COFW is proud to host its Annual Conference in Worthington, Ohio, at the Holiday Inn, Columbus-Worthington.

Don't miss our Conference, September 18th and 19th, Holiday Inn Worthington, Ohio. We will be raffling free admission to the 2010 Romantic Times BOOKLOVERS Convention, which will be held in Columbus, Ohio (valued at approximately $450).

For more information about 2010 Romantic Times BOOKLOVERS Convention go to: www.rtconvention.com

Our keynote speaker is Roxanne St. Claire and Donna MacMeans will be giving a Friday night Workshop. Editor and Agent appointments are available by appointment.

*You must be registered and present to win raffles.

COFW Member $110
(If using PayPal there is an additional $3.59 service fee = Total of $113.59)

Non-Member $125
(If using PayPal there is an additional $4.04 service fee = Total of $129.04)

* Fees Include Saturday buffet Breakfast and Lunch.

You can register electronically and pay via PayPal OR you can pay by check and send your registration form with it via snail mail.

To register:

1. Download the registration form and information here: (pdf) (Word doc).

2. Select your Payment and submission method:

    a) Register by snail Mail and pay by Check:

        Step 1: Complete the Registration Form.

        Step 2: Mail the Registration Form and your Check (marked "Payable to COFW") to:

                Linda Rice
                PO Box 912
                Worthington, OH 43085

OR

b) Register electronically (by Email) and pay via PayPal, click here.

Step 1: Complete the Registration Form, located above.

Step 2: Click on the PayPal link:

Step 3: Email your Conference Registration form and PayPal confirmation number to:
Linda Rice at lrice39@wowway.com

Roxanne St. Claire

NATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ROMANCE, SUSPENSE AND WOMEN’S FICTION

Roxanne St. Claire is a bestselling, RITA-Award winning author of eighteen novels for Pocket Books, Silhouette Desire and HQN. She currently writes a popular romantic suspense series called “The Bullet Catchers” that features a cadre of elite, fearless bodyguards and security professionals. In addition to the RITA, eleven of her books have won major industry awards, including the the Daphne du Maurier, the HOLT Medallion, the Maggie, Booksellers Best, Book Buyers Best, several Awards of Excellence, the Aspen Gold and the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence. In addition, one of her novels, The Sins of His Past, was recently selected by Borders Group buyers as the 2007 overall “Borders Top Pick” in the Book Buyers contest.

Roxanne’s novels have been selected for the Doubleday and Rhapsody Book Club, have been translated into dozens of languages and routinely spend time on the Walden Books Bestseller List, including two consecutive weeks at number one.

Roxanne holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Market Communications from UCLA and completed several post-graduate courses in Marketing Management at Harvard University. Prior to launching a full-time career as a novelist, Roxanne worked as a television actress and news reporter, appearing in Bosom Buddies and Laverne & Shirley, and hosting a regional news program in southern California. She then launched a career in public relations and marketing, including seven years as a Senior Vice President for Hill & Knowlton, one of the world’s largest communications firms. For most of the 1990’s, Roxanne ran a successful marketing consulting business, specializing in media relations, damage control, image management, strategic communications and investor relations. Her clients included Burger King Corporation, Wyndham Hotels, Sunbeam Corporation, Windjammer Barefoot Cruises and several prominent politicians and celebrities.

Roxanne joined the Romance Writers of America in 2000, held a board position in her local chapter and is currently active in three chapters in her home state of Florida. In 2006, she is serving as the Chairperson for the RWA Image Committee, responsible for generating programs designed to improve the public image of romance fiction. (http://www.roxannestclaire.com)

Stephany Evans
President of FinePrint Literary Agency

With a background in theater, film, and painting, Stephany Evans began agenting in 1990 with Sandra Martin/Paraview. In 1992, she formed her own agency while serving as editor for alternative health, healing, and personal growth magazine, Free Spirit. Stephany is the ghost author of five published books, in the areas of memoir and spirituality.

For eighteen years, Stephany has represented nonfiction writers in the areas of health and wellness, spirituality, lifestyle (including home renovating/decorating, entertaining, food and wine), popular reference, and narrative nonfiction. In fiction, her core interest is in stories with a strong and interesting female protagonist, both literary and upmarket commercial - including chick lit, romance, mystery, and light suspense.

Stephany is a member of the Association of Author's Representatives, the Author's Guild, and Romance Writers of America; she is a member of the Women's National Book Association, and a member and former co-chair of New York Women in Publishing. She splits her time between her offices in New York City and Marfa, Texas.

FinePrint launched in September 2007 as the merger of the Peter Rubie Literary Agency and the Imprint Agency. We represent both fiction and nonfiction for adults and young adults. Our nine full-time agents allow us to take on works in many categories.

They welcome a wide range of fiction, both literary and commercial, including thrillers, mysteries, fantasy, women's, romance, chick lit, YA and middle grade readers. For more information please visit their site http://www.fineprintlit.com

Elaine Spencer
Sub-Rights Manager/Agent

Elaine Spencer joined The Knight Agency in September, 2005, as Manuscript Coordinator, managing all incoming queries and acting as a liaison between clients, publishers, and agents. In the summer of 2006, she was promoted to Associate Agent, taking on her own list of talented writers and working with them to develop their careers. Elaine is also the agency Sub-Rights Manager, in charge of maintaining contact with foreign publishers and sub-rights agents, and coordinating foreign sales for all TKA clients. Her strong background in both literature and economics make her well qualified to juggle both the artistic and the contractual sides of the business.

Elaine belongs to the Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR) and Romance Writers of America (RWA). She is actively building her client list, and is currently accepting submissions of the following types of books: commercial literary fiction, women’s fiction, contemporary romance, historical romance, romantic suspense, high-concept paranormal fiction, young adult and middle grade fiction, and select pop-cultural nonfiction.

Lori Graham
The Wild Rose Press

Senior Editor Crimson Rose ~ Romantic Suspense
Editor White Rose ~ Inspirational Line

lori@thewildrosepress.com, www.thewildrosepress.com

Lori Graham is a Senior Editor with The Wild Rose Press, acquiring Christian titles for their inspirational division, White Rose Publishing, and suspense manuscripts in the Crimson Rose line for the main publishing house. The Wild Rose Press has been open since May 2006 and launched White Rose Publishing in March 2009. Both divisions publish electronic and print editions. Since Lori joined the company in October of 2006, one of her greatest joys has become introducing a new author to the world of publishing. Lori has spent a lifetime reading anything she could get her hands on but her first love will always be romance. When reading isn’t in the cards, she spends her free time with her three children, ages 16-19, and her husband of 26 years at their home in Nebraska.

Lindsey McGurk

Editor: Samhain Publishing

http://www.samhainpublishing.com

A lifetime love of reading and a master's in literature taught Lindsey McGurk that she enjoys nothing more than reading great books—and then analyzing the heck out of them. Now she puts these skills to use as an editor for Samhain Publishing, helping talented authors achieve their vision and make their books even better. She's thrilled to be a part of Samhain, where she's able to combine her love of great stories with her passion for technology. Though she resides in Cincinnati, she works anywhere she can take her laptop, including her couch, coffeehouses and—for several memorable weeks last fall—Paris, France.

Diana Ventimiglia

Associate Editor:Silhouette Desire

(http://diamondsdownunder.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/q-a-with-diana-ventimiglia/)

Diana Ventimiglia – Associate was born and raised in Long Island, New York. She’s always had a passion for the creative and can remember from a very young age reading, writing, and drawing as much as possible. Diana’s ambitious nature carried over into college where she majored in English and minored in Art History and Philosophy. It didn’t take long (a year and a half) for her to realize that this was a ridiculous work load. She decided that literature and writing were where her heart truly was, and what her wallet could accommodate. Soon after graduating, Diana landed her dream job working for a renowned publishing house (Harlequin). And the love affair has continued ever since. Diana enjoys anything chocolate, cupcake, and Tom Jones.

Other Speaker(s)

Donna MacMeans

AUTHOR, HISTORICAL ROMANCE

A new author, Donna MacMeans has been gathering awards as each new book hits the shelves. She is the recipient of the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart medallion for her debut release, THE EDUCATION OF MRS. BRIMLEY, and received the 2008 Historical Love and Laughter award from Romantic Times Bookreviewers for THE TROUBLE WITH MOONLIGHT.

A CPA by day, Donna employed her analytical skills on everything from dialogue to market trends to assist her along the journey toward becoming a published author. Join her as she discloses maybe meaningful, maybe not but generally humorous observations accumulated in her research.