Join us for a convention experience you will not soon forget! Authors & Reader Cons are for authors and readers to meet one another during a fun and carefree weekend. The focus is on the reader author relationship. I want you to have the chance to meet your favorite authors in person and to be introduced to new authors that you will now want to add to your TBR pile ( I know you have one ;) Readers and authors alike are encouraged to let their hair down and get to know each other and talk about the one thing that really brings us all together: BOOKS! There are many convention options available to you the authors and readers to take advantage of, so with this in mind I have made every effort to provide a quality event with many bonus features at an affordable price. In these hard economic times, you don’t have to break the bank to attend an amazing event! Join us for 2015 where the books are hot and Cover models are swoon worthy!!!! 2
E-Magazine CONTENTS About the Convention ........................................................................................................ 2 Featured Authors ............................................................................................................... 4 Attending Authors .............................................................................................................. 6 Exhibitors ........................................................................................................................... 8 NOLA Schedule .................................................................................................................. 9 Events ................................................................................................................................ 13 Registration ........................................................................................................................ 17 Sponsorship ....................................................................................................................... 19 Hotel Accommodations ...................................................................................................... 20 About Vickie ....................................................................................................................... 21
NOLA e-Magazine presented by:
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Featured
Abbi Glines
Abbi Glines is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Rosemary Beach, Sea Breeze, Vincent Boys, and Existence series. She has a new YA series coming out in the fall of 2015 titled The Field Party Series . She never cooks unless baking during the Christmas holiday counts. She believes in ghosts and has a habit of asking people if their house is haunted before she goes in it. She drinks afternoon tea because she wants to be British but alas she was born in Alabama. When asked how many books she has written she has to stop and count on her fingers. When she’s not locked away writing, she is reading, shopping (major shoe and purse addiction), sneaking off to the movies alone, and listening to the drama in her teenagers lives while making mental notes on the good stuff to use later. Don’t judge. Connect with Abbi at AbbiGlines.com
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Authors Master of Ceremony
Robyn Peterman
NYT and USA Today best selling author, Robyn Peterman writes because the people inside her head won’t leave her alone until she gives them life on paper. She writes snarky, sexy, funny paranormal and snarky, sexy, funny contemporaries. Her addictions include laughing really hard with friends, shoes (the expensive kind), Target, Coke Zero Cherry with extra ice in a styrofoam cup, bejeweled reading glasses, her kids, her super-hot hubby and collecting stray animals. A former professional actress, with Broadway, film and T.V. credits, she now lives in the south with her family and too many animals to count. Writing gives her peace and makes her whole, plus having a job where she can work in your underpants works really well for her.
PLUS: V. A. Dold
author and creator of ARC
Myra Nour
author and CEO of BTSeMag
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Attending Becky McGraw Donna Michaels J.T. Schutz Julia Mills Kris Calvert Quinn Loftis Sandy Sullivan Brandy L. Rivers Anne L. Parks A.M. Griffin Alexandrea Weis Alisa Mullen Alys Arden Brandy Dorsch Anne Conley Annie Rose Welch B.L. Marsh Brenda Hunt C.A. Szarek Cara Carnes Carrie F. Shepherd Cassidy K. O’Connor 6
Charity Parkerson Claudia Burgoa Courtney Farrell C.W. Stokes D.D. Lorenzo Deanndra Hall Danielle Devon Diana Marie DuBois D.L. Raver Darlene Kuncytes D.T. Dyllin E.J. Stevens Elizabeth Kelly Evelyn Lederman G.D. Steel Gray Dixon Heather Sunseri Holly S. Roberts J.A. Hornbuckle J.M. Barlog Jace Payne Jani Kay
Authors Jaycee Ford Jean Joachim Jennifer Burrows Jerrie Alexander Jessica Dragon Cheramie Jo Grafford Julie Anne Lindsey Karen Fuller Kathie S. Barton K.D. Carrillo Kandi Silvers Kimber S. Dawn Kimber Leigh Wheaton Lady Soliloque Kym Roberts L.A. Randar Lexi Buchanan Lorenz Font L.U. Ann Mari BrownMeda White M.L. Guida M.S. Spencer
Milly Taiden Miranda Shanklin Ophelia London Robbie Cox Sarah Greyson S.C. Hutchinson Savanah Verte Serena Pettus Shannon Bell Sharon Rose Mayes Shyla Colt Sidda Lee Rain Suza Kates Theresa Hissong Susan Griscom Theresa Sederholt Tressa Messenger Vanessa Booke Victoria Pinder Victoria Vane Josephine Templeton Victoria Roberts 7
Exhibitors
BTSeMag will be providing all press coverage of the ARC NOLA convention. The September 2014 issue of BTS Book Reviews will cover this event, including a compilation of the main authors. 8
Schedule ARC 2015 NOLA Schedule Are you ready for an awesome fun time! 3 days for authors and readers to interact face-to-face and have a great time! Badges *Courtesy of (Available Sponsorship) Swag Goody bags courtesy of (Available Sponsorship) Programs Courtesy of (Available Sponsorship) Thursday Meet up Social Sponsored by (Available Sponsorship) Breakfast (Available Sponsorship) Lunch with Keynote Speaker and Daily Raffles (Available Sponsorship) Evening Event (Available Sponsorship)
Thursday, July 30th, 2015 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Early Registration (Jazz) 6:00 pm- 7:00 pm: Poolside Meet and Greet • Domestic & International cheese sponsored by Decadent Publishing • Fresh Fruit sponsored by Loose Id • Hot Selection sponsored by World Castle Publishing 7:00 pm - ? Out & About with the authors: • Carriage ride • Cocktail hour • Dinner with Author Evelyn Lederman • Music & Drinks with Author Theresa Hissong • Dinner at the Corner Oyster House with Victoria Pinder and Meda White - register now
Friday. July 31st, 2015 7:30 am ~ Author Breakfast with BTS (full) 8:30 am ~ Registration (Jazz) 9
Schedule 9 am - 10 am ~ Bling That Badge Party (Ball Room) BJ Gaskil. Jillian and Babs (Bloggers extraordinaire will help you bling out!) 9 am - 10 am ~ Authors Lounge (Ball Room) Shannon Bell, Anne Conley, Evelyn Lederman, C.W. Stokes 9 am - 10 am ~ Secret Cravings Publisher (Ragtime) Do you want to know the ins and outs of working with a small press publisher? Come to this workshop presented by Sandy Sullivan, multi-published author and owner of Secret Cravings Publishing to find out what to do. Learn about query letters, contracts, editing, cover art, and what to look for when working with a small press publisher. All of them are different so find out what you need to know before you sign that contract. Jean Joachim, Gray Dixon, Shyla Colt, M.S. Spencer 9 am - 10: 30 am ~ Taking your Novel to Movie Script (Dixieland) Have you dreamed of seeing your story on the silver screen? How do you go about it? Where do you begin? What questions should you ask? Get your answers with authors J.T. Sschultz & Donna Michaels. 10 am - 11 am ~ Book Cover Bingo (Ball Room) 10 am - 11 am ~ Authors Lounge (Ball Room) Lorenz Font, Darlene Kuncytes, J.A. Hornbuckle, Jace Payne, Theresa Sederholt 10 am - 11 am ~ (Ragtime) 10:30 am - 12 pm ~ Amazon 101 (Dixieland) Has the success of fellow authors eluded you? Have you wondered how they do it? Join me for Amazon 101 and bring your laptop and a notepad. I will teach you how to utilize your categories search words, title and blurb to the best advantage. Authors who have followed this advice have seen increased sales and top 100 rankings within 3 days of making the changes. Discover Amazon secrets to successful sales with author Vickie Dold. Click to Register for the class. 11 am - 12 pm ~ Romantic Pursuit Trivia (Ball Room) History has never been hotter! Join Victoria Vane in this racy and ribald game of historical trivia for fun and fabulous prizes. Prizes Sponsored by the Authors of Embracing Romance (Limited to the first 50 participants). Hosted by Award-Winning Author Victoria Vane. 11 am - 12 am ~ Authors Lounge (Ball Room) Jerrie Alexander, Alys Arden, Kathi S. Barton, Claudia Burgoa, Karen Fuller, Jo Grafford, Kris 10
Schedule Calvert, Robyn Peterman, Kym Roberts 11 am - 12 pm ~ Western Family Feud (Ragtime) Join authors Becky McGraw, Sandy Sullivan & Donna Michaels. 12 pm - 2 pm ~ Free time for lunch 2 pm - 3 pm ~ Game with Tammy Godfrey (Ball Room) 2 pm - 3 pm ~ Authors Lounge (Ball Room) Jessica Dragon Cheramie, Diana Marie DuBois, Theresa Hissong, Sharon Rose Mayes, Ophelia London, Miranda Shanklin, Carrie F. Shepherd, Courtney Farrell 2 pm - 3 pm ~ Become a Spidermaster at Promotions (Ragtime) Learn how all your promotions and marketing are interconnected, and a wide variety of promotional tools at your disposal. Networking - Positive experiences to seek and negative to avoid. Presented by BTSeMag with Myra Nour (BTS CEO & author), Kayla Lords (BTS Marketing Director & author), Heather Powers (BTS Review Coordinator). (Ragtime) 2 pm - 3 pm ~ Paranormal Romance Panel (Dixieland) Julia Mills, Quinn Loftis, Brandy L Rivers, Milly Taiden 3 pm - 4 pm ~ Story Off The Cuff (Ball Room) 3 pm - 4 pm ~ Authors Lounge (Ball Room) Jaycee Ford, Julia MIlls, Cassidy K. O’Connor, L.A. Randar, E.J. Stevens, Sandy Sullivan 3 pm - 4 pm ~ Teaming up with Bloggers (Ragtime) How to approach bloggers; the do and don’t for them to help promote an authors work. What to ask and what to do. Let us show you how to be successful in interacting with Bloggers. Join Jillian (Busy Moms Blogs), BJ Gaskill, Babs Hightower for the blogger panel. 3 pm - 4 pm ~ Promotional Book Trailer (Dixieland) How to create, edit, and market your book trailer. Presented by Lady Soliloque, BTS Video Editor.
4 pm - 5 pm ~ Steam It Up (Ball Room)
Embrace the paranormal side of NOLA. Grab a drink, and join author Charity Parkerson as she kicks off the readers’ lounge. Sit back and relax as Charity along with a few of her author friends 11
Schedule take turns reading excerpts that will help get you in the mood to explore a city well-known for its supernatural flair. Authors include: Charity Parkerson, A.M. Griffen, Mandee Shanklin, Robyn Peterman, Cara Carnes, Anne Conley, Dara Dyllin, Victora Pinder Arabpour, and Alys Arden. This event has reached its capacity with authors participating. Readers, come listen as 8 authors read their work. 4 pm - 5 pm ~ Authors Lounge (Ball Room) Cara Carnes, A.M. Griffin, Deanndra Hall 4 pm - 5 pm ~ Designed for Success! (Ragtime) Learn how the element of design is key in branding, building author platform, and marketing. Insider tips on website design, newsletter creation, and more. Join Dawn Seewer, BTS Executive Designer, and Jo Gafford (moderator), BTS Newsletter Marketer. 4 pm - 5 pm ~ The Ins and Outs of Indie Publishing (Dixieland) NYT and USA bestselling paranormal romance author, Robyn Peterman and two of her besties, contemporary romance author Chris Calvert and YA author Heather Sunseri are going to help you uncover the mysteries of being indie. Brass tack talk on marketing, finances, traditional vs indie and anything else you want to know. Bring it!! A pay forward session for any who join us. Generosity and info sharing is the name of the indie game! -- Tons of prizes -- Laughing and twerking are encouraged Time TBA ~ Cowboy Roundup Dance (Ball Room) Time TBA ~ Dinner with an author (Ragtime & Dixieland)
Saturday, August 1st, 2015 8:30 am ~ Registration (Jazz) 9 am - 1 pm ~ Book Signing 6 pm ~ Awards (Ball Room) 8 pm ~ Midnight Dance (Ball Room)
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Events
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Events
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BTS Book Reviews eMag is proud to announce our first annual Red Carpet Book Awards for 2015. The awards will honor the best in literary and genre fiction. BTS has partnered with the ARC Convention to bring this exciting event. The presentation of awards will be conducted at the ARC Convention in New Orleans, held July 30-Aug 1st, 2015. *These awards are for books and stories that appeared in our 2014 issues.
The Awards will be Black Tie. Come dress like you are attending a Hollywood Premiere! Saturday night 6pm in the Ball Room!
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Events Meet the Cover Models!
Devon Ryan
Don Allen
Amanda Stoner & Lance Vincent
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Registration Join us for a convention experience you will not soon forget! Reader $225.00 Includes: Friday & Saturday Events, Panels, Book Signing, Intimate Chats and Evening activities. You are also eligible to participate in all raffles, games & door prizes! You will receive a free swag bag full of goodies provided by your favorite authors and publishers upon arrival. Additional Sponsored events may be added. Author /Industry Professional $250.00 (editors, publishers, blog tour hosts, copy editors, etc) You will enjoy everything the Readers receive as well as the opportunity to join panels and intimate chats. Email me authorreadercon@gmail.com to discuss joining these events. Author: If you choose this ticket you do not need the exhibitor registration. You choose one or the other. Author ticket option includes: • Voluntary participation in the reader rated program for your novel. • Attendance to all the workshops & events. Participation in all raffles, games & door prizes. • A swag bag upon arrival filled with tons of fabulous items. • Participation in the Book Signing 1/2 table is provided for this event{Authors bring their own books to sell or give away}. I will provide 1 book cover art work of the book you are promoting with QR codes framed for the book signing. This event is open to the public. • Workshop & event participation To submit proposal for workshop/event email me at authorreadercon@gmail.com Food: A morning coffee and Beignets breakfast and lunch on Friday and Saturday are provided as part of your admission ticket. Exhibitor / New author Table $ 225.00 Registered Authors do not need this option, 1/2 table is provided for the book signing. You will be in the center of the action with 1/2 of a 6 foot table to display your items. If you are registering as an author you do not need this option. 17
Registration This is for authors who want to offer their swag and books to the readers all weekend OR if you have items to sell. Exhibitor with books and swag will be located in the center of all the action in the atrium area of the convention. This is Half of the Table and includes all the food and other amenities that attendees receive. There is an entire event room dedicated to authors and artisans with extensive displays. Sell and Display your cool artisan made items. You are responsible for the security of your items left unattended. There is no better way to position yourself so that the readers will know where they can locate you to chat and purchase your book. * You may organize with another person to share your table. Each person will need to pay the 1/2 table fee and email me the information of who is all at your table. I will be creating a list in the program stating which table you can be located at. Food: A morning coffee and Beignets breakfast and lunch on Friday and Saturday are provided as part of your admission ticket. Would you like to be a Sponsor? Click Here for Opportunities
REGISTER NOW!
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Sponsorship
Flat fee Sponsorships: all sponsored will be honored on the inside cover of the Convention program. Email me to arrange your sponsorship Vickie at authorreadercon@gmail.com.
Friend - $100.00 Patron - $250.00 Star - $500.00 Specific Sponsorships: Lanyards and name tags Cocktail hour Meals Evening events Hospitality suite etc.
For other Promotional Opportunities, please visit http://www.authorreadercon.com/sponsorship.html
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Hotel Accommodations Holiday Inn New OrleansDowntown Superdome
330 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70112 1-877-834-3613
Book @ Holiday Inn
ADDITIONAL HOTEL ROOM OPTION Clarion Inn & Suites 1300 Canal Street. These are $105.00 per night You need to Email Tracie Lewis with your request tlewis@neworleansclarion.com If you need to cancel she requires 2 WEEK prior to arrival cancellation. This room block closes June 25, 2015 or when she runs out of rooms which come first.
Refund Policy: All sales are final. If you are unable to attend, feel free to resell your ticket and provide us with the buyers name and email
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A little about who I am: My earliest reading memories are from grade school. I had a major fixation with horses, and the Black Stallion was a favorite. Then junior high came along and teenage hormones kicked in, and it was all about the Harlequin Romances. I have been hooked on books ever since. I have a degree in Marketing and Business along with years of sales and customer service experience. I believe my greatest talent is thinking outside the box to find tools and ideas to improve a product’s market place position. I have taken this degree, experience and tenacity and focused it on the publishing industry to assist authors in becoming as successful as possible. I created Innovative Online Book Tours in 2012, and I utilize that knowledge and the company’s many connections and resources in tandem with Author & Reader Con’s. The two companies mesh so well together, much like PB&J. In a nutshell, I organize online book tours; I do a variety of publicist activities for authors and I also Organize 2 national author conventions. I have designed the conventions to emulate what I experience as the best parts of conventions I have attended, from both the authors and readers points of view. I am open to all suggestions and willing to make adjustments as we go so that we have the best convention possible. I would like to offer panels at the conventions that appeal to both readers and authors. There are also nightly socials events so we can mingle and kick our heels up. Of course much of this evolves as the convention is built and authors and publisher join in and request events that they would like to be involved in. Publishers: If you are interested in talking with authors and taking pitches, I offer a boardroom style setting for sponsors to use and schedule as they see fit for an hour to be scheduled into the itinerary.
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