The American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) has named Kathleen Y’Barbo Turner as its new CEO. The author of more than 120 novels takes over from Colleen Coble, who led the organization for Christian ...

In 1997, DeeAnne Gist caught the attention of a top New York literary agent. Though impressed by her book manuscript, a romance set in 16th-century Jamestown, Va., the agency felt it was too risky to ...

During its first in-person gathering since 2019, the 2022 American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) conference took place in St. Louis, Mo. from September 8-11, attracting over 300 attendees. The ...

Christian speculative fiction struggles to get onto bookstore shelves. So the genre is opening other portals to readers. The annual Realm Makers gathering—held in 2024 at a Sheraton in St. Louis—has ...

Young will speak at First United Methodist Church at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 30 about her decision to start writing Christian fiction. "There is an ever-growing appetite out there among people who want ...