by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel Friend, how are you feeling about starting a new year? Our community, our family of writers has suffered loss this year. There has been widespread heartache. And yet, we are a people who live with the most hope because we have the hope of glory in…

by Sandy Kirby Quandt @SandyKQuandt Although many writers make New Years resolutions and choose a verse or word for the coming year, I’m not one of them. It doesn’t work for me. Possibly the reason it doesn’t work is God constantly shows me new things throughout the year which would…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea You can tell a lot about people by the way they do their laundry. I have friends who have certain days they designate as “laundry days.” I confess, I’m probably much more impressed by that than any grown woman should be. My laundry days? They usually happen…

The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Team wishes you a happy New Year. May the coming year be full of love and blessings for you and your family.

BY Eva Marie Everson, Contest Director @EvaMarieEverson Established in 2011 on behalf of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference by multiple award-winning author Dr. Alton Gansky, The Selah Awards are an industry-wide contest designed to honor the best in Christian publishing from the previous year. Its proceeds are used toward BRMCWC scholarships, which…

By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII Done. Finished.  The end of another year—an insanely, crazy, pull-out-your-hair year. Good-bye 2020.  Mic drop. That might be how many people feel about this year. But that is certainly not how a reader should feel when they reach the end of one of your chapters. Our…