If you joined us for summer conference, you received a taste of the incredible wisdom and insight that our summer presenters had. But, as you know, you weren’t able to attend each and every class. People have been posting on
Congratulations to the 2024 Cascade Contest winners!
DEVOTIONAL
First Place
Lana M. Usilton, “Cast a Line”
Second Place
Sandra Beck, “Pile of Feathers”
ARTICLE, COLUMN, NONFICTION SHORT STORY
First Place
Denise E. Arzoian, “Pebbles in My Heart”
Second Place
Debra K. Kornfield, “Two Minutes”
FICTION SHORT STORY
First Place
Lori Altebaumer, “The Last
by Karen Kristine
Is this a calling
I am hearing from You?
Or something I want to do?
There is so much confusion,
in my head and my heart;
I don’t know where to start.
As I grapple with fear,
I hear a voice that tells me,
“this can’t
It’s time to start planning! Do you have a potential book to present? What agents and editors expect first is called a “one-sheet.” It is, as indicated, one sheet and usually one-sided. It should include:
FREE to OCW members! Join us for our OCW June Book Club! Monday, June 29, at 7:00-8:30 p.m. is when the online book club is scheduled to launch. We’re reading Wings Like a
Congratulations to the 2020 Cascade Award finalists! Click here to see them!
Carolyn Bolz, of Riverside, California, has a poem, “The Perfect Pie,” in the May issue of Country Magazine.
Mary Hake, of Crooked River Ranch,
