Discover the Next Generation of Christian Storytellers…
Featuring Cristiana Moyer
Born in Kenya and raised in snowy Alaska, Cristiana Moyer writes epic stories that explore the dusty corners of history and cultures from around the world.
Riding horses for eighteen years taught her how to face her fears with resilience (and how to gallop bareback without falling off). Her short story Till the Mountain Burns was inspired by her journey of working with difficult horses.
Constantly trying to be jack-of-all-trades and somehow master of them too, she’s a dog trainer’s assistant, tea fanatic (nothing’s better than real Kenyan chai), support member with her local fire department, and aspiring firefighter/EMT.
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About Her Short Story
Till the Mountain Burns by Cristiana Moyer
To provide for her crippled father, Eirene works in the cavalry stables of the ancient Greek island of Kerkyra. But one night when an enemy unit kills the watchman on the mountain’s beacon and invades the city outskirts, everything changes.
Because the watchman is dead and the beacon unlit, the rest of the villagers slumber, unaware of the conflict—and Eirene is the only one who sees from her hiding place on the roof that the enemy navy is sailing on the horizon, coming to invade the unsuspecting island.
In order to save her home, Eirene must ride up the mountain to light the beacon. If she fails to ignite the warning flame and alert her people, they will be destroyed with no chance to defend themselves.
There’s just one problem. The only horse she can take is Aethon, the stallion that crippled her father.
And he is terrified of fire.
Her Accomplishments
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Completed four novels, three short stories, and several novellas.
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Published a WWII short story about courage with TeenInk at age 17.
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Received three professional manuscript assessments on separate projects, and has experience receiving and applying developmental feedback from industry professionals.
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Coached by Jenny L Cote and Joanne Bischof DeWitt, both award-winning historical fiction authors.
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Grew her email list to 300 subscribers, and her Instagram grew to 1k followers in the first year.
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Ran a small business offering marketing assistance and graphic design for authors.
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Started an online book club for clean fiction, and it grew to 100 members in the first 5 months.
Meet the 11 other authors in the anthology!
sydney
o'rear
avery
heisey
johanna
anaya
abigail g.
Smith
naomi
sowell
lillianna
joy
hollis
Wakefield
ella
webb
Sam
Matos
sydney
leeson
anna
galicinski
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100% of the proceeds from this anthology go toward helping up-and-coming writers attend 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. The Voices of the Future anthology features short stories from nine of our 2024 graduates.
