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Beware the Post-Conference Writing Blues
by Edie Melson @EdieMelson We're about two weeks away from the end of the 2023 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. It's always one of the high points of my year, but it's also an exhausting experience. And that exhaustion isn't limited just to those directing a conference or on…
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BRMCWC Award Winners
The 2023 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference 12th annual Selah Awards ceremony took place at Ridgecrest Conference Center in Ridgecrest, North Carolina on May 31, 2023. Contest director Eva Marie Everson greeted over 600 people who gathered in Spilman Auditorium before awarding over 90 awards to nearly 100 recipients.…
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A Last-minute Change in the Conference Photographer at BRMCWC 2023
We have a new headshot photographer coming to the conference this year. In truth, she's not really new. She was here 2 years in a row and then took time off to have the sweetest baby! We are re-introducing Mallory Zynda! [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="on @BRMCWC #writing #writingconference #publishing"]A Last-minute…
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Writer, There’s a Place for You at the Table
by Sally Cressman @scressman The first session of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference would begin that evening. With sweaty palms, I sat at our kitchen table while my husband prayed. An inner voice taunted me. What’s the point? This was my fourth or fifth time going to the…
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How to Pack for a Writers Conference
by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales With BRMCWC 2023 a little more than a week out, all sorts of craziness has likely set in. Nerves. Jitters. Doubts. Worries. Concerns. Excitement. Knotted stomach. Caffeine overdrive. Sleeplessness. Spiritual battles. This. Is. Normal. You. Are. Not. Alone. How do we handle these things so we…
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Taking the Confusion Out of Choosing Classes
by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Preparing for a conference can be confusing and overwhelming. Especially when it comes to selecting which classes to take. There are so many fabulous options, and we become afraid we’re going to miss out on helpful information if we take one class instead of another.…
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