Fiction Trends with Carolyn Curtis and ACFW DFW
Join ACFW-DFW Ready Writers on Saturday, September 18, 2021, 10:30 am – noon, to hear Carolyn Curtis discuss n “Current Fiction Trends.” Registration is required for the online event with the link below:
Curtis has worked as a Christy Award judge for many years. This, in addition to many other writing contests has provided her with unique insights into current fiction trends.
Curtis holds numerous places in the writing community in addition to judging. She is the author or collaborator of seven books with her most recent being, Women and C.S. Lewis: What his Life and Literature Reveal for Today’s Culture, published 2015 by Lion Hudson. She is a veteran journalist with awards from The Wall Street Journal, the Evangelical Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and others. She has reported from daily newsrooms and from Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.
She has been published in On Mission, Christianity Today, Facts & Trends, By Faith, Sports Illustrated, The Saturday Evening Post, and numerous other publications. Her professional life has also included work in communications management for Fortune 50 companies and at domestic corporate headquarters for two major church denominations.
Curtis’s love for the craft has included teaching journalism at a college and speaking at numerous conferences.
She holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Arts degree in communication from Stephen F. Austin State University. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
Questions? Email acfwdfw@gmail.com. A board member will contact you by email prior to the event with instructions for Saturday, September 18. (Note: this event is being held during a different time than our usual monthly meetings, which are generally the second Saturday of each month.) Please be aware, the invitation and link are for our members and friends of our group. We request that you not share the link with others.
Guests may attend these meeting for free for the first two visits. After that, per ACFW National guidelines, guests must become national and local members for continued participation. Contact acfwdfw@gmail.com for further info. (An affiliate membership of $5 per year is available to members of other ACFW groups). Meeting fee: $3 for ACFW DFW or affiliate members, paid to acfwdfw square.site/. (Click on “more/monthly meeting”).
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