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2019 Summer Writing Challenge Winner

The 2019 summer challenge inspired me. I’m considering a twist to the challenge: instead of one sentence every entrant must use, I’m considering two sentences from which each must choose one.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2019 —

2019 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge Finalists

Be sure to share this post and the 2019 poll on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, or wherever you hang out on social media.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2019 —

Spec Faith 2019 Summer Writing Challenge – Evaluation Phase

We want all of our 2019 entries, even those that came in towards the latter part of the week, to have a fair shot at the finals.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2019 —

2019 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge

As has been the case for the last several years, Spec Faith’s 2019 summer writing challenge comes with rewards. First, there’s feedback.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2019 —

2018 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge Finalists

Be sure to share this post and poll with your friends and family, your Google+ circles and your Pinterest people, your Facebook friends and Twitter followers. The more voters, the better.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2018 —

Spec Faith 2018 Summer Writing Challenge – Evaluation Phase

Next week I’ll announce the three finalists, based on your pluses during this evaluation phase, and we’ll vote for a winner.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2018 —

2018 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge

Invite your friends to participate, either as writers or readers. The more entries and the more feedback, the better the challenge.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2018 —

We Have A 2017 Summer Writing Challenge Winner

Congratulations to our 2017 Summer Writing Challenge winner: M. A. Zeller. I’ll be contacting our writing challenge winner privately to arrange the gift card from either Amazon or B&N. For those interested, voting results for our summer writing challenge winner […]
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2017 —

2017 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge Finalists

Be sure to share this post and poll with your friends and family, your Google+ circles and your Pinterest people, your Facebook friends and Twitter followers. The more voters, the better.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2017 —

Spec Faith 2017 Summer Writing Challenge – Evaluation Phase

We received a good number of interesting and entertaining stories, some coming in at the last minute.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2017 —

2017 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge

Spec Faith is holding a summer writing challenge, a type of writing exercise, with rewards.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2017 —

Spec Faith 2016 Summer Writing Challenge Finalists

Be sure to share this post and poll with your friends and family, your Google+ circles and your Pinterest people, your Facebook friends and Twitter followers. The more voters, the better.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2016 —

Spec Faith 2016 Summer Writing Challenge – Evaluation Phase

To find the entries, follow one of the links in this article (such as this one). The entries are in the comments section of that post. Be sure to click on the “Explore More” button to see all of them.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2016 —

Spec Faith 2016 Summer Writing Challenge

I’ll give a first line, and those who wish to accept the challenge will write what comes next—in 100 to 300 words, putting your entry into the comments section of this post. “What comes next” may be the opening of a novel, a short story, or a completed piece of flash fiction—your choice.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2016 —

Winner Of The 2014 Summer Writing Challenge

Once again we had a great group and our finalists made it hard to decide, but in the end, we have a winner who separated herself from the pack: Athelas Hale. Contratulations!
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2014 —

2014 Summer Writing Challenge Finalists

Choose from the finalists and vote in the poll at the end of this post for one entry you think is best. The one receiving the most votes will be the winner, and the author will receive a $25 e-gift card from either Amazon or B&N.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2014 —

2014 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge, Evaluation Phase

The Spec Faith Writing Challenge is a huge opportunity for writers to learn what readers think, but it depends upon faithful readers willing to put their opinions out there.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2014 —

Spec Faith 2014 Summer Writing Challenge

I’ll give a first line, and those who wish to accept the challenge will write what comes next—in 100 to 300 words.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2014 —

2013 Summer Writing Challenge Winner And Question

We have our winner: Austin Gunderson. Congratulations. But now, I have to ask. How many of you writers would be interested in participating in a short story contest if you were required to pay a $5.00 entry fee?
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in September 2013 —

Summer Writing Challenge Finals

Here are the top three entries, followed by the poll. Please choose the one piece you think is the winner of the 2013 Summer Writing Challenge and vote.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2013 —

Summer Writing Challenge Update

We writers know how our work seems to us, but we don’t know how it comes across to others. This challenge gives us a little window to view the reaction of our words on others.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2013 —

Summer Writing Challenge

It’s time for another Spec Faith Writing Challenge.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2013 —

‘The Green Knight’ Film May Not Outmatch the Original Poem’s Challenge of Human Virtue

Critics praising David Lowery’s new movie may reveal another Hollywood retelling that’s been stripped of gospel armor.
— Shannon Stewart —

61. How Does Edgier Science Fiction Challenge Christian Readers? | with Kerry Nietz

Christian-made sci-fi tends toward the softer side, leaving an opening for more complex futuristic tales that engage with controversial themes.

We Have A Winner—2020 Spec Faith Fall Writing Challenge

Thank you all for participating, and watch for the next Spec Faith Writing Challenge.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in October 2020 —

Finalists – 2020 Spec Faith Fall Writing Challenge

In alphabetical order by last name, our 2020 Spec Faith Fall Writing Challenge finalists are as follows:
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in October 2020 —

Evaluation Phase-Spec Faith 2020 Fall Writing Challenge

We want all the entries, even those that came in at the deadline, to have a fair shot at the finals, and an opportunity to receive the same kind of evaluation as the entries that came in earlier last week.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in September 2020 —

2020 Spec Faith Fall Writing Challenge

As we have done in the past, Spec Faith will offer a prize for the winner of the 2020 Fall Writing Challenge.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in September 2020 —

Summer 2020

Explore Lorehaven magazine’s summer 2020 issue, featuring novelist W. A. Fulkerson and 15 new reviews of the best Christian fantasy.
— Lorehaven —

Lorehaven Magazine’s New Summer 2020 Issue Arrives Next Week

Watch for the summer 2020 issue on Tuesday, June 30, featuring novelist W. A. Fulkerson and fifteen new reviews.
— E. Stephen Burnett in June 2020 —

From The Writers’ Tool Box: Writing With Tension

Fiction needs genuine and credible struggles.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in May 2020 —

We Have A Winner—2020 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

Again, thank you all for participating, and watch for Spec Faith’s Summer Writing Challenge later this year.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2020 —

Finalists – 2020 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

Here, in alphabetical order by last name, are your 2020 SpecFaith Winter Writing Challenge finalists.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2020 —

Evaluation Phase-Spec Faith 2020 Winter Writing Challenge

Next week I’ll announce the three finalists, based on your thumbs up during this evaluation phase and that given last week as the submissions came in.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2020 —

2020 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

As we have done in the past, Spec Faith will offer a prize for the winner of the 2020 Winter Writing Challenge.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2020 —

For Those Who Write: Three People Who Steal Your Writing Joy

You can pour yourself into what you write and leave a trail of blood, sweat, and tears along the way, only to produce low sales numbers and tepid responses.
— Paul Regnier in November 2019 —

Summer 2019

Explore Lorehaven Magazine’s summer 2019 issue.
— Lorehaven —

Lorehaven Magazine’s Summer 2019 Issue Arrives Next Week

What’s inside Lorehaven’s summer 2019 issue? Book reviews, great articles, and our interview with Shawn Smucker.
— E. Stephen Burnett in July 2019 —

Summer Reading List

Here’s an opportunity for us to make those recommendations to Spec Faith readers for their summer reading list, especially about the books we’ve most recently read.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in June 2019 —

Get a Glimpse of Lorehaven’s Summer 2019 Issue, Which Arrives Next Month

Coming in Lorehaven’s next issue: novelist Shawn Smucker with “Light from Distant Stars,” plus 12 more book reviews.
— E. Stephen Burnett in June 2019 —

‘I Came to Faith, and Two Weeks Later I Started Writing’

Thomas Locke strives for excellent stories that reflect biblical hope and righteousness.
— Lorehaven —

Christians And Writing Speculative Fiction

I happen to think that the world desperately needs to hear what Christians have to say. The world needs hope and healing from sin, but the truth is there is only false hope in “looking for the power within,” or the “man is good, you just need to show him empathy” approach to life.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2018 —

Fiction Friday: Read Summer Challenge Submissions

For today, why not take advantage of the opportunity to see what writers have already submitted. Then on Monday, I’ll tell you what fascinates me so with this challenge. You’ll find the submissions in the comments of this post: “2018 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge.”
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2018 —

Summer 2018

Explore Lorehaven Magazine’s summer 2018 issue.
— Lorehaven —

Writing Supernatural Stories

Is it OK to use real supernatural beings in a fictitious way in order to create an entertaining story?
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in April 2018 —

We Have A Winner—2018 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

Again, thank you all for participating, and watch for Spec Faith’s Summer Writing Challenge later this year.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in March 2018 —

Finalists – 2018 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

Those who vote in the poll, please be sure you read all the finalist entries and give a fair assessment.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2018 —

2018 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge Feedback

The more input, the more feedback, the better. But please be courteous to all the entrants, encouraging people to read all and vote for as many as they like.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2018 —

2018 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

Feel free to invite any of your friends to participate, either as writers or readers. The more entries and the more feedback, the better the challenge.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2018 —

10 Fantastic Spec-fic Reads For Summer

A list of top-notch spec-fic books to enjoy reading over the summer.
— Zac Totah in May 2017 —

We Have A Winner – 2017 Winter Writing Challenge

Congratulations to our 2017 Winter Writing Challenge winner: Liv K. Fisher. I’ll be contacting her privately to arrange her gift card from either Amazon or B&N.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2017 —

2017 Winter Writing Challenge Voting Reminder

In case you missed Monday’s post announcing the finalists, you can find it here. The entries appear in alphabetical order, determined by the last name of the authors.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2017 —
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