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Beware of the Writing Conference Blues
by Edie Melson @EdieMelson We're just back from the 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 staff. It affects those attending as…
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Carrying Out the Writing Ministry God Has Given You
by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel Recently our family was going through some old photos of when our children were young. We were looking at what they said they wanted to do when they grew up. This was before they made a declaration of faith in Christ and were considering how to…
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2024 Foundation Awards Finalists and Winners
Articles Honorable Mention: “P.R.I.M.E. Christian Author” by Kelly May Harris Third Place: “How to Manage Your Day Jesus' Way” by Donna Pryor Second Place: “10 Creative Ways to Read Your Bible” by Shelly Snead First Place: “Trust Jesus with Your What Ifs” by Suzanne Montgomery Blogs (Only Two Entries…
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Conference is Over for Another Year – Now What?
by Maggie Wallem Rowe It’s the Monday after the conference – anyone feeling a little blue? I have one question for you: When’s the last time you said, “I do”? You’re home again now, suitcase unpacked, conference notes tidied into a pile or strewn across your desk. It’s natural to…
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Selah Award Winners 2024
On Wednesday, May 29, 2024, Eva Marie Everson, on behalf of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Director and Co-Director, Edie Melson and Edwina Perkins, presented The 2024 Selah Awards on the final evening of the conference. The gala event was held in the Spillman Auditorium at the Ridgecrest…
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Believe in Your Writing Dream
by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted It seems everyone wants to be a writer—or that's what they say. When you mention you're a writer or a published author, what you hear is, "I've always wanted to write a book." They say there's a book in all of us, but the line in…
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