ROMANCE SLAM JAM 2008 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

(Hotel Lobby)

Wednesday

4 – 6 pm

Thursday

8 am - 5 pm

Friday

8 - 11 am

3 – 5 pm

Saturday

8 am -10 am

Thursday

1 May

Reader Sessions

Workshops

Intimate

9-10 am

Beverly Jenkins

Savannah J. Frierson

AlTonya Washington

10-11 am

Seressia Glass

Marcia Colette

Karen White-Owens

Denise Jeffries

Rochelle Alers Keeping It Real

Writing Against the Grain  

Dr. Linda Beed

Alice Wootson

11-Noon

LUNCH BREAK

FREE TIME

Marilyn Tyner

Noon-1 pm

Kim Louise

1-2 pm

Ann Clay

Michelle Monkou

A.C. Arthur

Victoria Wells

Review Team Panel

Gwyneth Bolton

2-3 pm

AlTonya Washington

Monique Lamont

Andrea Jackson

E-Publishing

Misherald Brown

Sleeping With Your Characters

Seressia Glass

Barbara Keaton

Lisa G. Riley

3-4 pm

Alice Wootson Patricia Sargeant

Natalie Dunbar

Tracee L. Garner

Stop Self Sabotage

Valeny Liontonia

Beverly Jenkins

4-5 pm

Wayne Jordan

Barbara Keaton

Earl Sewell

Strategic Planning

Evelyn Palfrey

Seressia Glass

6-8 pm

WELCOME RECEPTION

Friday

2 May

Reader Sessions

Workshops

Intimate

9-10 am

LaConnie Taylor-Jones

Rochelle Alers

Dr. Monica Anderson

Kim Robinson

Love Scenes Dos And Dont’s AlTonya Washington

The Wow! Factor: Hooking Agents, Editors, & Readers

Kayla Perrin

10-11 am

Evelyn Palfrey

Dyanne Davis

Kayla Perrin

Rhonda Jackson Joseph

Weave History Into Your Historical

Beverly Jenkins

 Legal Matters that Matter To Authors

Tonya Evans-Walls

Kimberly K. Terry

11-Noon

J. J. Michael

Kim Louise

Lutishia Lovely

Pat Simmons

T. Rhythm Knight

A Little More Than Location, Location, Location:
Setting the Scene In Your Novel

Gwyneth Bolton

How to Plot Your Novel

Kayla Perrin

Rochelle Alers

12:30-2 pm

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

ALICE WOOTSON

Alice Wootson is a teacher who started writing novels after she retired. Her first novel, Snowbound with Love, was published in 2000. Her 10th novel, Ready to Take a Chance, was released in December, 2006. Alice spends whatever spare time she has, traveling with her husband, Ike, enjoying her grandchildren, reading and watching television. Alice also enjoys teaching writing workshops and participating in poetry readings. www.alicewootson.net

2-3 pm

Celeste O. Norfleet

Lisa G. Riley

Crystal Rhodes

Sylvia Hubbard

Hot With Plot: How To Write Sizzling Hot Romance Without Sacrificing A Strong Plot! 

Kimberly K. Terry

Self Publishing Symposium

Renee Flager

Gwynne Forster

3-4 pm

Kimberly K. Terry

Michele Cameron

Deatri King-Bey

Gwyneth Bolton

Believable Characters

Marilyn Tyner

Evelyn Palfrey

4-5 pm

Cheryl Bonner 

Gwynne Forster 

Farrah Rochon Francis Ray

Keep Your Hero From Sounding Like A Heroine: Writing Believable Male Characters

Wayne Jordan

Create Conflict, Not Chaos

Deirdre Savoy

Wayne Jordan

5-7 pm

 DINNER BREAK

FREE TIME 

7-11 pm

MR. ROMANCE SLAM JAMCOMPETITION

(Cash Bar will be available for Alcoholic Beverages)

Saturday

3 May

Reader Sessions

Workshops

Intimate

10-11 am

Gloria Mallette

Gregory K. Morris

Deirdre Savoy

Tax Tips For Authors

Terry Stone

Boot Camp For Aspiring Authors Part I Todd Stone

Francis Ray

10-11 am pitch room

Promoting Your Book

Donna Hill

11-Noon

Bettye Griffin

Sean Young

Donna Hill

Tanisha Grayson-Hooks

Put Mystery And Suspense Into Your Writing

Gloria Mallette

Boot Camp For Aspiring Authors Part II Todd Stone

Deirdre Savoy

Research

Gwynne Forster

Noon-1 pm

1- 2 pm

LUNCH BREAK

FREE TIME

Gloria Mallette

Donna Hill

2-5 pm

BOOK SIGNING

6- 10 pm

EMMA AWARDS BANQUET

Sunday

4 May

9 – 11 am

PASS THE TORCH

TOWN HALL MEETING