Thirteen writers to speak at the North Wildwood Conference
06/05/2008 - 12:00a.m. to 06/05/2008 - 12:00a.m.
Classes
So you want to write a book, a novella, a short story, but you don’t have a clue about how to start it, finish it, get it edited and published, and once finished, how to market it so people will buy and read it.
Help is on the way on these and other important writing questions for those who attend North Wildwood’s sixth annual Beach Writers Conference on Wednesday and Thursday, June 4 and 5, at the Wildwoods Convention Center. The conference, called “The Writers Road to Success,” features authors and other writers who have spoken or taught at prestigious institutions of higher education and have written published works.
Among their topics will be “Happy Endings—Finishing What You Start,” “Ten Mistakes That Writers Make---And Then Some,” “Working With An Editor,” “The Art of The Book Pitch,” and “Writing The Chapter Book For Children.”
It’s one of the best writers conference bargains on record. For $50 attendees will hear the words of wisdom of 13 experienced speakers, will enjoy dinner and a keynote speaker and will partake of a continental breakfast, all at the state-of-the art new Wildwoods Convention Center. And, if you’ve written a book, you’ll have the opportunity to win a door prize, amounting to about $700, from Infinity Publishing toward the publication of the book.
Checks should be sent to the City of North Wildwood Financial Officer, City Hall, 901 Atlantic Avenue, North Wildwood, N.J. 08260. Write “conference/contest/dinner” at the bottom of the check. Entries for consideration may be submitted with the check. If planning to attend the conference and the dinner, just write “dinner” at the bottom of the check. For further information call 609-889-2241 or go to nwbwc@gmail.com or website nwbeachwriters.net
The schedule of writers, subjects and times follows.
Wednesday, June 4
1:30 p.m., Michelle Dawn Mooney, anchor woman for NBC News Channel 40, “Writing For Television News.”
2:30 p.m., Authors John Riddle and daughter, Bonnie Ceban, “A Family That Writes Together Stays Together.”
4:15 p.m., Bill Kent, author of seven novels and two non-fiction books, and former writer for The New York Times and Philadelphia Inquirer, “Happy Endings—Finishing What You Start.”
7 p.m., Lynn Rosen, editor, literary agent, book packager and author, “How To Write A Book Proposal.”
8:15 p.m., Gregory Frost, author and writing workshop director at Swarthmore College, “Ten Mistakes That Writers Make—And Then Some.”
Thursday, June 5
9:30 a.m., Susan Adelizzi Schmidt, president of Smith O’Keefe/Susasion Communications, “Writing For Public Relations.”
10:45 a.m., Sue Jacobson, who has taught memoir writing at Pennsylvania State University and Stockton College, “Writing Your Memoirs.”
11:45., Jonathan Maberry, best selling author and teacher, “The Art of the Book Pitch.”
2:30 p.m., Meredith Sue Willis, author, consultant in creative writing and adjunct professor at Pace and New York Universities, “Writing The Chapter Book For Children.”
3:30 p.m., Charis Conn, contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine and teacher of writing and editing at universities and writers conferences from Maine to California, “Working With An Editor.”
4:15 p.m., John Harnish, publisher of Infinity Publishing, “Publishing Your Own Book.”
7 p.m. Dinner with keynote speaker Vivian Grey, elected member of the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame, founder of Rutgers University’s One-On-One Writers’ Conference, and author of book, “The Spy Behind Home Plate.” Topic, “Finding Your Hook---Writing ‘Moe Berg, The Spy Behind Home Plate’.”
