11th
ANNUAL LIFE PRESS CHRISTIAN
WRITERS’ CONFERENCE
P 0 Box 2018, Cordova, TN 38088
PHONE: 901-309-3692
E-mail: Gmoearth@aol.com
August 2, 2008
CONTEST DEADLINE
July 6, 2008
Dr. Brenda L. Caldwell
Inspirational Speaker
Contest Rules:
All entries should be inspirational or on any subject suitable for a Christian
publication, and may be previously published or unpublished. *Except for No. 3, entries will not be considered for publication,
only for awards.
NATIONAL AWARDS:
Welcome, writers
everywhere.
1.
Poetry: 50-line limit. $50, $25, $15, $10
2. Prose: 2000-word limit. Fiction or non-fiction. $50,
$25, $15
3. *Devotionals: 2-page limit.
$50, $15, $10
Must
include scripture and prayer. Photos, line drawings, etc. are optional.
*Non-winning entries will be considered for publication only if written permission
is included. Previously published work will be considered for publication only if reprint rights are included.
All authors whose work is used will receive copies of the collection upon publication as well as those who attend the
conference.
CONFERENCE AWARDS:
Open to those who register to attend the conference:
4. Poetry: 40-line limit.
$50, $15, $10
5. Prose: 2000-word
limit. $50, $15, $10
All prose
must be double spaced; poetry may be single or double spaced.
Fees: A fee of $5 entitles you to enter
one entry. $2 for each additional entry. Critique from the judges is available for $10. Write the word
critique on the upper right corner of each entry to be critiqued (limit 6 works in each category). No limit on the number
of entries in each contest. Make checks payable to Life Press and mail to P. 0. Box 2018, Cordova, TN 38088. Postmark by July
6. Send one copy of each original entry with name and number of the contest and no identification. Send
one copy with name, address and telephone and e-mail, if available. Include a cover
sheet with your name, address, telephone number, email and list of all entries in each contest with total fees paid.
Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope for winners’ list. Entries being critiqued will
be returned at the conference or if a SASE is enclosed.
PLEASE ADVISE US OF ANY CHANGE IN ADDRESS AFTER ENTERING THE CONTEST
If you are interested
in attending, please email or send an SASE for details or see website.
This conference will be of benefit for writers regardless
of whether or now you write
for Christian publications.
Please pre-register by July 30. $25 includes lunch.
Conference
Fees: A $35 Registration fee entitles a participant to send one entry ($2 each additional entry), have all entries (limit
6 works in each category) critiqued and includes Continental Breakfast and lunch.
Registration (including food,
but with-out entries) is $25.
Registration (including food) with one entry but without critique is $30.
Spouse Registration is $20.
P 0 Box 2018, Cordova, TN 38088
PHONE: 901-309-3692
E-mail: Gmoearth@aol.com
http://www.grandmotherearth.org
PROGRAM: August 2, 2008
Director:
Frances Brinkley Cowden
Assistant Director: Mary Frances Broome
8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast. Smith Center, Covenant UMC Cordova,
TN.
9:00 Welcome and Introductions:
Frances Brinkley Cowden, founder of Life Press Christian Writers Association and editor/publisher of Grandmother
Earth and Life Press.
9:25
Creating a Character for Tellable Stories. Anne Hall Norris
Author
of The Charm Bracelet and Other Stories and Uncle Nip, Anne Norris
has received regional and national awards and is noted for her humorous
stories. A member and past president of Memphis Story Tellers' League, she is featured in the story tellers’ anthologies.
She is a former member of National League of American Pen Women and is a member and teacher at Cross Roads United Methodist
Church.
10:15 Break
10:25 An Author’s Viewpoint:
Louise Murphy Gearin
Louise Murphy Gearin published four books in 2007 including
the following novels: Separate Paths, An Unexpected Blessing, Murderous Affections, and a creative non-fiction
book, Thicker Than Water, about a 19th Century train robber from her home town. She has been published
nationally and internationally and has won many awards. She will share experiences and answer questions.
11:55
Break
11:00
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Brenda L. Caldwell “Dr. B”
12:00: Southern
Style Lunch (included with registration) with the editors and authors;
1:00: Awards
and door prizes.
1: 30 Panel Critique: A look at polishing work before it is sent out by members of local critique
groups. Send one poem or up to two pages of prose (first and last pages of an article or story by July 15)
Cindy Beebe has
poems appearing, or forthcoming, in several journals, including The Southern Review, The American Poetry Journal, The
Evansville Review, Rock & Sling, The National Poetry Review, and Relief. She is involved in music
ministry and inner-city ministry with First Evangelical Church.
Michael R. (Mick) Denington, Bartlett,
TN., is a retired Air Force colonel and writes poetry and fiction. He has won numerous prizes and his works
have appeared in local, regional and international publications. He is active
in local and state writing organizations and a past president of Tennessee Writers Alliance and current
president of the Poetry Society of Tennessee. Mick judges poetry contests and was editor in chief of Writers on
the River for five years.
Malu Graham won the Hackney Award for fiction (Birmingham Southern
College). She has poems and short stories published in St. Petersburg Times, Emerald Coast Review, Octoberfest
Mag, Broomstick. She has won numerous prizes in poetry and prizes in fiction from Florida Writers’ Competition,
Grandmother Earth and Life Press. She is one of the critics for the
Poetry Society of Tennessee’s workshops and has won numerous awards including Grandmother Earth’s top
prose award.
3:15:
Inspirations through Life Experiences: Roundtable discussion led by Frances Cowden
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Dr. Brenda L. Caldwell
“Dr.
B”
Dr. Brenda L. Caldwell is a national empowerment speaker, Psychologist, program
developer and life coach with over 13 years experience. She is also president/CEO of B. Caldwell Consulting,
an empowerment firm that contracts with organizations throughout the country. A native of Memphis, Dr. Caldwell holds a Masters
and PhD in Christian Psychology from Jacksonville Theological Seminary as well as a B.A. in Communications from the University
of Memphis. Affectionately known as “Dr. B,” she delivers messages from the heart that are potent, powerful and
purposeful. Her new book “From Charcoal to Diamond: Greatness is in You!” is inspirational and uplifting.
She is a fifth year annual faculty member of the National Youth Professionals’
Institute in Washington, D.C. Dr. B serves as a consultant, providing staff development trainings, team
building trainings and other empowerment workshops for professional associations throughout the country. As a life coach for
women, Dr. B can also be heard bi-weekly on 1340 WLOK’s “Focus on Women” talk show, giving words of wisdom
and insight. She also conducts quarterly Women of Worth Empowerment Seminars to help motivate women from all walks of life
to fulfill their purpose and destiny.
As a self-described Dream Builder, Dr.
B has devoted her professional life to helping others to be uplifted, be empowered and to be inspired.
