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Summer Dreaming Contest Winner: How to Get Back in the Water

September 18, 2022 Inspire Christian Writers 12

Congratulations Malcolm Mackinnon on your winning entry in our Summer Dreaming Writing Contest. “Will there be sharks?” My daughter’s question interrupted me as I gazed […]

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2022 Conference “New Beginnings” Contest Winner: Weathering the Firestorm by Jennifer Hughes

May 7, 2022 Inspire Christian Writers 8

If you attended the Inspire Christian Writers Conference at Mount Hermon earlier this year, you will recall that Jennifer Hughes wrote the winning entry in […]

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Memories Contest Joint Winner: “Not Billy Bob Thornton and the Raw Fish” by Malcolm Mackinnon

May 27, 2021 Inspire Christian Writers 12

The waitress looked at me, confused. She raised her hand as if to say, “Wait there,” before disappearing into the small ramshackle café. I glanced at Donna, […]

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Memories Contest Joint Winner: “My Life Spared” by Pete Cruz

May 25, 2021 Inspire Christian Writers 25

Twigs, leaves, and rocks pressed against my helmet’s cracked face shield. I lay face-down, my vision filled by a macro view of the ground. I […]

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Announcing a New Writers’ Conference at Mount Hermon, 2022

May 23, 2021 Inspire Christian Writers Comments Off on Announcing a New Writers’ Conference at Mount Hermon, 2022

UPDATE: From 2023, the Writers Conference at Mount Hermon has a new name: Vision Christian Writers Conference. Visit the conference website for full details. It’s […]

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Prompt and Perfect Contest Winner: “The Intercession” by Debra Celovsky

February 16, 2021 Inspire Christian Writers 13

She awakened slowly, turning wearily to see early light framing the edges of the window blinds. Her eyes were red and swollen. She had lain […]

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Our Most Read Blog Posts of 2020

January 7, 2021 Inspire Christian Writers Comments Off on Our Most Read Blog Posts of 2020

As has become our tradition, we begin the new year by looking at what our web site visitors were actually reading on the Inspire blog […]

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Fast & Furious Contest Flash Fiction Runner-Up: Wind in the Firs by E.V. Sparrow

November 29, 2020 Inspire Christian Writers Comments Off on Fast & Furious Contest Flash Fiction Runner-Up: Wind in the Firs by E.V. Sparrow

Beneath the twilight sky, the wind howled deep within the rugged and unexplored forest. It clawed at the ancient fir trees until they bent at […]

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Fast & Furious Contest Devotional Runner-Up: Who Am I? by Don Towle

November 23, 2020 Inspire Christian Writers 1

“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” Exodus 3:11 Moses, a Hebrew, raised in Pharaoh’s household […]

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Fast & Furious Contest Flash Fiction Winner: Lily’s Gift by Lori De Jong

November 20, 2020 Inspire Christian Writers 12

“Tilda, she’s so beautiful, don’t you think?” Tilda Atherton looked at the tiny infant girl in her sister’s arms. “Yes, Lily, but you remember what […]

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