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Schedule OF EVENTS Cathe Olson, Conference Director Cathe Olson is the author of The Vegetarian Mother’s Cookbook, Simply Natural Baby Food, and most recently her nondairy ice cream cookbook, Lick It! Creamy Dream Vegan Ice Creams Your Mouth Will Love. She’s had articles published in national magazines such as Mothering, Natural Family Online, and Natural Awakenings. Cathe writes the Whole Family column for VegFamily Magazine and reviews books for the Journal of Agriculture & Food Information. Her blog (http://catheolson.blogspot.com) offers information on healthy eating, organic food, genetic engineering, vegetarianism, book reviews, and more. This is Cathe’s fourth year directing the Central Coast Writers’ Conference. Check out her Web site at www.simplynaturalbooks.com.   *  *  *  *  *  * Conference Fees and Registration Register by mail, fax or online For more information, call (805) 546-3132   *  *  *  *  *  * Friday Evening, Oct 2                     5-6 p.m.                        Registration and Refreshments                     6 p.m.                            Welcome and Announcements                                                             Keynote Address by Christian Moerk                     7:30-9 p.m.                   Workshops: Session 1 Saturday, Oct 3                     8:30 a.m.                       Continental Breakfast                     9-10:30 a.m.                 Workshops: Session II                     11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.      Workshops: Session III                     12:30-1:30 p.m.            Lunch                                                              Order a prepaid lunch to avoid lines, buy from the                                                              cafeteria or bring your own                     1:30-2:10 p.m.              Afternoon Assembly                                                             Success Story Spotlight                                                             Lillian Dean Writing Competition Awards                        2:15-3:45 p.m.              Workshops: Session IV                     4-5 p.m.                         Table Talks  *  *  *  *  *  *

Park in Lot 2 (next to the softball field) and check in at the  Student Conference Center - Bldg 5401 Parking Permits not required Bring a Sack Lunch or purchase prepaid $10 box lunch Cafeteria will also be open for lunch purchases *  *  *  *  *  *

The Central Coast Writers’ Conference is funded in part by a generous grant from the City of San Luis Obispo. We also thank Cuesta College, Apple Farm, and SLO Night Writers for their generous donations.

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