About

The Write2Ignite! Conference For Christian Writers of Literature for Children and Young Adults is the only Christian Writers Conference specifically for writers who desire to write for Children’s and Young Adult markets. Writing for children is much different from writing for adults. Write2Ignite! offers writers the opportunity to hone their skills for writing for future generations.

The goal of Write2Ignite!! is to ignite the fire of future generation of Christian writers by offering quality workshops taught by some of Christian Publishing’s finest authors, editors, and agents.  For a complete list of the presenters for the Write2Ignite! 2012 conference scheduled for March 16th – 17th, go HERE.

Write2Ignite!  held it’s first conference in 2009. Each year attendance has doubled. It is our hope that more writers join us for the 2012 Write2Ignite!.

Each year the Write2Ignite! is held on the campus of  North Greenville University. For more information on North Greenville University, driving directions, or lodging, visit the North Greenville University page HERE.

Registration for Write2Ignite! is not currently open. To make sure you are notified,  sign up for email updates, go HERE.

In the coming months, look for blog posts from our leadership team and from our presenters. Should you have any questions, feel free to use our Contact Page and send us an email.

 

The History of Write2Ignite!

In 2008, God called Jean Hall, Samantha Belland Dr. Gail Hayes to organize the first Write2Ignite! Conference for Christian Writers of Literature for Children and Young Adults. However, in 2009, Dr. Gail sensed God’s call to go in a different direction, so she passed the torch to Jean Hall who was at first a most unwilling leader (something like Gideon of the Old Testament).

But God has a plan for Write2Ignite! and Jean is now thrilled to be part of it.

 

 

The Vision of Write2Ignite!

Jean Hall envisions Write2Ignite! as an organization that provides conferences, workshops, support groups and other services to Christians who create, publish, represent or sell literature for children and youth.  She sees the role of the Write2Ignite! Team as that of teachers, encouragers, facilitators and inspirers.

We want Write2Ignite! participants to leave our conferences with three things:

• The knowledge that they heard from God about something specific in their writing and/or personal lives
• New or improved skills to use in writing and/or publishing
• New or strengthened connections with other writers, illustrators, teachers, librarians, agents, editors, reviewers, and/or book sellers

We envision Write2Ignite! as eventually becoming an organization for the Southeastern USA, hosting at least two Conferences each year. But, who knows? There is always the possibility that God’s vision is larger than ours.

The Write2Ignite! vision also includes the following:

• Smaller, local Write2Ignite! workshops in cities across the Southeast
• Smaller critique and/or support groups either face-to-face in various locations, or online
• Thriving Write2Ignite! Social Media Groups
• Regularly scheduled online Write2Ignite! Chats (eventually using Skype)
• A quarterly Write2Ignite! online newsletter
• Our Two4One Critique service
• Possibly an anthology of works by Write2Ignite! members

We are continuously amazed at the ways God works to accomplish these things for and through Write2Ignite!  We are also amazed at the generous, dedicated volunteers who work selflessly to put God’s plans into place.

But we can always use a few more of those fantastic volunteers.

If the Holy Spirit nudges you to get involved in the Write2Ignite!  Conference Team please, contact Jean at write2ignite@jeanmatthewhall.com. We are always open to receiving God’ surprises for Write2Ignite!