Raising up worthy words
Anistemi Publishing
We equip young Christian voices for bold creativity & publication!
Welcome to Anistemi Publishing!
We're not your average Christian publisher. Here's why:
Christian values fuel our commitment to community.
We support connection through creativity. We share resources that support writers grow within their God-given sphere of influence: first at home, then in the church family, and finally—beyond!
We invest in the voices of the future.
We equip young writers for publication while helping them build published portfolios. Learn while doing. Start your career path WHILE growing the skills and mindsets you need for long-term professional success!
Our contracts value writers & trust God to provide for company needs.
Writers retain copyright of all works & earn 90% of all profits.
We publish content by Christian creatives in all forms!
Writing skills are our primary focus since they equip creators for all forms of communication...but we only start there. We don't only offer books.
We support writers but equip for independence.
Our goal is to encourage and support so practically that the authors who study, grow, and publish with us are equipped to boldly pursue their God-given call to create. We seek to build-up collaborators, not permanent customers!
We want to support parents in their role.
Learn how you can help your kids create like they were created to! Watch our free series that reveals the scriptural tools for boldly creative Christian witness!
Product Comparison
Individual Membership
For individuals & students:
private membership access
monthly live Writing Sprints
insider publication contests
monthly newsletter
insider-only invites to join advanced reader groups & other exclusive events
sneak peeks into the work our young creators are doing
& early access to new products & content
OPTIONAL: share your contact & skillset in our member directory
Family Membership
For Families:
private membership access for each member of your household you assign access to
invites to educational webinars & Q&As
monthly live Writing Sprints
insider publication contests
monthly newsletter
insider-only invites to join advanced reader groups & other exclusive events
sneak peeks into the work our young creators are doing
& early access to new products & content
OPTIONAL: share contact & skillsets in our member directory
Creators Guild
For individual content creators ages 11-17; classes, co-ops, & groups may coordinate enrollment:
includes individual membership benefits
28 weeks of creative content creation & communication skills specific to voicing your creative call
quarterly feedback from professionals in writing, content creation, & publishing,
build long-term collaborative relationships with other motivated Christian creatives
participate in our annual creative content publication challenge for prizes & publication!
Authors Academy
Our premium offer for serious individual writers ages 11-17:
includes individual membership benefits
private course access (only 1 course per mentor @ 15 seats limit)
course reader & texts
28 weeks of live creative writing workshops
weekly live group interaction with peers & professional mentor
individualized feedback from the Publisher & Editor in Chief on all portfolio assignments
publication & individualized portfolio support
courses complete pre-requisites for our personalized strategy course
build collaborative partnerships with peers & mentors
Membership is for creative individuals
FUN COMMUNITY CHALLENGES TO STRENGTHEN YOUR CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
Individual Membership
$120 annually - Join anytime
Anistemi Writers Club is perfect way for individuals to pursue their God-given call to create in the excellent company of other writers who want to create to the glory of Christ! Dip your toes into the Anistemi stream; our creatives club is designed as the ideal starting point for most Christian creatives. It's also a great place to learn what we're up to and how you can get involved in your church, local community, and beyond; get plugged into a growing global community of creatives in the body of Christ! Finally, membership is also the perfect way to actively demonstrate your support for our mission and the young authors, writers, and content creators we're encouraging & equipping to pursue their God-given call to create to the glory of Christ!
Writing Club members receive:
access to our private membership site where you'll find:
exclusive access to (& recordings of) monthly live Writing Sprints
invitations to participate in insider publication contests
our monthly newsletter announcing member news, deals, and opportunities to participate,
specialized educational content for creatives & those who nurture them,
insider-only invites to join advanced reader groups & other exclusive events,
sneak peeks into the work our young creators are doing,
& early access to new products & content
Membership for creative families
support connection through christ-honoring storytelling skills
Family Membership
$240 annually - Join anytime
Anistemi Membership seeks to nurture connection through shared creativity and family storytelling. It's a great place to learn what we're up to and how you can get involved at home, in your church, local community, and beyond; get plugged into a growing, global community of creatives in the body of Christ! Finally, membership is also the perfect way to actively demonstrate your support for our mission and the young authors, writers, and content creators we're encouraging & equipping to pursue their God-given call to create to the glory of Christ!
Our members receive:
membership access codes for all members of your household, where you'll find:
exclusive access to (& recordings of) monthly live writing sprints,
invitations to participate in insider publication contests,
our monthly newsletter announcing member news, deals, and opportunities to participate,
specialized educational content for creatives & those who nurture them (parent goodies),
insider-only invites to join advanced reader groups and other exclusive events,
sneak peeks into the work our young creators are doing,
early access to new products & content,
and more!
Register Now - August 1st
The Creators Guild is for future authors & creators
complete challenges to grow your content development skills
Anistemi Creators Guild
$400 annually - Ages 11 & Up
If you'd like to pursue writing, content creation, & publication while still in middle and high school...why not start now? Our Creators Guild challenges are a fun way to practice skills that are immediately useful to your creator goals, the option to submit an entry in our annual creators contest, and all while growing the skills and relationships to advance in collaborative content development opportunities.
To join our Creators Guild, creatives take on yearly challenges that help them:
includes individual membership benefits,
study creative communication skills specific to voicing your creative call,
explore content creation career pathways while learning about the skills they require,
gently ease into high-level analysis skills in reading, writing, art, graphic design, audio, & video,
quarterly feedback from professionals in writing, content creation, & publishing,
build long-term collaborative relationships with other motivated Christian creatives, and
participate in our annual creative content publication challenge for prizes & publication!
Register Now - August 1st
Anistemi's Authors Academy is for serious student writers
Gain the skills, knowledge, & tools you need to start writing professionally
Anistemi Author Academy
Ages 14-17 - Our Premium Offering
If you'd like to pursue writing, content creation, & publication while still in middle and high school...we want to help you start now! Creating is hard sometimes, but learning how to overcome those challenges should be fun and immediately useful to your goals!
Keep scrolling for more details but here's a quick overview of the opportunities we offer young Christian creatives:
learn & practice using the essential writing skills specific to your creative call;
explore, recognize, strengthen, & lean into your God-given author voice;
learn the terms & tools of professional writers;
explore possible career pathways by interest;
receive wise counsel based on observation of your individual skillset;
receive mentorship from professionals in the business & legal realities of professional authorship & publishing;
build a stand-out portfolio of published work, and
build long-term collaborative relationships with other motivated Christian creatives!
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.
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.
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.
Jordan Foster
Editorial Assistant
Jordan is a published author of short fiction & nonfiction. She is currently working on her first animated short 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.
Ian Noble
Composer & Voice Actor
Ian is a published multimedia content creator, voice actor, cellist, musician, voice actor, & freelancer. His expertise is the use of DAWs to produce digital compositions that propel story through visual—and especially audio—elements. Ian's production fingerprints are visible in our publications.
SHOP THE ANISTEMI
Bookstore
Our developers are buzzing like bees; new content, courses, & beautiful bookish merch is coming this fall!
Our Freelance Creator Pathway
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 enrichment challenge course exploring reading, creative writing, graphic design, illustration, audio & video production, and content creation every year
Option to compete in the yearly publication challenge (Weeks 33 & 34)
Receive mentorship in Christ-honoring communication, analysis, and creative techniques through weekly live workshops (members who can't attend live can view the recordings)
Receive individualized feedback from Anistemi's editing team on every quarterly challenge (Weeks 8, 16, 24, & 32)
Earn access to the Anistemi Creator's Guild, increasing involvement in Creators Guild projects, & exclusive membership merch
Earn the Anistemi Creators Coat of Arms
Our Professional Publishing Pathway
Prepare creatives aged 14 & up for careers in writing & publishing
Only about 2% of those who graduate college with a college degree in English become paid writers (US Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Our team understands those rates. Writers are artists; they need mentorship and support developing business skills to successfully pursue their goal of writing professionally. The online world is flooded with opportunities for skilled writers, and AI only increases the value of good human writers that can produce original content.
Don't chase your dreams; pursue them with strategic purpose:
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
Access to one-on-one coaching sessions to support immediate writing goals, long-term strategy, or help overcoming the specific challenges between you and your personalized writing goals
Class sizes are limited to 20. Seats are extremely limited.
Courses start August 25, 2025
Still got questions?
That's cool. We love your curiosity & interest!
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.