Visit the Harriette Austin Writers Conference web site to see the full schedule of activities!

Registration Information

Before selecting the online registration option, please make note of which workshops/sessions you wish to attend below.

• Friday's Workshops (morning and/or afternoon) include the time and workshop name in the Fee Explanation box. (Separate Registration Fees Apply; Lunch is included if you attend both the morning and afternoon sessions.)


• Saturday's Sessions include the Session Number and Presenter for EACH time slot using the Fee Explanation box.

If necessary, print out the conference brochure for reference.

Friday Workshop Choices Morning and/or Afternoon
(Separate Registration Fees Apply; Lunch is included if you attend both the morning and afternoon sessions.)

9 a.m.-Noon, Select One
How to Keep Writing, Evelyn Coleman
Basic Elements of Fiction, Judy Iakovou
Writing Your Life, Dana Wildsmith

1:30-4:30 p.m., Select One
Homicide Crime Scene, Alex Graves
Tell it Slant: The Truth in Fiction, Sharyn McCrumb
The Craft of Poetry, Frederick Smock

Saturday Session Choices

10:00-11:00am

0101 Susan Malone Propelling your Novel
0102 Barbara Casey Working with an Agent
0103 Chris Roerden Don't Sabotage your Submission
0104 Darryll Huckaby Connecting with your Audience
0105 Tony Burton To Pay or Not to Pay
0106 Andrea Brown Children's Book Business
0107 Terry Kay Q & A with Terry Kay
0108 Jackie Miles Opening Lines that Get Published

11:15-12:15pm

0201 Ralph McInerny Writing Mystery Novels
0202 Tanya Michna The Romance Market
0203 Frederick Smock Poetry
0204 Chip MacGregor Author Branding
0205 Bobby Nash Live the Adventure
0206 David Oates SLAM!
0207 Evelyn Coleman Writing for Children
0208 Brian Seidman What to Fear; What to Forget

2:00-3:00pm

0301 Ginny Stibolt Websites for Unpublished Writers
0302 Cherry Weiner Pick an Agent's Brain
0303 Jane Friedman Craft High-Powered Nonfiction
0304 Jackie Miles The Art of the Query
0305 Robert Vaughan Kicking Through Writers' Block
0306 Frederick Smock Poetry
0307 Pat LoBrutto Living with Editors
0308 Andy Garrison Traces of a Killer

3:15-4:15pm

0401 Ginny Stibolt Writing with a Writer's Website
0402 Bobby Nash Writing in Four Colors
0403 Tanya Michna Laughing and Crying
0404 Darryll Huckaby Finding Colorful Topics
0405 Chris Roerden Don't Sabotage your Submission
0406 Zoe Fishman The Perfect Pitch
0407 Susan Dansby Movies, TV, Fiction
0408 Andy Garrison How the Dead Speak

4:45-5:45pm

0501 Alan Black No More Creative Writing Blocks
0502 Doris Booth Crafting a Story that Sells
0503 Jane Friedman Why the Publishing Industry is Evil
0504 Susan Dansby Movies, TV, Fiction
0505 Robert Vaughan Along the Promo Trail
0506 Wally Eberhard Protecting What You Create
0507 Evelyn Coleman Chilling Thrillers
0508 Dana Wildsmith Poetry

Georgia Center Information

The Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, located on the beautiful, historic campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities that develop intellectual and human potential. A total living and learning environment, the Georgia Center includes a 200-room hotel, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and computer lab — all under one roof. As a unit of UGA's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, the Center brings the University's teaching, research, and service expertise to the people of Georgia and beyond! For more information, visit www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.

Special Needs:
If you require special services, facilities, or dietary considerations, contact your event coordinator, Melanie Baer at 706-542-6638 or melanie.baer@georgiacenter.uga.edu, by 5:00 p.m. ET, July 11, 2008.

Lodging (Georgia Center Hotel):
A block of rooms is being held for your conference until 5:00 p.m. ET, June 28, 2008. Policies: (1) Tax Exemption — The State of Georgia only allows tax-exempt charges for a payment by a state-issued credit card or check or by a direct bill to a state agency (with a Georgia State Tax Exemption Certificate). (2) Lodging Cancellation — Cancel your reservation by 4:00 p.m. ET the day prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid being charged one night's room and tax. (3) At check-in, you must present your credit card or a completed credit card authorization form (for a copy, call 800-884-1381, Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET). Note: The Georgia Center is a smoke-free building; all lodging rooms are nonsmoking.

Travel Information:
Athens, Georgia, is located about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. For directions, see www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/about/directions.phtml. A parking deck is located adjacent to the Center (hourly rates, maximum $8 each 24-hour period; vehicle height limit, 7 feet). Athens is served by two airports. Athens-Ben Epps Airport offers connecting flights to and from Charlotte, NC. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located about 90 minutes southwest of Athens, with scheduled ground shuttle service and rental car service available between the airport and the Georgia Center.

Program Cancellation Policies:
(1) Full refunds are available ONLY for cancellations made by 5:00 p.m. ET, July 3, 2008. No refunds will be issued thereafter; substitutions will be allowed. (2) If a program is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center will not be responsible for any charges related to travel.

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