Michael Connelly to Address
Gulf Coast Writers Conference

We are pleased to announce that Michael Connelly will be the Special Guest and Keynote Speaker for our 10th Anniversary Celebration. Mark your calendars now and be sure to join us for the 10th Annual Gulf Coast Writers Conference September 18-20, 2009 at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City Florida.

Florida MWA Presents
The 9th Annual Gulf Coast
Writers and Storytellers Conference
Saturday, September 20, 2008

Dear Writers,

Thank you for your interest in our 9th annual writers’ conference. Once again, we have assembled a variety of accomplished writers, editors, and agents who will present informative workshops, lectures, and panel discussions, addressing differing aspects of writing, editing, publication, and promotion. Past attendees have complimented our conferences on being both informative and inspirational.

This year, we’re pleased to announce that our special guests will be mystery author, Alafair Burke, and Chuck Sambuchino, editor of Guide to Literary Agents.

They will join our accomplished faculty for another wonderful year of inspiration and education. Past presenters include, Jim Pascoe, Jim Huang, Margaret Coel, Benjamin M. LeRoy, editor of Bleak House Books; judge and novelist Terry Lewis; poet, novelist and writing professor, Lynn Wallace; literary agents, Mark Ryan and Cricket Pechstein; fiction writer and English professor, Douglas Wells; fiction writer and newspaper columnist, Tony Simmons; novelist, River Jordan; novelist and reporter, S. V. Date; novelist, columnist, and screenwriter, Michael Lister.

In addition to covering the elements of craft, we will be hosting the September meeting of the Florida Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and host the Horror Writers Association.

A new Reader’s Corner will take place on Friday evening. Sign up to read your work at a literary reception.

We are thrilled to be holding this year’s conference in the newly remodeled Language Arts Department of Gulf Coast Community College (5230 W. Hwy 98, Panama City, FL). Our experience has been that each participant in past conferences has added great dimension and diversity to the experience, so please see yourself not only as a participant, but as a valued contributor to this celebration of craft and artistic endeavor.

Sincerely,

Michael Lister

PS. We’re also having our fifth Novel Writing Contest. The winner will be published by Pottersville Press in 2009. For more information go to: www.GulfCoastWritersConference.com or www.PottersvillePress.com

The 9th Annual Gulf Coast Writers and Storytellers Conference
Registration Form

Name________________________________________________________________

 

Address______________________________________________________________

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Telephone______________________ E-mail _________________________________

Rates
$35.00 postmark by June 15th (Also take 10% off critique, appointment, contest)
$45.00 postmark by July 15th (Also take 5% of critique, appointment, contest)
$55.00 postmark by August 20th
$65.00 if postmarked after September 1st
$75.00 if postmarked after September 10th
$25.00 for a manuscript critique (send 20 pages no later than 8-25-05)
$25.00 for editor/agent appointment
$50.00 for Novel Contest
$20.00 for Noir Short Story Contest (Winner will be published in Florida Noir)
$20.00 for the Mystery Writers of America Florida Chapter Luncheon
$25.00 (student price)

Enclosed is my check in the amount of $__________ to reserve a place at the conference and $_________ for a manuscript critique, agent appointment, novel contest, and $_______ for the MWA luncheon for a total of $_________ (make checks payable to Pottersville Press).

____I am a published author and would like a panel assignment.
____ I would like to read my work at the Reader’s Corner

Return this form along with your check made payable to Pottersville Press, P.O. Box 35038, Panama City, FL 32412. For more information call Michael Lister @ 850-639-4848 or e-mail michaellister@mchsi.com. Gulf Coast Community College is located at 5230 W. Hwy. 98 in Panama City, FL.

Refund Policy

All refund requests must be submitted in writing to the conference director and postmarked no later than August 15, 2008, after which no refunds can be given.

Cancellation Policy

Pottersville Press reserves the right to cancel, postpone, alter, or limit enrollment in any program due to insufficient enrollment or to other circumstances beyond the coordinator’s control. Pottersville Press will only be liable for program registration fees.

 

 

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