Liz is an award-winning author, performer, broadcaster, spiritual director, and creative prayer consultant. She is author of ten nonfiction books and four CDs including the award-winning Into God's Presence (Zondervan 2005). Liz works as a missionary and wrote many of her books for the general market as well as the Christian market. To further her outreach, Liz performs her written work in concert with musicians, dancers, and other artists, and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe. Liz's new gift book, Celtic Treasure, published last year in the UK and USA, has been written for the cross-over market. Her prayer is that readers will uncover the reality of God through their interest in Celtic spirituality.
     As a missionary, Liz also advises the church on how to engage with our spiritual culture and is seen as a key influencer in this area. Her evangelistic ministry is authorized by the Anglican Church in the UK.
     Liz is a true Brit and loves tea and chocolate!

Also known as the Gotta Tell Somebody Gal, Twila is a speaker, writer, publicist, and the director of two writers’ conferences. She works closely with bestselling author, Cecil Murphey, as his manager and personal assistant.

Workshops - Amazing author Appearances (2F) with Suzanne Kuhn - From book signings to speaking events, learn how to manage the unforeseen and leap the avoidable potholes.
Always on Stage (5F) - Tips on creating a winning image online, off, and in the media along with info on what to include in your media kit.

Paid Critiques - Nonfiction books and book proposals; devotionals; fiction book proposals; contemporary, historical, and romance novels; personal experience stories and articles; media and personal appearance coaching. (We'll work on confidence, mannerisms, and message points specific to the individual needs for TV/Radio and personal appearance.)

Thursday Seminar (with Steve Lawson) - Who Is My Neighbor?

Michele is an internationally recognized anti-trafficking expert and advocate on behalf of vulnerable women and children. From 2001 to 2005, she was the co-director of the Protection Project of the Johns Hopkins University School of International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC, a prestigious human rights institute focusing on eliminating trafficking in persons world-wide. While at the Protection Project, Michele conducted field investigations into the scope of the problem on human trafficking in Latin America, Europe, countries of the Former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and North America. She has testified as an expert witness before numerous congressional committees on global anti-trafficking concerns. In 2005, Michele was named the Director of the Anti-Trafficking Assistance Unit at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe where she assisted the 56 OSCE member States with meeting the commitments of the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons. She developed and was the first editor of an ongoing publication entitled, Working Papers on Combating Trafficking in the OSCE Region. Through the design and development of numerous high-level conferences, Michele helped to draw attention to emerging trends in the battle against TIP. She was a member of the Steering Committee for the UN-GIFT Vienna Forum in February, for which she wrote one of the three conference background papers.

Michele is now a consultant to government, international and non-profit organizations in the development of comprehensive anti-trafficking programs and continues to conduct field research, write, and speak on emerging issues in trafficking. She is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs where she teaches courses on human trafficking, women in global politics, and contemporary dissident movements. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards including, most recently, the Bender Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Michele has written for newspapers and magazines on a variety of human rights issues. Several of her university courses are "Writing in the Disciplines" in which she teaches students how to present sensitive human rights issues to a variety of audiences. In recognition of the innovative approach she takes to human rights writing, Michele has received a a fellowship to develop a human rights writing handbook and was nominated for the George Washington University Writing in the Disciplines Professor of the Year for 2010-2011.
 

Diana currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA, where she works as an agent for Hartline Literary Agency and as Editorial Assistant to Joyce Hart, owner and founder of Hartline. A Bible college major in Missions and Anthropology, Diana has been a medical missionary to Haiti, a women's speaker, and Bible study leader, creating her own women's study material. One of her life's highlights has been teaching apologetics to high school students as preparatory for college. She is an avid reader and gifted editor. Her plea long ago was, "Lord, couldn't I get a job that paid me to read?" Twenty-five years later she has that job.

Workshop - How to Write an Attention-Getting Proposal (2E) - You have written your book and are now ready to reach out to editors and agents. This workshop will teach the nuts and bolts of writing your proposal. What are the arts you need to lace in a proposal and in what order should they be presented? How do you space the different parts? Is it necessary to brag on yourself in the author bio? Should you let the agent or editor know you are an inexperienced, new author? We will address these questions and many others in this workshop. When we are through, you will know how to prepare each part and why they are a necessary addition to your inquiry to an agent or editor.

Editorial Needs - Diana's focus is nonfiction, but she entertains well-written fiction as well. She has a passion for getting great writers published, also venturing into the ABA market. She is NOT looking for memoirs or biblical historical fiction, children's books, poetry, or short stories. YA will be considered. All material must be written from a Christian Worldview but does not have to be overtly evangelical. She is open to good, clean, well-written material.

Suzanne recognized her niche after working in all aspects of book retailing, event sales, and traveling with Karen Kingsbury at her arena events. She launched SuzyQ as her passion for reading, supporting authors, and successful events deepened into friend-selling; putting your books in the hands of current and new fan friends. She’s married to Shawn, co-owner of a regional bookstore chain, and has three adult children. Suzanne says, “Selling more and promoting you is not a job for me rather it is a natural extension of my personality.”
     SuzyQ is an author events company, founded by Suzanne Kuhn. SuzyQ assists authors with all aspects of live events: book tours, arena events, and speaking engagements. Services offered include enhanced fan interaction and the sale of products. SuzyQ will sell an author’s books as provided by the author or through SuzyQ’s own in-house accounts. SuzyQ can report sales to the New York Times through an affiliated book chain giving the publishers and the author credit for these sales. SuzyQ will coordinate with publishers, bookstores and live events to ensure inventory for featured title(s) and active backlist. SuzyQ provides all forms of financial transactions, including credit cards. Suzanne is available for single day events, weekends and longer scheduled tours. She is willing to travel. 

Workshop - Amazing Author Appearances with Angie Breidenbach (2F)  - From book signings to speaking events, learn how to manage the unforeseen and leap the avoidable potholes.

Paid Coaching Session - Bookstore signings. You'll get practical tips, guidance, and avoid the pitfalls of the bookstore signings. Don't leave your in-store events to chance. Maximize the interaction with your fans and find how to turn browsers into new fans whether in a Christian or secular store and leave the store with a sales force in place.
 

Workshops - Creating Original Characters (3C) - Primary and secondary characters. Heroes and villains, protagonists, and antagonists. Avoiding stereotypes.
Write from Your Life (6D) - A visual and participatory teaching on how to research story material form your own life and turn it into something marketable by adding humor and spiritual applications. You will discover how to research your life, edit your stories, incorporate comedy into your writing, and most importantly how to have fun while sharing God's truths.

Nicole is an agent at The Seymour Agency. In addition to working with Mary Sue to negotiate clients’ rights, Nicole divides her time between New Jersey and Naples, where she has established The Seymour Agency’s Southwest Florida Office. She is currently accepting submissions and actively building her client list. She represents romance (all genres), YA, action/suspense, mysteries, commercial thrillers, Christian/Inspirational, and sci-fi/fantasy/UF. She is especially interested in historical romances. In nonfiction, she prefers medical, scientific, and political material, as well as how-to proposals from qualified professionals.
     Nicole is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University and holds degrees in biology, psychology, and behavioral neuroscience. She is a member of AAR, RWA, ACFW, and Mensa.

Kyle is a freelance writer and editor, and he is a regular contributor to UrbanFaith.com. He has worked in publishing as a writer, copy editor, editorial assistant, and proofreader. He currently works as a Documentation Specialist for Investortools, Inc., where he does technical writing and editing. He has a bachelor’s in Professional Writing from Taylor University-Fort Wayne, Indiana, and an MS in Written Communication from National-Louis University in Chicago.

Paid Critiques -  All genres. Kyle is also available to do copyediting critiques where he helps writers brush up their manuscript.

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