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| A Chapter of Romance Writers of America®
GCCRWA Proudly Presents
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2008 Silken Sands Writers Conference
April 11-13, 2008
THE HAMPTON INN
PENSACOLA BEACH, FLORIDA
Telephone: 1-800-320-8108
~ Appointments with Editors and Agents ~
Agent/Editor Panel ~ Career/CraftWorkshops
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~ Booksigning at On-site Bookstore
~ Agent/Editor Critique Raffles ~ Basket Raffles
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~ Kickoff Reception ~ Continental Breakfasts
~ Saturday Luncheon Speaker ~
~ Keynote Banquet Speaker ~
From registration on Friday morning to our
fantastic Book Fair you'll delight
in the
sugar white sands of Pensacola Beach.
Network
with writers, agents and editors. Pitch
to
an agent and editor. Attend workshops
given
by publishing professionals. You could
win
one of our fabulous raffle prizes or
a critique
from an agent, author or editor of
your choice.
For the critique raffle, bring the
first
30 pages of your manuscript in case
you're
one of the lucky winners.
We’re at the beach. For conference sessions,
come casual (capris, sundresses,
etc). No
need for the usual professional
suits at
Silken Sands, but the hotel gets
cold so
be sure to carry a sweater.
Saturday evening banquet is a little dressier,
but not formal.
| Our 2008 Keynote Speaker
NYT Bestselling Author Sherrilyn Kenyon
New York Times bestselling author, Sherrilyn
Kenyon lives a life of
extraordinary danger...
as does any woman with
three sons, a husband,
a menagerie of pets and
a collection of swords
that all of the above have
a major fixation
with. But when not running
interference (or
dashing off to the emergency
room), she’s
found chained to her computer
where she likes
to play with all her imaginary
friends. With
more than ten million copies
of her books
in print, in twenty-six
countries, she certainly
has a lot of friends to
play with too.
Writing as Kinley MacGregor and Sherrilyn
Kenyon, she is an international
phenomenon
and the author of several
series including:
The Dark-Hunters, The League,
Brotherhood
of the Sword, Lords of
Avalon and Nevermore.
With an international,
cult following, her
books have appeared on
the top three of the
New York Times, Publisher’s
Weekly and USA
Today lists (often hitting
#1 on the national
and international lists,
among others).
The Kenyon Minions are a million strong and
growing every day, all
over the world. Join
in the fun!
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Our 2008 Kickoff Speaker
Award Winning Author
Catherine Mann
National best-selling author Catherine Mann
blasted onto the scene six years ago and
already has over a million books in print
in multiple languages. Catherine writes action
packed military romantic suspense novels
for Berkley and Silhouette Romantic Suspense,
as well as page-turning steamy romances for
Silhouette Desire.
Winner of both the prestigious RITA™ Award
and the Bookseller’s Best Award, she has
spent the past twenty years following her
military flyboy husband around the country
with their four children in tow, currently
landing in the Florida panhandle.
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| Agents
Barbara Collins Rosenberg
The Rosenberg Group Literary
Agency
Caren Johnson
Caren Johnson Literary Agency
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Editors
Margo Lipschultz
Associate Editor, Harlequin
Megan Records
Editorial assistant, Kensington
Publishing
Deb Werksman
Sourcebooks Publishing
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SPECIAL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WORKSHOPS:
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Friday, April 11 2008,
2:30-4:30 p.m. ~~ Free to the first 50 to
register, a 2-hour hands-on workshop Friday
afternoon by Dianna Love (Pocket, St. Martin's
Press) and Mary Buckham (Harlequin)~~ Break
Into Fiction™ - Power Openings and Power
Pacing 2-hour hands-on workshop from the
Breaking Into Fiction™ Template Series.
FRIDAY EVENING WORKSHOP: "Extreme Pitch
Makeover - How'd she Do That" ~~ Be
ready for your Saturday appointment with
your editor or agent. Learn how to pitch
your story to an editor or agent by Kelly
St. John (Warner).
Click below for forms.
Registration Form
2008 Conference Brochure
Fill out the registration form and send a
check or money order as instructed.
PayPal is provided for your convenience.
If paying with PayPal, save the Registration
Form on your computer (yourname.doc) and
email as an attachment to mcnabbf@bellsouth.net.
Conference Fees & Dates
Workshop Information
Workshop Schedule
Meal Tickets are available for a guest you
may be bringing who will not be a regular
conference attendee. Please email our Conference Coordinator if you are bringing a guest. Your Full Plan
is included in the registration fee you paid.
The Hotel provides a nice Continental Breakfast.
For individual events:
Friday evening reception (hors d'oeuvres
with cash bar) - $15.00
Saturday boxed lunch - $18.00
Saturday evening banquet with
speaker - $35.00
Full Plan (for the entire weekend) - $68
PayPal Instructions: Use the link below for
Full Plan Guest meal Ticket(s). If you only
need Individual Event Tickets, email the
coordinator and tell her what you want. She
will send an invoice with the correct amount
to pay: For instance, if you only want the
Boxed Lunch and Banquet Ticket for your guest
($53.00), she will send you instructions
on how to pay through PayPal or by check.
If paying by check or money order, please
send your payment with your registration
form. If you have already registered, send
payment to: GCCRWA, c/o Fran McNabb, 9104
West Simmons Circle, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
For more information: Call 228-860-9512 or
e-mail mcnabbf@bellsouth.net
THE LINK BELOW IS FOR PAYMENT OF CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION
THE LINK BELOW IS FOR PAYMENT OF FULL PLAN
GUEST MEAL TICKET(S)
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