Text Box: July 10, 2008 - Thrillerfest, Agentfest Pitching your work to agents, New York, NY Past conferences March 20-22, 2008 - Sandhills Writer’s Conference Augusta State University, Augusta, GA “Follow Your Heart: Finding Your Place in the Book World.” Looking for publishers who fit the creative personality of your book and writing. “Fiction Publishing Workshop” at The New School Q&A on agents, November 2007 and April 2008 SCBWI North Carolina-NE Texas (Arlington) 2007 “Finding Markets from Picture Books to YA” A look at recently published books with special requests from editors. ThrillerFest NYC 2007, Lunch with agents BEA/Writer’s Digest Writer’s Conference NYC 2007, pitch slam SCBWI Children's Book Illustrators and Author-Illustrators Conference, NYC 2004-2008, one-on-one appointments Kansas Writers’ Association's Scene of the Crime 2006 “The Writer's Game: Finding a Place in an Ever-Changing Book World” How to keep up with markets in the face of trends and tastes and ways to adjust.  A look at tracking sources for mystery, suspense and thrillers: reviewers, bestseller lists, web sites and bookstore categories. SCBWI's Southern Breeze 2006, workshops on plot and voice Harriette Austin conference in Athens, GA 2005 "The Exploding Kids' Market for Novels: An Open Door for New Writers of Books for Tweens and Teens" "The Writer's Game: Finding a Place in an Ever-Changing Book World" Gainesville Association for the Creative Arts 2005 “Pursuing Publication in Trade Book Markets.”  Finding national and regional markets for your work, what agents do and how to submit to them, and how to think like an editor and bookstore buyer:  a brainstorming session where we identify the audience for recent titles and their appeal in today's book-buying climate. Bouchercon—Toronto 2004 Agents panel with Dominic Abel, Joshua Blimes, Debbie Carter, Henry Morrison, Amy Rennert. Moderator: Adrian Muller SCBWI Pittsburgh 2004 “What Publishers Want in a Mystery from Picture Book to YA”  “Working With an Agent: Your Partner in Publishing” SCBWI Mid-Atlantic 2004, Q&A on Agents and Markets Sisters In Crime NYC: Murder In the Millennium 2003

Highlights
Text Box: Conferences Text Box: ABC dinner at the Copa for children’s booksellers, BookExpo NYC Text Box: June 2nd — Speed dating with children’s authors. One of best events of the year, a round robin presentation of new books by 20 authors and their editors. See ABC’s Best Books for Children Text Box: “I start with the ending” — John Irving at AWP