HAWC 2008 Brochures are (almost) in the Mail

Our 2008 brochures have been sent to the printer and should be in your mailbox by mid-April. We have an exciting group of agents, editors, experts, and authors to share with you! Conference registration is available by phone, fax, mail, and through the web.

A Writer's Vision Quest

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For more information about A Writer's Quest, including the weekly writing workshops held at the same location, click here.

April 25 - 27, THE VILLAGE AT INDIAN SPRINGS & GENERATIONS GALLERY OFFER "A WRITER'S QUEST: TAPPING INTO YOUR NATIVE SPIRIT". Drawing on the Native-American history of Indian Springs, the conference enables beginning writers and professional to interact with successful authors and publishing representatives in a fun non-threatening setting through seminars and activities. The conference is designed to serve up to 50 participants (plus authors). Programs represent a variety of genres, including mystery, memoir, novel, and magazine writing. Among the presenters are authors Rosemary Danniell, Ed Grisamore, 1960 NASCAR Champion Rex White, Walter Sorrells, Dr. Catherine Meeks and Indigo Publishing. The cost for the 3 day conference is $150.00 which includes a Continental breaksfast on Saturday and Sunday, a Mix and Mingle Cash Bar and Casual Banquet at the Historic Ante Bellum Hanes Mansion Saturday evening and lunch Saturday in the Historical Botanical Rose Garden. For additional information or reservations call: 770-227-4002 or 1-800-352-7212 Visa, MasterCard and Checks accepted. To have informtion (schedule of events, etc.) emailed or mailed to contact Andi Kulp andi@phaseonedesign.com

Cherry Weiner returns to HAWC 2008

Cherry Weiner has been agenting since 1977. She started out by handling science fiction, fantasy, and horror. She now handles all genres. Among the "all genres" she handles a good number of fairly well-known authors in the field of Romance, Westerns and Native American Works. Some nonfiction has even crept into the mix but no poetry. Her experience being more tentative she tries not to handle children's and young adult manuscripts, but a few of her authors are writing for young adults so she is making a tentative run at that genre.

Andrea Brown speaking at HAWC 2008

Andrea Brown is the President of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc. Founded in New York City in 1981, it was the first literary agency to represent both children's book authors and illustrators. Prior to opening her own firm, Andrea was an editor at Alfred A. Knopf, and worked in the editorial departments of Random House and Dell. In 1990, she moved her literary agency to Northern California. Her literary agency has sold approximately 1,500 books to publishers, from toddler board books to serious, award-winning young adult and adult fiction. Andrea has published articles and published a chapter about the children's book field in THE PORTABLE WRITER'S CONFERENCE, published by Quill Driver Books. She has been quoted in the NEW YORK POST, CNN.com, Yahoo News, FORBES, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and REUTERS NEWS SERVICE.

Andrea Brown Literary Agency website: http://www.andreabrownlit.com/

See the complete list of presenters for HAWC 2008 here.

Southern Scribes Signing

Southern Scribes Paige Cummings and Dac Crossley will be signing Under the Liberty Oak and Guns Across the Rio at the Borders bookstore in Athens on April 8, 6:30 - 7:30. Their string band, Fresh Water Mussels, will be on stage at Borders from 7:30 on.