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Your Royalty Note – News & Events

May 6, 2014Blog, Contests, Critique Groups, Fall Conference, Newlsetter, Upcoming Eventsguildadmin

Escondidio Critique Group

After many years of hosting the Escondido critique group, which met at 10am on the fourth Wednesday of each month, Jan Flickinger is stepping down as host. A big thanks to Jan for her service to the Guild and other Christian writers over the years.

If you would like to host this group in your home, or if you would like to start a critique group in your area, please contact the Guild (info at sandiegocwg dot org).

Fall Conference Registration

Fall Conference Registration Now Open (Members Only): Registration is now open for SDCWG members (only) for our 2014 Fall conference. Open registration begins May 1, 2014.
When: October 24 and 25, 2014
Where: Maranatha Chapel in Rancho Bernardo
What: Our fall writers conference is for all writers–beginners to professionals, and those who are wondering if this is what they are called to do. Our workshops offer instruction in how to get started, self-publishing, fiction, non fiction, marketing, book proposals, screen writing, script writing, journalism, as well as spiritual inspiration —and more.The Friday evening and all day Saturday conference is designed to instruct, inspire and let you meet the writers, editors, and publishers who are committed to helping you write, get published and follow the Lord’s call on your life. We’re here to help you use your gifts.

One--on-One Faculty Consultation — One–on-One Faculty Consultation

Reminder: Guild members receive priority for faculty consultation signups. Signup numbers are awarded in the order your paid registration is received. So, as always, we encourage you to join the Guild and to sign up early in order to receive the consultation of your choice.

SDCWG Annual Writing Awards
It’s time to submit your published writing from 2013 for the Guild’s annual writing awards. Awards will be presented at the Fall Conference in October. Current members, even past winners, are encouraged to submit their best writing published in 2013 for consideration. Please send four (4) copies of your submissions to PO Box 270403, San Diego, California, 92198 (or bring to the Spring Fellowship Event!) The final deadline is May 31, 2014. All entries (except books) may be submitted by sending a PDF formatted copy to info @ sandiegocwg.org.Rules: Material need not be overtly Christian in nature or published by a Christian publisher/magazine but should not be offensive. Maximum of three entries per person. You must be a current member to submit. Past winners are eligible. Board members are ineligible. Entries will not be returned.

Books: Fiction and non-Fiction, traditional or self-published
Articles: Magazines, online or printed
Poems: (Poems do not need to have been published. But they must have been written in 2013.)
Devotions
Songs
Plays

SDCWG Unpublished Manuscript Contest Deadline: May 31, 2014: It’s time to submit your unpublished, completed book manuscripts. Also eligible in this category are self-published (non-royalty or subsidized) books. Authors of self-published books (published in 2013) can choose to enter the unpublished manuscript category or the regular, published book category for the writing awards (see above). To enter the unpublished category, send the first 25 and the last 10 pages of your double-spaced manuscript electronically to info @ sandiegocwg.org with subject line: 2013 Award Submission. Please include a title page and the title/author/page number on the upper right hand corner of each page. The first place winner of this new category will be guaranteed an appointment at the Fall conference with an editor or agent of his or her choice.

San Diego Christian Writers Guild Fall Conference: October 24-25, 2014. Maranatha Chapel, Rancho Bernardo, CA 92127

Help Wanted: Collaborator
I’m looking for a Christian writer I can collaborate with to tell
stories and lessons I’ve learned from thousands of hours of coaching
session with executives. Kent Porter, Porter Leadership Development. Kent at PorterLeadership dot com or 858 454.5530 (office)
*Note: This writing opportunity is not affiliated with SDCWG.

Your Royalty Note – Special Edition

April 28, 2014Blog, Contests, Fall Conference, Newlsetter, Upcoming Eventsguildadmin

Fall Conference Registration

Spring Writing Contest Winners:

Contest Winners Francine Phillips & Felicia Cameron — Contest Winners
Francine Phillips & Felicia Cameron

Congratulations to Francine Phillips, winner of the SDCWG Spring Writing Contest for her article Things I Wish I’d Told My Husband (Prodigal Magazine, October 8, 2013) and Felicia Cameron for Remembering The Crew of United 175 and It Ain’t Over Yet.
For more pictures from the Spring Fellowship event please visit our Facebook page (photos by Vicki Hesterman)

Books: Fiction and non-Fiction, traditional or self-published
Articles: Magazines, online or printed
Poems: (Poems do not need to have been published. But they must have been written in 2013.)
Devotions
Songs
Plays

San Diego Christian Writers Guild Fall Conference: October 24-25, 2014. Maranatha Chapel, Rancho Bernardo, CA 92127

News of Note

February 3, 2014Blog, Newlsetter, Upcoming Eventsguildadmin

Santee Critique Group:

The new time and day for the Santee Critique Group, hosted by Tiffany Hanson, will be the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10am-12pm at the Santee Library (9225 Carlton Hills Blvd). However, for the month of February, the group will only meet on February 15.

SDCWG Spring Fellowship Brunch: April 26, 2014:

at The Cove in Rancho Bernardo (a venue of The Church at Rancho Bernardo). More details coming soon!

SDCWG Writing Contest: March 26, 2014 deadline

!Sharpen your pencils and ink your quills and get ready for the Guild’s first annual Spring Writing Contest. Submit your best poem, devotional, short story, or article of 1,500 words or less and email as a .doc or .pdf to sdcwg @ yahoo.com no later than March 26, 2014. The winner will be announced on April 10 and receive a ticket to our Spring Fellowship Brunch on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at The Cove in Rancho Bernardo (The Church at Rancho Bernardo). Our Fall Writing contest will continue to be the Unpublished Manuscript competition, the winner of which receives a 15-minute consultation with their choice of our Fall Conference faculty.

Writers Symposium by the Sea, Point Loma Nazarene University, Feb. 20-27, 2014.

Jeannette Walls is the one people are buzzing about the most. Her memoir Glass Castle was a bestseller for more than a year, and has sold more copies than almost any other memoir. It’s being made into a movie with Jennifer Lawrence, who is both starring in it and producing it. The director of the movie is our own PLNU alum Destin Daniel Cretton, who won several awards recently for his film Short Term 12.

Walls also has some novels — her recent Silver Star was a great success, as was Half-Broke Horses. She has another non-fiction book called Dish, about how the news became an extension of celebrity gossip. She’s a former gossip columnist for the New Yorker.

Samuel Freedman is a columnist for the New York Times who writes about race and religion. His most recent book is Breaking the Line, about college sports and race. He’s also written books about the black church in New York (Upon This Rock), about failing schools in New York (Small Victories), about Jewish identity (Jew vs. Jew) and several others. I use his book Letters to a Young Journalist in one of my classes.

Anne Lamott is coming for her third appearance at the Symposium. We first had her soon after Bird By Bird came out, and she gets better each time. Her latest book, Stitches, has been a best-seller for several weeks. She is an audience favorite.

And we are doing a combined effort with UCSD to bring out cancer researcher and writer Siddhartha Mukherjee, whose book The Emperor of All Maladies won the Pulitzer Prize.

Dean Nelson will be doing interviews with each of the writers, as has been the format from the beginning of the Symposium. There will be time for audience Q&A and a book signing.

All the pertinent details are at www.pointloma.edu/writers.

News of Note – January 2014

January 13, 2014Blog, Newlsetterguildadmin

To add your news to next month’s blog please email us at info (at) sandiegocwg (dot) org with Subject=News of Note by the 5th of the month. News of Note is published the second Monday of each month.

	Sharpen your pencils and ink your quills and get ready for the Guild’s first annual Spring Writing Contest. Submit your best poem, devotional, short story, or article of 1,500 words or less and email as a .doc or .pdf to sdcwg @ yahoo.com no later than March 26, 2014. The winner will be announced on April 10 and receive a ticket to our Spring Fellowship Brunch on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at The Cove in Rancho Bernardo (The Church at Rancho Bernardo). Our Fall Writing contest will continue to be the Unpublished Manuscript competition, the winner of which receives a 15-minute consultation with their choice of our Fall Conference faculty.
Spring Fellowship Brunch	Make plans to join the Guild for our Spring Feellowship Brunch on April 26, 2014 at The Cove in Rancho Bernardo (a venue of The Church at Rancho Bernardo). More details coming soon!
David & Lisa Frisbie	We’ve been asked to write a monthly column for new magazine Refreshed —- launched by the team from the Christian Examiner. The first issue is just now rolling off the presses. Our monthly column will be called “Marriage Matters.” More info — plus a look at the first issue — is here: http://www.refreshedmag.com.
Christa Kinde	I’m counting down to the January 28 release of The Garden Gate. In this fourth and final installment of the Threshold Series [Zondervan], the ranks of the Faithful rally to defend what’s most precious, while Prissie discovers that angels aren’t the only ones who are Sent. ChristaKinde.com
Speed Pitching (This is not a SDCWG sponsored event)	Got a story idea too cool to submit the old-fashioned way? Tired of sending pitch after pitch only to never hear back? This is your chance to get up close and personal with some of San Diego’s top editors, producers and publishers. The speed pitching format is easy and fun. Here’s how it works: You get 5 minutes with each editor/publisher. Please feel free to bring clips, links or samples. Make the face-to-face connection, make your pitch, get feedback, When the whistle blows, move on to the next editor. Panelist: •Marie Tutko of San Diego Daily Transcript •Gillian Flynn of Riviera Magazine •Chris Jennewin of Patch.com •Barbarella Fokos of Art Pulse TV and San Diego Reader •Amy T. Granite of Culture Buzz •Patricia Dwyer of Pacific San Diego •Janice Kleinschmidt of San Diego Home/Garden Magazine •Susan DiMaggio from the La Jolla Light Limited seating! In order to allow time with each editor, reservations are limited so call 619-231-4340 or email sdpressclub@cox.net to save your place. Date: Thursday, January 16, 2014 Location: Frame & Focus at Civita Directions Time: 5:30 Spirits & hors d’oeuvres 6-7:30 Speed pitching Cost: $10 for SDPC members but you must reserve in advance! $20 for non-members and again, you must reserve in advance. RSVP: sdpressclub@cox.net or 619-231-4340

News of Note – December 2013

December 9, 2013Blog, Newlsetternews of noteguildadmin

Brett Burner	We are very excited to announce the launching of the brand new website for Lamp Post! Lamp Post is a Christian Publishing company devoted to producing quality books that will edify our readers, young and old, parents and children. As a special gift, we invite you to come and download our Free ebook of the Month, Absolute Surrender, by Andrew Murray (for your iPad, Kindle or Nook). A Classic work – and one of our most popular titles – Absolute Surrender is more relevant to Christians today than ever! You can receive your download simply by signing up with Lamp Post to receive a monthly newsletter on latest book arrivals, free eBooks, articles and interviews.
Bob Hamer	I collaborated with Oliver North on his latest book American Heroes on the Homefront that released in November. With more than 250 photos, we tell the stories of many I’ve met in my volunteer work at the Naval Medical Center San Diego (Balboa). It was a project of love for me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to tell the impact military service has had on the service members and their families.
Ken Kuhlken	New from OakTara Press: Writing and the Spirit. Want to be inspired? To produce meaningful, lasting work that will impact the world? Writing and the Spirit is nitty-gritty, tantalizing advice for anybody who hopes to change the world through the power of the written word. Bite-sized topics include: Get perfect? Love like Whitman. Consider your motive. Stalk the truth. Get courageous. Be indomitable. Become who you are. When in danger, write.And much, much more! Available at your favorite online bookstore and at oaktara.com
Christa Kinde	Angels have always served in pairs. Angels in Harmony is a free, illustrated Christmas gift from me and Zonderkidz. In this seasonal companion story to the Threshold Series, rocky beginnings give way to unique harmonies. ChristaKinde.com. In addition, I have joined the ranks of indie authors, having the first book of a fantasy trilogy published under my maiden name. Galleries of Stone, Book 1: Meadowsweet by C. J. Milbrandt is now available. When the gray mountain’s Keeper hires a new servant, everything changes. For both of them. CJMilbrandt.com
Diana Taylor	I just signed a contract with Whitaker House to write a small book on the origins of Halloween, All Hallows Eve, Holy or Haunted? It is an interesting challenge from writing fiction!
Bobbe Van Hise	I’ll be teaching creative writing for Vets United Behind Bars. I’ll facilitate, encourage, and hopefully will be able to inspire these 32 veterans. Some of you may want to participate. I’m able to get a special jail clearance for you. It would be good to have a team of four. If you’d like to read about this program, click on the link: Vets United Behind Bars (San Diego Union Tribune)
	The San Diego Public Library’s 48th Annual Local Author Exhibit is nearing and the Library is calling our resident authors for submissions. If your book was originally published in 2013, we would like to display it in the exhibit, which will run the entire month of February 2014 in the lobby of the beautiful new Central Library.For information and to register for this event, please visit the San Diego Local Author webpage (also accessible from the San Diego Public Library’s web site, www.sandiegolibrary.org under the PROGRAMS & EVENTS tab) then mail your book(s) to:SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, ATTN: RACHEL ESGUERRA, 330 PARK BOULEVARD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-7416. Authors submitting hardcopy books will not receive e-mail confirmation until both the registration and books are received and processed. Authors submitting eBooks must register first to receive an e-mail confirmation with information on how to submit an image of your book cover for display purposes. LAST DAY TO REGISTER AND SUBMIT BOOKS IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013. All submissions to the Local Author Exhibit become gifts to the San Diego Public Library for possible inclusion in the collection. When your items are received, you will be sent an acknowledgement and information regarding an exclusive exhibit preview and reception, a great networking opportunity. Please share this message with friends, family and fellow writers that may be interested in this event and in joining the San Diego Public Library’s Local Author mailing list. Also, like the SDPL Central Library Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/SDPL-Central-Library/134245953252231). Additionally, attached is info on the new Central Library Celebration and Sneak Peek happening on Saturday, September 28 and The Author Academy hosted by Adventures By the Book (www.adventuresbythebook.com) launching Sunday, September 29. Be sure to add resguerra@sandiego.gov to your Contacts so that further San Diego Local Author correspondence does not end up in your junk mail. If you have any additional questions or comments feel free to contact me at 619.236.5817 or resguerra@sandiego.gov.