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BookFest At IceFest 2013
BookFest At IceFest will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2013.
This is a fantastic opportunity for authors to sell their books and readers to meet authors. Here is the official BookFest flyer, and the Author Registration Form .
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MAD ANTHONY |
WRITERS CONFERENCE 2013 |
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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8am-5pm |
MURDER & MAYHEM |
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Registration and Breakfast |
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| 8:30-9:45 |
How to Pick a Jury |
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Serving Time: Insight into the Prison Community |
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Break |
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| 11:15-12:30 |
Cultivating the Reliable Informant |
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| 12:30-1 |
Lunch |
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The Nitty Gritty of Terrorism |
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Break |
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| 3:15-4:30 |
Cold Cases and the Polygraph |
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5pm-7pm |
Dinner on your own |
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7pm-9pm |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS Free and open to public |
Literacy, Laughter, & Learning |
Sharon M. Draper |
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BOOKSIGNING/RECEPTION |
On stage at Parrish Auditorium |
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Saturday, April 13, 2013 |
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WORKSHOPS |
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TRACK 3 |
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8-8:25 |
Continental Breakfast and Opening Remarks |
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5 min |
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8:30-9:45 |
Bob Hostetler |
Jane Friedman How To Blog Meaningfully and Grow Your Audience |
Diana Flegal |
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5 min |
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9:50-11:05 |
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Amanda Luedeke Working with an Agent |
Sandra Gurvis Tapping into Life Experience to Create Believable Fiction |
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5 min |
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11:10-12:25 |
Nancy Pinard |
Jane Friedman How To Get Your Book Published |
Bob Hostetler From Crap to Craft: Shockingly Easy Revision Techniques |
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5 min |
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12:30-1:00 |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
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12:45-1:30 |
Keynote |
Keynote |
Keynote |
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1:30-2:00 |
Book Signing |
Book Signing |
Book Signing |
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5 min |
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2:00-3:15 |
Sandra Gurvis |
Amanda Luedeke Queries That Work |
Emma Carlson Bernay Writing YA Suspense and Romance |
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5 min |
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3:20-4:35 |
Jane Friedman |
Diana Flegal Rejection: Key to Guiding Your Career |
Emma Carlson Bernay Ghost Writing |
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Please join us for dinner at Ryan's Tavern |
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Sunday, April 14 |
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9 A.M.-noon |
Continential Breakfast 8:30 |
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Title |
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Sharon M. Draper |
Construction of Story in Middle Grade and YA Literature : Voice, Imagery, Character, Tone, Specificity |
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Diana Flegal (Agent) |
Writing an Attention Getting Proposal |
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Amanda Luedeke (Agent) |
Marketing that Works |
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Jane Friedman |
The Basics of Independent E-book Publishing |
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Bob Hostetler |
Conceive, Craft, Complete and SELL Your Best Non-Fiction Book |
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Nancy Pinard |
Your Manuscript: Revised (class cap 5; no exceptions) |
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