If you find this page my accident we're sorry this page is hidden for now we hope to start taking new members at the first of the year 2017
Want to join us here on the CIA website? Please email us the information below or paste it into the contact form and submit it.
- Name you write under (pen name or author name)
- Genre (any Christian genre)
- Image of yourself (please send an image in jpg or png format, a link to blog or Facebook page containing your picture, or a Photobucket link)
- Blog site link
- Website link
- Amazon author page link
Welcome!
Thanks for your interest in CIAN. The Christian Indie Authors Network is growing and membership is free for now. Our Facebook groups are also free, so please join us and take advantage of all we have to offer. We have groups ranging from editing, marketing, cover sales, cover design, and more. If you would like to be a featured author on this site, we require you to join at least two of our groups, so please join our portal group and we'll help you from there. The benefits of joining the CIAN are endless, and we love helping one another. Join our family.
Novels we promote as a group
While membership is free and open to any Christian author, we may not be able to promote all of your work. We don't judge or tell authors what to write, but we have guidelines about what we endorse as a group. Christian Indie Authors is about uplifting, entertaining, thought-provoking novels and books, both fiction and nonfiction. We accept most genres, with the exceptions of horror, paranormal, and erotica/gay/lesbian.
The inclusion of sexual content is a matter of the author's conviction; however, in order for a book to be promoted by this group, there should be no premarital sex unless it is part of the struggle the protagonists face. There should be no explicit sex. We try to keep sensuality and sexual desire to a minimum and behind closed doors. Showing sexual tension or a good sexual relationship between married couples is fine and welcome, as long as it isn't graphic.
No one shall take the Lord's name in vain in any form (Jesus, Christ, God, Lord, etc.). That means no using it as part of a swear word, insult or exclamation of disgust, frustration or other negative expression.
Violence should be kept to a PG-17 rating. We prefer you don't kill characters needlessly as in horror novels, and if you feel the need to beat them, please don't be too graphic in your description.
It is our opinion that vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts and other elements of paranormal and horror fiction don't glorify God or fit into the Christian belief system. Therefore, we have chosen not to promote novels in those genres.
All rules are subject to change, and exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. We thank you for your cooperation.
We don't intend to exclude writers, but in order to promote a book we must feel it reflects our belief system and writing style. Because we can't read every book that we promote, we ask potential members to consider whether they can agree to and write within the above guidelines. If you agree, we'll be happy to promote you and your work. Come grow with us and be a light in a dark place.
If your work doesn't fall within these guidelines, please feel free to check out our sister site, Indie Authors Unite.
Novels we promote as a group
While membership is free and open to any Christian author, we may not be able to promote all of your work. We don't judge or tell authors what to write, but we have guidelines about what we endorse as a group. Christian Indie Authors is about uplifting, entertaining, thought-provoking novels and books, both fiction and nonfiction. We accept most genres, with the exceptions of horror, paranormal, and erotica/gay/lesbian.
The inclusion of sexual content is a matter of the author's conviction; however, in order for a book to be promoted by this group, there should be no premarital sex unless it is part of the struggle the protagonists face. There should be no explicit sex. We try to keep sensuality and sexual desire to a minimum and behind closed doors. Showing sexual tension or a good sexual relationship between married couples is fine and welcome, as long as it isn't graphic.
No one shall take the Lord's name in vain in any form (Jesus, Christ, God, Lord, etc.). That means no using it as part of a swear word, insult or exclamation of disgust, frustration or other negative expression.
Violence should be kept to a PG-17 rating. We prefer you don't kill characters needlessly as in horror novels, and if you feel the need to beat them, please don't be too graphic in your description.
It is our opinion that vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts and other elements of paranormal and horror fiction don't glorify God or fit into the Christian belief system. Therefore, we have chosen not to promote novels in those genres.
All rules are subject to change, and exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. We thank you for your cooperation.
We don't intend to exclude writers, but in order to promote a book we must feel it reflects our belief system and writing style. Because we can't read every book that we promote, we ask potential members to consider whether they can agree to and write within the above guidelines. If you agree, we'll be happy to promote you and your work. Come grow with us and be a light in a dark place.
If your work doesn't fall within these guidelines, please feel free to check out our sister site, Indie Authors Unite.