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 Tara Johnson
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
~ Thoreau
Each year, I meet countless people who tell me they dream of writing, but only a fraction of them take
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:
by Becky Wade
1) Let every critique you receive sway you. Ever hear that “too many cooks spoil the broth”? Sometimes it’s better to whip up something all by yourself that you absolutely LOVE than let lots of “adviser cooks” taste your
by Matt Mikalatos
We spend a lot of time talking about the skills needed to be a writer and precious little talking about the character and heart writing requires.
Yes, writing is rewriting, and one must learn all the rules about commas,
