2020 CALEB Award Opens
The 2020 CALEB Award is now open for entries. The categories are as follows: Unpublished Adult Fiction Unpublished Young Adult Fiction Unpublished Nonfiction (all genres except devotionals) The Unpublished award is an electronic-only award, and will be limited to thirty (30) entries, ten in each category. Official rules are here. The winner of each category […]
Omega Writers Day – South Australia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”25585″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Calling all South Australian Christian writers. Omega Writers Australasia has writing chapters all over the country, and now we are hoping to set up an access point here in SA. There are other Christian writing groups functioning in South Australia, and we hope to link in with them for writers to have a […]
POSTPONED! 2020 Omega Writers Conference
Postponed: 2020 Omega Writers conference New date: 8-10th October, 2021 You will be relieved to know that as of this morning the 2020 Conference committee (Raewyn, Andrea and Narelle) have been able to achieve the postponement of the Omega Writers conference from Oct 2020 to Oct 2021 with no loss of funds. Peppers Kingscliff is […]
A message from our President in 2020
Hello, Omega writers. I hope you’ve had a restful Christmas break, and that you’ve found the time to recharge your batteries. There’s no doubt Australians have had an emotionally charged Christmas and New Year with the devastating bushfires across most states, and the disastrous fires the subject of news and social media conversation. If you […]
Brisbane Omega Writers Book Fair 2020
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Brisbane Omega Writers Book Fair is on will be on again on March 14th 2020 at Hills Church in Everton Hills. There will be author tables with a wide range of books, readings, workshops, prizes and more. Our authors include writers of fiction and non-fiction for adults, teens and children. Books for every reading […]
“I could write that”: What you need to know about writing children’s books
By Penny Reeve I bet you’ve had that familiar moment when you’ve read a children’s book with a young person, closed the cover and thought to yourself: ‘Sure, I could write that!’ Yes, children’s books are short. They’re snappy, fun and often repetitive. They can appear deceptively simple. But as any writer knows, writing well […]
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 […]
I want to Write a Book. What Are My First Steps?
I’m a lifelong reader. And I’ve been working as a freelance editor specialising in Christian fiction for the last seven years, which means I’ve seen a lot of manuscripts, good and bad. I’ve learned something about the craft of writing from each one. I’ve attended conferences featuring internationally recognised speakers such as James Scott Bell, […]
Omega Conference 2019: The Roundup
The Omega 2019 Conference was a huge success with over 90 participants meeting at a conference centre in Mulgoa, Sydney over a weekend. It’s hard to say if it was the best conference yet, but with a line up of accomplished, engaging speakers and the inimitable Steve Laube from Steve Laube Agency in the US […]