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Dr. Taffy Anderson
Author & CEO, Healthy Living
Today
www.taffyandersonmd.com
www.healthylivingtodayllc.com
Taffy Anderson, MD is an author and CEO of Healthy Living Today. She is
a breast cancer survivor of over six years and has shared her story of
spiritual brokenness through breast cancer with the world through her
book, Treasures in Darkness: A Doctor's Personal Journey through
Breast Cancer. As a result of her fight with breast cancer for over
two years, she gathered treasures from her walk with God, learning to
submit to His sovereign will, draw strength from His presence and
cherish each new day of life. Since her breast cancer she has become an
advocate of good health and wellness and provides health seminars
through her company Healthy Living Today. In addition she can be heard
weekly on Urban Praise (WMBI am 1110 in Chicago), giving good health
tips.
Workshop 4D -Spiritual Brokenness - Do I
Write My Story?
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James Scott Bell
Author
www.jamesscottbell.com
Jim is a best-selling author and Christy
Award winner. He has taught writing at Pepperdine University and numerous
writing conferences. A former trial lawyer, Jim now writes and speaks full
time. He also serves on the faculty of Act One, the Hollywood
screenwriting program, and has had three screenplays optioned.
Continuing Session - Writing a Novel They Can't Put Down
General Session - Letting God Take Your Story Where It Needs to Go
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Dr. R. Dandridge Collins
www.thetraumazone.com
Dr. Dan is passionate
about ministering hope and encouragement to people caught in The Trauma
Zone, the title of his book under contract with Lift Every Voice,
Moody Publishers. He is a licensed PA psychologist and proprietor of the
Pastoral Counseling Network in Philadelphia and Media, PA. He is also the
Minister of Christian Education & Family Life at Monumental Baptist
Church, an adjunct professor at two graduate institutions, and a weekly
consultant on The Roy Patterson Show in Chicago.
Workshop 2A - Overcoming Writer's
Block
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Cheryl Carter
www.MomTime.net
Cheryl is the author of Chasing God
and the Kids Too and Executive Director of Organize
Your Life! This organization is dedicated to helping
individuals and groups reach their maximum productivity and
effectiveness. A "self avowed reformed messie," her personal experience as
an Organizing Consultant, Teacher, Trainer and parent all mesh together to
form a dynamic forum for individuals to realize change in their own lives.
Cheryl is a Clinical member of the National Association
of Christian Counselors (NCCA) and a prolific author. She has also written
Christian and secular curriculum, as well as parenting and family
material. Carter is also a Columnist for the Long Island New York
Christian Life Times and writes for various online publications. She is
the primary home school teacher for the Carter children (ages 8, 11, 14)
and considers mothering her finest achievement.
Workshop 5A - Organize and Write!
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Diane Cook
Workshop 5F - Capturing Your
Market (with Candy Abbott)
Paid Critiques - nonfiction books for children; nonfiction articles;
plays, puppet scripts, or dramas; publicity campaigns; sketches, skits.
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Mary DeMuth
www.marydemuth.com
Christ follower, novelist, and freelance
writer, Mary has spoken in the US and Europe about writing and faith,
encouraging listeners to turn their trials into triumphs. Her books
include Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture and the real-life
novels Watching the Tree Limbs and Wishing on Dandelions. She is the
owner of the online group, The Writers View (1 & 2), with over 1200
members.
Continuing Session - Transforming the World from the Inside Out
Paid Critiques - Fiction - contemporary, literary, women's
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Wanda Dyson
www.wandadyson.com
Wanda is a
suspense novelist that knows how to keep you in suspense. After writing
three critically acclaimed police thrillers, Wanda was commissioned to
bring that page-turning writing style to a true story (Why I Jumped)
released in hardcover by Revell and introduced in an exclusive on Oprah.
She is the founder of
http://www.keepmeinsuspense.com,
a Web site dedicated to exploring the finer points of writing suspense
and thrillers, and is as passionate about her horses as she is about
writing crime thrillers. She is currently working on her next
series, The Prodigal Recovery Series, the first of which will be
released by WaterBrook next spring, as well as working on the biography
of WWE superstar, Tully Blanchard.
Appointment Coordinator
Paid Critiques - mystery, romantic suspense, supernatural thrillers, suspense
One-on-One Appointments
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Jonathan Friesen
http://www.jonathanfriesen.com
http://writehomestudio.com
Jonathan is a writing coach, speaker, and young
adult author for Penguin, USA. His upcoming title, Jerk, California,
releases in September of this year, with two more novels to follow in
2009. Besides his work in the general market, he is a regular contributor
to Focus on the Family's Clubhouse magazine. When he's not
traveling, teaching or hanging out with his family, Jonathan's passion is
coaching gifted young writers in the art of fiction.
Workshop
3B - Redemptive Writing - at Home in Any Market
Paid Critiques -
novels for
children, young adults, tweens, and teens
One-on-One Appointments
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Colonel Henry Gariepy Colonel Gariepy is the author of 27
books, comprising the largest corpus of published words by a Salvation
Army author. Most of his books have been on devotional and Bible
topics. He has also contributed to more than 40 other books including
readings in Zondervan's Today's NIV Devotional Bible. He served for
15 years as the National Editor in Chief and the first National Literary
Secretary for the Salvation Army. He is an outdoor enthusiast and a
three-time 26-mile marathon finisher!
Continuing Session - The Write Way - 30 Tips & Techniques for Writing
Nonfiction
Paid Critiques - articles, nonfiction books, devotionals
One-on-One Appointments
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Patricia Haley
www.patriciahaley.com
Only with us on
Thursday.
Patricia Haley, the national bestselling author of
Nobody's Perfect, Blind Faith, Still
Water, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, and
No Regrets, is a trailblazer
in the faith-based genre. She self-published her debut novel,
Nobody's Perfect, in 1998 and sold nearly 20,000 copies. Her
faith-based novel was the first of its kind to repeatedly make numerous
national best sellers list, including #1 on the Essence (African-American)
bestselling list. Patricia’s literary
mission is to glorify God while creating
'clean' contemporary fiction that provides readers with a message of hope
regardless of life’s challenges. Look for the
first book in her new series, Chosen (the modern day story of King
Solomon), in January 2009.
Workshop
2F - Promoting Yourself into a Best Seller
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Pam Halter
Pam
is a children's author and former home-schooling mom. She lives in New
Jersey with her husband and daughters. Pam had two picture books
released by Concordia Publishing House in August 2001. She is currently
writing middle grade fantasy and her first novel is under consideration
by a large Christian publishing house.
First-timer's Orientation (& for the perpetually nervous) - Weds,
6:30 pm, Holiday Inn Select
Workshop 2C - Fairies and Elves and Dwarves, Oh My!
Paid Critiques - children's fiction,
articles, devotionals, short stories, & nonfiction books
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Barbara Hibschman
Barbara is a popular speaker for women's events, churches, colleges, and
educational seminars in the United States and abroad. Her experiences as
a pastor's wife, mother, grandmother, public and private school teacher,
and six years of missionary service in the Philippines provide her with a
colorful and humorous background to communicate God's love and
faithfulness. She is the author of eight books, hundreds of magazine
articles, and a contributing author to14 inspirational books. In 1992 she
received the Writer of the Year award from the Greater Philadelphia
Christian Writers Conference.
Workshop 3G - How to Build a
Speaking Ministry
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Angela Elwell Hunt
www.angelahuntbooks.com
With more than three million copies of her
books sold worldwide, Angie is the best-selling author of The Tale of
Three Trees, The Note, and The Shadow Women. Hunt began her writing career in 1983. After five
years of honing her craft working for magazines, she published her first
book in 1989. Since then, the prolific author has written over ninety
books in fiction and nonfiction, for children and adults. She is also a
skilled collaborator, having worked with some of the best-known names in
the publishing industry. She and her youth pastor-husband, Gary, make
their home in Florida with their two teenagers and two mastiffs.
Continuing Session -
Nangie for Beginners (with Nancy Rue)
Clinic - Nangie for Advanced Novelists (with Nancy Rue) |
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Kevin Wayne Johnson
http://www.writingforthelord.org
Kevin is the author of
the nine-book series entitled Give God the Glory!, and the
contributing author to two additional titles, the recipient of twelve
literary and media awards, including 2006 and 2007 Christian Publisher of
the Year at Book Expo America, African-American Pavilion, Washington, DC,
and hosted his talk show entitled Give God the Glory! on the Voice
America Internet Talk Radio Network (www.voiceamerica.com)
and BlackTVOnLine.com, during the 2004 – 2007 seasons. He attests every
day that God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things!
Continuing Session: From Start to Finish
for First-Time Authors
One-on-One Appointments
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Carmen Leal
Carmen is a
frequent and popular presenter at writers conferences nationally and
internationally and is the author of WriterSpeaker.com and You
Can Market Your Book. As her husband's caregiver for twelve years,
Carmen knows first hand the stresses and the joys of caregiving. Out of
her experiences God birthed a ministry to families with Huntington's
disease and those in caregiving situations. She is the founder of SomeOne
Cares, a Christian caregiver conference sponsored by LifeWay, and the
author of, among others, The Twenty-Third Psalm for Caregivers,
The Twenty-Third Psalm for Those Who Grieve, and Faces of
Huntington's. Her writings have been featured in Guideposts, Focus on
the Family, Decision Magazine, the Orlando Sentinel, and numerous national
and local publications. A storyteller with a dramatic testimony, she is a
popular presenter at women's retreats, church groups, conventions and
conferences. Her wit, humor, and poignant personal observations, coupled
with her down-to-earth style and common sense approach to dealing with
life, inspire her audiences. Through her transparency, she has the ability
to encourage and bring hope to all. Carmen lives with her family on the
island of Oahu in Hawaii.
Continuing Session - Book Marketing A Through Z
One-on-One Appointments
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Mark Littleton
www.marklittleton.com
Mark has written 94 books to date with many major publishers, and more
than 2000 articles in both Christian and secular magazines from
Discipleship Journal and Today's Christian to Reader's Digest and op-ed
pages in major newspapers. He believes strongly that God has invested him
with a sincere and open ministry to Christian writers.
Continuing Session - Making Your Living as a Writer (with Jeanette
Littleton)
Paid Critiques - nonfiction books for children; novels for children;
picture books; fiction (mainstream, mystery, supernatural thrillers,
suspense, young adult, tween, teen)
One-on-One Appointments
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Kathyrn Mackel
www.kathrynmackel.com
Kathryn's
novels include Christian Chillers such as The Surrogate and
The Hidden, and the fantasy series The Birthright Project.
Writing as Kathy Mackel, she
is the acclaimed author of Can of Worms
and other novels for middle readers published by Putnam, Avon, and
HarperCollins. As a screenwriter, she has worked for Disney, Fox, and
Showtime. She was the credited screenwriter for Frank Peretti's
Hangman's Curse (with Stan Foster) and part of the story team for
Left Behind: The Movie.
Earlybird Workshop - Practice Your
Pitch, Wednesday, 3:30 pm at Holiday Inn Select
Clinic - Polish and Shine Your Kid's Novel
Paid Critiques - novels: children's, speculative fiction, supernatural
thrillers, suspense, young adult, tween, teen; screenplays
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Nancy Sebastian Meyer
http://www.nancysebastianmeyer.com
Nancy
vulnerably and passionately shares
hope. Her words—based on God’s Word—shift paradigms and
challenge perspectives. Her speaking and books motivate people to renew
their minds and adjust their actions. Her two solo albums bring renewed
joy and comfort to listeners’ hearts. Nancy's writings include two
self-published Bible study books, three non-fiction books with Moody
Publishers and NavPress, and publication in Today's Christian Woman
and Marriage Partnership. She has been interviewed on radio
programs such as Focus on the Family and Midday Connections
and on television shows including Aspiring Women and A Time
for Hope. Nancy is "eternally grateful for Marlene, who was her first
writing mentor."
Workshop 6F - The Secrets of a Successful
Interview
One-on-One Appointments
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Joyce Moccero
http://joycemagnin.blogspot.com/
Joyce has been writing fiction for
several years and is looking forward to the publication of her debut
novel, Dancing in Neon Sky. She loves to write, teach, and blog and
can often be found loitering at the intersection of fiction and faith.
First Timer's Orientation (with Pam
Halter) - Wednesday 6:pm at Holiday Inn Select
Workshop 4C - More Than a Story
Paid Critiques -
contemporary and women's fiction
One-on-One Appointments
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Yvonne Ortega
www.yvonneortega.com
Yvonne is the author
of Hope for the Journey through Cancer (Revell 2007), is a six-year cancer
survivor, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Substance Abuse
Treatment Practitioner, a Clinically Certified Domestic Violence Counselor, a speaker,
and an author. She
is a contributing author to the book,
Embrace of a Father,
Bethany House 2006.
She has also been
published in CBN.com, Spirit-Led Writer, The Secret Place,
and The Quiet Hour - all the
result of being at the Colorado and Greater Philly Christian Writers
Conferences.
Paid Critiques - articles, personal experience stories, devotionals
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Jennifer Peterson
Jennifer is an author
and freelance editor who has worked with HarperCollins, Waterbrook/Multnomah,
Crossings, and Bethany House, after spending three years as the Senior
Acquisitions and Review Editor for Barbour's Heartsong Presents line.
Through her personal business Ms. MS, she also provides one-on-one
services with authors at every stage of the creative process, from
brainstorming to developmental/content edits to final copy edits. She
enjoys collaborating with authors to make their unique work the very best
it can be, that God might be glorified through the story He has placed in
their hearts. Jennifer lives in Boston and is attending Harvard to pursue
her goal of teaching college-level creative writing.
Paid critiques
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Glenn Rambo
http://www.glennrambo.com
Glenn is a
twenty-year law enforcement veteran and a handgun, rifle, and shotgun
firearms instructor. Currently he is assigned to the Criminal
Investigations unit as well as being the Emergency Management Coordinator
in a New Jersey township. Formerly he served as a volunteer firefighter
and Emergency Medical Technician. Glenn and Jeannemarie have been married
for 11 years and have one daughter; Jordan Marie Rambo,
who will be eleven months old during the conference. He has taught Sunday
School, sung in choir, and has a Bachelor’s of Religious Education from
Midwestern Baptist College. His first book, Crossing the Line, was
released this January by Tate Publishing.
Workshop 6C - Feds, Firearms, and Forensics
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Nancy Rue
www.nancyrue.com
Nancy is the best-selling author of over 80 books for
children and young people including the current top-selling Lily
Series and Sophie Series for tweens (Zonderkidz), and the 'Nama
Beach High series for teens, as well as two novels for adults. She
is a former high school teacher and theatre director, and now uses
her experience and master’s degree in education to teach workshops
for young writers and for tween and teen girls nationwide. Nancy has
an adult daughter and lives in Lebanon, Tennessee, with her husband
Jim and their black lab Benjamin.
Continuing
Session - Nangie
for Beginners (with Angie Hunt)
Clinic - Nangie for Advanced Novelists (with Angie Hunt) |
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Lisa Samson
http://www.lisasamson.com
Lisa is the author of over 25 books
including the Christy-Award Winning, Songbird. Her novel Quaker Summer,
Women of Faith’s Novel of the Year for 2007, was also one of Publisher’s
Weekly’s best books of 2007, and the recipient of Christianity Today’s
Book Award for fiction, 2008. Her latest novel is Embrace Me. She lives in
Kentucky with her husband Will and their three children.
Earlybird Workshop - More than a Story (Wednesday,6:30 pm, Holiday Inn
Select)
Clinic - Not Yet Published Novelists
General Session - Living Intentionally, Writing on Purpose
Paid Critiques - contemporary, literary, and women's fiction
One-on-One Appointments
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Tim Shoemaker
Tim is the father of three boys ranging from 16
to 22 years old. He is the author of six books, including Smashed Tomatoes, Bottle Rockets…and Other Outdoor Devotionals You
Can Do With Your Kids, Mashed Potatoes, Paint Balls…and Other
Indoor/Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do With Your Kids, Bashed
Burritos, Green Eggs…and Other Indoor/Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do
With Your Kids, and Reboot Your Brain…Byte Sized Devotions
for Boys. A former “one hour photo” lab owner, Tim now writes
and speaks full time. He has a passion to help boys grow to be men
of God. Tim lives in Illinois with his wife and three sons.
Workshop
2B - Putting Words in Their Mouths
Paid Critiques - articles, short stories, devotionals, and novels
for children
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Becky Spencer
www.beckyspencerministries.com
Those who were at our 2007 conference
will remember Becky's moving presentation on the Children of Swaziland.
She will have just returned from Swaziland several weeks before this
year's GPCWC. Please be in prayer for her ministry there! Becky is an
author, speaker, singer, and songwriter.
Workshop
4A - Tickling Ears or Tackling Fears?
One-on-One Appointments
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Mary Tatem
Mary is the author of six books, including best-selling The Quilt of Life.
Mary’s teaching springs from her love of people and enthusiasm for helping
writers achieve their goals. Classes laced with humor and hard-earned
personal experiences provide lively encouragement, valuable tips, and
important advice for success in publishing.
Continuing Session - Get Ready, Get Going, Get Writing, Get Published
Paid Critiques - nonfiction books, devotionals, personal experience
stories
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Susan May Warren
www.susanmaywarren.com
Susan is the award-winning author of numerous novels. A
three-time Christy award finalist, she’s also a three-time winner of the
Inspirational Readers Choice award, and two-time winner of the ACFW Book
of the Year. She currently has eighteen books on the market. Susan holds a
B.A. in Mass Communications from the University of Minnesota and is a
multi-published author of novellas and novels with Barbour, Steeple Hill,
and Tyndale, writing both suspense/romance and chic lit. A seasoned
women’s events speaker, she’s taught at the national ACFW conference for
the past four years, as well as at regional seminars on topics ranging
from a beginning writer’s track, to incorporating spiritual threads,
plotting and characterization. After serving for eight years with her
husband and four children as missionaries in Khabarovsk, Far East Russia
she now writes full-time while her husband runs a hotel on Lake Superior
in northern Minnesota.
Workshop
1B - I Got a Bite!
Workshop 4B - Plotting for the Heart, Soul, and Mind
Workshop 5C - Writing Romantic Suspense
Paid Critiques - chick-let; contemporary, romance, romantic suspense, and
women's fiction
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Carol Wedeven
Carol is a teacher, speaker, artist, musician, conference director,
author, freelance business and education editor who has written 11 picture
books, curriculum, articles, short stories, fillers, and poetry. Carol is
currently writing the memoir of Sooni, an Amerasian who trusted God for
His grace and faithfulness before she even knew His name or His Love.
Workshop
6G - Writing for Picture
Paid Critiques - articles, devotionals, or short stories for children;
picture books
One-on-One Appointments
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Karen Whiting
www.karenhwhiting.com
Karen has ten published
books with Christian publishers and educational publishers, has written
hundreds of articles for more than four-dozen publications, and is a
contributing writer for three family publications, including Focus on
Your Child. Within three months of attending her first writer’s
conference Karen began to get published. She had something accepted for
over 100 straight months and then became a columnist.
Karen’s best selling book series, God’s Girls, has had eight
printings already and still sells over 10,000 yearly 6 years after
publication.
Karen is a panelist for the Writers View 1 (egroup for intermediate
and advanced writers); weekly blogger for the CANblog (blog on how to
promote your work, part of Christian Authors Network); member of AWSA
(advanced writers and speakers association); and a CLASS grad. She is
planning a missionary trip to speak to families in Russia in late August.
Workshop 1G - Trends in the Children's and Tweens' Market
Workshop 6E - Head Home with a Plan
Paid Critiques - articles, personal experience stories, nonfiction book
proposals, plays, puppet scripts, dramas, picture books; articles,
devotionals, short stories, and nonfiction books for children
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Mark & Kathi Wilson
www.beingthechurch.com
www.living-water-productions.com
Mark and Kathi, co-founders of Body Life Ministries,
are passionate about encouraging everyone they meet to draw nearer to God,
and they're committed to fostering authentic friendships throughout the
Body of Christ. They are co-authors of the book entitled, Tired of
Playing Church? Rediscovering the Book of Acts Church, and pastor the
Body Life Ministries House Church with the heart to help others embrace
"being the church." The Lord has wrapped them with a mantle of zeal that
spills out through their teaching as they lovingly unfold the convictions
of their hearts. Workshop 1A -
Listening to Hear His Answer |
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