Friday, March 02, 2007
TWO FWA ONE-DAY CONFERENCES
MELBOURNE ONE-DAY CONFERENCE
MARCH 10, 2007
10:00-5:00
PELICAN BEACH CLUBHOUSE
1495 Highway A1A, Satellite Beach, FL
Cost to Members of Florida Writers Association or Space Coast Writers' Guild: $ 39.00Cost to Non-members : $59.00Presented by: Mary Brotherton and Daniel Griffith
Members of Florida Writers Association & Space Coast Writers Guild
Conference Schedule
Nobody’s Mouse
March 10th Writers Conference
10:00 to 10:15 a.m. Welcome * Mary Brotherton
10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Workshop 1 * Frank Cavelli * "From Genesis to Armageddon: A Book: the Idea, the Production, the Marketplace”
11:15 to 11:30 a.m. * Break
11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Workshop 2 * Lee Boyland * “What New Authors Need to Know"
12:30 to 1:15 p.m. * Lunch
1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Workshop 3 * Valerie Allen * “Methods of Mega Marketing”
2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Workshop 4 * Grace Granozio * The Gift of Encouraging Words: the Silver Box"
3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Workshop 5 * Pat McDonough * "Editing Your Writing Like a Pro"
4:30 to 5:00 p.m. * BreakdownTo Register, please print and fill out the following form. Mail the filled out form with your check or money order to the address shown, to reserve your space at this exciting new Conference. We look forward to seeing you on March 10th.
(Copy and paste to your word processor)
Name:___________________________________
Address:_________________________________
City, State, ZIP:____________________________
Phone: ______________
Email:___________________________________
Website:_________________________________
Are you published? _______________________
If yes, is it printed, audio, or ebook? _________
If yes, what is the title?______________________________________________________________
If Yes, who is your publisher?________________________________________________________
Have you published articles or columns?______
Where have your written works beenpublished?_________________________________
Member of Florida Writers Association? _____
Member of Space Coast Writers Guild? ______
www.floridawriters.net — www.scwg.org
To join, add dues, FWA $45, SCWG $35 $_____
Member FWA or SCWG Conference Price $39.00 Non-Member Conference Price $59.00 $_____
Conference Checks payable to "FWA"Check Amount $________
Mail to: Writers Conference1345 East Scots AvenueMerritt Island, FL 32952Dan.Griffith@FloridaWriters.net
NE Florida Region Hosts One-Day Conference
It’s time to tune up your writing skills and fuel your passion for the written word with an intensive one-day conference presented by the NE Florida chapters of Florida Writers Association. New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry will keynote the conference, titled Shift Your Writing into High Gear, on Saturday, May 19 at the Ponte Vedra Library from 9:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
The conference is for rookies and pros alike, and will bring together a team of veteran authors and presenters to help educate and motivate writers. The presenters will cover a variety of subjects from screenwriting to plot development, from writing short stories to tips on revision.
Early-bird registration through April 30 is only $40 for FWA members and $60 for non-members. After April 30, the conference fee increases to $50 for FWA members and $75 for non-members. Ten minute one-on-one appointments are also available with any of the presenters except Steve Berry for $20 per session. The fee includes a box lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments, and an invitation to the May 18 Book Fair. The Book Fair will feature author panels, a question and answer session with agent Susan Graham, and book signings.
Advance conference registration is requested, and the registration form may be downloaded from the FWA website, www.floridawriters.net.
The conference includes the following workshops:
Screenwriter Sharon Cobb on Writing the Hollywood Thriller; Sandra McDonald on The Perils of Plot; Dr. Darien Andreu on The Long & Short of Short Story Writing: Suddenly Short is More; Queries, Outlines, Proposals, Oh, My! with Carol D. O’Dell; Steve Berry on Back Roads & Fast Starts, a look into how Berry conducts his research for his international thrillers and how to write opening chapters that keeps the reader turning the page; Jumpstarting the Revision Process with editor Camille Cline; in Tension Headaches, thriller authors Lynn Sholes and Joe Moore provide tips on how to build more tension into your books; and finally, agent Susan Graham will discuss The Top Ten Reasons Why Agents Say No and How to Avoid Them.
Go to www.fwapontevedra.blogspot.com for the complete program schedule and presenter information.
The Northeast Florida region of the Florida Writers Association is also sponsoring the Lighthouse Book Awards, a competition for unpublished novels. The competition is limited to three categories of fiction: Mysteries/Suspense/Thrillers, Fiction-General, and Young Adult. Finalists in each category will be judged by acquiring editors from major publishing houses, and announced at the lunch break of the May 19 conference. There is a link to the contest rules and contest entry form at www.fwapontevedra.blogspot.com, or contact Terri Ridgell, Competition Coordinator, at terri@taridgell.com, or NE Florida Regional Director, Vic DiGenti, at windrusher@comcast.net
