FaithWords
FaithWords publishes books for the growing inspirational market. Based near Nashville, Tennessee, FaithWords has grown dramatically by acquiring a solid list of faith-building fiction and high-profile authors with edifying messages, including bestselling authors Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen, Dr. David Jeremiah, John Eldredge and Philip Yancey. Several FaithWords titles have appeared on national bestseller lists, most recently Living Beyond Your Feelings by Joyce Meyer and Every Day A Fridayby Joel Osteen.
You can also visit us at www.faithwords.com.
FaithWords Publisher, Rolf Zettersten
Rolf launched the Warner Faith imprint in September 2001 with no backlist and a few titles under contract. But there was a passionate team of dedicated professionals and it has been built into one of the most respected inspirational publishing programs in the industry. In the first nine years under Rolf's direction FaithWords has sold more than 50 million books.
Rolf is the author of three books, including a Gold Medallion Award winner. Rolf began his publishing career as Executive Vice President of Focus on the Family where he launched the book and magazine publishing divisions. Rolf has personally edited books by Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen, John Maxwell, Neil Clark Warren, Jerry B. Jenkins, and Lisa Samson.
Hachette Book Group maintains offices for two of its imprints in Nashville, Tennessee as well as in New York. The first of these imprints, FaithWords, was launched in 2001. The program distinguished itself during the first season with titles by such bestselling authors as Karen Kingsbury, Jerry B. Jenkins, and Patsy Clairmont. The imprint’s first book, Hometown Legend, was a CBA bestseller. In the second season, Lisa Samson’s novel, Songbird, was a Christy Award winner for contemporary fiction. And later, the publisher won a Gold Medallion Award for the best gift book of the year with To A Child Love is Spelled TIME.
The program received a major boost in 2002 when it acquired the complete works of bestselling author Joyce Meyer. The house was able to increase her sales dramatically through its general trade distribution and aggressive promotion. FaithWords sells more than 2 million copies annually of Joyce’s books. The imprint’s next major achievement was Joel Osteen’s book, Your Best Life Now. This title was published in 2004 and became a national bestseller appearing on the New York Times list for more than 60 consecutive weeks and selling over four million copies.
Featured Books
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It's 1962, and Dusty Fairchild, daughter of a self-made millionaire and oilman, wants to go to college. Instead she is sent to a private finishing school in East Texas. Although she's never wanted for material possessions, Dusty longs for independence and adventure. The only upside to attending Miss Fontaine's is having her cousin and best childhood friend, Paisley, join her. -
Sovereign is the third book in Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee's The Books of Mortals series. -
Balance is the theme of Nik's life: between his work and family, his faith in God and artistry, his body and soul. It resonates from him when performing and when no one is looking. When walking across Niagara Falls, he prayed aloud the entire time, and to keep his lust for glory and fame in check, Nik returned to the site of his performance and spent three hours cleaning up trash left by the crowd. Nik is an entertainer who wants to not only thrill hearts, but to change hearts for Christ. Christ is the balance pole that keeps him from falling. -
Trudy Beyak invites the reader to experience the comfort and intensity of God's infinite embrace: a love that shelters, protects and brings healing to every soul. -
It is just as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one. So teaches John Osteen in this eye-opening book. -
A Story of God and All of Us is a companion to The Bible, the epic ten-hour mini-series produced by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett. -
In A Story of God and All of Us Reflections, you will find that God's love for you is a wellspring-inexhaustible, ever flowing, refreshing, and always available. -
In Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits, Joyce Meyer starts by examining the nature of habits. The first habit - and most important one to have - is the God Habit. -
Breaking Jesus out of the typical stereotypes, Beautiful Outlaw welcomes readers into the rich emotional life of Christ showing how they can experience the actual personality of Jesus in their daily lives in ways that will deepen their faith. -
Christian faith isn't blind obedience to a set of rules and regulations; it is entering into a relationship with a God who pursues us-not to punish, but to love. -
The Tempted Soul is the third book in Adina Senft's Amish Quilt trilogy.
Featured Authors
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Carla Stewart's writing reflects her passion for times gone by. She received two American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Genesis awards for unpublished authors. Her books include Chasing Lilacs, Broken Wings, Stardust, and Sweet Dreams. -
On June 15, 2012, high wire artist, Nik Wallenda joined the ranks of legendary daredevils when he became the first person ever to walk across the roaring Niagara Falls. -
Mark Burnett, along with his wife Roma Downey, recently collaborated for their most ambitious project to date: producing together a ten hour global television mini-series titled The Bible. -
The late John Osteen served as a pastor, evangelist, author, and teacher for 60 years. He founded the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas in 1959. He also traveled extensively throughout the world, taking the message of God's love, healing, and power to people of all nations. -
An award-winning investigative journalist, Trudy Beyak is acclaimed by the North American newspaper industry for her compassion and tenacity in pursuing stories that help people live healthier, happier lives. -
John Eldredge is part of the leadership of Ransomed Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own heart in his love, and learn to live in his Kingdom. -
Jud Wilhite is an author, speaker and senior pastor of Central Christian Church, a church founded in Las Vegas with campuses in multiple states. -
Roma Downey, along with her husband Mark Burnett, recently collaborated for their most ambitious project to date: producing together a ten hour global television mini-series titled The Bible. -
After leaving the plain church in which she grew up, Adina Senft earned an M.A. in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania. -
Charles Swindoll has devoted over four decades to two passions: an unwavering commitment to the practical communication and application of God's Word, and an untiring devotion to seeing lives transformed by God's grace.
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Due to the volume of submissions we receive, FaithWords and Center Street are unable to accept unsolicited material. While we cannot recommend an agent, agent lists can be found in such resources as the Literary Market Place, available in most public libraries or on literarymarketplace.com.
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Windblown Media
Hachette Book Group also provides marketing, sales, and distribution support services for titles published by Windblown Media.
Windblown Media launched in 2007 to publish a book called The Shack, when two friends, both former pastors, could find no one else to publish it. Their first book became a runaway, worldwide bestseller and opened the door for them to provide creative and intellectually honest literature for those seeking a renewal of love and faith. Edgy, and sometimes controversial, their fiction and nonfiction titles transcend the empty platitudes of religion to refresh the spiritually hungry.