Discover the Next Generation of Christian Storytellers…
Featuring Christina Pickett
Christina Pickett was homeschooled start to finish and discovered the magic of creative writing her last year of middle school. Writing high-stakes adventures and deep character relationships became a release for the stories inside her soul and a place to process feelings and questions she faced in the real world. Now, she writes for her middle and high school self, who devoured novels that thrust her into new worlds and inspired her to live a life of greatness.
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About Her Short Story
Not the Girl In the Mirror by Christina Pickett
Becoming a performer in the legendary Circus Soñando has been Kate’s dream since she was a child. Now, at eighteen, she finally has her chance. Nailing the audition–after her best friend Elora has already won a spot–is Kate’s only shot at the life she’s always wanted.
But the audition isn’t her only challenge. Kate must face the illusions of the Mirage Maze, a labyrinth of mirrors that expose her deepest doubts. If she can’t overcome what the mirrors reveal, she will never earn a place in the circus beside her best friend.
Her Accomplishments
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Completed two full length novels and one short story.
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Received a manuscript assessment from a professional editor.
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Implemented several stages of developmental feedback from industry professionals.
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Attended the C.S. Lewis Writer’s Conference in 2024, Cultivating A Writer’s Life.
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Received detailed training in business, marketing, and platform building.
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Leader and participant in multiple brainstorming, writing, and critique groups.
Meet the 8 other authors in the anthology!
clive Farnsley
benjamin t.j. martin
ava case
kayleigh fan
A.J.V. Lewis
Anna Harp
lily grace
J. Breeze
Support the next generation of writers
100% of the proceeds from this anthology go toward helping up-and-coming writers achieve their goals, such as attending writing conferences where they can pitch their work to agents and publishers.
About the Author Conservatory
Conservatory, noun: “A school specializing in one of the fine arts.”
The Author Conservatory is an online apprenticeship-modeled program that teaches students the writing & business skills they need to get published and support themselves financially.
