by Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales In 2010, I attended my first Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. It was my first writers conference. I was a total newbie who had always dreamed of being a writer but had never pursued it as a career. Sure, I’d been writing since I was…

by Ramona Richards  @RamonaRichards Here’s a question I hear a lot, usually from new conference goers—or in some case new writers: “If I don’t have anything to pitch, is an appointment with an editor or agent a waste of time?” Like so many answers in publishing, this one can be…

By Linda Gilden @LindaGilden Almost every writers conference has a bookstore. Some are big and some are small but all exist to serve the conferees of the conference in several ways. The obvious reason the bookstore exists is to help both faculty and conferees sell books and to help customers…

We are so excited to share the list of the 2020 Selah Award Finalists for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. The competition was tough this year, with many excellent entries. Congratulations to the finalists and especially to all who entered! [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@BRMCWC #writing #WritingCommunity"]Introducing the 2020…

by Edwina Perkins @EdwinaPerkins At my first conference, when someone asked about my elevator pitcher, I couldn’t figure out what an elevator had to do with writing. I quickly learned writers speak a foreign language! I went to the first timers meeting ready to take notes and gather all the…

by Cherrilynn Bisbano @BisbanoWrites Conference season is upon us! I’m excited to attend Blue Ridge and hopefully a few others. Will you attend or does the lack finances keep you at home? The first year God called me to write I attended four conferences. My family doesn’t make a lot…