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Tracy speaks on November podcasts
October 9, 2024
Tracy will be a guest on two podcasts in the month of November. On the 8th, she will speak on the Practical Faith Academy podcast with Cecil Taylor, and on the 14th, she will be a guest on the Grannies Talkin’ Dementia podcast with Rayna Neises and Tonja Moon. She will share words of hope and inspiration from one of her stories in a Chicken Soup anthology. November 12th is National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day.
Rhonda speaks at ACFW-DFW event
October 9, 2024
Rhonda will be a guest speaker at the October meeting of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of ACFW, the Association of Christian Fiction Writers. On Saturday, October 12, she will debut a new workshop, “The Cover Conundrum,” teaching writers how to critique and/or design a book cover.
Tracy's story in a new Chicken Soup Christmas release
October 1, 2024
Chicken Soup for the Soul’s 2024 Christmas release, “Tales of Christmas,” includes an entry written by WLW Codirector Tracy Crump entitled “A Visit from Santa Claus.” The book goes on sale October 15, 2024. See the book on Amazon at THIS LINK.
KY Christian Writers Conference goes VIRTUAL
October 1, 2024
Tracy Crump will speak at the 2024Kentucky Christian Writers Conference October 17-19 , which has transitioned to be a VIRTUAL conference (held online via ZOOM). With the switch to virtual, the price DECREASES to just $149! CLICK HERE for more information and to register. Read the news item below for classes she will teach. Rhonda is no longer scheduled to teach because of this change.
Tracy & Rhonda to speak at KY Christian Writers Conference
August 16, 2024
Tracy Crump and Rhonda Dragomir will both speak at the Kentucky Christian Writers Conference in Elizabethtown, KY October 17-19 2024. Tracy will teach courses on writing for Chicken Soup, writer’s rights, and query letters. Rhonda will teach a class for “newbies,” writers who have never attended a conference.
Glenda Ferguson Book Signing
September 3, 2024
Glenda Ferguson will participate in Indiana Author’s Day, 3-5 p.m., September 7 in Salem, Indiana. Local authors will set up booths in the Railroad Depot Museum of the John Hay Center. She will sell her anthologies: Chicken Soup for the Soul, Short & Sweet series, and Christmas stories from Revell Publishing.
Rhonda wins AWSA Golden Scroll Award
August 6, 2024
Rhonda Dragomir won a Golden Scroll Award from the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) for When the Flames Ravaged. She received third place honors in the historical fiction category.
Please forgive me for my late congratulations. I’m so proud of you!