Written in the Stars

  I love the name of this weekend's conference in Shreveport, Louisiana--"Written in the Stars." Here are the details: 

Date Friday February 29, 2008 and Saturday March 1, 2008

 Location The Clarion Hotel
1419 E. 70th St., Shreveport, Louisiana
    Call 318-797-9900 for reservations and ask for the NOLA STARs Conference rate ($82/night)
 

Featured Speakers

• Susan Wiggs
  Workshop: The Emotional Journey as Fiction
      To learn more about Ms. Wiggs checkout her bio or visit her website
     
• Margie Lawson
  Workshop: Empowering Character Emotions
      To learn more about Ms. Lawson checkout her bio or visit her website
      To learn more about her workshop click This Link
     

Friday Night "Night Owl" Sessions
Please note: Due to room capacity, these workshops will be limited to 30 attendees each.

• Winnie Griggs, Wanda Ottewell and Cori Deyoe
  Workshop: Honing Your Pitch
      To learn more about Ms. Griggs checkout her bio or visit her website
     
• Lenora Worth
  Workshop: Writing Inspirationals for Fun and Profit
      To learn more about Ms. Worth checkout her bio or visit her website
     

• Cori Deyoe, Literary Agent, Three Seas Literary Agency
      To learn more about Ms. Deyoe, checkout her bio
      To learn more about The Three Seas Literary Agency, visit their website
     
• Lucienne Diver, Literary Agent, Spectrum Literary Agency
      To learn more about Ms. Diver , checkout her bio
      To learn more about The Spectrum Literary Agency, visit their website
     
• Chrys Howard, Editor, Howard Publishing (Inspirational Division of Simon and Schuster)
      To learn more about Ms. Howard , checkout her bio
      To learn more about Howard Publishing, visit their website
     
• Wanda Ottewell, Senior Editor, Harlequin Superromance
      To learn more about Ms. Ottewell , checkout her bio
      To learn more about Harlequin, visit their website
     
• Elaine Spencer, Literary Agent, The Knight Agency
      To learn more about Ms. Spencer, checkout her bio
      To learn more about The Knight Agency, visit their website
     
• Tessa Woodward, Assistant Editor, Avon (Harper Collins)
      To learn more about Ms. Woodward , checkout her bio
      To learn more about Avon Books, visit their website
     

Schedule of events

• Friday, February 29th
  Early registration starts at 5:00 PM followed by a Meet & Greet Reception and two Night Owl sessions
   
• Saturday, March 1st
  Events include an Editor/Agent Panel, Workshops, Editor Agent appointments, 'Cold Read' and 'Chat With' Sessions, and a booksigning.
   
• Several of our sessions are interactive or 'hands on'. For information on what to bring so that you get the most out of the conference, or for additional details on the schedule itself, please see the Conference Schedule Page

Registration Fee Information

• NOLA STARs Members
  Before 01/01/08 - $60
  Before 02/01/08 - $70
  Before 02/26/08 - $85
   
• RWA (non-NOLA STARs) Members
  Before 01/01/08 - $70
  Before 02/01/08 - $80
  Before 02/26/08 - $95
   
• Non-RWA Members
  Before 01/01/08 - $80
  Before 02/01/08 - $90
  Before 02/26/08 - $105
   
• Last minute registration fee (on or after 02/26/08) is $110 across the board.      
  Registration will be limited to 100 attendees.

Questions? Contact our Conference Coordinator.