Come join us for a weekend of writing workshops, editor and agent pitch sessions, networking opportunities, and fun at the beach.
The gulf front view from our conference hotel.
The 2010 Silken Sands Conference is proud to feature…
More about our featured speakers:
Kickoff Speaker: Dianna Love
NYT bestseller Dianna Love started writing suspense while working over a hundred feet in the air creating spectacular marketing projects for Fortune 500 companies. Her first book won the prestigious RITA award and second one debuted on the NYT list. She writes thrillers and urban fantasy, also co-writing a thriller series with #1 NYT bestseller Sherrilyn Kenyon - next release is WHISPERED LIES (Pocket/5/09). An international speaker, Dianna teaches the highly-successful Break Into Fiction® Character-Driven Power Plotting program across the US with Mary Buckham and has a June 2009 nonfiction book titled Break Into Fiction®.
For more on Dianna, please visit www.AuthorDiannaLove.com and www.BreakIntoFiction.com.
Keynote Speaker: Karen Rose
Award winning, internationally best-selling author Karen Rose earned her degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland. For a number of years she worked in the engineering field, earning two patents, but began writing romances when scenes began filling her mind and her characters would not be silenced.
Her debut suspense novel, DON’T TELL, was released in July, 2003. Since then, she has released eight more novels and a novella. To date, her books have been translated into eleven languages. Her third novel, I’M WATCHING YOU, was awarded the Romance Writer’s of America’s RITA for Best Romantic Suspense for 2005. Three of Karen’s other titles have been RITA finalists.
Karen’s books have hit the New York Times, USA Today, London Sunday Times, and Germany’s Der Spiegel bestseller lists.
Her tenth novel, I CAN SEE YOU, will be released in August, 2009.
Karen lives in Florida with her family and their cat. When she’s not writing, Karen enjoys traveling, karate, and although not a popular Florida pastime, skiing.
For more information on Karen and her books, please visit www.karenrosebooks.com.