What’s Keeping You from Writing?
By Karen Barnett
“I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.”
~ E. B. White ~
Many of us begin our writing journey with a wild sense of anticipation. Like Bilbo in The Hobbit, we run down the
2024 Fall Conference Details
NOTE: There will be an additional $25 fee if registering at the door for this event. Please consider registering below instead.
When: October 12, 2024
Where: Rolling Hills Community Church, 3550 SW Borland Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062, Google Info & Directions
Fearless Pitching to an Agent or Editor
By Cynthia Ruchti
Few writers find the idea of pitching their project to an editor or agent easy. Or natural. Or enjoyable. But it can be.
(That probably sounded like a too-good-to-be-true sales pitch.)
Whether in a face-to-face appointment at an in-person conference, during a virtual conference, or
Speaker Videos from Summer Conference Are Now Available!
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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.
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2024 Cascade Award Winners
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 Parade”
Second Place
Pamela McDavid, “The Dirt
It’s Time to Pursue Your Writing Dreams
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 the first step. Why?
Here are