Join us for the 2021 Asheville Christian Writers Conference

February 26, 27 and 28, 2021

The Asheville Christian Writers Conference is not a level of writing – it’s a battle cry. God calls us to step up and answer with the best work possible using the talents He has given. We are called together to focus our hearts on the task Christ assigned us . . . to strengthen our ties with one another and hone our craft of writing so we might effectively spread the Word of God through fiction and non-fiction books, screenplays, scripts, articles, and blogs.

ACWC is not a level of writing – it’s a battle cry.

NEW THIS YEAR! Join us for 2 1/2 days of intense work for as little as $135 as we stream LIVE! ACWC is both an in-person and virtual conference in 2021. If you wish to attend in person, we would love to see you! All the necessary safety precautions concerning COVID have been put in place with the Cove. If you are concerned about COVID and exposure, we will be streaming our classes. Conferees will also gain access to our class download page after the conference concludes.

On-campus housing at The Cove is extra. See the registration page for details and to register.

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February 26-28, 2021. SO THE CONFERENCE GOES ON.

It says February and that seems so far away. NOT! We are looking at the holidays now. Oh my goodness. I will say, this whole covid thing (I refuse to capitalize the word covid and give it any sort of power. - lol). Anyway, this covid thing has just snatched away a full calendar of months from us. It's messed up our time frames for everything, even the hours in the day. So when I look at the calendar and see November on the horizon, I get a little freaked out.

Having said that, we have contests for you to participate in. Our Sparrow Award is open and waiting on your entries. This is for a work-in-progress or completed UNPUBLISHED work. We have amazing judges who are all well-published authors and headed up by our own sweet Sarah Loudin Thomas (quite the decorated author herself and very well-published by Bethany House.) Sarah does a wonderful job so skip on over to the link listed and check out our Sparrow Award.

Also, we have mentoring - One on one - private 1-hour sessions with the mentor of your choice. Larry Leech, Linda Gilden, Yvonne Lehman, Eddie Jones, LaTan Murphy, Les Stobbe, Edie Melson are all on board as amazing mentors. This is something you don't want to miss out on. For a small additional fee, you get your work privately looked at and time that is more valuable than gold to help you move your work or ministry forward. Visit our mentoring and critiques page for information.

Also available are paid 15-minute critiques. These 15-minute critiques are well worth your time. For fast help and suggestions to smooth out your work, this is the thing for you. So zip over the mentoring and critique page for additional information.

WE ARE GOING LIVE!
We are so excited to live stream this conference in conjunction with the Cove. It is all still in the planning but currently, we are looking to live stream all day Saturday and Saturday evening. You'll get the keynotes and the classes for that day. AND we working to secure videos for the second track of teaching. Our plan and prayers are that we are able to record the second track and have those available for download after the conference so conferees can get the entire conference. The other news...MP3s. We know some folks still enjoy having the MP3s and we are working to provide those as well. If you register for the IN-PERSON conference (either staying at the Cove or at a hotel at the foot of the Cove) and join us AT THE COVE, you'll still get access to the videos. We are doing our best to provide this as a treat and a thank you for stepping out on faith and attending.

If you don't want to attend face to face, visit our registration page and sign up for the live stream. For $140 (this includes the Pay Pal charge) you will receive the MP3s, the 2nd track of videos, and also links to the live stream recordings after the conference. Please join us.

A SPECIAL DEAL...If you are a conferee and signed up to attend the in-person conference when you get a friend to register and tell us that you sent them, we'll take off $10 from your registration. But it gets better, if you get 2 folks to sign up and register, we'll take off $20. **Note, conferee must be registered and paid.

NOW FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED INVOICES FOR PAYMENT - This is the nuts and bolts of it. If we do not receive at least 1/2 payment by end of this month, the Cove will begin taking rooms away from us. Without your payment of at least 1/2, you will lose your on-campus room. So if you haven't paid AT LEAST 1/2 - then you are in danger of losing your room. If you paid $25 at the 2020 conference it holds a spot for you and gives you first dibs at on-campus housing. We credit that $25 to your total bill so you never lose your money. BUT, it does not hold your room past the end of November. We are required to make payment and without your payment, we cannot secure your room. SO HEADS UP!

Once again - CONTESTS ARE UP AND RUNNING! We hope you will participate.

We are working on the class schedule now. Hopefully, we will have this up on the site very soon.

We look forward to seeing you come February. I will be sending another newsletter by end of November and then December 1 becomes CRUNCH TIME.

Much Love,
Cindy

September Newsletter - Regarding 2021

9/1/2020 11:03:00 AM BY Cindy Sproles

We are gearing up in faith!

SOOO, a special thank you to all those who replied to my last email about your commitment level to physically attend our 2021 conference. All but one pre-registered from the 2020 conference will be there.

I can tell you how much that meant to us - first, that you trust that God has this whole Covid thing in His hands, and second, that you are not afraid to step out. We will of course be taking every precaution to protect ourselves and you, not to mention all the Cove is doing. You can attend the conference with confidence.

What WILL happen: The State of North Carolina is still under a mandatory mask rule. Though as I write this, the NC governor will address the possibility of taking NC from phase 2 down to phase 3 today. This is a great thing for us. Everything we do hinges on the State mandates so if changes happen with covid, they may very well affect us.

We understand the controversy over masks, but in compliance with this rule, you will be required to wear a mask during our meeting time. If you do not feel you can manage this, then you may want to reconsider attendance and join us for live streaming. Our first priority is to protect those who attend.

Social distancing is mandatory as well. This is hard since writers tend to be huggers. So we ask that instead of a hug, you elbow bump.

Housing is limited to single rooms or double rooms. Double rooms are only available IF YOU HAVE A ROOMMATE. If you do not have a roommate you know and are comfortable with, then you will need to choose a single room. We will not be making room assignments this year simply because of the safety factor. ALL HOUSING REQUESTS COME TO ME. Please do not call the Cove and try to book a room. If you do not have a roommate that you've already talked to about attending, please choose a single room accommodation.

Room Payment - Invoices for the first half of your housing will go out next week. You will be provided with a link to Pay Pal where you can pay either in full or 1/2. Remember, your $25 you paid at the conference will be subtracted from the total amount.

Scholarships are iffy this year. Like every conference across the nation, finances are extremely tight due to covid. We cannot guarantee scholarships this year.

Moving from two tracks to one. Since we are working to have live streaming of the conference, logistics will require us to pare down our tracks from two to one. Our learning track this year will be solid and will meet your needs with flying colors. We meet with the tech dept. at the end of Sept. We will also being working with faculty to have them video record a class for us so that we are able to offer those recorded classes in our conference package. There is a lot of logistics. Bear with us. We're treading on new ground.

Right now, we need you to encourage your peers to attend. We will be presenting the live-streaming information in early October but don't let that deter you from attending in person. We want you there.

After our meeting with the Cove today, they're reporting folks are attending conferences, feeling very safe, and truly enjoying the fellowship - so the Cove is up and running. Just so you know, I attended a conference in PA in July. I flew there. Everything was great. Folks wore masks, social distanced, and things went beautifully. The flight was safe. This can be done with cooperation and care.

Finally, we are praying for you. Praying for your health and well-being, praying for your decision to attend. Praying for safety and that God will do amazing things in the midst of what seems to be crisis.

Please pray with us for this to be successful and wonderful.

Cindy Sproles, Director
Asheville Christian Writers Conference

MP3's Available Sunday, March 29

3/27/2020 10:25:00 AM BY Cindy

MP3’s AVAILABLE.

A big thank you to our Christian Devotions Speak Up Host Emeritis, Scott McCausey for preparing our MP3s and adding them to the site. You will be able to access these, Sunday, March 29. A blanket email to all who purchased the mp3s will go out at 7 p.m. Sunday evening and it will contain the passcode for the page and instructions on how to download. All the mp3s are listed on the page.

These are available until April 30, 2020 and after that date the page will come down. Please download your MP3s immediately. Otherwise the page will vanish after April 30. You will then have to contact me.

One other thing, we were unable to record Edie Melson’s early bird class due to technical difficulties with the equipment at Ridgecrest. SOOOO, Edie has told us to use the 2019 mp3. This should give you everything.

Remember, SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 7:00 p.m. the email will go out.

Cindy

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