"The Premier Christian Fiction Conference"

Indianapolis, Indiana
September 17 - 20, 2010

Hyatt Regency Downtown - Indianapolis

Mark your calendar! Plans are already underway for the 2010 ACFW Annual Conference, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Keep an eye on this site for more information as it becomes available, and remember to mark your calendar -- we'd love to have you join us! Indianapolis, Indiana

2010 Key Note Speaker Tim Downs is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Indiana University. After graduation in 1976 he created a comic strip, Downstown, which was syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate until 1986. His cartooning has appeared in more than a hundred major newspapers worldwide. His first book, a work of non-fiction, was awarded the Gold Medallion Award in 2000, and his third novel, PlagueMaker (2006), was awarded the Christy Award for best CBA suspense novel of 2007. Downs is best known for his crime/drama, "Bug Man" series of novels featuring forensic entomologist Dr. Nick Polchak. The series includes the books Shoofly Pie (2003), Chop Shop (2004), First the Dead (2007), Less Than Dead (2008), and Ends of the Earth (2009). Downs is also the founder of the Communication Center, a communication training and consulting ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ and has authored numerous books on Christian relationships and communication both on his own and in conjunction with his wife. Tim lives in Cary, North Carolina, with his wife Joy.

Tim Downs www.timdowns.net