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Sami Abrams
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    WS 18: Growing Your Newsletter Round Robin Style

Award-winning, bestselling author Sami Abrams grew up hating to read. It wasn’t until her 30’s that she found authors that captured her attention. Now, most evenings, you can find her engrossed in a Romantic Suspense. She lives in Northern California, but she will always be a Kansas girl at heart. She is a retired teacher and has a love of sports, family, and travel. However, a cabin at Lake Tahoe writing her next story is definitely at the top of her list.

JPC Allen
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JPC Allen started her writing career in second grade with an homage to Scooby Doo, and she’s been tracking down mysteries ever since. She’s a Selah finalist in both the short story and YA categories for her series, Rae Riley Mysteries. Her first Rae Riley novel, A Shadow on the Snow, won first place in the ACFW KidLit contest for published YA fiction. Online, she offer tips and prompts to ignite the creative spark in every kind of writer. She also leads workshops for teens and adults encouraging them to discover the adventure of writing. Coming from a long line of Mountaineers, she’s a life-long Buckeye, a wife of one for twenty years, and a mother of two for sixteen.

Kate Angelo
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Kate Angelo once sold a lion to a circus in Shreveport after her mom realized lions weren’t great house pets. Growing up, Kate was a bookworm, dog groomer, exotic pet wrangler, horse trainer, cowgirl, and teenage pool shark. After aging out of foster care, Kate cultivated her inner computer nerd and worked as a web programmer. During a visit to Australia, Kate encountered Jesus and left the corporate world to pursue a life in ministry.

From her home in Southwest Missouri, Kate serves alongside her husband, strengthening and encouraging marriages and families through their nonprofit ministry. And after raising their 5 children, they are now fluent in both sarcasm and eye rolls.

Kate is a romantic suspense author, a coffee addict, tech guru, productivity enthusiast, expert knitter, avid boater, dog lover, prayer warrior, and known klutz. With Willow, her long-haired chihuahua taking up half her desk space, Kate writes thrilling stories with flawed characters who encounter hope and healing while ducking danger along the way. Connect with Kate at https://kateangelo.com/

Rick Barry
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    WS20 Challenges and Blessings of the Writing Life

Rick Barry has climbed mountains, jumped solo from airplanes, toured WW II battlefields, and visited Eastern Europe over 50 times. He holds a degree in Foreign Language Education and speaks Russian. He began writing for publication in his sophomore year of college. Since then, he has drawn upon his experiences to write hundreds of published short stories and articles, plus 5 books. His novels (both traditionally and indie-published) are Gunner’s Run, Kiriath’s Quest, The Methuselah Project, Methuselah Project S.O.S., and The Next Fithian. He is currently the office manager of an international Christian ministry and writes in his “spare” (Ha!) time

Pepper Basham
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    WS 11: Romance-ology Q & A

Pepper Basham is an award-winning author who writes romance “peppered” with grace and humor. Writing both historical and contemporary novels, she loves to incorporate her native Appalachian culture and/or her unabashed adoration of the UK into her stories. She currently resides in the lovely mountains of Asheville, NC where she is a wife, mom to five great kids, a speech-language pathologist, and a lover of chocolate, jazz, hats, and Jesus. Her novel, Hope Between the Pages, was a finalist for the prestigious Christy award. You can learn more about Pepper and her books on her website at http://www.pepperdbasham.com

Tracey Bateman
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    WS 09: Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Rising Star

Tracey Bateman has written over 40 novels for the traditional Christian market. She lives in Missouri with her retired military husband and two dogs. They care for her elderly, blind and deaf brother with a healthy dose of joy and frustration at times. After withdrawing from a writing career to focus on inner life and family, Tracey is returning to the world of publishing and is excited to rejoin the ACFW family.

Bettie Boswell
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Bettie Boswell is a multi-published author of educational works and Christian Fiction for chapter books, picture books, romance, devotions, and short stories for anthologies. She is one of the founders of the ACFWKidlit Chapter. She is a former educator for all age levels and a minister’s wife. During her life as a teacher and church musician, she also created musicals for school, community, and church. She is the mother of two, an in-law of one, and grandmother of three. Bettie has been a finalist or winner for Selah, Southern Christian Writers Conference, and ACFW Virginia contests.

Sandra Bretting
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    WS13:Switching Genres & Staying Sane

Author of eleven books (all traditionally published), including a bestselling cozy mystery series that ran for five years with Kensington Publishing. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, I began my career writing for the Los Angeles Times, Orange Coast Magazine, and others. From 2006 until 2016, I wrote feature stories for the award-winning business section of the Houston Chronicle. Since making the switch from mysteries to inspirational historical fiction, I’ve garnered accolades for my first title, Unfit to Serve, which debuted in August 2024. The novel explores how the U.S. military brought the IQ test to America at the start of World War 1 and the turmoil it caused.

Colleen Coble
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    CE 03 The Author’s Blueprint: Building Buzz Through Tours and Tech

USAToday bestselling author Colleen Coble’s novels have won or finaled in awards ranging from the Best Books of Indiana, the ACFW Carol Award, the Romance Writers of America RITA, the Holt Medallion, the Daphne du Maurier, National Readers’ Choice, and the Booksellers Best. She has 4 million books in print and writes romantic mysteries because she loves to see justice prevail. Colleen is CEO of American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives with her husband Dave in Indiana. Visit her website at http://www.colleencoble.com and connect at Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/colleencoblebooks?ref=hl

Mary Connealy
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    WS 11: Romance-ology Q & A

Mary writes romantic comedy with cowboys always with a strong suspense thread. She is a two-time Carol Award winner, and a Rita, Christy and Inspirational Reader’s Choice finalist. She is the bestselling author of over 75 books and novellas for both Bethany House and Barbour such as Golden State Treasure, A Western Light Series, Brothers in Arms, Wyoming Sunrise, The Lumber Baron’s Daughters, and The Brides of Hope Mountain. Contact Mary through her website at https://www.maryconnealy.com/

Shannon Dunlap
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    WS 08: Canva Shortcuts: A Social Media Tool for Writers

Shannon Sue Dunlap writes love stories with a laugh-out-loud center. She holds an M.A. in Journalism from Regent University and has written for Scrivenings Press, Kregel, and Guideposts. She loves tinkering with Canva and creating designs that help her stories and characters come alive.

Joni M. Fisher
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    WS 06: Writing Quotable Dialogue

After working decades in journalism, Author Joni M. Fisher turned to crime. She writes suspenseful stories of friendship, family, faith, and crime featuring heroines who don’t wait to be rescued. Her Compass Crimes series has won awards from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Christian Indie Book Awards, Reader’s Favorite Book Awards, Kindle Book Awards, the Royal Palm Literary Awards, and others. A member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and the Florida Writers Association, she also served on the Arts and Humanities Advisory Board for Southeastern University. As an instrument-rated private pilot, she reports for General Aviation News. Her fingerprints are on file with the FBI.

Cher Gatto
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    WS14 The Art of Subtext: What’s Left Unsaid in Powerful Fiction

Cher Gatto is an award-winning author of YA and adult fiction. She has a master’s degree in psychology and has co-founded two nonprofit ministries. She has a passion to encourage and support fellow writers and, in 2015, she launched the ACFW NY/NJ chapter. She has served on the governing board for all ten years (most of those years as president), offering workshops and classes to the writing community and organizing and facilitating several critique groups within the northeast zone. Her books have won the Genesis Award, finalist in Carol Award, Christian Indie Award for Best YA, Fire Award, and the Screencraft Best Cinamatic Book Award Finalist.

Robin Jones Gunn
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    WS17 Behind the Pages

Robin Jones Gunn is the bestselling author of over 100 books with several award-winning fiction series including the timeless Christy Miller, Glenbrooke and Sisterchicks® novels. Her newest series is the bestselling Suitcase Sisters collection.

Robin’s popular nonfiction includes her memoir, Victim of Grace along with Praying for Your Future Husband co-authored with Tricia Goyer. She also has ten giftbooks and devotionals published along with fourteen children’s books and fifty articles. Sales of her diverse collection of books top 6.5 million copies.

Four Hallmark Christmas movies were created from her novels. The three Father Christmas films starring Erin Krakow, Niall Matter and Wendie Malick, premiered as the Most Watched and Highest Rated films on the Hallmark Movies and Mystery channel. A Glenbrooke Christmas, inspired by her novel, Secrets, re-airs frequently on the Hallmark channel.

Robin’s passion for speaking and teaching has taken her around the world where she’s keynoted in Africa, Brazil, Europe, England and Australia as well as Canada and throughout the US. Robin served on the Board of Media Associates International and currently co-hosts the popular Women Worth Knowing podcast and radio program with Cheryl Brodersen.

Many of Robin’s books have appeared multiple times on the ECPA bestseller list and have been both finalists and a winner of the Christy and Gold Medallion awards. She was honored to receive the Readers’ Choice Award twice from FHL of Romance Writers of America.

Sarah Hamaker
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    WS 16: Playing Well With Others

Multi-award-winning and best-selling author of inspirational romantic suspense, Sarah Hamaker loves writing books “where the hero and heroine fall in love while running for their lives.” She’s an AWSA certified writer and speaker coach, and podcaster of “The Romantic Side of Suspense.” Sarah lives in Virginia with her husband, four children and three cats.

Emilie Hendryx Haney
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E. A. Hendryx is an award-winning author, graphic designer, photographer, and podcaster living in Indiana with her husband, two dogs, and a cat named Pages. She writes fiction in multiple genres and spends more time on Instagram than she probably should. She grew up on a steady diet of Star Trek and Nancy Drew and believes that every idea is better in space.

 

Rachel Hauck
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    WS03: The Story Equation

Rachel Hauck is an award winning, New York Times Bestselling author, conference speaker and writing coach.

Victor Hess
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Victor Hess is an award-winning author whose fiction draws from his boyhood in the Midwest during the 1950s and ’60s. His stories explore Christian values and how young people face life’s challenges with courage and faith. His Searching for Family coming of age series has earned multiple honors, including recognition in the William Faulkner–William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition and finalist status in the 2018 Best American Books competition for Jesse Sings. His books have been featured at the Ohioana, Louisiana, and Mississippi Book Festivals, where he has also presented on writing historical fiction and served on panels. Victor is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers and now writes full-time in his Ohio hometown. He is currently halfway through a six-book adventure series for middle grade readers.  He also brings decades of experience as a Sunday School teacher, military veteran, and business leader.

Angela Hunt
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Christy-Award winner Angela Hunt writes for readers who expect the unexpected in novels. With over five million copies of her books sold worldwide, she is the best-selling author of more than 150 works ranging from picture books (The Tale of Three Trees) to non-fiction books, to novels.

Now that her two children are grown, Angie and her husband live in Florida with Very Big Dogs (a direct result of watching Turner and Hooch and Sandlot too many times). This affinity for mastiffs has not been without its rewards–one of their dogs was featured on Live with Regis and Kelly as the second-largest canine in America. Their dog received this dubious honor after an all-expenses-paid trip to Manhattan for the dog and the Hunts, complete with VIP air travel and a stretch limo in which they toured New York City.

Afterward, the dog gave out pawtographs at the airport.

Angela admits to being fascinated by animals, medicine, psychology, unexplained phenomena, chickens, and “just about everything” except sports. Books, she says, have always shaped her life— in the fifth grade she learned how to flirt from reading Gone with the Wind.

Her books have won the coveted Christy Award, several Angel Awards from Excellence in Media, and the Gold and Silver Medallions from Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award. In 2007, her novel The Note was featured as a Christmas movie on the Hallmark channel. Romantic Times Book Club presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from American Christian Fiction Writers in 2019.

Also in 2006, Angela completed her Master of Biblical Studies in Theology degree. She completed her doctorate in biblical studies in 2008 and her Th.D. in 2015. When she’s not home reading or writing, Angie often travels to teach writing workshops at schools and writers’ conferences. And to talk about her pets, of course.  She is also an avid photographer, using her photos to help find homes for animals at local rescues.

 

Matt Jones
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    WS 19: Mastering Book Marketing: Essential Online Strategies for Authors

Matt Jones is the president of Jones House Creative, a Tulsa-based company with a focus on helping authors achieve their dreams of growing a successful writing career. He and the Jones House Creative team have worked with with hundreds of authors since 2010 to grow their online platforms, connect with their readers, and market their books online. Jones House Creative’s mission is to empower dreams, breathe life into visions, and remove burdens by walking alongside authors and helping them reach their audiences online.

Lisa Jordan
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    WS12: Creating a 5-Year Writing Plan

faith have always been important to Lisa Jordan, so writing stories with those elements comes naturally. Represented by Cynthia Ruchti of Books & Such Literary Management, Lisa Jordan is an award-winning, PW-bestselling author for Love Inspired and an author and line director for Sunrise Publishing’s contemporary romance line, Hometown Hearts. She is also the operations manager for Novel Academy, an online writing academy powered by My Book Therapy. Happily married to her real-life hero for over thirty-five years, Lisa and her husband have two sons. When she isn’t writing, Lisa enjoys quality family time, being creative with friends, or getting lost in a good book. Learn more about her at lisajordanbooks.com.

Bruce Judisch
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    WS 04: Critiquing: The Art of Being Constructively Nice

Bruce is a multi-published author with writing credits in both fiction and non-fiction. Originally from Canton, Ohio, he and his high-school-sweetheart wife, Jeannie, settled in the San Antonio, Texas, area after a 21-year career in the US Air Force. San Antonio was home for 32 years until they recently relocated to Hickory, North Carolina, to be closer to family. Married 52 years, they’re the proud parents of three, grandparents of fourteen, and great-grandparents of one. Both are active in their local church, where Bruce teaches Sunday School, sings in the choir, and contributes to Sunday School curricula as well as other periodicals. He enjoys composing choral music, playing the 12-string guitar, and gold prospecting. Bruce’s fiction credits include a two-part Biblical historical series based upon the minor prophet Jonah, A Prophet’s Tale, (a third and final part being under construction); a split-time novel set in post-WWII East Berlin and present-day Berlin, Katia¸ with its split-time sequel, For Maria, focusing on the Kindertransport during WWII; and a split-time mystery trilogy, The Marble Falls Legacy, based upon a true historical hook set in 19th century Maine and spilling over into Civil War-era Boston (part three currently a WIP).

Bitsy Kemper
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Bitsy Kemper, a seasoned media personality, has graced esteemed platforms including CNN and CBS This Morning, along with nationwide radio, print, and digital outlets. As a former syndicated newspaper columnist, she’s authored 24 children’s books and the new fun devotional journal Mommy and Me Micro-Moments: Nurturing Faith, Sharing Laughs.

Annika Klanderud
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In 2024, Annika’s MG novel, I LIVED THROUGH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY, won the OCW Cascade Contest. In 2022, her YA novel, RED ROCK, won the same contest. And her YA novel, QUALIFY, was a runner up in 2024. Over forty of her articles have appeared in numerous publications such as Keys for Kids. Her goal is traditional publication, and over the past two years, she has received seven full manuscript requests and nine requests to read more of her novels from Harvey Klinger Literary, Storm Literary, Tyndale, and others. Additionally, she is passionate about revolutionizing the Christian publishing industry—especially for authors of MG and YA novels. She has worked with numerous Christian authors to start a book fair in the state of Oregon, facilitate critique groups, and host events like the Author Spotlight and book clubs. Notably, she has worked side-by-side with three separate unpublished authors to polish their MG and YA novels. Each of these stories either won or finaled in a writing contest. Visit Annika at: annikaklanderud (@annikaklanderud) / X (twitter.com) Instagram: Annika Klanderud
(@annikaklanderud) • Instagram photos and videos Facebook: Annika Klanderud | Facebook Her website is annikaklanderud.com. When she is not wrestling with words for her novels, you can find her in the utility room battling her twelve children’s mountain of laundry.

Melissa LaShure
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    WS21 The Author’s Voice Amplified

Melissa LaShure is a historical romance author. She works as a Director of Curriculum and Assessment at an Indiana high school and hosts two podcasts: Literary Scape where she discusses books and writing, and Educational Awareness for parents and educators.

Julie Lavender
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Julie Lavender is a journalist, international speaker, former teacher and homeschooling mom, and award-winning author of thirty-seven books. Julie’s new picture book, A Gingerbread House, released last year just in time for the holidays. She’s also the author of Children’s Bible Stories for Bedtime, a work-for-hire project assigned by Penguin Random House with almost 30,000 copies in the hands of little children. Julie writes educational books for elementary students with her live-in science expert - her husband David, a retired entomologist and wildlife biologist. They are the parents of four, in-laws of two, and grandparents of three.

Julie Lessman
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Irish family sagas that evolve into 3-D love stories: the hero, the heroine, and the God that brings them together. Author of The Daughters of Boston, Winds of Change, and Heart of San Francisco series, Julie was ACFW’s 2009 Debut Author of the Year and has garnered over 21 Romance Writers of America and other awards. Voted #1 Romance Author in Family Fiction magazine’s 2012 and 2011 Reader’s Choice Awards, Julie’s novels also made Family Fiction magazine’s Best of 2015, Best of 2014, Essential Christian Romance Authors 2017, Booklist’s 2010 Top 10 Inspirational Fiction, and Borders Best Fiction. Contact Julie through her website at http://www.julielessman.com/

Joy Massenburge
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    WS 01: Unmasking Perfection

Joy K. Massenburge is a multi-published author. She is also a contributing author for Our Daily Bread: Oh, Freedom Edition. When she is not writing, she is speaking at women’s retreats, conferences, and team building workshops for various companies. As the CEO of Joy K. Massenburge & Associates, she leads a team of mindset accountability coaches who help focused-driven women defend their calling, discover their strengths, uncover their blind spots, and declutter their lives by mastering their calendar so they can walk in the fullness of JOY.

She resides near Tyler, Texas. You can find her curled up reading a book to her grandchildren, caretaking for a donkey, hens, a dog, cat, or filling her five-acre country home with fifty-plus people for a Blue Bell ice cream party.

Marshall Monroe
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    WS 23 The Architecture of Narrative Structure and Serendipity in Storytelling

Marshall Monroe is a near mythical figure in the creative arts and technologies of storytelling. He has a degree in Mechanical and Fine Art, he was a Creative Executive and Principal Technical Staff at the Walt Disney Company - working with Disney’s famed Imagineering unit for a decade and a half, and he has published his own book “Dream Too BIG?” Which he will present in animated form at the conference. Monroe holds 19 U.S. Patents, and has a creative studio Marshall Monroe MAGIC in New Mexico working with such clients as Cirque du Soleil, Virgin Galactic, and numerous project he might share at the session.

Natalie Nyquist
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    WS 05: Self Defense and Swords: A “Touch and Try” Workshop

Natalie Nyquist is a managing editor at HarperCollins Christian Publishing’s Nelson Books imprint. A world champion in Korean sword, she is also a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo and 1st degree black belt in iaijutsu, a 400-year-old samurai sword art. She lives near Houston with her husband and son, where they practice archery, raise fluffy rabbits, and constantly add more books to their library.

Carrie Stuart Parks
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    CE 04: The Silent Storyteller: Mastering Body Language in Writing

Carrie Stuart Parks is a multi-Christy, Carol, Golden Scroll, and Inspy award-winning author in addition to numerous other awards. An internationally known forensic artist, she teaches courses in forensic art to law enforcement professionals across the US and Canada. Carrie is a popular speaker and presenter and has been the Special Guest at the Writer’s Police Academy, Early Bird Special Presenter along with Frank Peretti at the American Christian Fiction Writers, Keynote at the Oregon Christian Writer’s Conference, as well as presented at ThrillerFest, Daphne Du Maurier’s Kiss of Death, BlueRidge Mountain Christian Writer’s Conference, and numerous other conferences. As a professional fine artist, she her paintings hanging in a number of corporate and private collections and has written and illustrated best-selling art books for North Light Publishers. 

 

Cara Putman
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    WS 15: Creating a Series Bible

Cara Putman is the award-winning author of 34 novels and a non-fiction title. By day she is an award-winning lecturer at a top business school at a Big Ten university. By night she writes the stories her characters whisper to her. Her latest novel Lethal Intent released in January from Harper Collins Christian Publishing. You can learn more about Cara and her books at http://CaraPutman.com You c.an also listen to her podcast Book Talk with Cara Putman on Spotify, Google, or Apple Podcasts

 

Rebecca Reed
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    WS21 The Author’s Voice Amplified

Rebecca Reed is the author of 2 contemporary romance novels, a Spanish teacher, former jockey, and co-host with Rebecca Yauger of the Rebecca and Rebecca Podcast where “We Love Books.”  Visit Rebecca at https://rebeccareedwrites.com/

Janice Thompson
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    WS07:Pinterest Marketing Strategies: A Goldmine for Novelists

Award-winning author Janice Thompson got her start in the industry writing screenplays and musical comedies for the stage. Janice has published over 170 books for the Christian market, crossing genre lines to write cozy mysteries, historicals, romances, nonfiction books, devotionals, children’s books and more. She particularly enjoys writing light-hearted, comedic tales because she enjoys making readers laugh. Janice is passionate about her faith and does all she can to share the joy of the Lord with others, which is why she particularly enjoys writing. Her tagline, “Love, Laughter, and Happily Ever Afters!” sums up her take on life. She lives in Spring, Texas, where she leads a rich life with her family, a host of writing friends, and several mischievous dogs. When she’s not busy writing or playing with her nine grandchildren, Janice can be found in the kitchen, baking specialty cakes and cookies for friends and loved ones. She loves to blog about cakes, cookies, and other sweet treats on her Out of the Box Baking Blog. No matter what she’s cooking up—books, cakes, cookies or mischief—she does her best to keep the Lord at the center of it all.

Bethany Turner
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    WS 10: Responding to Rejection: The Choice is Ours

Bethany Turner has been writing since the second grade, when she won her first writing award for explaining why, if she could have lunch with any person throughout history, she would choose John Stamos. She stands by this decision. Bethany now writes pop culture–infused romantic comedies for a generation of readers who crave fiction that tackles the thorny issues of life with humor and insight. Bethany’s rom-coms have won the Colorado Book Award, multiple Colorado Authors League Awards, multiple Selah Awards, and been finalists for the Romance Writers of America’s Vivian Award and the Christy Award. Her work has also been rejected by agents and editors some ninety-three times (and counting) and received some of the most glorious one-star reviews ever written. She’s very proud of her novels and even prouder of her two adult sons, but she considers her greatest achievement having met George Clooney’s dad when she was an adolescent, George Clooney’s mom on her (Bethany’s) fortieth birthday (when Mrs. Clooney sang to her and told her stories from George’s childhood), and once spotting George himself through a window, on the other side of a crowd of people. She lives in Southwest Colorado with her husband, whom she met in the nineties in a chat room called Disco Inferno. As sketchy as it sounds, it worked out pretty well in this case. (After nearly twenty-five years of marriage, Bethany can confidently declare he’s almost certainly not a serial killer as her parents once feared.) Text Bethany anytime at (970) 387-7811 or connect with her across social media @seebethanywrite, where she clings to the eternal dream that John Stamos will someday send her a friend request.

Kellie VanHorn
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    WS 24 Level Up – Self-editing Hacks to Take Your Writing to the Next Level

Kellie VanHorn is a Publishers Weekly bestselling author of inspirational romantic suspense for Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense. Her novel Hunted in the Wilderness won a Carol Award in the Short Novel category, and her debut YA thriller was published by Penguin Random House in 2023 (writing as Kellie M. Parker). She also serves on the Board for her local writing group, Michigan Romance Writers. Kellie has college degrees in biology and nautical archaeology, but she’s always found her sense of adventure most satisfied by a great story. When not writing, she can be found homeschooling her youngest child, camping, baking, and gardening. She lives with her husband, four kids, and a pet rabbit in west Michigan. Kellie is represented by Ali Herring of Spencerhill Associates.

Karen Witemeyer
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Karen Witemeyer is a bestselling, award-winning author and experienced speaker who has taught workshops at national conferences such as RWA, ACFW, and FHLCW, as well as at numerous regional events such as the Texas Writes Speaker Series. Her books have won the Christy Award, ACFW Carol Award, National Reader’s Choice Award, HOLT Medallion, and Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award.

 

Kimberley Woodhouse
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    WS 22 Career Writing

With more than a million books sold, Kimberley Woodhouse is the bestselling author of forty-plus books which have earned many accolades including Christian Retailing’s Top Pick, Booklist starred reviews, and multiple Publisher’s Weekly starred reviews. Winner of the Carol Award, the Reader’s Choice Award, the Holt Medallion, the Golden Scroll, the Christian Market Book Award, and many others, she has also been a finalist for the prestigious Christy Award. Kim is a popular speaker/teacher and has shared in person with more than two million people at over 2,500 venues. A lover of research, she often gets sucked into it and then her husband has to lure her out with chocolate and the promise of eighteen holes on the golf course. Married to the love of her life for three-plus decades, she lives and writes in Colorado where she’s traded in her hat of “Craziest Mom” for “Nana the Great.” To find out more about Kim’s books, follow her on social media, and sign up for her newsletter/blog, go to: https://kimberleywoodhouse.com

Rebecca Yauger
Website: https://rebeccaandrebecca.com/
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    WS21 The Author’s Voice Amplified

Rebecca Yauger is a writer and blogger, and long-time ACFW member, and currently serves as ACFW’s Web Manager and Membership Director. Rebecca co-hosts Rebecca and Rebecca, a multi-genre podcast/YouTube channel with Rebecca Reed, where they review books and interview authors each month. Becky lives outside of Dallas with her husband. Find her at https://rebeccayauger.com/



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