WRITE EVERY DAY 2010
Oklahoma Writers Federation 42nd Annual Conference
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, April 29-May 1st, 2010

Keynote speaker at Friday night dinner: Dana Stabenow

The WRITE EVERY DAY OWFI conference features approximately 25 agents, editors, and professional writers who will present 40 informative seminars on a range of topics. The conference is geared to give writers the opportunity to improve their skills, network, make professional contacts and have fun!

Join us for a total immersion experience in the art, craft and business of writing.

2010 Location: 

The Embassy Suites Hotel, 1815 S. Meridian,  Oklahoma City. Click the Hotel Info button in the drop-down menu for hotel details.

Conference fees:

Before March 15, 2010, full registration including evening meals is $150.
On or after March 15, full registration is $175.

Each full registration includes banquet dinner for Friday and Saturday nights, the keynote address, all regular daytime seminars (lunch sessions and pre-conference workshop are extra), and the opportunity for a FREE individual appointment with an agent or editor.

One day registration for Friday or Saturday (no meals included) is $70.

Add an extra banquet ticket (either night) for a friend or spouse for $40.

Conference registration forms are available to download and will also be printed in the December issue of The Report newsletter.

For more information, click any of the links on the drop-down menu under Conference.

Pre-Conference Workshops and Box Lunch Sessions:

Six-Figure Freelancing: Techniques to Help you Get There—or Just Get More Green

(Pre-Conference Workshop on Thursday Night April 29, 7-8:30 P.M, $15)

Kelly James-Enger escaped from the law in 1997, but don’t worry—she’s no fugitive. Since then, the former attorney has maintained a successful freelance career, writing for more than 50 national magazines. She’s the author of books including Six-Figure Freelancing: The Writer’s Guide to Making More Money (Random House, 2005) and Ready, Aim, Specialize! Create your own Writing Specialty and Make More Money, second edition (Marion Street Press, 2008) as well as a popular speaker on topics ranging from health to stress management and goal-setting. In this session, you’ll learn new techniques to command higher rates, work more efficiently, develop and maintain client relationships, and break into new areas. Whether you dream or hitting the six-figure mark or simply want to be paid more for your work, you’ll come away with new insights about how to maximize your writing time and boost your bottom line in the process. Visit www.becomebodywise.com for more information about her.

My Recipe for Chicken Soup for the Soul

(Luncheon Workshop on Friday, April 30, includes a delicious box lunch, $25)

Linda Apple is the author of Inspire! Writing from the Soul (Buoy Up Press, 2009). She will reveal the secrets to her success in selling dozens of inspirational essays and stories, including ten stories to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Linda says, “There is a flame inside of every writer called purpose with passion. But this combination doesn’t necessarily make an inspirational writer. So, what is an inspirational writer? One whose passion and purpose are motivated by the desire to encourage, to help, to heal the reader. Inspirational authors write with their readers in mind. However, just writing with the readers in mind isn’t enough to ‘connect’ with them. Our stories must unlock their memories and engage them. The best way to do this is by using the Creative Nonfiction Method.”

Emotional Fuel: How to Keep the Creative Fires Burning
(Luncheon Workshop on Saturday, May 1, includes a delicious box lunch, $25)

Page Lambert has been teaching writing workshops for 11 years, in over 150 venues in the U.S. and British Columbia. She often teaches “across the genres” because, whether she’s talking about narrative nonfiction, memoir, or fiction, she believes that all good writing starts at the emotional root of the human experience. Page’s speaking style is intimate – an emotionally “up close” experience with the audience. Whether speaking about the 12-month trip around the world she took as a teenager, rearing her son and daughter on a small ranch in Wyoming, how her father gave birth to the financial planning industry, the month she spent alone in a remote mountain cabin, or floating down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, she will invite you inside both her joy and sorrow.