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CALEB Award 2024 Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 CALEB Awards. See the list of winning books and authors here.

Omega Writers Conference 20-22 Sept 2024

Speakers and presenters at the Omega Writers Conference, a conference for Australian Christian writers, featuring best selling author Susan May Warren in Sydney, September 2024.

CALEB 2024 Shortlist Announced

We are thrilled to announce the CALEB 2024 Shortlist for the CALEB Prize, celebrating the best in Christian fiction and nonfiction from Australia and New Zealand.

Do I Need An Editor? (And What Do They Do?)

Do I need an editor for the book I have just written

If you’ve just finished your Christian book, you may be wondering: ‘do I need an editor?’ You may also be wondering: ‘what do editors even do?’ Let’s discover who editors are and the different types of editing they do, and then answer the question: do I need an editor?

2024 Conference Scholarship Fund

Omega Writers Scholarship Fund 2024

We know writing conferences can be expensive, especially for writers who are starting out. That’s why we offer Conference Scholarships for first-time attenders.  We invite you to contribute to our Scholarship fund! If you’ve attended the Omega Writers conference and benefited, please ‘pay it forward’. You can give another writer an opportunity to be blessed […]

A word from our out-going President

Penny Reeve announced her resignation from the role of president at the 2023 AGM. Omega Writers wishes her well and thanks her for her faithful service to Australia’s Christian Writers Network. These are her reflections on her final year as President. I have been the Omega President for three years now and it has been […]

The Omega list of Christian bookshops in Australia and New Zealand

If you have written a book for a Christian audience, it’s natural to seek out a Christian bookshop to help you sell it. In the 1990s Australia had over 250 Christian bookshops, including five large chains with multiple locations and standalone stores dotted in both city and regional areas. Since then, the religious face of […]

The Omega list of Australian Christian publishers

If you’ve written a book intended for a Christian or cross-over audience, you may be on the hunt for an Australian Christian publisher. The Australian Christian publishing landscape is much smaller than in the USA, but we still have several options for authors looking to pursue traditional publishing with a Christian press. We have pooled […]

CALEB Awards – Call for Judges

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It is almost time for the 2023 CALEB Awards from Omega Writers. CALEB stands for Christian Authors Lifting Each other’s Books. The CALEB Award: Supports excellence in Australasian Christian books by encouraging and educating writers, regardless of genre. Encourages excellence in Australasian Christian books by recognising and rewarding our best writers across a range of […]