News, Announcements, and Releases
March Contest Winner Announced!
We received so many great submissions to our March writing contest. Thank you to everyone who took a risk and submitted their work for consideration. We're all in debt to Chris Kanski, one of our board members, who conducted the initial judging and review process of...
Explore the Former Montgomery Ward Department Store in Downtown Zanesville, Ohio
We are rehabbing the former Montgomery Ward department store in downtown Zanesville, Ohio! This magnificent historical space will become a 2-year vocational training center for our creative writing program (learn more here). It will also have a number of public...
New: Shop for Building Materials
Want to contribute to our building project, but afraid we’ll spend it all on pop and candy and not have enough left over for the building? That's fair. Good news! You can now contribute directly to the cost of the materials we need to build our campus. Shop for...
The Three Publishing Paths - Available Now
Publishing can feel confusing and frustrating, but it doesn't have to. Today, it feels like there are a hundred ways to publish your book, but really, there are only three. Released on March 17, 2021, The Three Publishing Paths by Brad Pauquette, our founder,...
April Writing Contest: Kingdoms at War
Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to write a short story on the theme Kingdoms at War. We are at war. We live our life in conflict between the light and the darkness. Sometimes our conflicts are overt, played out right in front of us: nation against...
Podcast Institute Enrolling Now
Do you dream of podcasting? Our Podcast Institute is the best place to get your feet wet. Podcasting is a booming industry. It's a great way to distribute the message God has given you directly to your audience, and it can be an effective component of your author...
Winning Essay: That’s Really Weird by Mike O’Donnell - February Writing Contest
We received such a wonderful pool of submission to our February writing contest. We asked writers to craft an essay on the topic "Let's Get Weird for Jesus." Essays were judged by the quality of the writing, and by the organization and strength of the argument made....
Women of Arche Year 2021
Our Arche Year Cohort is an intensive version of our year-long, part-time online program. Three women have risen to the occasion, and are on the way to completing the program in June with complete, revised novel manuscripts and a professional authors' platform. June...
February Essay Contest Winner Announced!
We received so many great submissions to our February writing contest. The pool was larger than we expected, with many wonderful essays. Thank you to everyone who took a risk and submitted their work for consideration. It's not too late to join March's contest: you...
A Simple, Effective Space
Efficiency is a really high value of ours. We want to do more with less. Last time we checked, there are still starving children, and families without access to clean drinking water in the world. We believe that in the long term, this ministry affects systemic...