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| | Congratulations Quarterly Challenge Winners 3-24-19
Read and Comment
Beginner
Intermediate
Her Marine
by Jenny Miller
Advanced
Milestones and Millstones
by Stephen Kimball
Masters
Power from Beyond
by Tracy Nunes
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Important Change in the Writing Challenge
Effective after the break with April 4th entries.
"I could write a fantasy piece with a lion and a witch and no mention of God, and yet be firmly Christian" C.S. Lewis
About a year ago, we made a change to the Challenge submission rules after some had expressed concerns about the direction of the entries. The concern was that the entries were gradually drifting further away from FaithWriters' mission to improve Christian writers and put out good Christian writing. We agreed and made the change that has been in effect for the last year. This made some happy, and some not so happy.
Recently, we have talked to several members who approached us with knowledge of the change. We discovered that it was not necessarily the submission guidelines that they viewed as an issue. Their concern was that the guideline that entries come from a Christian worldview was not always being upheld, especially for winning entries. All agreed, from both sides of this matter, that they want to put forth writing that honors God.
Therefore, after many discussions with members, we have decided to adjust the guidelines to more of a middle position based on these talks, while asking the judges to pay closer attention to this matter. We have asked the judges to keep in mind our desire to promote Christian authors and Christian writing. We believe it is important that especially those entries selected as winners in the Challenge should not only offer great writing, but also be from a Christian worldview. Our goal in doing this is to continue to produce great articles from a Christian worldview while encouraging more members to enter again. FaithWriters is obviously a Christian writers' website, and we trust that our members as a whole desire to honor God with their writing. In my opinion, members are writing for God and not FaithWriters.
The new submission guidelines are somewhere in the middle of where they were from the beginning of the Challenge and where they have been this last year. These new guidelines will commence in the second quarter of this year, starting April 4, 2019. We appreciate your support.
The guidelines will state:
Entries may be in any style or genre, and they do not need to be overtly Christian in message. However, they must, at minimum, come from a Christian worldview/outlook. The entry may be directed to readers in general, the Christian reader, or may be evangelistic in nature. Entries can also be simply clean, fun and humorous from a Christian point of view, Christian Soup for the Soul style, provided they fit the topic. In the case of fiction, the Christian worldview/outlook may be subtle or allegorical, but it should still offer a fairly clear Christian viewpoint. While it is not required, adding a scripture verse is always encouraged to clarify a message. Entries that are clearly outside of a Christian worldview will remain on the list, but will be not eligible for judging. Entries with offensive language or content, that are overly violent or sensual, and/or are deemed inappropriate for the Challenge and Christian readers, will be removed, even if these elements are used in the portrayal of a non-Christian character.
Go HERE for some guidance on a Christian worldview.
Thank you to all of those members who helped in this matter.
We are the body of Christ, not perfect in the flesh, but always loving each other and working together.
Blessings, Michael
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Receive feedback on your challenge entry direct from the judges.
1) After you receive your results, request your Judges Rating Report HERE.
Due to the level of work involved with the Challenge Ratings Reports, the maximum number of reports a member can obtain per quarter is now two.
2) In the areas you need help, review Jan's lessons HERE.
3) Take the judges suggestions along with what you learn from Jan's lessons and implement them on your next entry.
Learn more about the reports HERE. |
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| | Encourage Fellow Writers - Commit to Comment on One Challenge Entry a Week
Reading and commenting on a regular basis offers a double blessing. The author is encouraged and grows, and those who comment learn and improve their writing skills too.
I know we are all busy. But are we too busy to comment on one Challenge entry per week? Just think how encouraged we are when people comment on our entries. If every member who receives this weekly notification would comment on at least one Challenge entry per week, there would be roughly 500 additional comments on the entries. Will you please take a few minutes right now to help and encourage a fellow writer. |
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Current Entries from the Challenge that Closed Today
Recent Entries
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NEW Writing Challenge Topic
Topic 3 – Begins April 18 / Ends April 25
RAIN
Winners Announced May 2
Review submission guidelines HERE before submitting.
Last weeks winners - find past results HERE.
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