Scholarships
The Northwestern Christian Writers Conference seeks to make the Conference accessible to as many people as possible. It is our hope that one of these scholarships will be the opportunity for you to attend. Scholarship winners receive standard registration to the Conference. Please follow the links below for more information and to submit.
- Participate in the Faith Radio Writers Contest and be selected as 1 of the 6 winners
- 6 scholarships available
- Contest opens February 13th, 2017
- Deadline to enter is March 20th, 2017
- 2017 Scholarship Winners: myfaithradio.com/write
- Apply for the University of Northwestern Emerging Writer Scholarship
- 3 scholarships available
- Deadline to enter is March 31st, 2017
Awards
The Northwestern Christian Writers Conference seeks to honor distinguished writing and talent at the Conference in the presence of one's peers. Awards will be presented to the winners at the end of the Conference. This year, there are 5 awards in which Conference registrants may submit entries. Please click on the link for each award's submission criteria, application process, and to submit. Deadline for submissions on all awards is May 31st, 2017.
- University of Northwestern Distinguished Faith in Writing Award
- 2017 Winner: Heather Cruz - Equip Them To Fly
- University of Northwestern Young Writers Award
- 2017 Winner: Jordan Jantz - Remembered
- Faith Radio Crystal Communicator Award
- 2017 Winner: Sonya Anderson - Our Adoption Story
- Bethany House Aspiring Author Award
- 2017 Winner: Elizabeth Lindberg - We Danced
- DaySpring Voice of Inspiration Award
- 2017 Winner: Rachel Boulos - Why You Must Lose Your Leaves