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Writers' Conference
 

September 20 & 21, 2013

 

Rebecca Rasmussen,

Keynote Speaker

and is the author of the novels The Bird Sisters (Crown Publishers, 2011) which was selected for the Target Emerging Authors Program, Ladies’ Home Journal Book Club and won an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association. Rebecca is looking forward to touring again second novel, Partway, is published. Rebecca’s short stories have appeared in Triquarterly and Mid-American Review and she was a finalist in Narrative Magazine’s “30 Below Contest” for writers under the age of thirty and the Glimmer Train’s Literary Magazine’s “Family Matters Contest.” Rebecca also teaches writing courses at UCLA. www.thebirdsisters.com

 

Linda Lee, Web Designer, WordPress Expert & Educator Pre-Conference Intensive Workshop: Linda Lee, Founder of Askmepc-Webdesign and Blogger at www.smartwomenstupidcompters.com will guide your author blog-building from concept to user-friendly creation, platform development and sustainability.

 

Joel Friedlander, closing session creator of the annual eBook Cover Design Awards and will offer his thoughts on the best and the worst book covers and what sells. The award-winning book designer is the author of A Self-Publisher's Companion: Expert Advice for Authors Self-Publishing Roadmap.

 

 

Dave Congalton, Screenwriter 2013 Success Story - After years of following his dream to write a screeplay Hoolywood wanted to produce, Scribble and is scheduled to be released in 2013. Shot in August, 2012 the flim is directed by Ellie Kanner-Zuckerman and stars Kaley Cuoco, Chris Klein, Teri Polo and Dennis Farina.  His second screenplay, Seven Sisters, is currently under option.

 

 

Featuring Sessions by:

Andrea Brown is President of 30-year strong Andrea Brown Literary Agency

 

Nina Emir, How to Blog A Book: How to Write, Publish, and Promote Your Work One Post at a Time (Writer's Digest Books), and will coach you to join Team: Writing for Change.

 

Constance Hal word-plays in Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose and Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch.

 

Mara Purl's Milford-Have Series combines romance & intrigue serial-style & she's also an Audio Books Specialist.

 

Douglas Goetch, New York City Poet & Short Fiction Writer, is guest professor at many colleges.

 

Shannon Messenger blogs as a www.wannabescribe.com and writes blockbuster Teen Fantasy Fiction.

 

Shelly Lowenkopf wrote the book on writing and instructs Nor, Flash, & Literary Short Fiction.

 

Katya Cengal a traveling journalist, is an author of Nonfiction & Freelance Magazine Articles.

 

Steve Mettee, is a Publisher, Author of Nonfiction, Asset Editor & Creator of the Metaphor Project.

 

Charles Harper Webb writes and instructs Poetry in California.

 

Toni Lopopolo, former Executive Editor at Macmillan and St. Martin's Press, is a Literary Manager.

 

Jessica Bennett & Leslie Ramey, www.compusionreads.com edit & marker Self-Publishing Authors.

 

Plus:

PG&E Teen Writers Program awards Middle & High School students 2 exclusively designed sessions and 2 more picks in preferred genres. Scholarships available.

 

ALL NEW! Chevron Teachers' Writing Program inspires expertise among Middle & High School educators with CEU's and Scholarship available.

 

The Lillian Dean Writing Competition is a First Page Competition in Fiction, Nonfiction/Memoir, Children/Young Adult and Poetry in addition to the best of Query Letter Writing.

 

ALL NEW! Sign up to meet fac-to-face with one of six Freelance Editors to give your feedback on your 10-Page Manuscript Critique or First Page Grabbers.

 

ALL NEW! Sign up to meet face-to-face with one of six Literary Agents to pitch your passion.
 

Writers' Conference Sponsors

 

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The Cuesta College Writers' Conference
is funded in part by a generous
grant from the 

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Thanks to our generous sponsors La Serena Inn of Morro Bay at (805) 248-1511 is the host hotel for the 2013 Faculty offering discounts to registrants. Cayucos' On the Beach Bed & Breakfast will host the Travel Writing Team & offers a 20% discount to registrants at (805) 995-3200. Central Coast Writers' Conference is offering a $25 conference discount for booking stays in Cayucos. Info about other Cayucos Lodging at www.winecoastcountry.com. Also find many great stays and possible discounts at www.morrobay.org & www.visitslo.org.

The Central Coast Writers' Conference is funded by promotional grants from the City of San Luis Obispo, the Morro Bay Visitor & Lodging Alliance and the Visitor Association of Cayucos. Financial support is also provided by Volumes of Pleasure Book Shoppe, Coalesce Book Store & Wedding Chapel, Top Dog Coffee Bar, Coast Electronics of Morro Bay & Los Osos, many fine merchants and eateries of Cayucos, California plus PG&E, Chevron USA & SLO NightWriters. Media partners are the SLO Tribune, KVEC Radio, KCBX Radio and KSBY-TV.

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Become a Conference Sponsor

Donations from individuals and business enable us to hire the very best presenters while keeping tuition
costs low. Business sponsors receive many benefits in exchange for their tax deductible donation, such as
links on our Web site, inserts in our conference packets, and much more. Donations of products or services
are also appreciated.

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Contribute to Conference
Scholarship Fund
 

We are looking for area businesses and individuals who are interested in sponsoring
adult and student scholarships for the Central Coast Writers' Conference.

For more information, contact  Nanette Piña, by email
or by phone,
(805) 546-3131 Ext 2294

Contact Judy Salamacha by email or by phone, 805.801.1422

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