Southern Christian Writers Conference Review

Me having a blast at my book table and chatting it up with other authors in the book sale room.

Vickie Moss (L) and Londa Hayden (R) with the winner of the Southern Writers Magazine Online Version One Year Subscription.

The Southern Christian Writers Conference was a great success this year. There were many new authors on hand to network with and get to know. One of my favorite sessions was one led by Lurlene McDaniel, "A novel way to construct your novel." Unfortunately, the keynote speaker, Gilbert Morris, came down ill and was unable to attend. Austin Boyd was happy to step in as a last minute replacement and did a fine job.  There was one publisher represented. Andrea Mullins with New Hope Publishing spoke frankly about the expectations of a publisher and exactly what it will take to get taken seriously as a debut writers. 

Another remarkable young woman, who is only about 16 or 17 years old, started her own magazine.  "Real Girl" targets teen girls to encourage them to seek out the inner beauty of God in their hearts. This is the first Christian teen girl magazine that I know that concentrates on that specific area. 
 
It was good to finally meet fellow Southern Writers Magazine, Editor-at-Large, Vicki Moss, who offered good advice in her presentation on how to write for kids Magazines. There were other writers from the Memphis area I did know, but we did meet each other and exchanged contact information. I was able to attend this conference with two other ladies from my writers group. All in all, we each came away with a bag or in some cases a plastic tub full of goodies, enough books to read for at least 6 months, and tons of ideas exploding in our heads. 

Photos provided by: Vicki Moss