Faculty and Staff

Dan Balow, Write to Publish Conference Director
Literary Agent, The Steve Laube Agency

Lin Johnson, Write to Publish Director Emeritus
Owner of WordPro Communications Services
Editor, writer, speaker

Jane Rubietta, Conference Assistant Director
Author and Speaker

Steve Laube
The Steve Laube Agency
Owner, Christian Writers Institute

Jerry B. Jenkins, Keynote Speaker
Best-selling Author

Leland Ryken, Ph.D., Morning Plenary Speaker
Professor of English Emeritus, Wheaton College
Author

Michael Card, Friday Evening Concert

Debbie Alsdorf, Author and Literary Agent
Books and Such Literary Agency

Todd Augustine
Vice President of Book Publishing, Crossway

Twila Belk, Author and editor

David Bennett
Managing Editor, Lifeway Christian Resources

Keely Boeving
Literary Agent, Wordserve Literary

Jevon Bolden
Author, Consultant, Literary Agent, Embolden Literary

Megan Brown
Author, Speaker, Church Planter

Laurie Christine
Author, podcaster, coach
Christian Writers Institute

Alyssa Clements
Non-Fiction Acquisitions Editor, Tyndale House Publishers

Blythe Daniel
Literary Agent, The Blythe Daniel Agency

Catherine DeVries
Publisher, Kregel Publications

Sharon Norris Elliott
Agent, Author, Speaker, AuthorizeMe

Brett Harris
Author and Co-Founder, The Author Conservatory

Athena Dean Holtz, Publisher
Redemption Press

Al Hsu
Associate Editorial Director, InterVarsity Press

Elizabeth Jackson
Fiction Acquisitions Editor, Tyndale House Publishers

Karen Neumair
COO and Literary Agent, Credo Communications

Katara Patton
Author and Senior Editor, Our Daily Bread Publishing

Randall Payleitner
Publisher, Moody Publishers

Rachel Pfeiffer
Senior Associate Editor, Clubhouse Jr. Magazine 
Focus on the Family

Cynthia Ruchti, Literary Agent & Author
Books and Such Literary Agency
2022 AFCW Agent of the Year

Tim Shoemaker, Author and Speaker

Cindy Sproles
Author and Speaker

Kara Swanson
Author and Co-Founder, The Author Conservatory

Champ Thornton
Author and Acquisitions Editor, Crossway