October 3, 2012
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Surrey International Writers' Conference Newsletter
From conference coordinator Kathy:
Hello, All!
SiWC 2012 runs October 19-21 with master classes on October 18. That’s just two weeks away!
Have you been following our blog? Recent posts have included excellent SiWC Success Stories and information about our Thursday evening fundraising gala event at the Strawberry Hill Chapters. Check it out! www.siwc.ca/blog
Here at SiWC Central, we’re busy with all the last-minute planning, and are very excited about bringing you our 20th annual Surrey International Writers’ Conference. Have you seen our presenter list for this year? We hope you’ll find it as exciting as we do! Bios are all on our site, but here’s the list for your reference:
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Mary Balogh Nancy Bell Laura Bradford Ginger Calem Michael Carr Eileen Cook Dean Cooke Sean Cranbury kc dyer April Eberhardt Claire Eddy Hallie Ephron Jane Espenson Dennis Foon |
Diana Gabaldon Steve Geck Linda Gerber Valerie Gray Ed Griffin Doreen Holmes Chris (CC) Humphreys Susanna Kearsley Mary Robinette Kowal Tanya Lloyd Kyi Fiona Tinwei Lam Sarah LaPolla Evelyn Lau Jen Sookfong Lee |
JJ Lee Ruth Linka Elizabeth Lyon Donald Maass Victoria Marini Jill Marr Grant McKenzie Boyd Morrison Vickie Motter Sharan Newman Bree Ogden Anne Perry Sheri Radford Linda L Richards |
Sheila Roberts Gigi Rosenberg Andy Ross Kris Rothstein Luke Ryan Robert J Sawyer Michael Slade Sam Sykes Nephele Tempest Carol Tice Amanda Vogel Carly Watters Jack Whyte |
We have something for everyone, whether your focus is fiction of any sort, non-fiction, screenwriting, freelancing, social media, theatre or simply absorbing as much information about all areas of writing as you can over three days.
Have you registered yet? In case you’re a procrastinator, here are the important deadlines to note: online registration will close at 23:59:59 Pacific on Monday, October 15. Phone registration will close at noon Pacific on Wednesday, October 10. Don’t miss out!
Already registered? Keep an eye out for our pre-conference email, coming soon!
Want to add a master class to your registration? Call us! There is currently space in all classes, including one spot that has just opened in Jack Whyte’s full class.
All the information about registration, the workshop schedule, presenter bios, the conference hotel and more is on our site at www.siwc.ca.
And, as always, we’re here for your questions. You can contact me at kathychung at siwc dot ca.
Kathy Chung
SiWC Conference Coordinator
www.siwc.ca
@siwctweets
The Surrey International Writers' Conference, held every October in British Columbia, is the most comprehensive conference of its kind in Canada. SiWC offers writers in all genres -- from beginners to experts -- the opportunity both to hone their craft and to expose their work to the international literary marketplace. For more information please visit http://www.siwc.ca
