How do I
sign up for my free one-on-one appointments?
If you register online, a
link to your Appointment Request form is included in the
acknowledgment letter you will receive when you hit "Submit." If you
register via the USPS and have provided an e-mail address, your
registration will be acknowledged via an email that will include a link to
the Appointment Request form. You will need to mail your Appointment
Request form to Bonnie Calhoun, our Appointments Coordinator.
To receive early registration preference your request must be
postmarked by April 10. All appointment requests need to be
postmarked by May 2.
Do paid
critiques affect the number of appointments I receive?
No!
You will still receive the number of appointments you are entitled to -
four if you register for Thursday-Saturday (five if you're among the first
75 to register); two appointments if you register for two days; one
appointment if you register for one day.
Will I
find out before the conference who
I am scheduled to meet with?
The number of appointment requests that
Bonnie Calhoun receives and last-minute changes makes it impossible to provide this
info pre-conference. You need to be prepared to meet with any of the
faculty you listed on your appointment request form. When you arrive at
the conference, you will receive a form that tells you who you are
scheduled to meet and when.
Can't appointments be scheduled other than
during workshop times?
I'm sorry,
but there is no time slot we can devote just to appointments and still
offer the number of workshops that we do. If I were to eliminate a
workshop time slot, I'd need to also eliminate faculty since most
want to teach and it's hard to find enough workshops to go around.
Remember, the conference is recorded.
Why
can't you schedule longer breaks
between classes so we can spend time with the Lord outdoors?
I could not
have as many on faculty if we took longer breaks. Again, they want
to teach, and there would not be enough workshops to go around. But
I encourage conferees to take needed breaks and, of course, to give
priority to getting alone with the Lord. The conference is recorded.
Can I nominate someone for the Writer of
the Year Award?
Do you know someone who
exemplifies what it means to commit his or her writing to the Lord,
to strive for excellence, to work hard, and to persevere?
Nominations for our Writer of the Year Award should be sent to CCWC,
951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446
postmarked no later than May 8.
Candy Abbot, former Greater Philly Writer of the Year, with Marlene
Bagnull, Conference Director
Who may enter the writing contest?
More than a contest, this is an opportunity to prayerfully consider
our conference theme, "Write His Answer." In 500-800 words or a
12-30 line poem share how God is speaking to you. Poetry and prose
by published and not-yet-published writers will be judged
separately. Only registered conferees may enter. The $10 entry fee
(for each submission) may be sent when you register or with your
entry.
In
submitting your entry you are offering the conference one-time rights to
publish your entry in a future devotional book (no date yet determined).
Contributors will receive one free copy of the book when it is published
and a discount on purchasing additional copies. Profits will go to
the scholarship fund. You may submit your manuscript elsewhere
(before or after the conference) as long as you do not sell first or all
rights.
Send your
entries to Margie Vawter, CCWC Contest,
1967 State Hwy OO, Marshfield, MO 65706 postmarked no later than
May 8. Do not put your name and address
on your manuscript, but enclose it with your manuscript. Note on your
manuscript whether you are published or not-yet-published. The
first place winner in each of the four categories will receive 50% off
their May 15-18, 2013, conference registration.
Can I bring books I've
written
to sell on the conference book table?
Yes!
A 20% consignment fee will
be charged on books sold. The price must be clearly marked on each book
and the consignment form completed. To save time when you arrive, you can
download the consignment
form now and bring it with you.
Add to your
professional library from the broad selection of books on all aspects of
writing and publishing. We'll also have books authored by our faculty that
you may want to get autographed to bring home to loved ones. Think
birthdays and Christmas! All major credit cards are acceptd.
Can my spouse, who
is not a writer, come with me?
Spouses who are not
writers are welcome to attend all the general sessions and keynotes free-of-charge and
to join you for meals in the dining hall. They may pay for their meals in
the dining hall or you may order them when you register. Remember, meals
are included with lodging.
Can you
accommodate wheelchairs or other special needs?
The YMCA does have
handicap-accessible rooms available for lodging, and all but one of
the classrooms is handicap-accessible.
On the conference registration form please check the box beside: "I’m in a
wheelchair or have other special needs."
Based on this
information, I try and schedule the workshops the conferee is interested
in taking in the main building or in Longs Peak if that is where they are
lodging. I also try to keep their workshops each morning and afternoon in
the same area. It’s not always possible, and sometimes I need to ask for
second choices.
Both Longs Peak
(equipped with elevators) and Mt. Ypsilon lodges have handicap-accessible rooms.
Longs Peak is a bit closer to the Ruesch Auditorium, our conference
hub where all the panels and general sessions are held and the
appointments take place. This is also where registration takes place and
where you'll find our book tables and free lit. Four classrooms are also
used in The Ruesch.
Most every year we’ve
had at least one person in a wheelchair and some people who can’t walk far
– especially with the altitude. We are glad to find someone to drive them
when they let us know of their need.
