2008
Wisconsin RWA
Write Touch Conference
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May 16-18, 2008
Radisson Hotel Conference Center & Oneida Casino
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Schedule/Registration || Silent Auction
~Featuring~
Plus workshops by:
Susan Kearney
Anna Schmidt
Morganne MacDonald
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Agent Guests
Jennifer Schober
Spencerhill Associates, Ltd.
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Laura Bradford
Bradford Literary Agency
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Elaine Spencer
The Knight Agency
Editor Guests
Hilary Sares
Kensington
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Rose Hilliard
St. Martins Press
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Rhonda Penders
The Wild Rose Press
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Schedule
Friday, May 16
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3 p.m.
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Registration begins
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3-5 p.m.
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Board Meeting
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5:15 p.m.
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General WisRWA Meeting
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6-8 p.m.
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Meet the Authors - Editor/Agent Q&A
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8-10 p.m.
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Gourmet Dessert Reception/Book Signing/Literacy Raffle & Silent Auction (Silent Auction will run until the end of the day Saturday 5:30 p.m.)
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Saturday, May 17
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7:30-8:30
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Radisson Breakfast Buffet
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8:30 a.m.
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Lori Foster How to Avoid the Pitfalls in our Industry
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10 a.m.
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Morganne MacDonald The Art of Women's Self Defense (Interactive)
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11 a.m.
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Anna Schmidt Self-Editing: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright What Were You Thinking!?
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12:00 – 1:20 p.m.
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Roundtable Luncheon Contest Announcements
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1:30 p.m.
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Hilary Sares & Rose Hilliard WisRWA's Got Talent 2 (interactive)
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2:30 p.m.
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Susan Kearney What Questions to Ask an Agent
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3:30 p.m.
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Rhonda Penders Size Doesn't Matter: Its not the size of the publisher you should be looking at when deciding who to query
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4:30 p.m.
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Dianne Castell The Heroine Revolt...or you've come a long way, baby. Heroines from Mythology to Meryl Streep, complete with props.
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5:30 p.m.
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Announce Silent Auction Winners Raffle Off Any Remaining Baskets
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6 p.m.
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*Dinner -Not included in conference fees* Hotel offers discount coupons at in-house restaurant. Or for a quick meal-on-the-go, the Casino sells Pizza Hut® Pizza, burgers, fries, & much more.
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8 p.m.
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Hospitality Suite (Rooms 300 & 301) Executive Boardroom/Fireplace Suite
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Sunday, May 18
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8 a.m.
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Radisson Breakfast buffet
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9 a.m.
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Susan Kearney How to Sell Your First Book
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10 a.m.
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Lori Foster & Dianne Castell The Real Alpha Dog – He IS A Nice Guy
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Noon
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Session Adjourns See you all next year!
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2008 Silent Auction
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Agents:
Elaine English
Emily Sylvan Kim
Laurie McLean
Kristin Nelson
Joe Veltre
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Editors:
Monique Patterson (St. Martins Press)
Allison Brandau (Berkley)
Jessica Wade (Berkley) paranormal
Tessa Woodward (Avon)
Jessica Sebor (Bantam) Email only
Heather Osborn (Tor/Forge)
Raelene Gorlinsky (Ellora's Cave)
Johanna Raisanen (Harlequin American)
Laura Barth (Harlequin Blaze or American) Hard Copy only
Diana Ventimiglia (Harlequin Romantic Suspense, Silhouette Desire)
Margo Lipschultz (HQN)
Treva Harte (Loose Id)
Rhonda Penders (The Wild Rose Press)
Angela James (Samhaim)
Wendi Felter (Red Rose Publishing)
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