Rise up: Connect & Create
Anistemi Publishing
We equip young Christian voices for bold creativity & publication!
Creator's Guild - Ages 11-17
Author Academy - Ages 14-17
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We see you, future authors & creators!
Would you like to pursue writing, content creation, & publication as a career?
Ready to start now?
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If you already know you'd like to pursue writing, content creation, & publication while still in middle and high school... we want to help you start now! Keep reading, of course, but here's a quick overview of how we offer young Christian creatives opportunities to:
study academic skills specific to your creative call,
explore career pathways by interest,
access mentorship from professionals in the business of writing, content creation, & publishing,
start building a portfolio of published work, and
build long-term collaborative relationships with other motivated Christian creatives!
Freelance Content Creator Path
Creators Guild is designed as a starting point for most young creatives. It serves ages 11-17, offering engaging, supplemental challenges in reading, writing, illustration, music, photography, video, and all the skills of content creation. Those who complete each challenge gain access to the guild's Inner Sanctum, where our creators play collaboratively to create together & personal feedback from editing professionals on each quarterly challenge submission (plus, those submissions are considered for publication)! It's a great starting point.
Career Publishing Path
Anistemi's Author Academy is designed for the student who is serious and motivated. We offer high school courses that function as apprenticeships: aspiring authors are mentored by publishing professionals and learn by doing. Author Academy students earn high school credit while building an entry-level professional portfolio of published work and learning the legalities of the publishing industry
About Us: Our Story
It's no surprise that many young people want to be content creators today. The Christian content creator engages in nothing less than an act of worship he was created for. When believers purpose to pursue their creative calling as unto Christ (Colossians 3:23), they reflect Christ’s light into the darkness!
We believe the world needs more Christians bolding creating Christ-honoring content in the Internet Age. We understand that AI only increases (not decreases) the value of quality content made by minds redeemed for right relationship with Christ, The Creator of All Things!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him, was not anything that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:1-5
Our team saw the need for young creators to have opportunities to learn by doing. Anistemi Publishing is our response to that need. Here, creatives don’t just read about creative skills; they apply them to prepare for real-world publication opportunities.
Boldly pursuing your God-given creative call can be overwhelming when facing it alone; all kinds of fears pop up and pull you away from your mission. But you aren’t alone: Just like He reminds Joshua in Joshua 1:9, God is with us wherever we go! The most important mission of the Anistemi Team is to encourage young creatives and their families in that truth.
But our support doesn't end there. We offer simple but deep activities to make reading, writing, image analysis, design, publication, and content creation personally engaging, genuine, and meaningful.
Don't just take classes that teach you about creative skills when you can practice using creative skills—all while:
being encouraged to recognize & use the gifts God gave you
growing in confident application of those gifts in light of scripture
receiving edifying input directly from publishing professionals
building your entry-level professional portfolio
collaborating with other motivated Christian creatives &
being part of the movement to uplift worthy words (Phil. 4:8)
Anistemi is a Greek verb used many times through the New Testament, "To raise, to rise, to stand up, to resurrect," (click to see the definition in Strong's).
Our founder, Janie Barbosa, started Anistemi Publishing in 2023 with the prayerful desire to nurture a space where creative members in the body of Christ can connect and raise up voices that boldly radiate the glory of Christ through creative forms. It's time to create like we were created to!
Our Team
Janie Barbosa
Publisher
Janie is a published poet, songwriter, course developer, illustrator, & homeschool mom. She has over 20 years of experience in performance, public speaking, teaching, coaching, & design. She loves helping fellow creatives respond boldly to their God-given call to create.
Ian Noble
Content Creator
Ian is a published multimedia content creator, voice actor, cellist, voice actor & freelancer. His expertise is the use of DAWs to produce digital compositions that propel story through audio and visual elements. He loves helping creatives pursue their God-given call to create through multimedia formats.
Devon Kelly
Arts Program Director
Devon is a published course developer, songwriter, and poet. She has more than 10 years of experience in teaching, course development, and coaching. Devon loves helping young creatives discover the delight of worshiping God with the written, spoken, and musical gifts He gave them.
Steffanie Schweikert
Editor in Chief
Steffanie is a professional editor, published author of creative fiction, and course creator. She has more than 8 years of experience in editing, teaching, curriculum design, & coaching. Steffanie loves helping writers confidently own their God-given message and voice through all styles & tones.
Jordan Foster
Editorial Assistant
Jordan is a published author of short fiction & nonfiction. She is currently working on her first full-length novel while gaining professional experience in editing, copywriting, & multi-media content development.
Jordan helps other creatives craft engaging characters & stories to deliver timeless truth.
Adelaide Merci
Editorial Assistant
Adelaide is a published author of short fiction & creative nonfiction. She is currently working on her first full-length novel while gaining professional experience in editing, copywriting, & multi-media content development.
She helps other creatives process deep & detailed ideas.
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Anistemi Creators Guild & Society of Content Creators
Equipping creatives 11 & up for Christ-honoring content creation - Learn by doing!
Finally! A FUN way to:
1. stretch creative writing skills, strengthen
practical analysis
2. skills across all media forms,
and be part of an online
3. community of Christian creatives while
accessing
4. publishing competitions without paying extra!
New Challenge Course opens August 25, 2025
NEW, 34-week challenge course exploring reading, creative writing, art, music, design, and content creation every year
Review and individualized feedback from Anistemi's editing team on every quarterly challenge (Weeks 8, 16, 24, & 32)
Option to compete in the yearly publication challenge (Weeks 33 & 34)
Receive mentorship in Christ-honoring collaborative skills and communication as you work with other Christian creatives
Earn access to the Anistemi Creator's Guild, increasing involvement in Creators Guild projects, & the exclusive membership merch
Anistemi Authors Academy
Prepare creatives aged 14 & up for careers in writing & publishing
Anistemi's Arts Program is a four-year sequence that equips serious Christian creative writers and authors for careers in content development, writing, self-publication, or traditional publication. It is our premium offering, featuring:
Earn high school English credit while pursuing your call to create & starting a professional portfolio of published work
Weekly, live writers workshop guided by one of the senior members of our leadership team
Nurture collaborative connections with other Christian creatives
Practice giving & receiving meaningful feedback
Draft and revise key portfolio pieces with support from peers and detailed feedback from instructors
Work with our Publisher & Editor in Chief to (1) learn about professional publishing communications and legalities like copyright & contracts, (2) become familiar with the basics of solicited & unsolicited manuscript submission processes, and (3) learn by doing: first portfolio piece will be solicited for professional publication on Anistemi's blog
OPTIONAL PUBLICATION COMPETITION: Practice use of manuscript guidelines to prepare and submit a short creative piece for publication and promotion through Anistemi Publishing
Optional add-on packages for one-on-one coaching sessions to support immediate writing goals or strategies for long-term goals including self-publication, building an author website, starting a newsletter list, and nurturing followers
Class sizes are limited to 20, so seats are limited.
Courses start August 25, 2025
Still got questions?
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And we'd love to hear from you! Email anytime! Or give us a call at (509) 560-8360 during business hours. We're open Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5pm, PST.