BY Eva Marie Everson, Contest Director @EvaMarieEverson Established in 2011 on behalf of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference by multiple award-winning author Dr. Alton Gansky, The Selah Awards are an industry-wide contest designed to honor the best in Christian publishing from the previous year. Its proceeds are used toward BRMCWC scholarships, which…

Yes, 2020 is a crazy year.  Because the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference has been postponed from May to November, we must open the 2021 contest season BEFORE awarding the 2020 winners. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writingcontest #writing #BRMCWC"]The 2021 Selah Awards Contest is OPEN - @EvaMarieEverson on @BRMCWC[/tweet_box] We…

By Eva Marie Everson @EvaMarieEverson BRMCWC Contests Director The pandemic we know as Covid-19 or coronavirus or "that monster" has changed our lives in so many ways, one would be hard-pressed to list them all. For those of us who enjoy Christian Writers Conference Spring Season, we have, for the…

By Eva Marie Everson @EvaMarieEverson In the 1960s, Ivory soap produced a number of ads showing mother/daughter duos who looked so similar—or whose hands looked so young—the narrator tried to determine which was the mother and which was the daughter. Despite looking remarkably alike—and youthful—one, indeed was the mom and…

We are so excited to share the list of the 2020 Selah Award Finalists for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. The competition was tough this year, with many excellent entries. Congratulations to the finalists and especially to all who entered! [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@BRMCWC #writing #WritingCommunity"]Introducing the 2020…

Yep, you read the title correctly. Last year, all the dates for ALL our conference contests changed. We are continuing with that schedule. Be sure to note the schedule on your calendar so you don’t miss the entry deadline. New Categories Added In addition to last year’s date changes, we…