TWENTY BOY SUMMER--challenge book banning and enter contest!

Support fellow 2009 Debutante Sarah Ockler, whose teen book TWENTY BOY SUMMER is being challenged as we speak--enter our contest to win one of 38 copies of her book, and stand up against book banning! Contest runs from now until October 3. Check out details and enter here: http://community.livejournal.com/debut2009/1012444.html



Please, don't ban books--they are a great chance for you to talk to your children about REAL issues. Trust me, your children are FAR more educated than you even possibly know. Books are a wonderful way to open up a discussion on the issues your kids face every day.

Censorship is not the answer!

Book signing, October 2

Howdy, folks! So, I'm going to be in Columbus, OH over the first weekend of October for the Columbus Ohio Romance Writers of America conference. I have a booksigning lined up on Oct 2 and would love to see you there! Here are the details (and there's still time to sign up for the conference--I'm giving a workshop on breaking into the YA market):


*Central Ohio Fiction Writers' Write from the Heart Conference

*October 1-2, 2010

*Holiday Inn Worthington, Columbus, OH

*http://www.cofw.org/conference.html



*KEYNOTE SUZANNE BROCKMANN



*AGENTS and EDITORS:

*Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency

*Cori Deyoe, 3 Seas Literary Agency

*Charles Griemsman, Silhouette (Taking pitches for all lines)

*Leis Pederson, Berkley

*Appts given on a first come, first serve basis at time of registration.



*BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS:

*Suzanne Brockmann Friday night 2 hrs: "The Whole Enchilada"

*Suzanne Brockmann Sat: "Breaking the Rules and Kicking Down Doors" and "Q and A"

*Susan Crandall: "Internet Marketing Strategies that Work"

*Charles Griemsman: "Tips for Writing Category"

*Karen Harper: "Writing for More than One Publisher and in More than One Genre"

*Virginia Kantra: "Putting the Romance in Your Romance Novel"

*CJ Lyons: "Break Free from the Slushpile" and "Thrillers with a Heart: Writing the Romantic Thriller"

*Erin McCarthy and Rhonda Stapleton: "Breaking into the YA Market"

*Full description at http://www.cofw.org/conference.html



*BOOK SALE: Sat, Oct 2nd, 4:30-6:00 is open to the public

*August 15th was the deadline to reg. to be in the book sale.



*Joysann from Barbara Vey's Publishers Weekly Blog "Beyond Her Book" will be attending.



*COST: $118 for COFW members, $128 non-members: includes Friday Dinner & Saturday Lunch.

*Late fee applies Sept 27th.

*ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION OPEN @ http://www.cofw.org/ (Paypal and Checks accepted)



RAFFLES:

*COMPUTER

*TICKET to 2011 ROMANTIC TIMES BOOKLOVERS CONVENTION

*Ads on: Author Island, Books on the House, Books on the House/Kids, Earthly Charms, EyeOnRomance, Noveltalk, Naked Hero, Romance Divas, Romance Junkies, Romance Studio, Savvy Authors, Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

*Agent, Editor and Author Critiques

*Memberships to specialty chapters

*You must be registered to participate in conference raffles

*Central Ohio Libraries benefit from raffle proceeds.