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Very cool award

23 Jun

The Word Guild decided it was time to have its first Blog Award this year, for two consecutively-written blogs. Guess who won? Yes, I did.

The blogs I entered were "The movement to re-engineer writers:" and "Listening with Your Mind and Your Heart."

I'll be posting both of them on here in the next couple of days.

Currently looking for a picture of me getting the award so you can see the very cool dress I found to wear at the awards.

Here I am getting the certificate and cheque from Denise Rumble, the Managing Director of The Word Guild.

The award was actually sponsored by the Christian Herald, but due to printing difficulties,  the editor, Fazal Karim Jr., was unable to get to the gala in time for that presentation.

Thanks to Marianne Meed Ward, who was the judge for this award.

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The judges liked me!

24 Jun

Last week was very busy and I'm still recovering. You go like crazy for a week or so and tehn eventually the adrenalin runs out and you kind of crash. But it's fun while it lasts.

Anyway, on Wednesday night, I attended The Word Guild Awards Gala in Mississauga, where I received three Canadian Christian Writing Awards. Here is part of the press release:

Herbie Kuhn emcee June 18, 2009
For immediate release
 
NEWCOMERS AND VETERANS TOP THE WORD GUILD 2009 AWARDS
 
National writing awards highlight talents of Canadian authors, including poverty activists and a rugby-playing romance novelist

Toronto—A novel set during the Roman Empire and a series of articles from the anthology Hot Apple Cider were the most awarded publications at Th e Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Awards this year. Awards were given in 30 independently judged categories, including non-fiction books, novels, articles, columns and poems published during 2008.

Read the rest of the press release here:

The picture above is of Herbie Kuhn, the Air Canada voice of the Toronto Raptors and a passionate reader, who  emceed the Awards Gala for the second year.

 

N. J. Lindquist getting an award sponsored by Faith Life FinancialMy awards:
Article—General Readership (articles that explain or encourage faith for mainstream readers)
Winner: N. J. Lindquist of Markham, Ont. for “The Diamond Ring” (Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Article—Inspirational/Devotional
Winner: N. J. Lindquist of Markham, Ont. for “The Diamond Ring” (Hot Apple Cider Anthology)
Award of Merit: N. J. Lindquist of Markham, Ont. for “My Letter to the Editor” (Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

The picture to the right is of me receiving the Award for Inspirational/Devotional article from the representative from FaithLife Financial, the sponsor of that award.

 

Two other articles from Hot Apple Cider (by Angelina Fast-Vlaar and Eleanor Shepherd) also won awards. I edited both of them, so that made me feel doubly happy. :)  

The complete list of winners is here.

More pictures at http://hotapplecider.ca  

 

Photographer:  Audrey Tavares

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Write! Canada Marks 25 Years of Developing Christian Writers

14 Feb

As the publishing industry undergoes massive changes, Canada’s premier Christian writers’ conference rises to the challenge of nurturing writers through stellar instructors, practical classes and networking opportunities, building on its 25-year mandate.

Two hundred and fifty Canadian writers and editors who are Christian will gather in Guelph, Ont. from June 18 to 20 for the 25th annual Write! Canada conference. Sponsored by The Word Guild, the conference features inspiring keynote speakers, in-depth continuing classes and wide-ranging workshops, as well as a host of other learning and promotional opportunities.

Despite recent upheaval in the publishing industry—including the bankruptcy of Christian bookstore chains R. G. Mitchell and Blessings, declining readership for newspapers and magazines, and the rise of digital media and e-books—conference organizers chose the theme, “Celebrating God’s Blessings: Past, Present and Future.”

“While the mode of delivery may be changing, people still want to write and share their stories, and they need to know how to do it well, and how to connect with readers,” explained N. J. Lindquist, who has directed the conference for the last eight years with Wendy Elaine Nelles.
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