Publishing Group, a Division of LifeWay
Christian Resources.
I've just discovered your site and am considering entering two books
published in 2014, but there's not a good category for either — one a Biblical
fiction (Old Testament biography) and the other is a historical
Christian Texas romance.
One of the big reasons why
Christian fiction right now is on the decline is authors are no longer getting good incentives from traditional
publishing companies.
HarperCollins
Christian Publishing is pumping out close to 60 new titles each year and «our program is showing revenue growth over last year,» said Daisy Hutton, VP of
fiction.
I've seen
Christian Fiction writers moving to self
publishing... why?
Our mission is to
publish entertaining and enjoyable works by gifted storytellers in all genres, including, contemporary
fiction, mystery, romance, self help, general interest
fiction, street - lit, erotica, non-
fiction and
Christian fiction.
Köehler Books
publishes works of
fiction in genres that include contemporary women, young adult,
Christian and mystery titles.
The
publishing world is changing and so am I. I expect that I'll always have one foot in the niche of
Christian fiction, where so many of my friends and Allies live.
I have a kid series through a small - press with a non-competing clause, but thankfully my publisher is quite supportive of my work self -
publishing adult
Christian fiction.
The authors attending (or at least their books were attending) were: Tamela J Ritter Stuart Jaffe — fantasy (urban, paranormal, not so much epic) C.J. Brightley Angela Stevens Megan Whitson Lee Karoline Fritz Heather Gray —
Christian romance Elizabeth Maddrey —
Christian romance and women's
fiction Claudia Lefeve Kristin Anderson Nick Kelly — cowriting a fantasy series with his wife Stacia Dr. Stacia Kelly Michael J. Sullivan Robin Sullivan --(Michael's wife) She was on the self -
publishing panel with Stuart, Kristin Anderson, and me.
Recognized as the pioneer and leader in
Christian fiction, Bethany House
publishes nearly 120 titles annually in subjects including historical and contemporary
fiction,
Christian living, family, health, devotional, children's, classics, and theology.
Incidentally, Lynn Viehl is a good example of an author who has
published in multiple genres and categories — science
fiction, romance, dark fantasy, young adult,
christian fiction, and non-
fiction (including many free ebooks on writing craft).
Karen Solem is on our list of AAR Book Agents (
publishing agents who are members of the Association of Authors» Representatives),
Christian Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent
Christian fiction and / or nonfiction), Book Agents USA (publishing agents in the United States), Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for teens), and Picture Book Agents (publishing agents who represent picture books for
fiction and / or nonfiction), Book Agents USA (
publishing agents in the United States),
Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for teens), and Picture Book Agents (publishing agents who represent picture books for
Fiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for teens), and Picture Book Agents (publishing agents who represent picture books for
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Young Adult Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent YA books for teens), and Picture Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent picture books for kids).
In order to be considered for ACFW's Qualified Independently
Published status, an author certifies that their books are written from a
Christian worldview in any
Christian fiction genre, specifically, the book should not contain profanity, graphic sex, gratuitous violence or other objectionable material, and must otherwise conform to generally accepted standards of the CBA.
Literary Agent Richard «Bucky» Rosenbaum was on our list of
Christian Publishing Agents (book agents who represent
Christian fiction and / or nonfiction),
Publishing Agents USA (book agents in the United States), and Nonfiction
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels).
About Anaiah Press: Anaiah Press is a
Christian publishing house dedicated to presenting quality, faith - based
fiction and nonfiction books to the public.
He has also
published two
Christian fiction books: Daniel's Mighty Men, and The Righteous Perish.
Of course, we're always looking to reach new readers, but the majority of a new author's audience will likely be readers who enjoy other
Christian fiction that we
publish.
ACFW is The Voice of
Christian Fiction, and our purpose is to educate, assist, and support writers in publishing Christian fiction by traditional means or indepen
Fiction, and our purpose is to educate, assist, and support writers in
publishing Christian fiction by traditional means or indepen
fiction by traditional means or independently.
Just to give one example, I got to know Ben Wolf, editor - in - chief of Splickety
Publishing Group, through the Florida
Christian Writers Conference and the Realm Makers speculative
fiction conference.
Action / Adventure African - American Animals - Pets Anthology Autobiography Biography - General Biography - Historical Book Interior Design —
Fiction Book Interior Design — Non-
Fiction Business — Entrepreneurship & Small Business Business — General Business — Management & Leadership Business — Marketing \ Advertising \ Public Relations Business — Motivational Business — Real Estate Business — Reference Business — Sales Business — Writing /
Publishing Careers Chick - Lit Children's — Educational Children's — Educational (Illustrations award) Children's — Inspirational / Motivational Children's — Inspirational / Motivational (Illustrations award) Children's — Novelty & Gift Book Children's — Novelty & Gift Book (Illustrations award) Children's — Picture Book (7 & Under) Children's — Picture Book (7 & Under)(Illustrations award) Children's — Picture Book (All ages) Children's — Picture Book (All ages)(Illustrations award) Children's — Picture Book —
Fiction Children's — Picture Book —
Fiction (Illustrations award) Children's — Picture Book — Non-
Fiction Children's — Picture Book — Non-
Fiction (Illustrations award) Children's — Religious Children's — Religious (Illustrations award) Children's —
Fiction Children's —
Fiction (Illustrations award) Children's — Non-
Fiction Children's — Non-
Fiction (Illustrations award) Coffee Table Book Comedy Cookbooks — General Cookbooks — International Cookbooks — Nutritional / Vegetarian Cookbooks — Regional Cover Design — Action \ Adventure \ Suspense \ Thriller Cover Design — Anthology Cover Design — Business Book Cover Design — Children's Book Cover Design — Children's Picture Book Cover Design — Cook Book Cover Design —
Fiction Cover Design — Mystery Cover Design — Non-
Fiction Cover Design — Regional Cover Design — Religious Book Cover Design — Romance Cover Design — Short Stories \ Essays Cover Design — Travel Cover Design — Young Adult
Fiction Cover Design — Young Adult Non-
Fiction Cover Design — Young Adult Mystery Crafts Crime Essays
Fiction — Contemporary
Fiction — General
Fiction — Historical
Fiction Fiction — Literary
Fiction Friendship Gift Books History - General History — Military History — United States Hobby Holiday Home & Garden How - To Humor Inspiration Memoir Military
Fiction Military Non-
Fiction Miscellaneous Motivational Mystery Nature Non-
Fiction Non-
Fiction — Creative Personal Growth Photography Poetry Reference Regional -
Fiction Regional — Non-
Fiction Religious —
Christian Inspirational Religious — Christianity Religious — General Religious —
Fiction Religious — Non-
Fiction Romance Self - Help — General Self - Help — Motivational Self - Help — Spiritual Short Stories Specialty Books Spirituality — General Spirituality — Inspirational Sports Suspense Thriller Transportation (Auto / Aviation / Railroad, etc.) Travel — Essay Travel — Guide Well - Being Western Writing and
Publishing: see Business Young Adult (12 - 18)
Fiction Young Adult (12 - 18) Non-
Fiction
This guest post was
published first on the American
Christian Fiction Writers website on May 14, 2015, and I had to share because this kind of thing makes all the work completely and totally worthwhile!
Rachelle Gardner is on our list of
Christian Publishing Agents (book agents who represent
Christian fiction and / or nonfiction), Publishing Agents California (book agents in California), Publishing Agents USA (book agents in the United States), Fiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), and Middle Grade Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween re
fiction and / or nonfiction),
Publishing Agents California (book agents in California),
Publishing Agents USA (book agents in the United States),
Fiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), and Middle Grade Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween re
Fiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), and Middle Grade Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween re
fiction authors), Nonfiction
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), and Middle Grade
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers).
Even better, One - Click
Publishing is designed to tailor distinct services to authors in seven book genres: Non-
Fiction,
Fiction, Spiritual,
Christian, Children's, Memoirs and Cookbooks.
Paige Wheeler is on our list of AAR Book Agents (
publishing agents who are members of the Association of Authors» Representatives),
Christian Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent
Christian fiction and / or nonfiction), Book Agents New York (publishing agents in New York State), Book Agents NYC (publishing agents in NYC), Book Agents USA (publishing agents in the United States), Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for
fiction and / or nonfiction), Book Agents New York (
publishing agents in New York State), Book Agents NYC (
publishing agents in NYC), Book Agents USA (
publishing agents in the United States),
Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for
Fiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), and Young Adult Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent YA books for teens).
I also review
Christian fiction on my blog, Iola's
Christian Reads, and books related to writing, editing,
publishing and marketing on my website,
Christian Editing Services.
They allow traditionally
published and self -
published novels, and make no distinction between paper or digital formats: anyone can enter, as long as the book is
Christian Fiction.
A former managing editor of
Christian Retailing, Charisma, and Ministries Today magazines and contributor to Publisher's Weekly's religion coverage, she is well - versed in the
Christian publishing industry, and for several years served as Gale Publications»
Christian fiction expert.
She is the owner of
Christian Fiction Blog and Dee Gospel PR, an entertainment PR boutique.She was also an inspirational book reviewer for RT Book Reviews Magazine for five years until she became a
published author in 2010.
Given the limitations of the modern reading public and
publishing companies towards Catholic authors, do you think modern Catholic novels that headline under «Catholic
fiction» will ever be able to reach that block - buster level of popularity one sometimes sees in the
Christian fiction market?
(Nashville, TN) August 11, 2016 — HarperCollins
Christian Publishing (HCCP) recently announced the promotion of two
fiction editors, Becky Monds and Karli Jackson.
While the following
fiction publishers are not Catholic, they do
publish Christian fiction and are not opposed to Catholic
fiction submissions:
Does Waterfall Press, a
Christian Fiction imprint, «have all [those authors] all in one place, they don't deserve to be
published anywhere else?»
If you are a self -
published author who writes
Christian fiction there are no definitive outlets that specialize in promotion and marketing.
When I queried a
Christian fiction newsletter about getting my traditionally
published novel reviewed, I was quoted a price for the service.
They
publish Christian fiction...