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STUDENTS: $30
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MEMBERS: $55
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GENERAL ADMISSION: $65
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AT THE DOOR: $75
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 11:00am to 12:00pm – Registration 12:00pm to 12:15pm – Welcome to Red Clay, Ralph T. Wilson 12:15pm to 1:00pm – Keynote Speaker, Anita Renfroe 1:00pm to 5:00pm – WORKSHOPS
CONFERENCE LOCATIONS KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CENTER LOBBY
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UNIVERSITY RM A
Business of Writing Workshops
UNIVERSITY RM B
Fiction Writing Workshops
UNIVERSITY RM C
Nonfiction Writing Workshops
LEADERSHIP RM
Genre Writing Workshops
Kennesaw State University English Dept. Bldg. #2701 1000 Chastain Road Kennesaw, GA 30144 Phone: 770-420-4736 Fax: 770-423-6524 www.georgiawriters.org
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WORKSHOPS & SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Anita Renfroe
WORKSHOPS & SPEAKERS
Karen Denovich: Living the Dream
Jackie Cooper: Writing from your Life
Dream of being paid to write? Would you rather work for yourself than a boss? Got what it takes to go freelance? Living the Dream is for writers, who may want to consider freelance copywriting as a career choice. Ms. Denovich will cover some important points to consider and what it takes to get started.
Jackie Cooper will teach you how to become a “memory keeper,” studying the triggers for bringing back memories as well as to sort and sift your way to fun and profit.
Kelly Stone: Spark Your Creativity Discover easy-to-use techniques to help you tap into the unlimited power of your subconscious mind. Learn easy-to-use tools that help you access and program your subconscious mind to help you meet all of your writing goals fast and easy. Stephanie Richards: Operation: Media Exposure Learn the top-secret PR strategies and tactics for gaining positive media exposure. Public relations professional, Stephanie Richards, founder of The Write Way, will share inside industry secrets, as well as dispel common myths about public relations.
Michael Lucker: Breaking into the Movie Biz
"I'd rather people laugh because they relate to something I say than because I wrote a clever punch line," Anita says. "All my stuff is about my life – it's real and it connects people – and that's a wonderful thing." Anita Renfroe, comedienne and author, will be joining the Red Clay Writers Conference as the keynote speaker. Audiences at her comedy concert tours, viewers of Good Morning America appearances and the YouTube masses who enjoyed her William Tell version of “Everything a Mom Says” would say that Anita just tells it like it is. Some would say she just says what everyone else is thinking, but won't say out loud.
Dianna Love: Power Openings for Fiction
Renfroe, who some have described as "this generation's Erma Bombeck," is a featured comedian on ABC's Good Morning America
New York Times best-selling author Dianna Love will teach you what belongs in a powerful opening. Find out how to create intriguing characters, compelling prose and strong hooks on that all important first page. Bring the first 150 words of your story and come prepared to work on your Power Opening.
In addition to Good Morning America, Renfroe's talent has been embraced by such top media outlets as Dr.Phil, CBS's The Early Show, Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends, XM Satellite Radio Network's Oprah & Friends, Inside Edition, and others. Currently, she is working on an ABC sitcom pilot.
Writing a good screenplay is half the battle of breaking into the movie business. The barriers to entry can seem overwhelming for any budding writer, let alone those living a world away from Hollywood. Michael Lucker gives you the tips, tricks and tools you need to navigate your ideas from your computer to the big screen. Chad Davidson & Gregory Fraser: Poetry Unleashed Chad Davidson and Gregory Fraser will help you with your writing life through topics such as getting started, revising and editing, and submitting to journals. Mary Hood: Blue Hole at Red Clay Mary Hood’s workshop honors the mysteries and grace of detours. Mapquest and satellite guidance can get us there and prompt us home, even through the dark and stormy night, but why do we quest? Advice for road-weary writers in need of practical indulgences for finding the center, keeping it real, and plotting the scenic route—while commuting to a nine-to-five. MORE SPEAKERS ONLINE . . .