19th Annual ANWA Writers Conference “Writing at the Speed of Life” will be held Friday & Saturday February 25th-26th at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport Hotel 4300 East Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034.
Workshops and Classes (* = offered twice)
Writing A Killer Query Letter (Friday Workshop)
Elana Johnson, author of Possessions, and query letter guru
Sonoran Desert Tales—Making Nonfiction Fun for Young Readers(Friday Workshop)
Conrad J. Storad, author of Don’t Call Me a Pig (A Javelina Story), and Rattlesnake Rules
Pitching to Agents, Editors, and Publishers (Friday Workshop)
Elana Johnson
Read Me A Story—Reading Aloud to Cultivate the Art of Listening(Friday Workshop)
Conrad J. Storad
A Match Made in Heaven: Finding the Right Publisher and Convincing Them It’s So (How to Submit)
Kirk Shaw, senior editor at Covenant Communications, Inc.; and freelance editor for David R. Godine, Publisher; Northwestern University Press;
Unlocking the Mystery of Writing YOUR History: Discover Your Roots and Strengthen the Branches of Your Family Tree
Carolyn Murphy, Phoenix Genealogy Examiner for Examiner.com, and founder of www.FamilyTreeQuest.com
The Three P’s of Publishing, Promotion, and Publicity; or How to make Your Writing Pay, Pay, Pay! *
Cecily Markland, owner of Inglestone Pubishing, editor of The Beehive Newspaper, and a published author
Avoiding Childish Mistakes When Writing for Children
Kelly Sonnack, agent from Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Ten Tips for Terrific Talking: Dialogue and Humor *
Janette Rallison, national YA author
How to Start a Book and Get it Finished
Laurie Schnebly Campbell, author of Believable Characters: Creating with Enneagrams and noted teacher of online courses
Barnes & Noble: Who Are We? *
J. Paul Deason, Community Relations Manager, Barnes & Noble
Barnes and Noble’s roles in the book world, and the changes in book publishing. Avenues to take to get your book published and out there.
Write What You Know: Gleaning from Reality to Make Characters Breathe *
Angela Morrison, author of YA novels Sing Me to Sleep and Taken by Storm
Beginning Songwriting For The Versatile Writer In You
Chava Cannon, award-winning singer-songwriter and member of BMI
Perils of Publishing: Extreme Makeover—Editing Edition
Kelly Gottuso Mortimer, agent and owner of Mortimer Literary Agency
Block-busting: Putting the Joy Back in Writing
Laurie Schnebly Campbell
Write What You Live
Chris Stewart, best-selling author of The Great and Terrible series, and other books
Panel
Kirk Shaw, Kelly Sonnack, Kelly Gottuso Mortimer, Cecily Markland, and J. Paul Deason