Keynote Speaker Angela Hunt is the best-selling author of more than 100 works ranging from picture books (The Tale of Three Trees), to nonfiction books, to novels.

Her books have won the coveted Christy Award, several Angel Awards from Excellence in Media, and the Gold and Silver Medallions from Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award. In 2007, her novel The Note was featured as a Christmas movie on the Hallmark channel. Romantic Times Book Club presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.

Angela has master's and doctorate degrees in theology. When she’s not at home reading or writing, Angie often travels to teach writing workshops at schools and writers’ conferences.

Expect the unexpected with Angela Hunt! http://angelahuntbooks.com

 

Keith Drury teaches at Indiana Wesleyan University and has written more than a dozen books including Holiness for Ordinary People (WPH), a best-seller book that has gone through several printings in several languages since 1984. (Consultations: non-fiction mentoring)

Holley Gerth is an editorial director for DaySpring, the Christian subsidiary of Hallmark. She's also cofounder of (in)courage, an innovative new site for women. Holley speaks, freelances, writes books and recently became a licensed counselor. She loves Jesus, her husband Mark, chocolate, and coffee (in that order). (Consultations: non-fiction and greeting card mentoring)

Lin Johnson is managing editor of Christian Communicator, Advanced Christian Writer, and Church Libraries; author of more than seventy books, with a specialization in Bible curriculum; a Gold Medallion Book Award and an EPA Higher Goals award recipient; and adjunct professor of writing at Taylor University. She also directs the Write-to-Publish Conference in the Chicago area. (Consultations: curriculum and periodical mentoring)

Steve Laube, a literary agent and president of The Steve Laube Agency, has been in the book industry for over thirty years. He spent eleven years with Bethany House Publishers rising to the position of editorial director/adult nonfiction. Since becoming an agent in 2003, he has negotiated nearly 400 contracts representing approximately 700 new books and was named agent of the year by The American Christian Fiction Writers. (Consultations: fiction and non-fiction acquisitions)

Shannon Marchese is senior editor, fiction for the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, a division of Random House. She has been in publishing for fourteen years, serving in publicity and marketing roles before moving into editorial. She's acquired and edited acclaimed nonfiction and award-winning, best-selling fiction since 2002. (Consultations: fiction acquisitions)

Alan Miller has been the Director of University Relations at Indiana Wesleyan University for fifteen years. Previously, he was on staff at the Marion, Ind., Chronicle-Tribune for thirty-two years, the last twenty as managing editor and executive editor. He is a graduate of Indiana University with majors in journalism and sociology. (Consultations: periodical mentoring)

Melinda Rathjen Rumbaugh has been in publishing for nine years. As an editor for Ideals Publications, a Guideposts Company, she acquires and edits children’s picture and board books as well as Ideals, an inspirational compilation of poetry and prose nearing its seventh decade in publication. (Consultations: children's and periodical acquisitions)

Peggy Schaefer has been in the publishing industry for more than 20 years, working in gift, travel, and children’s books across the years. She is currently publisher at Ideals Children’s Books, where she oversees the creative department from acquisition to finished book. (Consultations: children's acquisitions)

Andy Scheer, the manuscript doctor, is a freelance editor and writer in Colorado Springs, as well as an agent with Hartline Literary. Andy served for eight years as managing editor for the Christian Writers Guild and eighteen years with Moody magazine in Chicago. He has been a judge for several national journalism and book contests, and is a journalism graduate of Colorado State University. (Consultations: fiction and non-fiction acquisitions)

Kevin Scott is an acquisitions editor at Wesleyan Publishing House and Indianapolis Christian Writers Conference host. He is responsible for acquiring and developing book manuscripts for publication. In his spare time, he is a freelance writer, baseball coach, and pastor of a church plant in Noblesville, Ind. He previously served for many years as a writer, editor, and consultant for Stephen Ministries. (Consultations: non-fiction acquisitions)

Les Stobbe, an active literary agent for seventeen years and executive editor of the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild, Les also serves as director of International Christian Writers. He has been a denominational editor, newsletter editor, book editor, book club vice-president, curriculum managing editor, and president of a book publishing house. He has written fourteen books and hundreds of magazine articles. (Consultations: fiction and non-fiction acquisitions)

Kelli B. Trujillo is the author of Faith-Filled Moments and The Busy Mom's Guide to Spiritual Survival (WPH) and a managing editor for Kyria.com. As a freelance writer and editor, she has contributed to over eighty books, magazines, and Bible study guides. (Consultations: non-fiction and blog mentoring)

James Watkins is an award-winning author of sixteen books and over two thousand articles, and serves as a freelance editor with Wesleyan Publishing House, an adviser for ACW Press, and instructor at Taylor University. He has spoken at conferences throughout the United States as well as overseas.  (Consultations: non-fiction mentoring and periodical acquisitions)

W. Terry Whalin understands both sides of the editorial desk. A former acquisitions editor and literary agent, Terry has written more than sixty books for traditional publishers, some of which have sold over 100,000 copies. He has also authored an innovative training resource for writers, Write A Book Proposal. Terry is an active member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and serves as a representative of LifeHouse Publishing, a division of Wesleyan Publishing House. (Consultations: independent publishing, and fiction and non-fiction acquisitions)

Lawrence W. Wilson is an author, pastor, and former editorial director who currently serves as senior pastor at Fall Creek Church, Fishers, Ind. He has written three books including A Different Kind of Crazy: Living the Way Jesus Lived. (Consultations: non-fiction mentoring)

Larry Davis is an entrepreneur and has held positions in startups from Director of Sales to Chief Executive Officer. He is regularly called on to consult or direct sales and marketing efforts for clients ranging from technology and political campaigns, to publishing and conference/seminar lectures.  Larry serves as a representative of LifeHouse Publishing, a division of Wesleyan Publishing House.  (Consultations: independent publishing)

Craig Bubeck is the editorial director for Wesleyan Publishing House. He is an author and writer, and has served in various senior-level editorial roles for CBA industry publishers for over fifteen years. Craig is a teacher at heart and for nearly twenty years, has been an adjunct professor of English literature and rhetoric at several universities. (Consultations: non-fiction acquisitions)

Worship Leader

Eric Baker is a worship leader, musician, songwriter, and cultivator of the arts. For the past eight years, he has served as the senior director of music at Grace Community Church in Noblesville, Ind., where he works alongside other artists and creative types to help bring people into a corporate experience of God’s presence. Eric released his first album, Hope and Thin Space, in February of this year.

Staff

Don Cady is the general publisher of Wesleyan Publishing House.

Susan LeBaron is the event and services coordinator for Wesleyan Publishing House and Indianapolis Christian Writers Conference.

Rachael Stevenson is the associate production editor for Wesleyan Publishing House.