1st Annual

Southern Writers Conference

  2008

When:  July 5th 

Where:  Holiday Inn Express - Newnan, GA

Time: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM 

Sponsors:

 

Events Scheduled:

8:30 AM to 9:30 AM - Check in for the conference

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9:30 - 10:00 - Morning Coffee for Attendees

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10:00 - 10:30 - Opening & Welcoming by Christina Barber followed by a short discussion on e-publishing by Vickie Kennedy of eTreasures Publishing. What e-publishing is, why it's essential now, and will have on hand a writing course on CD-ROM to help writer's get a head start on submitting a professional manuscript and  developing a characters, dialogue, plot, and much more.  

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10:30 - Book Signing Tables Open for the rest of the day.  Open to the public to meet and greet Authors and Publishers

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10:30 - 11:15 -  Discussion Panel:  Self-Promotion for the Author -- The How-to on Self-Promotion Presented by Christina Barber - Award Winning Author

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11:30-12:30 - Swanee Ballman, president of Jawbone Publishing Corporation  and an editor and award-winning author, will offer a workshop on the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of  book publishing.  

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12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch Break 

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1:30 - 2:15 -  Forrest Shultz will present a panel on Writing News Releases -- Authors can learn greatly from this discussion

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2:30 - 3:15 - Author Paige Cummings will hold a discuss panel on Conferences, Classes, & Critique Groups    A very interactive session!

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3:30 - 4:30 - Ms. Ballman will  be offering a workshop on script writing for films!  A must for the writers wanting to make an impact in Hollywood!

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4:30 - 5:00 - Break

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5:15 - 6:00 - Law Enforcement Agencies - They're Not All The Same -- With Mike Swanson --  Find out the differences you need to know when creating crime scenes and investigations for your novels! 

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6:15 - 7:15 - Discussing  the Genre:  Urban Fantasy --Presented by Christina Barber - Award Winning Author

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7:15 - Closing of Conference

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7:30 - 8:00 Meet Authors & Publishers

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Book Signings

Authors will be on hand to sell and sign copies of their books and e-books.

e-books will be on CD-ROM 

Find out what great books these authors have written!

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VIP's To Be Attending:

Swanee Ballman - Publisher - Jawbone Publishing  ~~  

Christina Barber - Author - Editor ~~   Jim Gilbert - Author  ~~  

Vickie Kennedy - Publisher - eTreasures Publishing ~~

Tony B. Priest - Author  ~~  Forrest Schultz - Journalist ~~  

Christine Goldman - Magazine Publisher ~~

Paige Cummings - Author  ~~  Mike Swanson - Author ~~

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Participate  in Any or All Panel Discussions With Registration
on Various Writing Topics Every Hour
Starting At 10:00 AM and Ending at 7:00 PM

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Doors Open to General Public at No Charge 

Starting at 10:30 AM

For Book Sales / Book Signing!

Meet Local Authors, Editors & Publishers!

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Please Note:  All purchases at the Conference will be CASH ONLY.