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Reaching Beyond Exclusive Readers

How can readers like me, the eclectic kind, find out about books we label “speculative”? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Clive Staples Award Nominations

You have the opportunity to learn about the books that other readers nominated as the best of royalty paying Christian speculative fiction published in 2013. Our hope is two fold. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Let The Reading Begin

Remember, to be eligible to vote for the finalists you MUST have read AT LEAST two of the nominations. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

2014 CSA Nominations Are Now Open

The first two rounds of the Clive Staples Award are still in the hands of readers, beginning with the nominations which we’re opening today. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Reading Choices: Down With Snobbery

Pretentiousness, arrogance, haughtiness, elitism–I don’t think any of it belongs among Christian writers and readers. But sadly, literature–or more accurately, people’s feelings about literature–generates attitudes of exclusivity. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Winter Challenge Winner; Fiction Goals

Special thanks to all who participated in the 2013 Spec Faith 2013 End-of-the-Year Writing Challenge–those who entered, who voted in either or both first rounds, who gave feedback to the writers, and who were part of choosing our winner. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Final Vote – End Of The Year Winter Writing Challenge

The entry receiving the most votes will be the winner of the 2013 End Of The Year Winter Writing challenge, and the author will receive a $25 gift card from either Amazon or B&N. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

2013 Winter Writing Challenge Round 1 Voting Redo

I’m re-posting the entries below in the order in which they were originally posted (alternating font color to make it easier to identify the beginning of each entry). As before, you may like (vote for) as many as you wish · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Winter Writing Challenge Entrty Phase Drawing To A Close

Today is the last day to post an entry to the 2013 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge, but it is not the last day of the Challenge. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

End-Of-The-Year Winter Writing Challenge

Feedback continues though the Challenge is now closed to new submissions. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Importance Of Reading: A Biased Opinion

Bias doesn’t mean you’re wrong, as Neil Gaiman shows in a (London) Guardian interview. · Yvonne Anderson

2013 Summer Writing Challenge Winner And Question

We have our winner: Austin Gunderson. Congratulations. But now, I have to ask. How many of you writers would be interested in participating in a short story contest if you were required to pay a $5.00 entry fee? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Summer Writing Challenge Finals

Here are the top three entries, followed by the poll. Please choose the one piece you think is the winner of the 2013 Summer Writing Challenge and vote. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Summer Writing Challenge Update

We writers know how our work seems to us, but we don’t know how it comes across to others. This challenge gives us a little window to view the reaction of our words on others. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Summer Writing Challenge

It’s time for another Spec Faith Writing Challenge. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Reviewing New Conferences, Exploring Two Fantasies

A rundown of our Realm Makers conference coverage, plus a promised comparison of (yes) the “Harry Potter” and “Left Behind” fantasy franchises. · E. Stephen Burnett

Presenting The Final Five

Voting is underway to determine the winner of the 2013 Clive Staples Award. We’re down to the five finalists. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

It Is Time To Vote

Voting begins today! Please read these instructions carefully, then proceed to the ballot by clicking on the link below. Voting ends July 17. · Rebecca LuElla Miller
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