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Monday, April 01, 2019

Authors for Authors Hosts 10th Writers' Conference at Melbourne's Hilton

Authors for Authors will have their tenth annual Writers' Conference on April 28, 2019, at the Hilton Rialto Melbourne FL, from 9:00 Am to 5:00 PM. Contact Valerie Allen at VAllenWriter@gmail.com. Find more information at AuthorsForAuthors.com

There are two frugal opportunities for authors across the US to participate and reach more readers!

1) Book Display Only for those who cannot attend the conference. Mail your book(s) and business cards for only $5.00 per book and have them on display at the main entrance all day. Books with a SASE will be returned. 

2) Register and attend the conference. Listen and learn how to improve your writing, market effectively and sell more books! Genre discussion groups, breakout sessions, author interviews, meet the vendors and listen to the award-winning Keynote Speaker, John Torres, an award-winning investigative journalist with Florida Today.  His series, "Murder on the Space Coast" appears across various podcasts, as he works with the Innocence Project for those wrongly convicted. John's presentation will be "The Power of Words."


MORE ABOUT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
John A. Torres is an award-winning columnist and author as well as the creator, host, and reporter of the popular podcast “Murder on the Space Coast.” John was born in the Bronx, N.Y. and earned his B.A. from Fordham University. His first reporting job was at a small weekly newspaper in Dobbs Ferry, NY called The Enterprise. John later worked as a sports writer for United Press International and Westchester Gannett Newspapers. In 1998, John was hired as the education reporter at the Poughkeepsie Journal and before long was the assistant city editor. Tired of the cold and snow of the Hudson Valley, John moved to Brevard County in 2001 where he was hired by a former editor at Florida Today. There John has covered a wide variety of topics but has made his mark writing about social and criminal justice issues. The last few years he has worked primarily reporting and writing his podcast.
John has written more than 65 books. The majority are middle-school books on a variety of topics. His 2014 book, "Soccer Star Leo Messi," was recognized by the Junior Library Guild. His most recent books have been," Famous Immigrant Athletes," "The People Behind Mass Shootings," and "Joined by Fate," the intertwined biographies of Hernan Cortes and La Malinche.” John is married and he and his wife have five children between them. JTorres@FloridaToday.com

 MORE ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

~  Valerie Allen  ~
                                             ValerieAllenWriter.com                                                    VAllenWriter@gmail.com

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MORE ABOUT THE BLOGGER

 Howard-Johnson is the multi award-wining author of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. She is also a marketing consultant, editor, and author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers including the award-winning second editions of The Frugal Book Promoter and The Frugal Editor. Her latest is in the series is How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically. Learn more on her Amazon profile page, http://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile. Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers is one of her booklets--perfect for inexpensive gift giving--and, another booklet, The Great First Impression Book Proposal helps writers who want to be traditionally published. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including one she encourages authors to read because it will help them convince retailers to host their workshops, presentations, and signings. It is A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques (http://bit.ly/RetailersGuide). In addition to this blog, she helps writers extend the exposure of their favorite reviews at TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com. She also blogs at all things editing--grammar, formatting and more--at The Frugal, Smart, and Tuned-In Editor (http://TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com)

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