2024 Fall Conference DetailsJulieBonnBlank2024-08-26T18:22:20-07:00
Speaker Videos from Summer Conference Are Now Available!
JulieBonnBlank2024-08-02T08:38:13-07:00PLEASE NOTE
The deadline for ordering summer 2024 videos has passed. Please join us at our Fall and Spring conferences and sign up for our newsletters for information on these, as well as summer conferene 2025.
If you joined us
2024 Cascade Award Winners
JulieBonnBlank2024-08-13T13:37:10-07:00Congratulations 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
Lament of a Writer
JulieBonnBlank2024-07-10T13:38:22-07:00by 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
Preparing Your Writing for Summer Conference
JulieBonnBlank2024-07-10T13:33:53-07:00It’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:
- A summary of your book
June 2020 Member News
JulieBonnBlank2020-11-18T13:25:58-08:00
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