NOTE: This is a LONG Blog Entry
A number of you seem interested in attending a Christian Writers Conference. Here is a list of some of the upcoming conferences. It is not all inclusive, nor should you think that this is a list of my "favorite" conferences. I've attended some of these and others I am listing simply because the came to me through other reliable sources.
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2006November HEART OF AMERICA CONFERENCE – Kansas City MO
Mark LittletonPhone/fax 816-459-8016
MLittleton@earthlink.netwww.HACWN.orgNovember SOUTHWEST WRITERS MINI CONFERENCE – Albuquerque NM
Southwest Writers505-265-9485
swriters@aol.comwww.southwestwriters.orgNovember BAYOU WRITERS GROUP WORKSHOP - Lake Charles LA
Randy DuprePO Box 602Iota LA 70543
11/17-19: MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY WRITERS' RETREAT – Schuyler NE
Cheryl Paden402-727-6508
11/18: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE - Orlando FL
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.com11/26-Dec. 3: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS CARIBBEAN CRUISE
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.com www.ACWriters.com2007JANUARY
January 12-16: CATHOLIC WRITERS RETREAT - Tucson AZ
Vinita Hampton Wright520-744-3400
office@desertrenewal.orgwww.desertrenewal.orgJanuary 29-February 3: ADVANCE 2007 (CBA) – Indiana Convention Center
800-252-1950
www.cbaonline.orgFebruary (early): SCBWI WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS CONFERENCE IN CHILDREN'SLITERATURE - New York City
Lin Oliver323-782-1010
SCBWI@SCBWI.orgwww.SCBWI.orgFebruary – SOUTHWEST WRITERS MINI CONFERENCE – Albuquerque NM
505-265-9485
Info@southwestwriters.comwww.southwestwriters.orgFebruary: WRITERS SYMPOSIUM BY THE SEA - San Diego CA
Dean Nelson619-849-2592
deannelson@ptloma.eduwww.ptloma.edu/writersFebruary 7-11: CATHOLIC WRITERS RETREAT - Tucson AZ
Vinita Hampton Wright520-744-3400
office@desertrenewal.orgwww.desertrenewal.orgFebruary 9-10: CASTRO VALLEY CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE - Castro Valley Ca
Pastor John Drury510-886-6300
jond@redwoodchapel.orgFebruary 9 -11: WORD WEAVERS RETREAT – Leesburg FL
Eva Marie Everson407-695-9366
EvaMarieEverson@aol.comFebruary 10: AUSTIN CHRISTIAN WRITERS WORKSHOP - Austin TX
Lin Harris512-601-2216
linharris@austin.rr.comFebruary 15-18: JERRY JENKINS WRITING FOR THE SOUL CONFERENCE – Colorado Springs CO
Wayne Atcheson866-495-5177, ext. 37
wayne@christianwritersguild.comwww.christianwritersguild.comFebruary 16-17: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS DALLAS CONFERNECE - Dallas TX
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comFebruary 17: OREGON CHRISTIAN WRITERS WINTER CONFERENCE – Salem OR
D. J. Young360-828-7036
djbeyoung@yahoo.comwww.oregonchristianwriters.orgSally Stuart speaking
February 23-24: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS OKLAHOMA CITY CONFERENCE –
Oklahoma City OK
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comFebruary 23-25: WRITERS WEEKEND AT THE BEACH - Ocean Park WA
Birdie Etchison360-665-6576
etchison@pacifier.comwww.patriciarushford.comSpring: BONEFIRE! CONFERENCE - Durham NC
Gail Hayes(919)286-4200
gmhayes@daughteroftheking.orgwww.aacmcoalition.comMarch: COMIX35 CHRISTIAN COMICS TRAINING SEMINAR - Mexico City, Mexico
Nate Butler
COMIX35@comix35.orgwww.COMIX35.orgMarch 1-4: FLORIDA CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE – Bradenton FL
Billie Wilson321-269-5831
billiewilson@cfl.rr.comwww.FLWriters.orgMarch 2-3: BETHEL COLLEGE CHRISTIAN WRITERS WORKSHOP – Mishawaka IN
Dr. Christian DavisKim Peterson574-257-3427
petersk@bethelcollege.eduwww.BethelCollege.edu/writersworkshopMarch 10: HEART TALK - Portland OR
Beverly Hislop503-517-1881
bwhislop@westernseminary.eduwww.westernseminary.edu/womenMarch 12-13: HEART OF AMERICA MENTORING CONFERENCE - St. Louis MO
Mark LittletonPhone/fax 816-459-8016
HACWN@earthlink.netwww.hacwn.orgMarch 16-17: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS GREENSBORO CONFERENCE - Greensboro NC
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comMarch 24: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS CLEVELAND CONFERENCE - Cleveland OH
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comMarch 30-31: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS FORT WAYNE CONFERENCE - Fort Wayne IN
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comMarch 30-April 3: MOUNT HERMON CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE - Mount Hermon CA
David Talbott831-430-1241
dtalbott@mhcamps.orgwww.mounthermon.org/writersSally Stuart leads Career Track
March 31: WRITE ON! WORKSHOP - Dayton OH
Valerie Coleman937-307-0760
colemanbfp@aol.comwww.penofthewriter.comEarly April : MINNESOTA CHRIST. WRITERS GUILD SPRING SEMINAR - Minneapolis/St. Paul MN
Nancy Hudson952-881-1470
nancyah@earthlink.netwww.mnchristianwriters.orgApril: BLUE RIDGE MT. CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE – Nashville TN
Yvonne LehmanRon Pratt
Ron.Pratt@lifeway.comApril 1-3: HEART OF AMERICA MENTORING CONFERENCE - Kansas City MO
Mark LittletonPhone/fax 816-459-8016
HACWN@earthlink.netwww.hacwn.orgApril 13-14: QUAD-CITIES CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE - Bettendorf IA
Twila Belk563-332-1622
iamstraightway@aol.comwww.gottatellsomebody.comApril 13-14: CALLED TO WRITE - Girard KS
Deborah Vogts620-244-5619
debvogts@terraworld.netwww.christianwritersgirard.orgApril 14: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS MEMPHIS CONFERENCE - Memphis TN
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comApril 14: INSPIRATIONAL WRITERS ALIVE! AMARILLO SEMINAR – Amarillo TX
Jerry McClenagan806-355-7117
jerrydalemc@sbcglobal.netApril 19-21: DELAWARE CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE - Newark DE
John Riddle302-834-4910
Delawarewriters@yahoo.comwww.DelawareChristianWritersConference.comApril 20-21: OBADIAH PRESS CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE – Merrill WI
Tina Miller715-536-3167
tinamiller@charter.netwww.obadiahpress.com/conference.htmApril 21: ORANGE CO CHRISTIAN WRITERS FELL. SPRING WRITERS DAY – Lake Forest CA
John DeSimone714-538-7070
John@occwf.orgApril 21: WFCA WRITERS CONFERENCE - Milwaukee WI
Andrea Boeshaar/Patti Wolf414-355-5202
andrea@andreaboeshaar.comwww.wisconsinchristianauthors.comApril 26-28: HEART OF AMERICA MENTORING CONFERENCE - St. Louis MO
Mark LittletonPhone/fax 816-459-8016
HACWN@earthlink.netwww.hacwn.orgApril 28: MERCER ONE-DAY WORKSHOP - Mercer PA
Evelyn Minshull or Gloria Clover724-475-3239 or 724-253-2635
eminshull@certainty.net"
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www.stdavidswriters.comMay: ANTELOPE VALLEY CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE – Quartz Hill CA
Don Patterson661-722-0891
donpatterson@verizon.netwww.theology.edu/writersMay – SOUTHWEST WRITERS MINI CONFERENCE - Albuquerque, NM
Southwest Writers505-265-9485
Info@southwestwriters.comwww.southwestwriters.orgMay: INSPIRATIONAL WRITERS ALIVE! EAST TX SEMINAR – Tyler TX
Maxine Holder903-795-3986
mholder787@aol.comMay: NORTH JERSEY A REASON TO WRITE CONFERENCE – Ringwood NJ
Louise Bergmann DuMont551-427-3794
njcwg.Dumont@gmail.comMay 4-5: SPU CHRISTIAN WRITERS RENEWAL – Seattle WA
Clint Kelly206-281-2723
christianwriters@spu.eduwww.spu.edu/fellowsMay 5: GEORGIA CHRISTIAN WRITERSÕ SPRING FESTIVAL – Atlanta area GA
Lloyd Blackwell770-421-1203
lloydblackwell@worldnet.att.netMay 16-19: COLORADO CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE - Estes Park CO
Marlene BagnullPhone/fax: 610-626-6833
mbagnull@aol.comwww.writehisanswer.comMay 19: OREGON CHRISTIAN WRITERS SPRING CONFERENCE – Eugene OR
D. J. Young360-828-7036
djbeyoung@yahoo.comwww.oregonchristianwriters.orgJune: WRITERS ALASKAN CRUISE – AK
Louise B. Wyly763-533-6207
Lsnowbunny@aol.comwww.nhcc.mn.edu/ctdJune: FICTION INTENSIVE - Tehachapi CA
Lauraine Snelling661-823-0669
tlsnelling@yahoo.comwww.laurainesnelling.netJune: KARITOS CHRISTIAN ARTS CONFERENCE – Wheaton IL
Bob Hay847-749-1284
bob@karitos.comwww.karitos.comJune: ST. DAVIDS CHRISTIAN WRITERSÕ CONFERENCE – Beaver Falls PA
Audrey Stallsmith724-253-2738
registrar@stdavidswriters.comwww.stdavidswriters.comJune 1-2: ARKANSAS WRITERS CONFERENCE – Little Rock AR
Barbara Mulkey 501-312-1747
blm@aristole.netJune 2: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS LOUISVILLE CONFERENCE - Louisville KY
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comJune 2: EAST TEXAS CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE – Marshall TX
Dr. Jerry Hopkins903-923-2269
Jhopkins@ETBU.eduwww.ETBU.edu/news/CWC/default.htmJune 6-9: WRITE TO PUBLISH CONFERENCE – Wheaton IL
Lin Johnson847-296-3964
lin@writetopublish.comwww.WriteToPublish.comJune 8-9: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS COLUMBUS CONFERENCE - Columbus OH
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comJune 13-16: CHRISTIANS IN THEATRE ARTS NETWORKING CONFERENCE - Chicago IL
Bryanne Barker864-679-1898
admin@cita.orgwww.cita.orgMidJune: SOUTHEASTERN WRITERS CONFERENCE – St. Simons Island GA
Sheila Hudson
Info@southeasternwriters.comwww.southeasternwriters.comJune 17-22: WESLEYAN WRITERS CONFERENCE – Middletown CT
Anne Greene860-685-3604
agreene@wesleyan.eduwww.wesleyan.edu/writersJune 22-23: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS GRAND RAPIDS CONFER. - Grand Rapids MI
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comSally Stuart speaking
June 22-24 : FAITH-BASED ARTS CONFERENCE – Durham NC
Fbliterary@nc.rr.comwww.fbfictionlovers.com.
July 1-31: ACT ONE: WRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD - Hollywood CA
Chris Riley323-464-0815
info@actoneprogram.comwww.ActOneprogram.comJuly 6-7: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS ATLANTA CONFERENCE - Atlanta GA
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comJuly 22-27: MONTROSE CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE - Montrose PA
Patti Souder570-278-1001
mbc@montrosebible.orgwww.montrosebible.orgJuly 26-28 – MIDWEST WRITERS CONFERENCE – Muncie IN
Midwest Writers765-282-1055
midwestwriters@yahoo.comwww.midwestwriters.orgJuly 28: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS DAYTON CONFERENCE - Dayton OH
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comJuly 30-August 2 – OREGON CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE – Canby OR
Pat Rushford360-449-0456
patrushford@comcast.netwww.oregonchristianwriters.orgSally Stuart teaching
July 30-August 5: GMA MUSIC IN THE ROCKIES CONFERENCE – Estes Park CO
John W. Styll615-242-0303
www.gospelmusic.orgAugust (early): SCBWI WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS CONFERENCE IN CHILDRENÕS LITERATURE - Los Angeles CA
Lin Oliver323-782-1010
SCBWI@SCBWI.orgwww.SCBWI.orgAugust – SOUTHWEST WRITERS MINI CONFERENCE – Albuquerque NM
Southwest Writers505-265-9485
Info@southwestwriters.comwww.southwestwriters.orgAugust: STATE OF MAINE WRITERSÕ CONFERENCE – Ocean Park ME
Jim Brosnan401-598-1424
Jim.Brosnan@jwu.eduAugust: GREEN LAKE CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE – Green Lake WI
Russann Hadding800-558-8898
RussannHadding@glcc.orgmailto:
Program@glcc.orgwww.glcc.orgAugust 2-6: THE WRITING ACADEMY SEMINAR - Minneapolis MN
Mar Korman218-792-5144
pattyk@wams.orgwww.wams.org/pages/2seminar.htmAugust 4: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS INDIANAPOLIS CONFERENCE – Indianapolis IN
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comAugust 4: TEXAS CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE – Houston TX
Martha Rogers713-686-7209
marthalrogers@sbcglobal.netSally Stuart speaking
August 4-5: DAYTON CHRISTIAN WRITERS GUILD CONFERENCE – Dayton OH
Tina V. Toles937-836-6600
August 10-11: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS MINNEPOLIS CONFERENCE - Minneapolis MN
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comAugust 10-12: FAITHWRITERS.COM WRITING CONFERENCE – Livonia MI (Detroit Metro area)
Scott Lindsay
support@faithwriters.comwww.faithwriters.com/conference.phpSally Stuart speaking
Mid-August: GREATER PHILADELPHIA CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERNECE - Langhorne PA
Marlene BagnullPhone/fax: 610-626-6833
mbagnull@aol.comwww.writehisanswer.comAugust 18: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS SPRINGFIELD CONFERENCE - Springfield MO
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comAugust 19-24: CAPE COD SUMMER WRITERS CONFERENCE and YOUNG WRITERSÕ WORKSHOP (ages 12-16) - Cape Cod MA
Jacqueline M. Loring, dir.508-420-0200
writers@capecodwriterscenter.orgwww.capecodwriterscenter.comAugust/September: NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN WRITERS ALASKAN CRUISE – AK
Carla Williams360-802-2547
events@nwchristianwriters.orgwww.nwchristianwriters.orgFall: ACW DETROIT SEMINAR - Detroit MI
Pam Perry248-426-2300
pamperry@ministrymarketingsolutions.comwww.ministrymarketingsolutions.comSeptember: SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN WRITERS GUILD SEMINAR - San Diego CA
Robert & Jennie Gillespie760-294-3269
info@sandiegocwg.orgwww.sandiegocwg.orgSeptember: NORTHWEST OHIO CHRISTIAN WRITERSÕ CONFERENCE - Toledo OH
Diane Kashmer419-898-1343
kamio@cros.netSeptember: GEORGIA WRITERS ASSN./CHRISTIAN WRITERS POD - Woodstock GA
Lloyd Blackwell770-421-1203.
lloydblackwell@worldnet.att.netSeptember 7-8: NORTH TEXAS CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERNECE - Keller TX
Frank Ball817-915-1688
frank.ball@ntchristianwriters.comwww.ntchristianwriters.comSeptember 7-8: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS COLORADO SPRINGS CONFERENCE - Colorado Springs CO
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comSeptember 9-15: MARANATHA CHRISTIAN WRITERS SEMINAR – Muskegon MI
Verna Kokmeyer231-798-2161
info@maranatha-bmc.orgwww.maranatha-bmc.orgSeptember 14-15: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS SPOKANE CONFERENCE - Spokane WA
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comSeptember 30-October 3: SANDY COVE CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE – North East MD
Jim Watkins800-234-2683
info@sandycove.comwww.sandycove.org/docs/writers.phpSeptember/October: AD LIB CHRISTIAN ARTS RETREAT – Allenspark CO
Judith Deem Dupree619-473-8683303-823-9938
adlib@ixpres.comwww.adlibchristianarts.orgEarly October: MINNESOTA CHRIST. WRITERS GUILD FALL SEMINAR - Minneapolis/St. Paul MN
Nancy Hudson952-881-1470
nancyah@earthlink.netwww.mnchristianwriters.orgOctober: SPAN SMALL PUBLISHERS MARKETING CONFERENCE - San Mateo CA
Scott Flora719-475-1726
scott@spannet.orgwww.spannet.org/conf-home-2006-htmOctober: RICHMOND CHRISTIANS WHO WRITE SEMINAR - Richmond VA
Rev. Thomas C. Lacy804-749-4050
RichmondCWW@aol.comOctober: CHRISTIAN AUTHORS GUILD FALL SEMINAR - Woodstock GA
Diana Baker770-928-2588
dianajbaker@cs.comwww.christianauthorsguild.orgOctober: WEST BRANCH CHRISTIAN WRITERÕS ONE-DAY CONFERENCE - Montoursville PA
Cindy Emmett Smith
Cswriter@yahoo.comOctober: SMALL PUBLISHERS MARKETING CONFERENCE - San Mateo CA
Scott Flora719-475-1726
October 5-6: PEN TO PAPER LITERARY SYMPOSIUM - Dayton OH
Valerie Coleman937-307-0760
colemanbfp@aol.comwww.penofthewriter.comOctober 6: SANTA BARBARA CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE - Santa Barbara CA
Opal Mae Bailey805-682-0316
opalmaedailey@aol.comOctober 11-13: OZARK CREATIVE WRITERS CONFERENCE – Eureka Springs AR
Clarissa Willis423-929-1049
ozarkcreativewriters@earthlink.netwww.ozarkcreativewriters.orgOctober 12-13: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS ANAHEIM CONFERENCE – Anaheim CA
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comOctober 13: REVWRITERS CONFERENCE - Bucks County PA
RevWriter - Sue Lang215-453-5066
conference@revwriter.comwww.revwriter.comOctober 17-21: GLORIETA CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE - Glorieta NM
CLASServices505-899-4283
info@classervices.comwww.glorietaCWC.comOctober 19-20: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS PHOENIX CONFERENCE - Phoenix AZ
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comOctober 19-20: EARLHAM SCHOOL OF RELIGION COLLOQUIUM: THE MINISTRY OF WRITING – Richmond IN
Director800-432-1377765-983-1423
esr@earlham.eduwww.esr.earlham.eduOctober 20: OREGON CHRISTIAN WRITERS FALL CONFERENCE – Portland OR
D. J. Young360-828-7036
djbeyoung@yahoo.comwww.oregonchristianwriters.orgNovember: OAKWOOD COLLEGE CHRISTIAN WRITERS SEMINAR - Huntsville AL
Dr. Cecil Daly256-852-8656
November – SOUTHWEST WRITERS MINI CONFERENCE – Albuquerque NM
Southwest Writers505-265-9485
Info@southwestwriters.comwww.southwestwriters.orgNovember 3: SOUTH-EASTERN ARIZONA CHRISTIAN WRITERS WORKSHOP – Benson AZ
Floyd Pierce520-384-3064
November 12-15 (tentative): MOUNT HERMON MENTORING CLINIC - Mount Hermon CA
David Talbott831-430-1241
dtalbott@mhcamps.orgwww.mounthermon.org/writersclinicNovember 16-18: MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY WRITERSÕ RETREAT - Schuyler NE
Cheryl Paden402-727-6508
November 17: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS ORLANDO CONFERNECE - Orlando FL
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comNov 25-Dec. 2: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS CARIBBEAN CRUISE
Reg Forder1-800-21-WRITE
ACWriters@aol.comwww.ACWriters.comDecember: EAST METRO ATLANTA CHRISTIAN WRITERS SEMINAR - Covington GA
Colleen Capes Jackson404-444-7514
cjac401992@aol.comwww.emacw.org
Nick Harrison, author and Acquisitions Editor for Harvest House, allowed me to snap this picture one afternoon when we were having lunch together. It was such a pleasure to learn from this knowledgeable (and patient) man. 
One of my favorite authors, John Robinson, takes a break and enjoys the glorious weather in between his faculty to faculty appointments, attendee to faculty appointments, and rigorous teaching schedule. It was a real blessing for me to reconnect with John at this conference. 
Author, counselor, speaker & life coach - Nancy Willaims (o the left) shares a moment of fun with fellow Glorieta attendee. 
