Writers' conference info from Michael...

Dear Writers (please forward this email to every writer you know),

Thank you for your interest in our 5th annual writers' conference. Once again, we have assembled a variety of accomplished writers, editors, and agents who will present informative workshops, lectures, and panel discussions, addressing differing aspects of writing, editing, publication, and promotion. Past attendees have complimented our conferences on being both informative and inspirational.

Though we're continuing to add presenters, we are pleased to announce that in addition to our usual faculty, Benjamin M. LeRoy, executive editor of Bleak House Books, will be joining us. In both conference sessions and individual editor appointments, he will be revealing what editors are looking for and what it takes to be successfully published. (Past presenters included judge and novelist Terry Lewis; poet, novelist and writing professor, Lynn Wallace; literary agents, Mark Ryan and Cricket Pechstein; fiction writer and English professor, Douglas Wells; fiction writer and newspaper columnist, Tony Simmons; novelist, River Jordan; novelist and reporter, S. V. Date; novelist, columnist, and screenwriter, Michael Lister.)

This year, in addition to covering the elements of craft, we will be hosting the September meeting of the Florida Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America. Please join us to learn about crafting the perfect crime and networking with established writers. We're also offering manuscript and script evaluations by agents, editors, published authors, and professional screenwriters.

We are thrilled to be holding this year's conference in the newly remodeled Language Arts Department of Gulf Coast Community College (5230 W. Hwy 98, Panama City, FL). Our experience has been that each participant in past conferences has added great dimension and diversity to the experience, so please see yourself not only as a participant, but as a valued contributor to this celebration of craft and artistic endeavor.

Sincerely,

Michael Lister

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The 5th Annual Gulf Coast Writers and Storytellers Conference Registration Form

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Address

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E-mail

Rates
$25.00 if postmarked on or before July 15th
$35.00 if postmarked on or before August 15th
$45.00 if postmarked after September 1st
$25.00 for a manuscript critique (send 25 pages no later than 8-15-04)
$25.00 for editor appointment with Benjamin M. LeRoy
$20.00 for the Mystery Writers of America Florida Chapter Luncheon

Enclosed is my check in the amount of $__________ to reserve a place at the conference and $_________ for a manuscript critique and $_______ for the MWA luncheon for a total of $_________ (make checks payable to Pottersville Press).

Return this form along with your check made payable to Pottersville Press, P.O. Box 35038, Panama City, FL 32412. For more information call Michael Lister @ 850-639-4848 or e-mail michaellister@mchsi.com. Gulf Coast Community College is located at 5230 W. Hwy. 98 in Panama City, FL.

Refund Policy
All refund requests must be submitted in writing to the conference director and postmarked no later than August 15, 2004, after which no refunds can be given.

Cancellation Policy
Pottersville Press reserves the right to cancel, postpone, alter, or limit enrollment in any program due to insufficient enrollment or to other circumstances beyond the coordinator's control. Pottersville Press will only be liable for program registration fees.

BLOOD OF THE LAMB
a new John Jordan Mystery
by Michael Lister

"Michael Lister is a genius at evoking the dangerous mood of a prison while, at the same time, showing how the light of redemption shines even in the darkest places. Blood of the Lamb is tense and tightly plotted, a true page-turner until the very satisfying ending." Margaret Coel

"A superb mystery. Highly original. Even more highly recommended." Jeremiah Healy

"This is such a wonderful mystery on so many levels. Lister is definitely on my 'must read' pile from here on." Crime Spree Magazine