Meet our July 26-29th, 2012 workshop Group Leaders
Beth Meacham
TOR Executive Editor...
TOR executive editor Beth Meacham is a writer and editor known for her work such as A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction, A Reader's Guide to Fantasy and Greg Bear's Blood Music, Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, Pat Murphy's The Falling Woman and Tim Powers's The Anubis Gates.
Read more about Beth HERE.
Michael Carr
Literary agent...
Michael Carr is a literary agent at Veritas Literary with a background in editing and writing. His work has appeared in markets such as The Atlantic, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Military History Magazine. He works carefully with writers to produce the cleanest, most professional manuscripts. Michael speaks Spanish and conversational French and before joining Veritas had professions as diverse as programming simulators for nuclear submarines and owning an inn in Vermont.
Ken Scholes
Internationally acclaimed author...
Ken Scholes is a native of the Pacific Northwest. His series, The Psalms of Isaak (Tor Books) is hailed as "a towering storytelling tour de force" by Publishers Weekly and is receiving international acclaim. His short fiction has appeared in various magazines and anthologies, and has been collected into two volumes -- Long Walks, Last Flights and Other Unusual Journeys and Last Mimes, Weeping Czars and Other Unusual Suspects -- both available from Fairwood Press.
Learn more about Ken here.
Jay Lake
John W. Campbell Award Winner...
Jay Lake lives in Portland, Oregon, where he works on numerous writing and editing projects. His 2010 books are Pinion from Tor Books, The Specific Gravity of Grief from Fairwood Press, The Baby Killers from PS Publishing, and The Sky That Wraps from Subterranean Press. His short fiction appears regularly in literary and genre markets worldwide. Jay is winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and a multiple nominee for the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards.
Barb & JC Hendee
Worldbuilding...
Barb and JC Hendee live south of Portland, Oregon, and about a hour from the coast. Barb's fiction has appeared in numerous genre magazines and anthologies. JC's poetry, non-fiction, and short fiction have also appeared in many genre magazines. Although they have worked together as a writing team before, the series and books of the Noble Dead saga are their first novel-length collaborations. Websites: www.nobledead.org and barbhendee.org.
Cascade Writers is a unique workshop for writers
Cascade Writers is an international event for writers at all levels. Our three-day workshop offers writers an excellent opportunity to make connections with people in the industry, develop their craft, and move their work to the next level.
The workshop is a combination of Milford-style workshopping and other lectures. Genres covered include Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult, Historical, Non-Fiction, Commercial.
The 2012 workshop will be held at the Phoenix Inn Suites, Vancouver, WA (near Portland, OR) July 26-29th, 2012. Seating is limited to 32 writers. Registration for this event is now OPEN.
2012 Workshop Guest Speakers
Karen Weatherell Davis, Copyright and Contracts
Karen Wetherell Davis practices in the areas of intellectual property (copyright, trademark, trade secret, publicity rights, and related rights), media, licensing, and entertainment/arts law. She works with a wide range of clients including service and content providers, entertainment companies, production and media companies, Internet and software developers, and artists. See more at http://www.eoplaw.com/northwestlawfirm/attorneys/karen-wetherell-davis/
Mark Teppo, Outline Your Novel in 90 Minutes
Mark Teppo is the author of the urban fantasy series The Codex of
Souls (Night Shade Books). The next volume, Angel Tongue, is due in
early 2012. He works for Subutai Corporation as their Chief Creative
Officer, where he plots and fabricates alternate versions of
historical eras, which include the transmedia serial, The Mongoliad
(www.mongoliad.com).
Website: http://www.markteppo.com
Shelly Beber, Taxes for Writers
Michele (Shelly) Dunn Beber has been preparing taxes for over 10 years and specializes in small businesses. She is an Enrolled Agent (EA) with the Internal Revenue Service and a Licensed Tax Consultant (LTC). Shelly’s mother Linda Dunn opened Linda’s Tax Service in 1999 and 3 years ago Shelly purchased the business from her.
Website: http://www.lindastaxservice.com
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