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April 26 from 10am – Noon at The Cove in Rancho Bernardo. Special guest speaker Bob Hamer, writing workshops, brunch and fellowship. Come meet and mingle with fellow Guild members and Chritian writers. Only $25 / person or bring someone new to the Guild and you can both attend for $45. Sign up online via Paypal or print and mail form available on our web site.

Bob Hamer retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation after 26 years as a Special Agent. He worked organized crime, gangs, terrorism, and child exploitation. Much of his career was spent undercover. Bob is a member of the San Diego Christian Writers Guild, the Writers Guild of America and has written for television. He has worked as the technical advisor for The Inside and Angela’s Eyes and has consulted for Law & Order: SVU and Sleeper Cell. He has appeared as a guest on numerous TV and radio programs including Oprah, Sean Hannity, The 700 Club, and Laura Ingraham. He is the author of three award-winning books: THE LAST UNDERCOVER: The True Story of an FBI Agent’s Dangerous Dance with Evil (Hachette Book Group, USA, Center Street Press), a novel, ENEMIES AMONG US (B&H Publishing, Fidelis), and a second novel, TARGETS DOWN (B&H Publishing). He also collaborated with New York Times best-selling author Oliver North to write AMERICAN HEROES ON THE HOMEFRONT (Simon and Schuster).

Dream Devotional: 40 Days of Hope releases April 8th on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. Like sitting down to coffee with a best friend, Dream Devotional delivers 40 days of hope filled devotionals to those who are tired of believing, tired of watching their dreams die, and tired of being told it’s going to be alright! Read more at DreamDevotional.com.

We were interviewed and featured in Southern Writers magazine. After the article appeared in the print magazine, they invited us to do a “guest post” on the magazine blog. Here’s a link to our guest post: southernwritersmagazine.blogspot.com/2014/01/crossing-finish-line.html

• 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SDCWG Unpublished Manuscript Contest Deadline: May 31, 2014: It’s time to submit your unpublished, completed book manuscripts.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

Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition: Deadline May 1, 2014. $2500 in prizes. For more information visit www.shortstorycompetition.com.

Photo: Board member Carol Karaszewski Crater at Ernest Hemingway’s home / writing studio, Key West, FL (March 2014)