Central California Writers' Workshop

Central Valley Writers’ Workshop

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Contact: Glenna Jarvis

CVWW President

(559) 665-7381

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Writers’ workshop to host April conference

Central Valley Writers’ Workshop will host its 2012 writers conference April 27 through 29 at the Sierra Sky Ranch in Oakhurst.

Seven speakers will offer tips and training on how to write for publication, and one-on-one pitching sessions will be offered again this year.

Speakers include award-winning writer T. (Tammy) Greenwood, author of Two Rivers, This Glittering World, and four other novels. Two Rivers was named Best General Fiction at the San Diego Book Awards in 2011, and four of her novels have been BookSense 76-IndieBound picks.

Greenwood teaches creative writing at University of California San Diego, through its extension program, and at The Ink Spot.

The Central Valley’s own award-winning author Bonnie Hearn-Hill will offer her incredible workshop, which has helped numerous authors publish. She is the author of six thriller novels by MIRA Books, and the Star Crossed young adult astrology series from Running Press/Perseus books, as well as co-author of the non-fiction book on the Lacy Peterson murder Presumed Guilty with Matt Dalton.

Hearn-Hill offers her expertise at writers’ conferences all across the country.

Literary agent Sally van Haitsma, founder of the van Haitsma Literary Agency, is actively seeking new clients, and will offer insight into the agent-author relationship.

Van Haitsma represents New York Times best-selling author Stacey O’Brien, author of Wesley the Owl (Simon & Schuster), Raul Ramos y Sanches, author of America Libre and House Divided (Grand Central Publishing), and Andrea Portes, author of Hick (Unbridled Books).

The film version of Hick, starring Alec Baldwin, Chloe Moretz, Blake Lively and Juliette Lewis, premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.

Van Haitsma also represents NATO 2.0: Reboot or Delete by Sarwar Kashmeri (Potomac Books), Robert Webster’s Does This Mean You’ll See Me Naked? (Sourcebooks), and international bestseller Michael Zadoorian’s The Leisure Seeker (HarperCollins).

Van Haitsma represents commercial and literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, pop culture, education, business and current affairs. She has a Masters in Communication from UC San Diego.

Other speakers include Christopher Allen Poe, who will join the panel of agents and authors to help writers improve their craft.

Poe is an author and musician from Los Angeles, and writes paranormal fiction with an emphasis in themes that shed light on social problems for women and children.

His award-winning novel, The Portal, was released by Black Opal Books last fall.

The weekend event opens with a 5:30 reception and book signings Friday at Willow Bridge Books (co-sponsor) in Oakhurst, followed by two full days of classes and workshops. The 2012 Central California Writers’ Conference is limited to the first 100 entrants. Early Bird registration, at the low rate of $175, closes Feb. 27. After Feb. 27, costs for this year’s conference only increase to $190. One-on-one pitching sessions are available for an addition $40 per session. For more information see the workshop’s website, californiawritersconference.com or contact CVWW President Glenna Jarvis, 665-7381.