Carolina Christian Writers to Gather in Anderson

Fourteen prize-winning authors, editors and agents will converge on Anderson, South Carolina, for the  Carolina Christian Writers' Workshop October 23-24, 2009. The registration fee for the two-day event is $95 which includes a Saturday sack lunch for registrants. Students, pastors and spouses can attend for $30.Walk ins will be accepted as long as space is available. The event, beginning Friday night at six o'clock through Saturday at four-thirty, will be held at North Anderson Baptist Church, 2308 N. Main Street, Anderson, S.C. 29621. Any one interested is welcome to attend.

The following is a list of speakers and classes:
 
Candy Arrington – prolific author and on staff of The Christian Communicator Manuscript Critique Service:  Non-fiction Markets Worth Pursuing;  Tackling Tough Topics; Query Letter Boot Camp
Linda Canup – Asst. Editor, In Touch Magazine: From Good to Great-Practical Tips
            To Improve Your Writing; Marks of a Professional Writer;
            Writing the Christian Article
Captain Randy Creamer- Special Operations, Anderson County Sheriff's Office:
            Profile of a Law Officer; How to Put Firearms in Your Book Without Shooting
   Yourself in the Foot; How to be a Cop and a Christian
Rosey Dow – Winner of the coveted Christy award; CEO of Experts in Focus
                      1. How to Create an Online Platform
                      2. Social Networking to Boost Book Sales
                      3. The Online Article--A Whole New Breed
Lynette Eason –  Steeple Hill and Revel Christian Romantic Suspense novelist
                         1) Writing Suspense, 2) Using Excel to Plot Novels,
                         3) Selling a Series
Dr. Edna Ellison – author of 12 books, humorist, international speaker
             Non-fiction books, Writing Basics, Writing a Bible Study Series
Linda Gilden – author of Love Notes series, Dir. Of CLASS Christian Writers’  Conf.:   
  Speaking with CLASS;  A Non-Fiction Overview;  The Writers'  Glossary
Dr. Bonnie Harvey – author of 22 books, book consultant and literary agent
            Writing for Children, Writing Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction
Larry Leech – Journalist, Ghostwriter. Has more than 2300 articles published:
             Interviewing; Ghostwriting; Time Management                                             
Yvonne Lehman -  Author of 48 Christian novels: Writing Christian Novels, Novellas;
    The Spiritual Element;  Raising the Stakes
Dr. Robert Lesslie - author of bestseller Angels in the ER:
               From Idea to Bookshelf,  One Writer's Journey
Lynda Moldrem – author, speaker and Vice-President of Upstate SC ACW
            Overview of Different Kinds of Publishing (print-on-demand, subsidy, royalty)
             One class,  repeated, Saturday only.
Les Stobbe - Literary Agent: Earning the Right to be Published,
                    Enlisting Your Reader for Life Change
Ann Tatlock –  Novelist and former Asst. Editor, Decision
            Writing for a Post-Modern World - Part 1 and 2; 
            Writing Articles and  Devotions
             Senses and Setting in Fiction