Write His Answer

A reminder this is the last week of preregistration for Lancaster Christian Writers’ Super Saturday 2018!! on April 7th, 2018, from 8:30am-4:30pm at Lancaster Bible College, 901 Eden Road, Lancaster, PA, 17601. Preregistration of $55 is due by Wednesday, April 4th, and includes soup/sandwich buffet lunch and LCW membership. Registrations after April 4th and walk-ins day of the conference are $65. Seventh-twelfth grade aspiring writers are also welcome at a two-for-one rate, or half-off if accompanying a parent, which includes lunch buffet. Note a few conference updates below:

SCHEDULE:  The conference schedule is now posted on LCW’s webpage, along with workshop and faculty descriptions, flyer, registration, and payment forms (see right column). OR it can be found HERE:

ONE ON ONE FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: A perk of the conference is scheduling fifteen minute appointments to share your work with or pick the brain of a faculty member. We are excited to have two auxiliary faculty, who will not be teaching but will be available throughout the day for appointments:

David E. Fessenden is the publisher for Honeycomb House Publishing LLC, and a literary agent for WordWise Media Services. He has degrees in journalism and theology, and over thirty years of experience in writing, editing, and editorial management for Christian book publishers. A frequent speaker at writers’ conferences, he is also author of seven books, including Writing the Christian Nonfiction Book: Concept to Contract, A Christian Writer’s Guide to the Book Proposal, and The Case of the Exploding Speakeasy.

Donna L.H. Smith is managing editor OF Almost an Author, or A3 (www.almostanauthor.com), which focuses on teaching the craft of writing and helps writers build their very-important platform. In January, A3 was named #6 on the Top 100 Websites for Writers by The Writer Life. A3 is actively acquiring submissions in wide range of genres from fiction to non-fiction to the writer’s life (300—500 words) so bring that piece for an appointment! Donna adds, “We’re a great way to build platform and obtain a publishing cred.”  Donna is also author of Meghan’s Choice, published in 2017.  Please note:

1. Appointments are first come, first served, sign-ups open from 7:30am morning of conference, so plan to get there early if you have a specific faculty signup in mind.
2. Only ONE appointment can be signed up until after the first workshop. A second one can be signed then. After lunch, all available remaining slots are fair game. But be considerate that others also are wanting to meet, and appointment slots are limited.

LOCATION: Conference activities all take place in LBC’s Sebastian Academic Center except lunch, which will be hosted in the Olewine Dining Commons. There will be signs posted to direct you once you are on LBC campus.

BOOK DRAWING/BOOKSTORE:  Each conferee will also receive a ticket for a book drawing, both faculty titles and a wide array of writing books. Keep in mind that the drawing takes place in first half of opening session, so again you will want to be there on time. The good news, if you don’t draw the book you want, they will all be available in the conference bookstore.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CONFERENCE SET-UP: We do need a few good humans for conference set-up and registration. We will be there from 7am, so any time from 7-8am that volunteers can come early would be HUGELY appreciated. Helping with bookstore set-up and manning registration table are main duties. Bonus is first crack at faculty appointments. ALL volunteer help will be finished before opening session.

More information, including the Super Saturday 2018 Flyer/Registration Form and Press Release can be found at Lancaster Christian Writers Today (http://lancasterchristianwriterstoday.blogspot.com/) OR email LCW president Jeanette Windle at jeanette@jeanettewindle.com. Payment can be made online (http://lancasterchristianwriterstoday.blogspot.com/), or mail check/ money order payable to: Lancaster Christian Writers, c/o Jeanette Windle, 1776 Euclid Drive,
Lancaster, PA 17601.

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P.S. From Marlene – I’ll be there with the Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference bookstore. I’ll also be teaching a workshop, ““Hook ‘em from the Get-go and Hold ‘em to the End.” I hope to see you there!