Blast Off!
Tuesday, 20 February 2018

- Published in Africa, Uncategorized, writing contest, writing for children
A Writer in Wonderland
Wednesday, 14 December 2016

- Published in Africa, Christian writer, devotional, MAI, writing, writing for children
A Comic Strip That Borders Heaven
Friday, 07 October 2016
Timazi Magazine of Kenya recently featured part one of “Big Day,” a comic strip birthed by friendships made at MAI’s LittWorld 2012 conference. There John and Maggie Gathuku, who lead the Christian youth magazine, met Mexican illustrator José Carlos Gutiérrez (right in photo below) and author Ivanova Nono Fotso of Cameroon (left in photo). José
- Published in Africa, Christian writer, design, MAI, writing for children
Sometimes God Surprises Us
Thursday, 08 September 2016
By John D. Maust, MAI President Sometimes God surprises us by doing something we did not imagine. Has such a thing happened recently in MAI’s work? A friend wanted to know. One country came immediately to mind. Several years ago, we began doing some behind-the-scenes writer training in a closed nation of Southeast Asia. Some
- Published in Asia, John Maust, LittWorld, writing, writing for children
Unique challenges of creating kids’ books
Friday, 12 August 2016
A lot of people think creating kids’ books is easy. After all, they’re short, right? Not according to Stephanie Rische, senior editor and team manager for children’s books and nonfiction at Tyndale House Publishers. Kids’ books come with unique challenges. Watch this 3-minute video to learn more. Consider the audience. For adult books, the same
- Published in editorial, LittWorld, writing, writing for children
Producing Biblically-centered, Culturally-relevant Children’s Curriculum
Tuesday, 01 March 2016
Jeanette Windle is an award-winning novelist, author of 16 fiction titles, missions journalist, editor and collaborative writer. She grew up in South America, has lived in 6 countries and traveled in more than 30. Jeanette represents BCM International, whose core Genesis-to-Revelation children’s curriculum, Footsteps of Faith, and children’s ministry leadership training curriculum, In Step with
- Published in Christian writer, editorial, MAI, writing, writing for children