Hub Appointments at the 2024 Omega Writers Conference
The Hub is an opportunity for conference delegates to book appointments with agents, publishers, editors and industry experts to discuss their work in progress, or to pitch a manuscript ready for submission. Writers will be able to gather valuable feedback, suggestions, guidance as well as to increase their understanding of the publishing process.
Call for Judges in the 2024 Caleb Awards
The CALEB awards are an opportunity to celebrate excellence within our Christian writing community. We invite you to help us celebrate the talent within our community by volunteering to be a judge of the 2024 Award.
Tasmanian Chapter Group
Writers’ Retreat A writing retreat for new and experienced writers, withtime to write, join in with group discussions on writingtopics and seek God’s heart for your writing journey. Friday 24th February, 7:30pmtoSunday 26th February, 11:00am at Poatina Chalet65 Gordon StreetPoatina, Tasmania Saturday registration available or full weekend registration Register here: https://www.trybooking.com/CFZPL We look forward to […]
Do I Need An Editor? (And What Do They Do?)
Editors fall into two categories: Employees at a publishing house Freelance editors Each have different roles. Editors at a Publishing House When we ask “do I need an editor?”, we’re generally not talking about publishing house editors. Publishing house editors do a lot more than edit. There are different types of editors within a publishing […]
Interview: the first Aussie ‘Christy’ Award Winner, author David Rawlings
The Omega Writers blog is privileged to interview the first Australian winner of the prestigious Christy Award for Christian fiction, David Rawlings, who was a presenter at our 2019 Omega Writers Conference. Tamika Spaulding asked him to spill the beans on his writing life, and the announcement of the prize. Tamika: First, tell me a […]
Writing… for God? What the Bible has to say about the words we put on paper
‘Hi, my name’s Penny, and I, well, I write.’ It’s funny how the admission is so hard to make at first. No, I don’t have a paid job. Yes I am a stay at home mum, and in between hanging out the laundry and picking the kids up from school, I write. It’s something I […]