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How to Organize and Nurture a Local Christian Writers’ Group

Tuesday, 14 May 2019 by Dawn Jewell
A writers’ group provides a publisher with a platform to nurture and shape content that impacts the community while empowering its members with a competitive advantage.  The writers become informed of their industry, gain a sense of security and trust, meet fellow writers for mutual support, and step back from busy lives for refreshment on
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A Comic Strip That Borders Heaven

Friday, 07 October 2016 by Dawn Jewell
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
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No One Cried at My Friend’s Funeral

Wednesday, 04 February 2015 by Dawn Jewell
By John Gathuku, Kenya Yesterday we lay to rest the man who literally took me to church. No one cried at the funeral; his wife and children didn’t shed a tear. He was our neighbor and a faithful choir member at a church in our hometown. He brought me along when he went for choir
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Authors: Promote Your Book on a Low Budget

Tuesday, 12 August 2014 by Dawn Jewell
Author Jennifer Karina of Kenya shares tips on how she’s learned to spread the messages in her books. Learn more from Jennifer in our upcoming webinar with Pusonnam Yiri of Nigeria, “Author Promotion on a Low Budget,” August 19. Register online now.  Think of book promotion as storytelling. The story you are telling is why
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Africa: Watch out for trained trainers

Tuesday, 03 December 2013 by Dawn Jewell
By Lekan Otufodunrin, Nigeria Before attending the Train-the-Trainer workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya, from November 13-15, Marcelin Vounda Etoa of Editions CLE publishing house in Cameroon was planning to hold a workshop in partnership with the Protestant University to train pastors on writing scholarly theological papers. Having participated in the three-day workshop organized by Media
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New: LittWorld Photo Journal Benefits Training for Africans

Monday, 11 November 2013 by Dawn Jewell
Discover LittWorld in MAI’s newly published photo journal. Publishing for Global Impact: The Story of LittWorld 2012 in Pictures chronicles our most recent triennial global Christian publishing conference through the photography of Eric Gitonga. The book includes more than 120 color photos and various personal testimonies. Five dollars of each purchase will benefit training for
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God is here

Tuesday, 04 December 2012 by Dawn Jewell
Laura Bonney of Canada drafted this poem in a LittWorld writing workshop led by Lillian Tindyebwa and fellow members of the Ugandan Faith Writers Association. Laura’s poem speaks of the unity experienced by participants from vastly different areas of the world. God Is Here The birds, God’s alarm clock, reminded me of the Creator’s Presence before dawn. Yesterday on the
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The smiles are warm

Thursday, 29 November 2012 by Dawn Jewell
Author Lillian Tindyebwa of Uganda engaged participants of her writing workshop at LittWorld with a model poem on the theme, “God is here.” Her poem captures the devotion of assembled believers and the rich beauty of the Kenyan landscape. God Is Here The smiles are warm Like the early morning sun Handshakes are strong Like the
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A walk in the tea fields

Friday, 16 November 2012 by Dawn Jewell
By Robin Jones Gunn A vast tea field borders the Brackenhurst Conference Center where the LittWorld Conference was held. On Monday a few of us took to the red dirt paths with our umbrellas, eager to stroll through the tea fields before dinner. In every direction the rain washed tea plants spread out before us in
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Inspiring encounters at LittWorld 2012

Friday, 09 November 2012 by Dawn Jewell
Author and blogger Joan Campbell of South Africa shares her reflections on LittWorld: Last week I had a little taste of what a UN meeting must feel like. I was attending the LittWorld 2012 Conference in Kenya, with the theme “Publishing for Global Impact.” There were 194 delegates from 50 countries, and today I would
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