Join us for a special conversation with host and Redbud Vice President Xochitl Dixon and Diversity Chair Dorena Williamson about the history of Juneteenth and how to celebrate Juneteenth every day.
Dorena Williamson is the bestselling author of eight children’s books, including ColorFull (an ECPA Bestseller), The Celebration Place, and Crowned With Glory. She brings her passion for diversity to conferences, churches, and elementary through university-level students. Her writing has been featured in Christianity Today and Barna and she has joined the cast of the Slugs & Bugs show and the Wingfeather Saga. In 1995 Dorena and her husband planted a multiracial church in Nashville where she serves as Pastor of Belonging. She and her family make their home in Smyrna, TN.
Xochitl (So-Cheel) E. Dixon, Our Daily Bread and God Hears Her writer, is a disabled Mexican author and speaker who is passionate about spiritual growth, discipleship, and prayer. Serving Jesus with her beautifully diverse family and service dog, Callie, Xochitl contributed to Tyndale’s NLT Go Bible for Kids and is the author of Waiting for God: Trusting Him for the Answers to Every Prayer, Sacred Strides: Walking in the Power and Presence of the Holy Spirit, What Color is God’s Love?, Wonderfully, Marvelously Brown, and the 2021 ECPA Christian Book Award Finalist, Different Like Me.
In this conversation, they discuss:
Where Juneteenth originated and why it’s an important part of American history
Dorena’s kids book, The Story of Juneteenth, for kids of all ages
Why it is important for us to live and worship in diverse community
Other books that give expressions of Juneteenth, including Redbud Natasha Tripplett’s book
How Juneteenth is an opportunity for us to learn about God’s heart for justice
How the Bible honors diversity and invites us into freedom
What is a takeaway for you from this interview?
SAVE THE DATE for our upcoming webinar!
Big Picture Editing: Why to Leave the Red Pen in the Drawer
Thursday, June 26 · 10:00-11:00am PT / 1:00pm-2:00pm ET
How do you approach editing a manuscript independently? How do you know when it's ready for an editor? And what kind of editor?
Not every editor looks at your manuscript with the same eye. If she is a line editor, she is deep into the process already and expects tidy storylines, fully-developed characters, and tight dialogue. But a developmental editor has her watercolor pens out, ready to paint broad strokes that help you define the direction of your work in progress. Copyeditors fall somewhere in between.
This webinar will discuss the different editing stages and a few simple ways to prepare your work for an editor.
This webinar is free for Redbud Writers Guild members (no need to register), $15 for non-members. All proceeds go to support our Women of Color Mentoring Program.
Recordings will be sent to everyone who is registered.
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