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Central
Coast Writers' Conference
at Cuesta College XXIV
coming September
26 & 27,
2008
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The
Conference Offers:
28 workshops
covering fiction,
nonfiction, memoirs, freelancing, poetry, writing for
children and screenwriting
A special rate for Young
Writers (High School/Jr High)
Friday night reception &
Saturday continental breakfast
Table Talks with the
faculty
Manuscript critique and
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Conference
Registration Fee: $149
(Early Bird: $119 if you register by Aug 15th)
One Day fee options also available *
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Keynote Speaker
Bob
Mayer
New York
Times bestselling author Bob Mayer has 38 books published
under his own name and the pen name Robert Doherty. Bob
graduated from West Point and served in the military as a
Special Forces A-Team leader and a teacher at the JFK
Special Warfare Center & School.
He has over three million books in
print including THE NOVEL WRITERS TOOL KIT and his
latest novel, AGNES AND THE HITMAN co-authored with
Jennifer Crusie. He teaches novel writing and team-building
as a keynoter, speaker and Consultant. He lives on an
island off Seattle.
For more information see
www.bobmayer.org or
www.crusiemayer.com for the
HE WROTE/SHE WROTE BLOG.
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Message
from the Conference Director:
We
a lready
have some terrific presenters on board for 2008,
including Dennis Palumbo, author of WRITING FROM THE
INSIDE OUT; Jeff Carlson, author of the
sci-fi/thriller PLAGUE YEAR;
Jay Asher, author of the teen novel, THIRTEEN REASONS
WHY; Victoria Zackheim, author of THE BONE WEAVER;
poets Kevin Clark and Jamey Hecht, plus Paul S.
Levine, literary agent and publishing attorney, and
literary agent Caryn Wiseman from the Andrea Brown
Literary Agency – with still more to come.
The 2007 conference was a
blast. Our keynoter Eric Maisel, Ph.D. gave us lots of
advice to increase our creativity. The faculty was
amazing and the classroom writing exercises were a big
hit. We had an outpouring of entries for the Lillian
Dean First Page Writing Competition this year.
Check out the winners
using the links below:
Lillian Dean
First Page Competition Winners 2007
Lillian Dean
First Page Competition Winners 2006
Lillian Dean
First Page Competition Winners 2004-05
Writers of all genres and skills levels will find
education and inspiration at the Central Coast Writers’
Conference every year – so check back as we update the
site with authors, literary agents, publishers, and the
keynote speaker. Click on the link
below if you’d like to be added to our mailing
list for next year’s conference.
Writers' Conference 2008 Mail List
I look forward to seeing
you in September.
Cathe Olson
Conference Director
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Sponsorships Sought
Cuesta College Community Programs is actively looking for
area business and individuals who are interested in
sponsoring scholarships for the Central
Coast Writers' conference. For more
information, call (805) 546-3132 and ask for
Nanette Pina.
Tax deductible gift-giving opportunities are available for
donating to the Writers' Conference and
becoming a sponsor.
To donate, call the Cuesta College Foundation at (805)
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