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Te invitamos a participar en los concursos que MAI-Letra Viva ofrecen En estas semanas muchos nos hemos quedado aislados en casa, sin tanto contacto con otros, pero quizás con más tiempo para pensar, reflexionar y desarrollar nuestra creatividad. Así que ahora tienes la oportunidad de expresar esa  creatividad participando en la serie de cinco mini-escritos
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LittWorld 2021: Hungary to host world conference of Christian publishing

We are pleased to announce LittWorld 2021 will take place near Budapest, Hungary, October 24 to 29, next year.  “This will be the first LittWorld held in continental Europe,” said MAI President John Maust, noting that celebrated author Philip Yancey is confirmed as keynote speaker. “We feel privileged to host Littworld 2021 in Hungary,” said
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“What about Covid-19?” Publisher offers free book created in one week

By Yna Reyes I’m excited about this 80-page-book that OMF Literature produced in response to the crisis: WHAT ABOUT COVID-19: WHY? WHAT NOW? WHAT’S NEXT? It took our publications team only one week to put it together. It’s a compilation of 18 tough questions that many people have been asking in relation to COVID-19. We asked
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Eyes of Faith in Francophone Africa: Interview with children’s author Ivanova Nono Fotso

“I have been considered a perfect failure in my society,” confesses 34-year-old author Ivanova Nono Fotso of Cameroon.  “Still single, living in my parents’ house, and writing children’s stories from home don’t meet for the criteria for success here.” And yet, despite her challenges, Ivanova’s writing career has flourished over the last decade with international
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Christian Publishers across Globe Serve Readers, Strategize amid Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on global publishing and bookselling has been severe, but authors and publishers are seeking creative means to reach online readers and develop new strategies to stay afloat. Christian publishing leaders from seven nations, including China and Italy, gave updates and prayed for each other in MAI’s online “Global Townhall Prayer Meeting”
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Connecting with the MAI global family

On Sunday my extended family tried to organize a first-time group video call.  It took us a while to find a platform for everyone: Would it be Skype, Zoom, WhatsApp, Google Hangout, mobile phone or something else?  One family member couldn’t attend but sent a note that everything was okay. But in the end our
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Redeeming the Time and Reaching Our Readers

By John Maust Just before some borders were closed to control the spread of the coronavirus, MAI held a series of productive trainings in West Africa. Staff member Ramon Rocha III co-led MAI-Africa workshops for Christian publishers and writers in Nigeria, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire in early March. Some 52 Christian booksellers and publishers attended
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Nigeria: One publisher’s quest to curb religious violence and promote reconciliation

When sectarian violence in Nigeria first flared in 1999, Africa Christian Textbooks (ACTS) created tracts and pamphlets to soothe afflicted Christians and Muslims alike. But over the last two decades, thousands of people have died and attacks by militant Islamic groups such as Boko Haram and Fulani tribesmen have resulted in many Christians losing homes,
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Are we building bridges or polarizing?

By Mark Carpenter, Brazil “I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.” -1 Corinthians 1:10 (NLT) I was thinking of this verse
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Europe: “The Art of spreading the Word”

“Western Europe, where Protestant Christianity originated and Catholicism has been based for most of its history, has become one of the world’s most secular regions,” according to the Pew Research Center. So, how can writers and publishers most effectively reach this post-Christian audience? This April 22 to 24 Christian communicators from across the region will
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