I attended your conference this year at Estes Park, and I loved it.
Thank you for all of your hard work and for the members of your staff
 who also gave so much time and energy
in making the retreat the most fulfilling writer's event I've attended this year.
I enjoyed the worship time as well as the classes offered.
Your time for highlighting special missions really touched me.
Thank you for all you do to bring honor to Our Lord.  
Brenda Blanchard, Co-President of Christian Writers Group of Greater San Antonio

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I've attended CCWC each year for more than a decade
and I learned nearly everything I know about writing for publication at this conference.
The training I have received there and the contacts I've made have opened
innumerable opportunities for me in my writing.
I recommend this conference to every writer I meet." 
Dianne E. Butts

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I had worked on trying to get my novel into the hands of the right publisher
 for over 4 years.
I should have attended the Colorado Christian Writers Conference instead!
In the course of just one critique session with an editor,
I found the publishing house that wanted my book.
Nothing can match the face-to-face opportunities at this conference."
Becca Anderson, whose first novel, The Gathering Place, was released in August 2006.

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There are so many learning opportunities available at CCWC
that it makes my head swim.
But the best part is Marlene's example of constant prayer and her encouragement
that each writer take a time out to sit in the beauty of the Rockies and spend time with God.
Tanya Warrington

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Your Christian writing conferences bring hope, fire and encouragement to my writing.
Babs Barnum

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Attending the Colorado Christian Writers Conference helped me believe
that writing for the Savior is what I am to do.
The staff of the conference is so encouraging and knowledgeable
 that the times I went and did not secure a writing contract
were just as important as the time I did.
The most important thing I gained, however,
was a recommitment to keeping my eyes pointed upward not inward.
Liz Cowen Furman

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The most precious to me were the evening speakers.
They helped me "fix my eyes on Jesus"
 in the midst of the intensive learning and promoting journey the conference thrust me on.
My soul craved the honesty and vulnerability the speakers shared,
as well as their example of a heart willing to be broken and spilled out for Him.
I was starved for authentic worship.
Paula Moldenhauer

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Well run, certainly Spirit led and Spirit filled.
It is an outstanding conference in every regard. I want and hope I am able to attend every year.
Cecile Higgins

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Marlene Bagnull's conferences have a way of being all things to all people.
You'll find whatever nugget you're seeking, whether it's the fellowship of like minds,
informed professional guidance, opportunity for advancement
or simply encouragement and spiritual retreat.
With the measure of time spent actively seeking the Lord as a group,
He's present and working, and you walk away with nothing short of His plan.
At any point of literary interest, from frequently published
 to merely curious of the whispers in your heart,
you'll find this conference a solid step toward your destination.
 Amy Bartlett, author Be Still America . . . I Am God

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One of the most awesome weekends
my wife, Trish, and I have had in a long time. Don't change a thing.
Kevin Poole

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It's amazing how "real" authors, editors and publishers are!
CCWC is not just about learning but about networking and promoting as well.
Kelly Martindale, co-author, Loved by Choice

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I thank God for the Colorado Christian Writers Conference!
God used what I learned from Marlene Bagnull, and the editors, publishers, writers, and agents
 to prepare me for getting two books published,
Angry Teens and the Parents Who Love Them and
Focus on Your Future: Career/College Planning for High School Students and Their Parents,
as well as many magazine articles.
The difference between CCWC and the other writers’ conferences I’ve attended
is the spiritual emphasis Marlene puts into the conference.
I’ve learned through Marlene that if and when God wants you to get published,
nothing can get in the way.
God opened up the doors with editors for the books and magazine articles to become a reality.
Through CCWC, I learned to be faithful
with what God has called me to do in my writing today,
and He will open the doors in His time for the next step.
CCWC's spiritual emphasis and reminders to keep God first in my writing
is what keeps bringing me back each year.
It’s a time of professional and spiritual renewal I don’t want to miss!
Sandy Austin

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The first time I attended a CCWC I learned rejection slips meant
I was a real writer!
 I came home excited and motivated with practical teaching that catapulted me forward,
and eventually I published.
I look forward to attending the CCWC every year now because
it is like a writer's happy family reunion.
I always return home with nuggets of wisdom from skilled craftsmen.
By talking with the friendly magazine and book editors
 I am able to find out exactly what they are and are not looking for,
thereby saving me time and fewer rejections.
Susan Horner, co-author of Loved By Choice