by Brianna Storm Hilvety | May 1, 2019 | News |
Do you have a story burning inside you? Are you up for a challenge? Do you like prizes? If so, you’re in for a thrill, because we’ve decided to make our short story contest an annual event, and we hope you’ll grab your pen (or laptop) to compete! But...
by Josiah DeGraaf | Apr 3, 2019 | News |
One year ago, we founded Story Embers, and we weren’t sure what would happen from there. Over the past 365 days, we… Reached 20,000+ visitors on the site. Got a listing in the Christian Writers Market Guide. Crafted a manifesto that defines the attributes of...
by Christine Eaton | Mar 29, 2019 | News |
At Story Embers, we’re constantly striving to improve our methods for guiding and inspiring Christian storytellers. So far we’ve been concentrating our efforts on providing regular training through our articles, cultivating a dedicated community, and producing...
by Story Embers | Feb 1, 2019 | News |
How would you like to join the Story Embers staff and aid us in our mission to guide and inspire Christian storytellers? Opportunities await, because we’re looking for more writers to produce quality content for our website and a talented individual to assist...
by Josiah DeGraaf | Oct 9, 2018 | News |
Christian storytelling is facing a crisis. Though good intentions abound, many Christian stories in the 21st century are cheesy, unrealistic, and artistically bland. Publishers struggle to find a market for Christian stories. And readers are leaving the genre....
by Brianna Storm Hilvety | Aug 24, 2018 | News |
Thanks to everyone who bravely embraced the challenge of this competition! We received more entries than we expected, spanning a multitude of genres—from historical fiction to romance to sci-fi—but fantasy was by far the most popular. After many hours of reading,...
by Josiah DeGraaf | Aug 10, 2018 | News |
What are our goals here at Story Embers? I was at a writing conference a couple weeks ago and people asked me this question a lot. Given how many things we’re trying to accomplish, it’s not the easiest question to answer. That’s why at our first...
by Christine Eaton | Aug 3, 2018 | News |
Speak to me until I understand Why our thinking and creating Why our efforts of narrating About the beauty, of the beauty And why it matters Like the statue in the park Of this war-torn town And its protest of the darkness And the chaos all around With its...
