Appointments

(15 Minutes)

2024 information coming soon!

*info subject to change

Attendees have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with faculty members.

There will be a sign-up sheet at registration on Wednesday with the faculty member’s name and the available times he or she has for appointments. Just write your name in the space beside the 15-minute time slot you’d like to have. Make a note of that appointment to keep with you.

After Wednesday, the sign-up sheet will be in the conference room upstairs outside the appointment meeting rooms. If you decide you’d like to meet with someone you have not signed up with or want to change your time, please look for an available slot and put your name there.

15-Minute Appointment Etiquette

  1. Know what you plan to talk about.
  2. Know who the person is you’re talking with. Hint: read their bio or google them.
  3. Be aware of time and make sure your appt. doesn’t overlap someone else’s.  If the previous appt is running over their allotted time, move into the faculty member’s line of sight and step closer so they realize someone is waiting.
  4. If the faculty member is an editor, you may pitch your book to them. Have a short two sentence summary of your book plus a one-sheet if you have one. They will not have time to read your whole manuscript.
  5. Do not expect the person you’re meeting with to make a decision on the spot about buying your manuscript. If they’re interested, they may ask you to send them a proposal.

Faculty Available for Appointments

Make the most of your one-on-one time by reading the bio of each faculty member to know what their expertise is or what they’re looking for before your appointment.

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Cheri Cowell

Publisher, EA Books Publishing

Submission Guidelines

Looking for a publishing option that blends the creative control of self-publishing with a focus on quality from seasoned professionals? EABooks Publishing utilizes the Partnership Publishing Model with your print-on-demand, ebook, and audiobook publishing. Our talented and dedicated team gets behind you and your project. We love to hear about your book and your dreams to help you see how partnering together can make those dreams come true.

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Annette Marie Griffin

Editor, StarLight Magazine

Submission Guidelines

StarLight Magazine, designed for children aged 5–10 years, aims to illuminate God’s truth through children’s literature. The magazine’s goal is to blend fun activities with faith-filled messages, delightful fiction, and factual insights about God’s creation and influential Christians from history. While StarLight does not offer payment to its contributing writers, it provides an opportunity for new writers to gain publishing credits.

For its 2024 edition, StarLight seeks contributions in various categories:

  • Fiction: The magazine looks for short stories tailored for two age groups: stories up to 500 words for children aged 5-7 and stories ranging from 800 to 1000 words for those aged 8-10. The stories should focus on learning from daily life experiences and represent a diverse range of ethnicities and abilities. However, they should not include fairytales, fantasies, romances, or Santa-themed narratives. For younger children, stories can feature animals as characters. Historical fiction and futuristic or science fiction (excluding demons or sorcery) are also welcome, with a requirement to include sources for any scientific facts.
  • Devotions: These should be concise, no longer than 300 words, including a scripture verse (from the NIV 1984 version) and a short prayer.
  • Retelling of Bible Stories: Limited to 800 words, these stories should adhere closely to Biblical accounts but can include creative elements like dialogue or specific character names. These are mainly for younger readers.

Other categories include:

  • Poems: Not exceeding 12 lines, with varied topics and specific capitalization rules.
  • Short Fillers: Including quotes from children’s authors or notable Christians, Bible and Science Trivia.
  • Creature Feature: Up to 200 words about unique animals, written from a Creationist perspective.
  • The Heavens Declare: Also 200 words, focusing on heavenly bodies such as stars or planets, from a Creationist viewpoint.

Note for 2025: The magazine will accept retellings of stories about the patriarchs

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John Herring

Publisher, Iron Stream Media

Submission Guidelines

Iron Stream Media (ISM), drawing inspiration from Proverbs 27:17, “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another,” focuses on the process of discipleship. ISM provides a range of solutions for churches, missionaries, and non-profits, including comprehensive Bible study curricula, Christian book publishing, custom publishing, and consultative services through its division, Brookstone Creative Group. Its web-based offerings feature full-year and short-term Bible study teaching plans, along with printed devotionals, Bibles, and discipleship curricula. The ISM family includes Iron Stream Books, Iron Stream Fiction, Iron Stream Kids, Life Bible Study, and Brookstone Creative Group.

Presently, Iron Stream Media is in search of NONFICTION works in areas such as Bible Studies, Christian Living/Ministry/Evangelism, Church Growth/Life/Renewal, Culture/Contemporary Issues, Curriculum/How-To/Teaching, Discipleship/Personal Growth, Marriage/Family/Parenting, Men’s Books, Prayer & Spiritual Warfare, and Women’s Interests. They are not currently seeking fiction titles. Submissions are generally accepted from agents, except when authors are encountered at writers’ conferences, where they should provide a one-pager and writing samples. First-time authors are required to have a complete manuscript.

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Cynthia Hickey

Publisher, Winged Publishing

Submission Guidelines

Winged Publications, the mother company of several imprints, is a royalty-paying publisher that helps authors break into the dynamic world of publishing and navigate the industry, without offering an advance. Authors are encouraged to send their submissions to join the family and experience the difference firsthand.

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Grace Kelley

Editor, Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr. magazines

Submission Guidelines

The appointments will be focused on discussing children writers’ manuscripts, whether they are works in progress or completed projects, providing advice and guidance on them. There is a particular interest in speaking with authors who are aiming to write for Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr. magazines.

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Patti Smith

Publisher, GO! Christian Magazine

Submission Guidelines

We are interested in faith testimonies that show how someone’s relationship with Jesus has transformed their lives. These are journalistic type articles that include interviewing a subject and telling their story in usually 600 to 800 words and must include quotes.

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Denise Weimer

Editor, Wild Heart Books Acquisitions & Editorial Liaison

Submission Guidelines

Wild Heart Books Acquisitions & Editorial Liaison Denise Weimer will be taking appointments with authors both agented and unagented writing Christian historical romance. Misty Beller’s company is a fast-growing publisher with a heart for the Lord and their writers. Seeking historical romance (no historical fiction or dual time currently) through the 1950s written in series in his and hers deep POV. Before submitting a proposal (https://www.wildheartbooks.org/submissions.html), an author should have the first book in the series complete or almost complete and blurbs prepared for at least two more novels to follow. Denise is available to discuss the ideas for your book, help brainstorm series concepts, and answer your questions about writing for WHB.

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Terry Whalin

Editor, Morgan James Publishing

Submission Guidelines

Since its inception over 20 years ago, Morgan James Publishing, The Entrepreneurial Publisher™ has grown from publishing six books per year to a backlist of over 3,000 titles. With 29 New York Times bestsellers (broad distribution), each year Morgan James is releasing about 180 to 200 books. For over ten years, Terry has been acquiring Morgan James books. He is actively looking for Christian nonfiction (Christian living, devotional, Bible studies, biographies), general market nonfiction (self-help, how-to, business, and a few memoirs), clean fiction less than 80,000 words and a few children’s books. They do not publish coffee table books, poetry or cookbooks.