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2013 Book Academy: Writers Under Construction

I'm speaking at the Utah Valley University this coming Tuesday September 24, 2013. Here is a summary of what I'll be covering:

Knowing Your Market — Virginia Grenier
My goal is to help new writers understand the differences between the genres in children's and YA markets, from short stories to full novels. I will also cover how to know which market is right for your work and how to best prepare manuscripts for submission.
This is a wonderful opportunity and I'm truly looking forward to it. I do have to say it is fun being in front of people after all the blog talk radio shows I do. I enjoy speaking because I not only help someone starting out on the writing journey, but I also learn something new each time from each of the writers who attend.

A bit more about this event:
Enjoy this one-day conference designed to give authors and aspiring authors the opportunity to network and learn more about writing and the publishing industry.  
Dates:September 24, 2013
Meets:Tu from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Hours:8.00
Fee:$49 Fee Breakdown
Workshops:There are four breakout session times (A, B, C, and D) and five subject tracks: Children's Literature, Young Adult, Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, and e-books and Organizing. You may attend one class in during each time session. Click here to see a grid of all the breakouts. Please see full program for session descriptions and presenters' bios.
Learn more at http://www.uvu.edu/ce/bookacademy/index.html

2013 Book Academy Schedule and Presenters

  A
10:00 AM		 B
11:00 AM		 C
1:00 PM		 D
2:00 PM
Childrens (Marketing)
Kelly Schumacher 		(Publishing)
Virginia Grenier 		(Writing Process)
Ken Baker 		(Editing)
Kristyn Crow
Teen   (Marketing)
Jessica Day George 		(Publishing)
Marion Jensen 		(Writing Process)
Lisa Mangum
Adult
Fiction 		(Writing Process)
Caleb Warnock 		(Editing)
Scott Hatch 		(Marketing)
Brodi Ashton 		(Publishing)
Kathy Gordon
Adult
Nonfiction 		(Publishing)
Gibbs Smith 		(Writing Process)
Michael Snapp 		(Editing)
Karing Anderson 		(Marketing)
Wendy Paul
eMarketing &
Organization 		(Project Organization)
Nancy Campbell 		(Google Analytics)
Caleb Warnock 		(Synopsis)
Josi Kelpack 		(Website Creation)
Dan Reusch
Special
Classes 		(Publishing)
Traci MacDonald 		  (Writing Process — Series)
David Smith 		 
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