The Christian Writers' Market Guide 2008 is an essential tool for the Christian writer. It has 406 book publishers, 677 periodicals, and over 280 entries to the Resources for Writers section. It also includes a CD-ROM of the full text of the book so the reader can easily search for specific information.

This book is overflowing with an abundance of information. The Resources for Writers section gives the reader the name, website and other details of organizations that will help them remain connected with other writers. A grant section is also included, along with help for new writers, language and vocabulary, screen and song writing, tax and legal issues, plus much more. If you have a question that pertains to Christian writing, you can probably find the means to an answer somewhere in this segment of the book.

In the Book Publishers area it has a list of companies by topic and also in alphabetical order. It also provides a list of subsidy publishers, distributors, and a market analysis of publishers. The analysis lists the publishers in order of most books published, the most popular topics among book publishers, and publishers with the most books on the Bestseller List.

The Periodicals segment lists its serials by topic, and alphabetically as well, but it also includes E-zine information. It also includes a market analysis of periodicals which lists them in order by circulation and order of popularity.

The last couple of segments cover Greeting Card, Gift, and Specialty Markets, which provides readers with businesses pertaining to card publishers, game markets, DVD/CD markets, and software developers. The Help for Writers portion is where you’ll find information regarding Christian writers’ conferences, workshops, and contests. Stewart also indicates in this resource guide which conferences offer full and partial scholarships, because she doesn’t want finances alone to be the reason someone doesn’t attend.

This is the 411 for Christian writers.