Tri-Valley Writers April 13 Conference

PLEASANTON, CALIF.: The Tri-Valley Writers Conference, a full-day event on the art and business of writing, will take place Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Pleasanton at the Four Points by Sheraton. Most participants can save $50 by registering by Feb. 10. The regular registration deadline is April 9.

Attendees can share their passion for writing and network with writers and industry leaders. The conference features presentations about craft, marketing and publishing. Until Feb. 10, registration costs are $115 for California Writing Club (CWC) members and $140 for non-members. The fee for students aged 16-24 with student ID is $80. Check-in and continental breakfast will be from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. A full, hot lunch will be provided.

The keynote speaker, Robert Dugoni, is the winner of the 2015 Nancy Pearl Award for fiction. He is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestselling author.

Dugoni has been a finalist twice for both the Harper Lee Award for Legal Fiction and the Silver Falchion Award for mysteries. In 2015 and 2017 he was an International Thriller Writers finalist for Thriller of the Year. He also was a 2017 Mystery Writers of America Edgar finalist. For more information about Dugoni, visit www.robertdugonibooks.com.

Presenters include Jim Azevedo of Smashwords, a distributor of e-books; Angela Bole, chief executive officer of the Independent Book Publishers Association; Stephanie Chandler, author of several books including "The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan"; David Corbett author of six novels and the writing guide, "The Art of Character"; Robin Cutler, leader of development for publisher IngramSpark; Rachael Herron, author of more than twenty novels; Linda Lee, writer, educator, speaker and website designer, who will speak about websites; and Penny Warner, who has published more than seventy books with more than a half million in print, including a middle-grade mystery series.

Fees may be paid online with PayPal or by check in the mail. For additional details and to register, visit https://www.trivalleywriters.org/conferences/tri-valley-writers-conferen....

For more information about the CWC Tri-Valley Branch, contact Lani Longshore at president@trivalleywriters.org or visit http://www.trivalleywriters.org.