14th Annual Conference
Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26,
2008
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Conference
News:
Marketing Mavericks, Women Writing the West
By Cynthia Leal Massey
Conference Hotel
Omni
Hotel at the Colonnade
(a four-star luxury hotel!)
9821 Colonnade Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 699-5839
Call Central Reservations at 1-800-843-6664, or book
via the hotel web site.
Special Room Rate
Book your room by September 23 to assure room availability and our rate
of $113/single or double. Rates good for two days prior and two days after
meeting dates.
Hotel provides complimentary on-site self-parking and round-trip airport transportation.
Start your conference experience with complimentary round-trip transportation to and from the airport on the Omni Hotel courtesy van. Those driving to the conference will find free on-site self-parking. You will arrive at a AAA Four-Diamond hotel in the northwest corridor of San Antonio, with convenient access to all areas of the historic Alamo City. The Bolo’s Rotisserie-Grille at the hotel offers an impressive wine list and Texas Hill Country cuisine. (There are also restaurants within walking distance from the hotel.)
Registration
Printable Conference Flyer:
Schedule | Registration
Form
Conference Registration deadline:
October 3, 2008
(No refunds after this date)
Conference Schedule
(Note: All information subject to change)
Friday, October 24
8:00-8:30 am – Registration for tour
8:30-1:30 pm – Tour of the Alamo, Menger Hotel, the Riverwalk and La Villita
10:00-11:00 am–Early Registration
10:30 -12:00 pm–Veteran Writers Talk About How They Got Published
1:00-6:00 pm – Regular Registration
2:00-2:15 pm– Welcome by WWW President Kathleen Ernst
2:15-3:30 pm – Are You Really Ready to Pitch? –Mike Farris, Farris Literary
3:30-5:15 pm – Agent/Editor Appointments
3:45-5:15 pm – Walk on the Wild Side, Journaling to Tell Your Personal Story –Waynetta Ausmus
5:15-5:30 pm – Green Dots meeting for first time conference attendees
6:30-10:00 pm – Networking Reception–Buffet/ Cash Bar. Short Story Competition Winner announced / WILLA Readings
Saturday, October 25
7:30 am – CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 am – Registration
8:15 am – Greetings and introductions by WWW President Kathleen Ernst
8:30-10:30 am – Meet the Agents, Editors & Publishers, with Mike Farris, Stefanie Von Borstel, Ron Chrisman, Lee Emory, Mark Stepp and others
9:00-6:00 pm – Bookstore Open, The Twig
10:30-10:45 am – BREAK
10:45-12:00 pm – Getting Books Made Into TV Shows and Movies, with David W. Balsiger, Grizzly Adams Productions
12:15-2:00 pm – WILLA FINALISTS LUNCHEON: Jacque Boyd, WILLA Chair; Keynote Speaker, Waynetta Ausmus, “Storytelling, Writing Out Loud”
2:00-2:15 pm – BREAK
2:15-5:30 pm – Editor and Agent appointments
2:15-3:45 pm – CHOOSE YOUR WORKSHOP
Writing Small Town & Regional Histories – Velda Brotherton, Gail Jenner, Cynthia Leal Massey
What’s New in the Children’s/Young Adult Market – Diana Lopez & Stefanie Von Borstel
What’s New In Electronic Publishing - Carol Buchanan
3:45-4:00 pm – BREAK
4:00-5:30 pm – CHOOSE YOUR WORKSHOP
Taking the Mystery Out of Writing Historical Mysteries–Donis Casey, Ann Parker, Florence Weinberg
Putting the Creative in Nonfiction – Julianne Couch & Irma Ned Bailey
Marketing Mavericks – Lee Emory
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. WILLA Book Signing
7:00-10:00 pm – WILLA WINNERS BANQUET: Jacque Boyd, WILLA Chair; Keynote
Speaker, Elizabeth Crook, “Plundering the Past With A Clean Conscience”
Sunday, October 26
7:30 am – CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00-10:00 am – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About WWW: Annual Business Meeting with President Kathleen Ernst, and introduction of new 2009 board members
10:00-10:15 am – BREAK
10:15-11:30 am – Veteran Writers Talk About How They Got Published
Conference Adjourns
Friday Pre-Conference Tour
WWW members Florence Weinberg and Linda Shuler will facilitate our Friday morning (8:30 am- 1:30 pm) tour to these special places:
- The Alamo–In the heart of the city, the 300-year-old Mission San Antonio de Valero was the site of Texans' last stand against the Mexican Army in March 1836. Tour will include a short lecture by a local expert on the history of that battle. On the grounds you will see ancient live oaks and the former barracks with its small museum.
- The Menger Hotel–Next to the Alamo, this historic hotel was built in 1859. It holds the unofficial title of "The Most Haunted Hotel in Texas.” Perhaps you will encounter a ghost on your walk through this famous hotel.
- The Riverwalk–A stroll along the famous river walk
will take you to San Antonio's first neighborhood, La
Villita. - La Villita–Look for Spanish, Mexican, German and French-influenced architecture housing shops, art galleries and restaurants in this "little village." You'll have time to shop and have lunch on your own before the hotel bus picks you up.
NEW! For conference attendees from San Antonio, or who choose not to attend the Pre-Conference Tour, we are planning a session on Friday morning from 10:30 – noon: “Veteran Writers Talk About How They Got Published.” This session will be repeated (with ome new participants) on Sunday morning from 10:15 until 11:30 after the Annual Meeting, which will be from 8:00 -10:00.
Agents and Editors
- Mike Farris, Farris Literary Agency
- Stefanie Von Borstel, Full Circle Literary Agency
- Ron Chrisman, Director, University of
North Texas Press - Lee Emory, Publisher, Treble Heart Books
- Mark Stepp, Publisher, Old American
Publishing
Plus, Special Guest Presenter:
- David W. Balsiger, Vice President- Senior Producer, Grizzly Adams Productions, Inc.
Additional editor confirmations pending.
Past Conference Recaps
See what we've done in the past:
Printable Conference Flyer:
Schedule | Registration
Form
Contact Cindy Massey at cmassey2@satx.rr.com
for more inforamtion.