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Event: CAPA-U Professional Development Day

            Saturday, May 10, 2008, 8:30am to 5:00pm

            Hartford Steam Boiler conference facilities

            One State Street

            Hartford, CT

 

Sponsored by: Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association (CAPA)

 

Contact: Richard Moriarty

phone:     860-429-8409          cell:         860-942-6927

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Abbreviated version follows)

 

 

There's Something "Just Write" for Everyone When CAPA-U Returns to Hartford May 10

 

Hartford, CT - Meet with a literary agent, editor or book-marketing expert during the 5th annual CAPA-U Professional Development Day - Saturday, May 10, 2008 - to be held at the Hartford Steam Boiler conference facilities in downtown Hartford. Successful authors and agents will share their expertise with burgeoning writers at this all-day conference sponsored by the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association (CAPA). The event offers a selection of 15 break-out sessions on various writing topics and 15-minute individual meetings with agents, editors or marketing experts.

 

The day kicks off with keynote speaker Wally Lamb, followed by an hour-long panel discussion with the agents, editors and marketing experts.

 

Featured presenters will include Don Noel, whose topic is "Writing for the Op-Ed Page," and Dennis Schleicher, who will discuss "Creating a Buzz and Making Money Using Amazon.com." Marketing expert Eric Kampmann will speak about publishing; author and self-publishing expert Peggy Gaffney tackles the topic of self publishing; and WTIC's Scott Gray will speak about sports writing.

 

Participants will also learn about "How to Write an Irresistible Non-Fiction Book Proposal" with agent Marilyn Allen; and "Crashing the Novel" with Terry Shaw, whose debut novel, The Way Life Should Be, was the grand-prize winner of the first Gather.com First Chapters Writing Competition. Lauren Baratz-Logsted will speak on various aspects of publishing; Sherry Shameer Cohen will discuss marketing; and Howard Layton will present a session on writing memoir.

 

This year's crop of agents includes Gina Panettieri, Rachel Dowen and Kerry Smith, from Talcott Notch Literary Agency; Uwe Stender, from TriadaUS Literary Agency; Kathi Paton, from the Kathi J. Paton Literary Agency; Victoria Skurnick, from Levine Greenberg Literary Agency, Inc.; Todd Shuster, from the Zachary Shuster Agency; and Marilyn Allen, from the Diforio Literary Agency. Marketing experts include Brian Jud and Eric Kampmann. Among the editors are Beth Bruno, Roberta Buland, Rita Reali and Dina Rubin.

 

The 5th Annual CAPA-U will take place at the Hartford Steam Boiler at One State Street in Hartford. The day begins with registration and continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and runs until 5 p.m. Lunch and parking are included. Advance registration is required and space is limited. The cost is $150 for CAPA members and $175 for non-members. To register or for additional information about CAPA-U, visit http://capa-university-2008.blogspot.com.

 

The Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association was founded in 1994 to help Connecticut's authors and aspiring authors improve their writing skills - and increase the visibility and sales of their books and articles - by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information.

 

 

 

 

 

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