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20th Annual Flathead River Writers' Conference -
Oct 2 & 3, 2010
This year's Flathead River Writers' Conference will held at Flathead Valley Community College on October 2 and 3.
Please note that we are filling in this information as it firms up. Check back later for more details and any changes.
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Here's what we know so far:
Location: Conference Room, Arts & Technology Building at FVCC
Our speaker lineup for Sat Oct 2:
Larry Brooks - Larry is a critically acclaimed bestselling psychological thriller author, screenwriter and dynamic instructor. In addition, he hosts a popular writing blog and website www.storyfix.com., where writing skills instruction and e-books are available. His latest novel, Whisper of the Seventh Thunder, was released in 2010. His new book, Story Engineering: Mastering The Six Core Competencies of Successful Writing, will be available from Writers Digest Books in 2011.
Lorna Landvik - Writing and theater are Lorna’s passions. A former stand-up comedian, she is now a successful novelist and soccer mom and continues work in the theater. Beginning with the critically acclaimed Patty Jane’s House of Curl, she has written numerous novels with strong, unique characters. Her latest book is ‘Tis the Season. You can peruse these and the trailer of a free DVD for book club discussions at www.lornalandvik.com.
Will Weaver - A Stanford Writing Program graduate and professor of writing and literature, Will recently retired to write full time. He is an award-winning novelist and author of many successful young adult books. His debut novel Red Earth, White Earth was produced as a CBS television movie. A Gravestone Made of Wheat and Other Stories won many awards and the title story became the highly recognized independent feature film Sweet Land. He hosts the blog, “On writing” at www.willweaverbooks.com.
Virginia Kroll - Virginia is a former elementary school teacher, and is a mother and grandmother. She has a wealth of experience with children and extensive writing knowledge – more than fifty children’s picture books in print. A prolific writer, she also writes under the pseudonym Melrose Cooper and has contributed more than seventeen hundred articles to periodicals. Virginia is an instructor for the Institute of Children’s Literature.
Steve Woodward - Associate Editor, Graywolf Press - Steve joined Graywolf in 2009. Previously, he was at Milkweed Editions, Michigan Quarterly Review, and The Bloomsbury Review. He earned an MFA in fiction from the University of Michigan, where he won Hopwood awards in both fiction and nonfiction. Graywolf editors are looking for high quality literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The independent literary press publishes about 27 books annually, typically collections of poetry, memoir, essays, novels and short stories. www.graywolfpress.org .
Katherine Fausset - Curtis Brown Literary Agency - Harvard graduate Katherine Fausset represents a wide range of manuscripts with the premier agency Curtis Brown. Katherine represents adult fiction and nonfiction, including literary and commercial fiction, journalism, memoir, lifestyle, prescriptive and narrative nonfiction. She is also co-author of The Cooking Club Cookbooks. www.curtisbrown.com.
Kathy Dunnehoff - Kathy began her career in journalism and later transitioned to the University of Montana and completed an MFA in Creative Writing. For the past eighteen years, her enthusiasm and educational skills provide students great learning opportunities in her current role as adjunct English instructor at Flathead Community College. Kathy is a tireless writer. Her novels and screenplays have been finalists in numerous competitions, including “The Unsuitable Café” earning first place in the Pacific NW Writers Literary Contest.
Dennis Foley - Dennis is a nationally recognized writing instructor and frequent speaker at writer’s conferences, workshops and colleges. An MFA in Writing graduate of Vermont College, he also teaches online writing courses and taught novel writing at the UCLA Writer's Program for 15 years. A member of the Writers Guild of America and the Authors Guild, Dennis began his career in Hollywood and has written for major motion picture studios and network television. He is a successful author and screenwriter and has been writer, producer, consultant and technical advisor for episodic series and motion pictures. www.dennisfoley.com
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Gordon Warnock - Andrea Hurst Literary Management. Gordon is a busy agent with broad interests. The honors graduate and former tutor is skilled in helping writers polish manuscripts and book proposals. He represents many genres including: memoir, political and current affairs, health, humor, cookbooks, commercial narrative fiction and young adult. Gordon is attending the conference to focus on providing in-depth critiques of submissions. For additional information see www.andreahurst.com
Our plans for Sun Oct 3 are to offer:
2 workshops running simultaneously: Choose from authors Brooks, Landvik, Weaver and Kroll.
A one-hour workshop/demonstration on the use of Voice Recognition Software for Writers presented by Dennis Foley.
A one-hour workshop on "Pitch Perfect" and "Punctuation Pitfalls" presented by Kathy Dunnehoff.
Our agenda:
Saturday registration & breakfast: 7:30 to 8:55
Sunday registration & breakfasts: 7:30 to 8:00
Price: Both days: $150.00 One day only: $85.00
How to register: Feel free to use our downloadable Registration form
Lodging - A block of rooms at the Hampton Inn have been reserved at the special low rate of $74.70 + tax. This is one of the nicest motels in the area with hot breakfast and 24-hour pool, sauna, gym and transportation to FVCC, the airport and central Kalispell. Call them at 406-755-7900 before September 1st to reserve your room.
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