Alaska Writers Conference in Anchorage, Alaska

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center h3 Alaska Writers Conference h3 b font color 990000 September 7-9, 2012 Anchorage, Alaska font b center This annual three-day event, sponsored by the Alaska Writers Guild, features daily interactive workshops with nationally known authors, agents, editors, and publishers. These literary gurus share with you their vast knowledge of how to write well and get published. Many of these distinguished faculty have authored or worked on nationally recognized books, films, television and other media. The Conference is held at the Coast International Inn on picturesque Lake Hood, the world s largest float plane base. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks are included with your registration. In addition to daily workshops, we host a variety of after-hour events. Panel discussions with Q A sessions of the entire faculty are hosted with our partner, the Anchorage Loussac Library. We also host a banquet dinner with our conference speakers, as well as a book auction. Workshop faculty offers reviews and critiques of manuscripts that are submitted prior to arrival. Your chosen faculty member will review your manuscript prior to your arrival, then meet privately with you for 20 minutes during the workshop to discuss and analyze your work. b font color 990000 Conference Speakers font b b Jerry Simmons b , book-publishing guide for unpublished writers and small publishers b Gordon Warnock b , Senior Agent with Andrea Hurst Literary Management b Jurgen Wolff b , author, teacher, and creativity consultant b Jan Harper-Haines b , memoirist and advertising marketing consultant b Wikla Willy Williams b , i Library Journal s i fiction editor b Susan Meissner b , author of 13 novels b Vivian Zabel b , author, teacher, editor and publisher center b For more information call 907-243-5523, email a href mailto jimmisko gmail.com jimmisko gmail.com a or visit our website at a href http writing.shawguides.com alaskawritersguildcom website www.alaskawritersguild.com a . Includes workshops, keynote talk, manuscript reviews, panel discussions with Q As, book signings. Year Established: 2007 Number of Programs/Year: 1 Program Length: 3 days Group Size or S:T Ratio: 150 Program Focus: Fiction, Marketing, Non-fiction, Playwriting, Publishing, Screenwriting Faculty: 2012 Publishing consultant Jerry Simmons, authors Jurgen Wolff Susan Meissner, memoirist Jan Harper-Haines, literary agent Gordon Warnock, editor Wilda Willy Williams, author editor publisher Vivian Zabel Costs: 225- 275 ( 200 for members) includes meals, 35 manuscript submission. U.S. Locations: Anchorage, Alaska Global Locations: Months: September Click for more information: http://writing.shawguides.com/alaskawritersguildcom/

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Alaska Writers Conference in Anchorage, Alaska