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“Conference as a whole was meaty, insightful, thought-provoking; I hope to carry the momentum it has created in my own work until next year’s event.” “Wonderful speakers! An inspirational day.” “Great organization and panelists.” “Keep the agents coming!” “This was a wonderful event – very well organized — great panels, panelists & speakers. Thank you
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The past couple of years we\’ve heard many requests that we invite a literary agent who represents YA writers. Your wish is our command. We are pleased to say that Susan Cohen of Writers House will be joining our agents panel this year and will be available for brief individual meetings with writers. We will
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Valerie Martin, this year’s afternoon keynoter, has won a coveted Guggenheim Fellowship to complete her latest, 14th, novel THE GHOST OF THE MARY CELESTE, about a ship mysteriously abandoned in 1872. For more details on the award and her career, see the stories on the Mount Holyoke website (she is a visiting professor at the
We are very happy to announce that Valerie Martin will be our after-lunch speaker. She is the author of nine novels, numerous short stories, and a biography of St. Francis of Assisi. With this giant leap forward we feel our program is shaping up beautifully and we hope to announce all the panels soon. writeangles
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We are very pleased to announce that Jane Yolen, award-winning author of over 300 books for children of all ages, will be our morning speaker this year. We know she will be terrific! writeangles
Yes, and it\’s a good one, Saturday, October 22, 2011. Once again we\’ll be at the beautiful Willits-Hallowell Center on the Mount Holyoke College campus in South Hadley, Massachusetts. We\’ve been buzzing about keynoters and panels and we\’ll announce developments as they occur. writeangles
In her reaction to yesterday’s wonderful WriteAngles conference, planning committee member (and best-selling author) Jacqueline Sheehan summed up the feelings of all of us who worked behind the scenes: Producing WriteAngles is a bit like putting on a play, or maybe Cirque de Soleil. There are moments before the curtains go up that I’m convinced
Ellen Meeropol is the author of the forthcoming novel HOUSE ARREST (Red Hen Press, Feb. 2011). She will be a member of the panel Bringing Characters to Life. Tell us about your decision to talk at WriteAngles about the challenges of writing about characters who are evil. Why are evil characters a challenge for you?
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Linda Cardillo is the author of the critically acclaimed novel DANCING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS, winner of the 2008 Maggie Award for Long Contemporary Fiction, and ACROSS THE TABLE, which was released by Harlequin in June of this year. She has also contributed novellas to various anthologies. Let’s get started by having you tell our readers
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