Hello all,
I’m posting the following information from my friend and writing mentor, Charlotte Cook. I’m wild about the “Wild About Writers Celebration!”
Warm wishes,
Laurel Anne Hill (Author of “Heroes Arise”)
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
First Annual
Wild About Writers Celebration
(wildlife-museum.org)
A one-day intimate, inspiring and unique writers conference
November 2, 2013 at the Lindsay Museum in Walnut Creek, CA (8 am to 6:30 pm)
To benefit both the museum and attending writers
Keynote speakers include: Malcolm Margolin of Heyday Books and Gary Bogue, former wildlife columnist and Curator Emeritus, Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Presenters include writers and poets and established writing professionals providing workshops and office hours to attending writers as well as Lindsay staff offering their insights into local nature and history topics. Profiles and a calendar will be available online shortly.
Limited attendance: 125
Fee for full day of activities includes workshops, special tours and consulting opportunities, breakfast, lunch and a Wine and Cheese Mingle as well as special surprise gifts and book bags — all included in the $150 per person fee.
Registration instructions are online. Go to the “Special Events Page” on the Lindsay Wildlife Museum website. (http://wildlife-museum.org/visit/special-events)
We’re adding three contests (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) with offer cash and gift prizes … information to come online. Five finalists in each category will receive special gifts with the winner receiving a $100 cash prize and the opportunity to read at the Wine and Cheese Mingle.
Charlotte Cook
Conference Director
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
First Annual Wild About Writers Celebration (November 2, 2013)
http://wildlife-museum.org/visit/special-events