Friday, August 8 - Sunday, August 11, 2008

2008 Events

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Friday, August 8, 2008

Opening Reception at the Olde Cannery Art Center, Dahlonega 7pm


Saturday, August 9, 2008

WRITERS CONFERENCE Saturday Only 9am. - Cost is $100

10-5pm: Bookstore presented by Books A Million , located at the Community House

10-5pm: Spotlight Press: UGA with UGA writers , located at Hancock Park

10-5pm: Atlanta Writers Club , located at Hancock Park

10-5pm: Georgia Writers Association , located at Hancock Park


WRITERS CONFERENCE
Saturday Only - Cost is $100

Click Here to download and mail in the registration form. Space is limited.

or call Dennis Hoover @ 706-867-8134 to register with a credit card

Conference Schedule:

9:00am Understanding the Trade: Brian Jay Corrigan

10:00 Character, Setting, & Atmosphere: Brian Jay Corrigan

11:00 Writing a bestseller Q&A: Karen Abbott, Steve Berry, Patti Callahan Henry, Joshilyn Jackson

Noon—lunch on your own (see the luncheon with the Stars opportunities to dine and discuss books with festival headliners and continue your 11:00 Q&A informally—you must book your luncheon in advance of the festival)

1:00 Plot & Structure: Brian Jay Corrigan

2:00 Developing Your Individual Voice: Brian Jay Corrigan

3:00 The Art of Creation and Invention Q&A: Lenore Hart, Jackie Cooper, Julie Cannon, Patricia Sprinkle

4:00 The Business of Fiction: Finding an Agent etc.: Brian Jay Corrigan

Click Here to download and mail in the registration form. Space is limited.

or call Dennis Hoover @ 706-867-8134 to register with a credit card

Questions on content should be addressed to Brian Corrigan at
bcorrigan@ngcsu.edu

Saturday, August 9 - Schedule of Events
Time , Event and Location

10am - Saturday

Cathy Kaemmerlen at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Dana Wildsmith at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

Jackie Miles at Woodlands Edge


11am - Saturday

Writes Panel: Writing for the Market - Location: Community House
Julie Cannon
Patricia Sprinkle
Karen White
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and moderated by John Mark Eberhart

Mark Braught & Laura Knorr Braught at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Lenore Hart at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

Jackie Cooper at Woodlands Edge


1pm - Saturday

Writes Panel: Women and Fiction - Location: Community House
Lenore Hart
Cathy Kaemmerlen
Patricia Sprinkle
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and moderated by Jackie Cooper

Karen Abbott at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Joshilyn Jackson at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

Jackie Miles at Woodlands Edge


2pm - Saturday

Writes Panel: Storytelling: Words and Vision - Location: Community House
Mark Braught
Laura Knorr Braught
Walter Sorrells
Karen White
Dana Wildsmith
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moderated by William Rawlings

John Mark Eberhart at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Steve Berry at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

Patti Callahan Henry at Woodlands Edge


3pm - Saturday

Writes Panel: The Future of the Book - Location: Community House
Karen Abbott
Steve Berry
Patti Callahan Henry
Joshilyn Jackso
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and moerated by John Mark Eberhart


4pm - Saturday

Julie Cannon at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques


5pm - Saturday

William Rawlings at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Walter Sorrells at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

Mitchell Graham at Woodlands Edge

Sunday, August 10 - Schedule of Events
Sunday Schedule TBA
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