It’s here! It’s here! Call the neighbors and wake the kids! It is finally time for the AuthorPalooza Conference! It will begin on Friday, October 4th and run through Sunday, October 6th. The excitement begins Friday evening at Brazos Bookstore, located at 2421 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77005. There will be a presentation by Houston Poet Laureate, Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton. She will lead us in an activity for performance poetry. Ms. Mouton will also be the Keynote speaker Saturday morning.
Then there will be a book launch for the Journey Into Time anthology. Both the Houston Writers Guild and Women in the Visual and Literary Arts collaborated on this project. It will be great to congratulate the writers who were chosen to be included in this year’s edition. The three winning writers will be announced as well as those who are receiving Honorable Mention.
On Saturday and Sunday all of the fun moves from the bookstore to the Student Center at Rice University. After hearing the Keynote Speech by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, there will be break out sessions with conference presentations. Also, on Saturday, there will be a few agents as well as acquisition editors available for pitch sessions. Please check the conference registration information for details on scheduling.
Sunday the conference will close out with a presentation and then a craft workshop led by Fern Brady. She will lead us in a Renga competition.
For more information about this exciting conference, please check out the Houston Writers Guild at https://www.houstonwritersguild.org/writersroom. You will also be able to register for the conference there.
I look forward to seeing everyone this weekend!
Until next time.….