Friday, August 8 - Sunday, August 11, 2008

2008 Events

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Friday, August 8, 2008

Opening Reception at the Olde Cannery Art Center, Dahlonega 7pm


Saturday, August 9, 2008

WRITERS CONFERENCE Saturday Only 9am. - Cost is $100

10-5pm: Bookstore presented by Books A Million , located at the Community House

10-5pm: Spotlight Press: UGA with UGA writers , located at Hancock Park

10-5pm: Atlanta Writers Club , located at Hancock Park

10-5pm: Georgia Writers Association , located at Hancock Park


WRITERS CONFERENCE
Saturday Only - Cost is $100

Click Here to download and mail in the registration form. Space is limited.

or call Dennis Hoover @ 706-867-8134 to register with a credit card

Conference Schedule:

9:00am Understanding the Trade: Brian Jay Corrigan

10:00 Character, Setting, & Atmosphere: Brian Jay Corrigan

11:00 Writing a bestseller Q&A: Karen Abbott, Steve Berry, Patti Callahan Henry, Joshilyn Jackson

Noon—lunch on your own (see the luncheon with the Stars opportunities to dine and discuss books with festival headliners and continue your 11:00 Q&A informally—you must book your luncheon in advance of the festival)

1:00 Plot & Structure: Brian Jay Corrigan

2:00 Developing Your Individual Voice: Brian Jay Corrigan

3:00 The Art of Creation and Invention Q&A: Lenore Hart, Jackie Cooper, Julie Cannon, Patricia Sprinkle

4:00 The Business of Fiction: Finding an Agent etc.: Brian Jay Corrigan

Click Here to download and mail in the registration form. Space is limited.

or call Dennis Hoover @ 706-867-8134 to register with a credit card

Questions on content should be addressed to Brian Corrigan at
bcorrigan@ngcsu.edu

Saturday, August 9 - Schedule of Events
Events by Time and Location

10am - Saturday

Cathy Kaemmerlen at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Dana Wildsmith at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

Jackie Miles at Woodlands Edge


11am - Saturday

Writes Panel: Writing for the Market - Location: Community House
Julie Cannon
Patricia Sprinkle
Karen White
,
and moderated by John Mark Eberhart

Mark Braught & Laura Knorr Braught at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Lenore Hart at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

Jackie Cooper at Woodlands Edge


1pm - Saturday

Writes Panel: Women and Fiction - Location: Community House
Lenore Hart
Cathy Kaemmerlen
Patricia Sprinkle
,
and moderated by Jackie Cooper

Jackie Miles at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Joshilyn Jackson at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

Karen Abbott at Woodlands Edge


2pm - Saturday

Writes Panel: Storytelling: Words and Vision - Location: Community House
Mark Braught
Laura Knorr Braught
Walter Sorrells
Karen White
Dana Wildsmith
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moderated by William Rawlings

John Mark Eberhart at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Steve Berry at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

Patti Callahan Henry at Woodlands Edge


3pm - Saturday

Writes Panel: The Future of the Book - Location: Community House
Karen Abbott
Steve Berry
Patti Callahan Henry
Joshilyn Jackso
n,

and moderated by John Mark Eberhart

Walter Sorrells at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

William Rawlings at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

Mitchell Graham at Woodlands Edge


4pm - Saturday

Julie Cannon at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

Mitchell Grahm at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery


Saturday Schedule by Authors

Karen Abbott
Sat: 11am - 11:45 at Writers Conference at NGCSU – Writing a Bestseller Q&A
Sat: 1pm - 1:45 at Woodlands Edge
Sat. 3pm - 3:35, Writers Panel at Community House “The Future of the Book”
3:35 – 3:55 Book signing at Community House

Steve Berry
Sat: 11am - 11:45 at Writers Conference at NGCSU – Writing a Bestseller Q&A
Sat. 2pm - 2:45 at Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques
Sat. 3pm - 3:35, Writers Panel at Community House “The Future of the Book”
3:35 – 3:55 Book signing at Community House

Mark Braught
Sat. 11am - 11:45 at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
Sat. 2pm - 2:35, Writers Panel at Community House “Storytelling: Words and Vision”
2:35 – 2:55 Book signing at Community House

Laura Knorr Braught
Sat. 11am - 11:45 at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
Sat. 2pm - 2:35, Writers Panel at Community House “Storytelling: Words and Vision”
2:35 – 2:55 Book signing at Community House

Julie Cannon
Sat. 11am - 11:35, Writers Panel at Community House “Writing for the Market”
11:35 – 11:55 Book signing at Community House
Sat: 3pm - 3:45 at Writers Conference at NGCSU – Art of Creation & Invention Q&A
Sat. 4pm - 4:45 at Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques

Jackie Cooper
Sat. 11am - 11:45 at Woodlands Edge
Sat. 1pm - 1:35, Moderate Writers Panel at Community House “Women and Fiction”
1:35 – 1:55 Book signing at Community House
Sat: 3pm - 3:45 at Writers Conference at NGCSU – Art of Creation & Invention Q&A

John Mark Eberhart
Sat. 11am - 11:35, Moderate Writers Panel at Community House “Writing for the Market”
11:35 – 11:55 Book signing at Community House
Sat. 2pm - 2:45 at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
Sat. 3pm - 3:35, Moderator for Writers Panel at Community House “The Future of the Book”
3:35 – 3:55 Book signing at Community House

Mitchell Graham
Sat. 3pm - 3:45 at Woodlands Edge
Sat. 4pm - 4:45 at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Lenore Hart
Sat. 11am - 11:45 at Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques
Sat. 1pm - 1:35, Writers Panel at Community House “Women and Fiction”
1:35 – 1:55 Book signing at Community House
Sat: 3pm - 3:45 at Writers Conference at NGCSU – Art of Creation & Invention Q&A

Patti Callahan Henry
Sat: 11am - 11:45 at Writers Conference at NGCSU – Writing a Bestseller Q&A
Sat: 1pm - 1:45 at Woodlands Edge
Sat. 3pm - 3:35, Writers Panel at Community House “The Future of the Book”
3:35 – 3:55 Book signing at Community House

Joshilyn Jackson
Sat: 11am - 11:45 at Writers Conference at NGCSU – Writing a Bestseller Q&A
Sat. 1pm – 1:45 at Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques
Sat. 3pm - 3:35 Writers Panel at Community House “The Future of the Book”
3:35 – 3:55 Book signing at Community House

Cathy Kaemmerlen
Sat. 10am - 10:45 at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
Sat. 1pm - 1:35, Writers Panel at Community House “Women and Fiction”
1:35 – 1:55 Book signing at Community House

Jackie Miles
Sat. 10am - 10:45 at Woodlands Edge
Sat. 1pm - 1:45 at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

William Rawlings
Sat. 2pm - 2:35, Moderator for Writers Panel at Community House “Storytelling: Words and Vision”
2:35 – 2:55 Book signing at Community House
Sat. 3pm - 3:45 at Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques

Patricia Sprinkle
Sat. 11am - 11:35, Writers Panel at Community House “Writing for the Market”
11:35 – 11:55 Book signing at Community House
Sat. 1pm - 1:35, Writers Panel at Community House “Women and Fiction”
1:35 – 1:55 Book signing at Community House
Sat: 3pm - 3:45 at Writers Conference at NGCSU – Art of Creation & Invention Q&A

Walter Sorrells
Sat. 2pm - 2:30, Writers Panel at Community House “Storytelling: Words and Vision”
2:30 – 2:55 Book signing at Community House
Sat. 3pm - 3:45 at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Karen White
Sat. 11am - 11:30, Writers Panel at Community House “Writing for the Market”
11:30 – 11:55 Book signing at Community House
Sat. 2pm - 2:35, Writers Panel at Community House “Storytelling: Words and Vision”
2:35 – 2:55 Book signing at Community House

Dana Wildsmith
Sat. 10am – 10:45 Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques
Sat. 2pm - 2:35, Writers Panel at Community House “Storytelling: Words and Vision”
2:35 – 2:55 Book signing at Community House

Sunday, August 10 - Schedule of Events
Sunday Schedule TBA
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