May 1, 2009 ... Tate Hallaway www.tatehallaway.com. Vanessa Kelly www.vanessakelly.com.
Tracy Anne. Warren www.tracyannewarren.com. Vonna Harper.
May 1-3 ALL WRITERS- ALL WEEKEND Crowne Plaza Hotel, Milpitas, CA 777 Bellew Drive, Milpitas
Keynote Speakers/Crafts Sessions: Catherine Coulter, Barbara Freethy, Candice Hern and Eric Maisel
Friday Night Kick-off: Agent Panel: In Pasta’s Friday 5:30-7:30PM
Friday Extras: Best first line contest! Prizes! Raffles! Saturday: All-Day Speakers – Kristal or Korbel Registration Fee includes 3 meals on Saturday.
Book signing at the Book Fair 4:30-6PM – In Pasta’s Author Book signing open to the public on Saturday!
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Book Faire
Saturday 4:30-6PM in Pasta’s (open to the public) Lobby Bar is Open! Authors Who Will be Signing Books: Bella Andre Mardi Ballou Lynna Banning Catherine Coulter Kathrynn Dennis Barbara Freethy Cat Grant Jasmine Haynes Candice Hern Eric Maisel Anne Mallory Janet Miller (Cricket Starr) Karen Tabke Hosted by The Book End, 5678 Thornton Ave. (between Cedar Blvd. & Ruschin Dr.), Newark, CA 94560 (510) 797-4100
ALL WRITERS – ALL WEEKEND SCHEDULE Friday, May 1: Pasta’s 5:00 PM
Where
Attendance registration opens at 5pm, Friday night, May 1 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Lobby in Milpitas, CA.
Pasta’s
Agent Panel — What’s Selling Now? Scott Eagan, Greyhaus Literary Agency; Laurie McLean, Larson-Pomada Literary Agents; Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency 5:30-7:30
Reception in the hotel bar: enjoy complimentary cheese and veggie appetizers and one complimentary drink
Pasta’s
Best First Line Contest (judged by the agents) – Raffle Baskets Dine on your own 7:30-10:00
OR Join a group of conference attendees for dinner (no host) with author speakers (sign-up sheets at registration).
Saturday, May 2: Krystal / Korbel 7:30-8:00am
Registration opens again
Krystal Foyer
8:00-9:30am
Buffet Breakfast – Krystal
Krystal
9:30-9:45am
Welcome and Introductions
Krystal
Speaker: Candice Hern: Point of View
Korbel
Speaker: Karin Tabke - It's Just Business, Don't Take it Personally!
Korbel
12:30-2:00pm
Lunch – Krystal – Raffle Basket Draws
Krystal
1:00-2:00pm
Speaker: Barbara Freethy: Beyond the Basics - Take Your Work From Simple To Sensational!
Krystal
2:15-4:30pm
Speaker: Eric Maisel: Beating the Writing Blues
Korbel
10:00-11:00am 11:15-12:15
Book Signing in Pasta’s – Open to the Public - Cash and Checks only please! 4:30-6:00pm
bar is open --- ATM in the Lobby Agent Appointments at assigned times in Salute Lounge (concurrent with the book signing and the book faire)
6:00-8:30pm 7:00—8:00pm 8:30-9:30pm
Pasta’s
Salute Lounge
Dinner – Raffle Basket Draws Keynote Speaker Catherine Coulter Author Panel: Things I wish I’d Known Before I Signed the Contract (Coulter, Freethy, Hern, Dennis, Tabke)
Sunday, May 3: Check out and Farewells!
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Krystal Korbel
Catherine Coulter http://www.catherinecoulter.com/index.html Writes two very different genres: historical romance and contemporary suspense thrillers (FBI Series)
Scott Eagan, Greyhaus Literary Agency; http://www.greyhausagency.com Check out the website for the stories they are currently looking for http://www.greyhausagency.com/About_Us.html Laurie McLean, Larson-Pomada Literary Agents http://www.larsen-pomada.com/lp/index.cfm Read why they go to conferences http://www.larsen-pomada.com/lp/pages.cfm?ID=24
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Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency Candice Hern – Romance Novelist http://www.candicehern.com/ 2-24-09: Candice's novella in the anthology It Happened One Night has won the AAR (All About Romance) Reader Poll for Best Romance Short Story of 2008 Eric Maisel Creativity Coaching http://www.ericmaisel.com/ and the new site: http://www.meaningcoach.com/
Barbara Freethy, author, over 15 books http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/f/barbara-freethy/ http://www.transdis.com/
Karin Tabke, Author http://www.karintabke.com/
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Allison Brennan
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Jasmine Galenorn
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Beth Cornelison
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Jennifer Estep
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Beth Henderson
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Jennifer Skully
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Brenda Novak
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Joselyn Vaughn
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Judith Gilbert
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Cathy Yardley
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Judy Baker
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Christie Kelley
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Dana Cosby
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Katheryne Kennedy www.katherynekennedy.com
Debra St. John
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Kerrelyn Sparks
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Eileen Ann Brennan
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Kimberly Killion
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Elizabeth Amber
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Kimberly Lang
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Elysa Hendricks
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L.A. Day
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Evangeline Collins www.EvangelineCollins.com
Lisa Cooke
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Gina Robinson
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Lucinda Betts
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Heidi Betts
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Lynn Light
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Jackie Ivie
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Margo Maguire
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Marie Harte
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Rosalind Noonan
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Michele Hauf
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Ruth D Kerce
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Nancy DaSilva ejamie
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Sharon Ashwood
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Nancy Haddock
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Silvia Day
www.liviadare.com
Pamela Palmer
www.pamelapalmer.com
Susan Meier
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Tate Hallaway
www.tatehallaway.com
Vanessa Kelly
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Tracy Anne Warren
www.tracyannewarren.com
Vonna Harper
www.vonnaharper.com
Mardi Ballou
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Katherine Dennison
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Volume 13, Issue 4
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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE HOOK Do you have a dynamite hook to lure an editor into your story? Do you need feedback on how to make those all-important first pages stand out? Our detailed score sheet and trained judges will help you hone the most critical part of your manuscript--The first 15 pages.
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Opening Day: October 1, 2009
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