Connect & Pray
Find genuine friendship through mastermind groups, monthly Prayer Hubs, AWSA Connect gatherings, conference fellowship and small-group prayer.
Advanced Writers and Speakers Association
You Were Never Meant to Do This Alone.
Welcome to AWSA - the professional and spiritual sisterhood for Christian women who write and speak.
For 26 years, AWSA has brought Christian women together to grow in their calling, strengthen their professional skills, pray for one another, open doors, and cheer one another on.
Come find the sisters who understand what you do - and why you do it.
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AWSA Isn't a Directory. It's a Sisterhood.
Writing and speaking can be lonely work. But you don't have to build your ministry and career alone.
At AWSA, you'll find Christian women who understand the deadlines, the disappointments, the victories, the calling - and the faith behind it all.
We pray together. Learn together. Open doors for one another. And celebrate each other's victories.
There's a Place for You Here
Just Beginning Your Writing Journey?
AWSA Protégé offers coaching, teaching, community, and conference opportunities for Christian women preparing to write their first book for the Christian market.
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Grow
Sharpen your gifts through professional training, conferences, courses, Inner Circle teaching, coaching, speaking certification and advanced opportunities.
Open Doors
Discover opportunities to write, speak, connect with industry professionals, contribute to AWSA publications and expand the reach of your message.
Celebrate
Celebrate books, milestones and one another through our conferences, Golden Scroll Awards, Christian Market Book Awards and special gatherings throughout the year.
Stay Connected All Year
AWSA doesn't happen only once a year.
Join your sisters for AWSA Connect, monthly Prayer Hubs, Arise Esther gatherings, Facebook Live interviews, special teaching events - and even our annual Ugly Sweater Christmas Party.
There is always another opportunity to connect, grow, pray, worship - and have some fun together.
AWSA 2027 Annual Conference
August 6–8, 2027 • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Come together with your AWSA sisters for three unforgettable days of fellowship, worship, professional training, industry connections, and celebration, culminating in our Golden Scroll Awards.
Conference details coming soon!
Your Words Can Reach Further
AWSA creates opportunities for our members to encourage readers around the world.
Leading Hearts Magazine
Be part of our multiple Evangelical Press Association award-winning women's magazine, including special issues we take to National Religious Broadcasters and Christian Product Expo. Members have opportunities to contribute articles, advertise and increase their visibility.
Arise Daily
Be part of our EPA Award-Winning daily devotional, reaching inboxes around the world. Share your heart, encourage our sisters and inspire readers everywhere.
Grow Your Professional Calling
Whether you're preparing to write your first book or you're an established author, speaker, or coach ready for what's next, AWSA offers opportunities to help you grow.
Explore training, coaching, speaking certification, mastermind groups, advanced opportunities and more.
Explore Member Benefits →It Started With a Prayer - and a Need for Sisterhood.
In 2000, author and speaker Linda Evans Shepherd founded AWSA with a simple vision: Christian women who write and speak professionally shouldn't have to walk their calling alone.
More than 26 years later, that vision has grown into a vibrant sisterhood of Christian women encouraging one another, praying together, growing professionally and carrying the message God has given them into the world.
You Don't Have to Pursue Your Calling Alone.
If you're a Christian woman called to write and/or speak professionally, there may be a place for you in AWSA.
Come discover the friendship, prayer, professional growth and opportunities that happen when women of faith pursue their calling together.
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