Coming to the Omega Writers Retreat this weekend?
You are in for a treat! Meet our two guest speakers: For the 10am session: Edie Melson – Soul Care for Writers Edie Melson is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers. She’s a writer who feels lost without her camera and a reluctant speaker who loves to encourage an audience, all while embracing the […]
CALEB Encouragement Award
Nominations are now open for the Caleb Encouragement Award. If you’re a current paid member of Omega Writers, we would like to invite you to nominate a fellow Christian writer for an Encouragement Award. This could be: A writer who has gone out of their way to support other writers (this will be a NEW […]
Getting to the heart of CALEB
I remember my first CALEB Awards night well. One of my books had been shortlisted. A children’s novel with Christian themes. It was the first time any of my books had received any acclaim or attention apart from what I mustered up myself. I was terrified, excited and so terribly nervous. I remember smiling at […]
What’s New at Omega Writers | July 2021
There is lots of news from Omega Writers this month! We have a winner in the Realm Awards, news about the Omega Book Fair and Retreat, and a call for nominations for the Encouragement Awards. Realm Awards Congratulations to Omega Writers member Kristen Young for her double win at the Realm Makers Awards, announced last […]
CALEB Finalists 2021
The books have been read, the scoresheets completed, the scores added … I am delighted to announce the finalists in the 2021 CALEB Awards from Omega Writers: Christian Authors Lifting Each other’s Books. I’d also like to add a big thank you to our sponsors for supporting Omega Writers, the CALEB Award, and Christian writers […]
Stories of Life competition
Tell a faith-filled story. Omega Writers is sponsoring the Stories of Life competition in 2021. Tell your stories of life that point to evidence of God’s reality, and a time a place when you witnessed God’s grace in action. Submissions accepted from 1 April to 31 July 2021, at www.storiesoflife.net
Omega Writers Update | 2021 CALEB Awards Open for Entry
The 2021 CALEB Awards are open for entry in the following categories: Adult fiction Adult nonfiction Young Adult fiction Children’s fiction (early reader and middle grade) Children’s picture books The contest is open to books by Australian or New Zealand Christian authors, or Christian authors living in Australia or New Zealand. Entrants must confirm they […]
2021 CALEB Awards Wants You … to Volunteer as a Judge
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It is almost time for the 2021 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 […]
Conference 2021 is a Writers Retreat
It’s official. We are delighted to announce that the Omega Writers conference has been reimagined for 2021 into a Writers Retreat. Why? With Covid still nipping at our heels, border closures and lockdowns still occurring, our keynote international speaker unable to enter the country and a lot of our members sharing stories of exhaustion from all the ebbs […]
Omega Writers Announce the Winners of the 2020 CALEB Awards
On behalf of Omega Writers, I’m thrilled to announce the winners of the 2020 CALEB Awards for unpublished authors. The award ceremony was held on Saturday night via Zoom. While there was no chocolate, there was plenty of fun and laughter as writers from Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan met to celebrate our achievements over […]