Finalist in the Reader's Choice awards
May 30, 2023
I am thrilled to announce that "Christmas at Whispering Creek" is a finalist in the Faith, Hope, and Love Christian Writers' Reader's Choice Awards. I finaled in the Short Contemporary category.
Update: I didn't win, but I am happy to be one of the three finalists.
UNTIL JUNE ON MILITARY FAMILY READING LIST FOR 2020
January 11, 2021
I am feeling blessed and honored that "Until June" is on the reading list for Operation We Are Here. OWAH has resources for veterans and military families. Check out their recommended books: OWAH 2020 List
Something new is coming in january 2026!
"Across the Lake: Traveling with Jesus Around the Sea of Galilee" will arrive on January 6, 2026 from Scrivenings Press.
I am excited to share this Bible Study project with you. The idea came to me while I was sitting on a boat on the Sea of Galilee in 2023. Stay tuned for more details.
UNTIL JUNE IS A FAVORITE FRIDAY READ
June 26, 2020
Thank you to author Suzy Parish for recommending "Until June" as her Favorite Friday Read. Suzy is the acclaimed author of "Flowers From Afghanistan." See her review on Jennifer Hallmark's Blog
Award-Winning Author
wild deadwood Reads Book fair ~ June 13th, 2026
June 2024
I will be returning to the Wild Deadwood Reads Book Fair in Deadwood, South Dakota next June. There's fun for everyone and it's FREE!
Same place: The Lodge at Deadwood, 100 Pine Crest Lane, Deadwood, SD
Time: 9:30 until 3:30 p.m.
Raffle Baskets will benefit the Shiloh Horse Rescue.
For more information: Wild Deadwood Reads - Where Books are Legendary
The date will be one week earlier than Wild Bill Days, but we match up with the Rodeo.
BARB'S NEWS....
MY ACFW Fiction Finder Interview
January 24, 2022
I chatted with Tiffany Amber Stockton about "Defending David" and what it's like to write Biblical Fiction. Read the American Christian Fiction Writers interview. Fiction Finder
A Busy November in 2025 ~ Teaching on Writing
I will be teaching a class on marketing and promotion of the ACFW-Virginia Royal Writers Virtual Conference.
The conference is top notch, and you can access the workshops for three months after the conference.
I will be teaching and hosting a breakout session on Friday, November 7th.
Find out more information at this link: Royal Writers
For those writers and readers in Wisconsin, I will be attending the Faith Forward Writer's Retreat from November 20-22nd in Sparta, WI.
Thursday night, November 20th is an Author Panel. I will be there sharing my insights.
Friday, I will be teaching on Voice.
To find out more information and get tickets, follow this link. FFWR News
Sparrows Nest Retreat Center, 17304 Havenwood Road, Sparta, WI
Contact Information:
barbbritton@aol.com
A REVIEW THAT HAD ME FEELING BLESSED
November 4, 2019
I love to get good reviews on my books. An author never knows how the world will receive their book until it pops up on Amazon and other retailers. This review blew me away. Jenna's review of "Lioness"