Welcome to Cascade Christian writers
(formerly Oregon Christian Writers)
No One Knows Where the Wind Blows
by A.C.S. Bird
I had considered attending the OCW summer conference for many years, but always the cost or timing prevented my participation. This year, however, after years of freelance writing and editing, my yearning for fellowship and collaboration outweighed financial
Three Reasons to Enter the Cascade Writing Contest
by Angela Ruth Strong
When it comes to contests, I’m like a little girl all excited to get my ears pierced, but when it’s time to actually have a hole punched through my earlobe, I wonder, Why did I want to
Under a Bushel
by Sharon Fischer
I glanced over at my computer, then quickly looked away in aversion and despair. Every time my eyes fell on it I was reminded of my failure to sell any of the stories God had led me to
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Appointment Advice: Designing Effective One-Sheets by Karen Barnett
By Karen Barnett Many of us are busily preparing for conferences like the upcoming Oregon Christian Writers Conference in August. We’re brushing up manuscripts and proposals, practicing our pitches, and deciding which professionals we’d like to meet. A valuable tool
From Novice to Novelist: How Contests Help Writers at Any Stage by Camille Eide
By Camille Eide I’ve been entering writing contests since I began writing for publication 10 years ago, both as a pre-published and published writer. I’ve won, placed, and been passed over, but regardless of my stage as a writer or
Sensible Writing by Kay Marshall Strom
by Kay Marshall Strom Years ago—in another life, it seems—I dabbled in writing TV and movie scripts. In some ways it was easier than writing books, because the audience can look at the screen and see what is happening. They
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2022 Fall Conference “Our Gentle Shepherd” God, our gentle Shepherd, has a plan for each of us in His time; He asks only that we
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2018 Cascade Award Finalists
2018 FINALISTS UNPUBLISHED Children’s Picture/Chapter Book Jennifer Bingham, Nothing Changes Everything: A Simple Retelling of the Truth Holli Fry, A Bride for Isaac Hannah Stone,