Speakers - 2008

January 19 - Elizabeth Yost- VP Development and Original Programming The Hallmark Channel & The Hallmark Movie Channel
"Writing For And Selling To Television"
A frequent recipient of the prestigious CAMIE Awards, Elizabeth Yost stands at the Golden Gate of television programming as the primary reviewer of proposed TV movies for The Hallmark Channel and The Hallmark Movie Channel.

February 16 - Deborah Halverson - Editor/Writer
“Writing for Kids of all Ages, and How to Catch an Editor’s Eye!
Deborah Halverson edited children's books for ten years—until she climbed over the desk and tried out the author's chair on the other side. Now she is an award-winning author of books for young readers, including the teen novels

March 15 - Stephen J. Cannell - Writer/Director & NYTimes Best Selling Author   
“How to Hit the New York Times Best Sellers List!”
After writing/directing 43 TV series and topping the New York Times Best Sellers List with 13 successful novels, Steven Cannell knows the secrets to success that many authors just never “get.” Learn from the only author to be included in the Guinness World Book of Records for writing the most TV series…the incomparable Steven J. Cannell.

April 19 - Lynn Wiese Sneyd - Literary Publicist/Community Relations Manager for Barnes & Nobel  
“Get Published Now!”
A literary publicist with Russell Public Communications (www.russellpublic.com), Lynn Wiese Sneyd coordinates national, regional and local publicity campaigns for authors of non-fiction and fiction books.

May 17 -Antoinette Kuritz - Literary Publicist/Radio Host/Founder of La Jolla Writers Conference
“Successful PR - From Book to Best Seller3!”
Antoinette  Kuritz, nationally published writer, founder of the La Jolla Writers Conference and host of the Writers Roundtable Radio Show, has mentored scores of writers onto the New York Times Best Sellers List – authors like John Edward and Kaza Kingsley, to name a few.

June 21 - Eldon Thompson - signed by HarperCollins and Nominated for the Rupert Hughes Writing Award, Shows us the write stuff! "How to Land a Three-Book Deal!"
In the fall of 2003, Eldon's efforts resulted in a three-book deal with HarperCollins for his Legend of Asahiel trilogy; with The Crimson Sword launched in May 2005, followed by The Obsidian Key in July 2006. The concluding volume in the trilogy, The Divine Talisman, is slated for an August 2008 release. Also making strides in the screenwriting arena, Eldon inked an option agreement with Warner Bros in 2007 for his adaptation of Terry Brooks's The Elfstones of Shannara, with the script currently in production. 

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