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Get Writing 2010: the VWC Annual Writers' Conference

Get inspired: GET WRITING!

Verulam Writers' Circle presents its annual writers' conference

GET WRITING 2010

…in association with the University of Hertfordshire

Saturday, 20 February 2010
9.00am-6.00pm

de Havilland Campus, University of Hertfordshire off St Albans Road West (A1057), Hatfield, AL10 9EU

Featuring

'Crime writer of the year' MARK BILLINGHAM

…author of the bestselling Tom Thorne novels

with leading editors:

SIMON TAYLOR

…editorial director, Transworld, Random House

MARLENE JOHNSON

…managing director, Children's Division, Hachette UK

and literary agents

PHILIP PATTERSON

…of Marjacq Scripts

JOHN JARROLD

…specialist in SF and fantasy

ANNA POWER

…of Johnson & Alcock

Plus

IMRAN AHMAD

…author of Unimagined and possibly the 'funniest writer around'

with prolific author for both children and adults

ADÈLE GERAS

…over 90 titles to her credit

and distinguished editorial adviser

KATHY GALE

…over 20 years' experience in publishing

Writing talks and workshops led by

Historical romance authors LOUISE ALLEN & JAN JONES

Publishers' consultants GEORGE SPICER & LINDA BANNER

Top-selling author of family fiction JUDITH LENNOX

Prize-winning short story writer VANESSA GEBBIE

Novelist and writing 'how to' author SUE MOORCROFT

Writer, tutor and web-junkie STEVE BARLEY


Promotion at the Conference

Paying delegates with books in print, or who are members of writing-related organisations, are most welcome to join in the book-signing between 12.45–14.00 and/or bring promotional material for distribution. Tables will be made available for this purpose. Delegates will need to bring along a cash float and supply of their own material, and we need advance notification sent to the VWC organisers


'Get Writing' 2010 is brought to you by

Verulam Writers' Circle

championing writers for more than 50 years