The 2017 Australian young writer program is shaping up well and we invite young people 18-30 interested in a monthly column in Christian Today to contact us (see details below).
The young writer program consists of five weeks. Each set of five weeks is called a Cycle. There are 10 Cycles in the year.
2017
Week 1 - Internationals
Week 2 - Australians
Week 3 - Australians
Week 4 - Australians
Week 5 - New Zealand
Editors
Week 1 - Emma Seabrook
Week 2 - Rebecca Moore
Week 3 - Rosanne Menacho
Week 4 - Aira Chilcott
Week 5 - Irenie How
Week Co-ordinators
Week 1 - Dr Mark Tronson
Week 2 - Russell Modlin
Week 3 - Rosanne Menacho
Week 4 - Bridget Brenton
Week 5 - Irenie How
Australia
In 2017 the Australian young writer program continues as is -
New young writer coordinator
Michael Dahlenburg
Team emailing
Week 2 - Cartia Moore
Week 3 - Emily Black
Week 4 - Caitlyn Furler
Statistician
Bill Chilcott
IT help
Steven Huang
Data Base
Laura Veloso
PSI site uploads
Belinda Croft
Panellists
Gavin Lawrie
Aira Chilcott
Deidre Tronson
Stephen Urmston
Vicki Nunn
Laura Veloso
National
Dr Mark Tronson
We have available writing spots in the Australian Weeks 2, 3 and 4. We welcome additional Australian 18-30 year olds interested in becoming young writers – info@markt.id.au or psi_australia@bigpond.com 0419 917 713.
Post 30 years olds in the system are welcome to stay on 'til 38 and are then transferred, should they wish to keep writing their 10 articles a year, to the 'senior writer' group (delineates age). Christian Today publishes them as 'columnists' – the same as the young writers, whereas the term 'senior writer' is utilised internally by PSI.
There are very senior writers such as Ron Ross 77 who has enjoyed a life time in both secular and Christian media including heading up an international Christian media agency in Jerusalem. The two newest senior writers for 2017 moving from the young writer ranks are New Zealand's Tash McGill and International's (Canada) Genevieve Wilson.
Dr Mark Tronson is a Baptist minister (retired) who served as the Australian cricket team chaplain for 17 years (2000 ret) and established Life After Cricket in 2001. He was recognised by the Olympic Ministry Medal in 2009 presented by Carl Lewis Olympian of the Century. He mentors young writers and has written 24 books, and enjoys writing. He is married to Delma, with four adult children and grand-children. Dr Tronson writes a daily article for Christian Today Australia (since 2008) and in November 2016 established Christian Today New Zealand.
Mark Tronson's archive of articles can be viewed at http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/mark-tronson.html