Are you a Christian writer who resides in or near Indiana? Are you looking for an opportunity to learn more about the craft of writing while networking with other writers? Then you've come to the right place. The Indiana chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers exists to encourage writers of Christian fiction, develop their skills, educate them in the market and be a fellowship for writers of like interests.
The Indiana ACFW offers the friendship and support of people who understand the challenges of a writer's life, exchange of industry information, sharing of experiences, coordination of activities and workshops, and group marketing and promotional events. We meet as a large group several times a year, and we encourage smaller "cluster groups" to meet and critique or discuss writing with fellow members in their various regions of Indiana.
We learn the craft of writing through guest speakers, special workshops, and by studying books on writing. They will have the opportunity to network with other Christian fiction writers, keep abreast of marketing trends, meet editors and published authors, and learn of new publishing opportunities.
Our group consists of a wide variety of writers, male and female, young and old, newbies and multi-published authors. While the main focus of our group is on writing fiction, many of our members also write nonfiction books and articles, or work in related fields such as editing or reporting. If you've been looking for a group like this one, consider coming to one of our meetings. We'd love to have you join us as we chase the dreams God has placed in our hearts!
To Join The Indiana Chapter:
To join the Indiana Chapter, just use the instructions below to get an application and follow the directions. Dues are only $12.00 per year for Indiana residents.
Membership Benefits for Indiana residents include:
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Historian's Note: The Hoosier Ink website launched on January 4th, 2010. The first Blogmaster was Lisa Faye Harman. The current Blogmaster is Darren Kehrer, who took over for Lisa in early 2011.
- NOTE: Because we are the Indiana division of the national American Christian Fiction Writers organization (acfw.com), we must limit our local membership to people who first join the parent organization.
- We also offer an associate membership for non Indiana residents who belong to the national group and their own state chapter (see guidelines within that application document for the description and limitations.)
To Renew Your Membership:
- Existing Indiana members will be contacted each January for renewal at a cost of $12.00 for one full year.
- If you have any questions, either before or after notification, you can contact Ronda on the "contact" tab.
Membership Benefits for Indiana residents include:
- No fee statewide meetings.
- Correspondence via official ACFW Indiana communication channels: Yahoo groups, Twitter, and Facebook. (Be sure to get signed up for these avenues of communication once you join).
- A monthly newsletter sent via email (and we are always asking for your news to add to each issue).
- The opportunity to write for Hoosier Ink in the form of our monthly rotation schedule. (Of course, anyone can comment on a post).
- FREE ADVERTISING of your book on the Hoosier Ink website (look for the "Store" tab).
- Clink below for the document you want (associate member or full Indiana member).
- In the top-left Google Docs window, you can either:
- Select FILE, then PRINT (PDF)
- Download Original
Historian's Note: The Hoosier Ink website launched on January 4th, 2010. The first Blogmaster was Lisa Faye Harman. The current Blogmaster is Darren Kehrer, who took over for Lisa in early 2011.
