Agents
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and what they will be doing at the conference.
- Stephanie Alton – Literary and Marketing Agent, The Blythe Daniel Agency
- Dr. Sharon Norris Elliott – Founder/CEO, AuthorizeMe Literary Firm, LLC; Speaker; Author
- David Fessenden – Literary Agent, WordWise Media Services; Editorial Coordinator, CLC Publications; Author
- Michelle S. Lazurek – Literary Agent, WordWise Media Services; Award-winning Author; Speaker; Certified Writing Coach; Acquisitions Editor, Roaring Lion Publishers
- Cheryl Ricker – Literary Agent, Dunamis Words; Author; Poet; Ghostwriter
Authors
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- Twila Belk – Author, Speaker
- Joan C. Benson – Teacher, Author, Inspirational Speaker
- Terry Brennan – Author
- Tez Brooks – Award-winning Author, Filmmaker, International Speaker, Writing Coach, Purple Mountain Literary Services
- Beatrice Bruno – Speaker, Author, US Army Veteran
- Lynn Dean – Curriculum Creator, Award-winning Autho, Editorr, Mentor, Speaker
- Michael K. Gantt – Author; Internationally recognized Speaker; Radio Host, Monday Mornings with Mike
- Dr. James Hanak – Author
- Gail Kittleson – Author
- Louise L. Looney – Author
- Peter Lundell, D.Miss. – Author, Pastor, Teacher, Collaborative Writer, Developmental and Substantive Editor, Life Coach
- DiAnn Mills – Author, Christy Award Winner
- Yvonne Ortega – Speaker, Author, Counselor, Teacher, AWSA Certified Coach
- Sandy Kirby Quandt – Blogger; Devotional Writer
- Tim Riter – Author
- Robert N. Ruesch – Author, Speaker, Chaplain, Humorist
Shawn Smucker – Award-winning Novelist; Podcaster; Writing Course, The Nine Month Novel! Unable to be with us- Dr. Craig von Buseck – Author, Speaker
- Karen Whiting – Certified Writing/Marketing Coach with AWSA, Author, Speaker
- Marjorie Wingert – Writer, Speaker
Editors – Books
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and what they will be doing at the conference.
- Susan Baganz – Editor, Pelican Book Group; Author
- Marlene Bagnull – Publisher/Editor, Ampelos Press; Author; Speaker; Director, Write His Answer Ministries
- Larry A. Carpenter – Chairman and CEO, Christian Book Services, LLC; Carpenter’s Son Publishing; Clovercroft Publishing; Sports Publishing Group
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Michele Chynoweth – Author; Speaker; Book Coach; Editor, Elk Lake Publishing; Author
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Shane Crabtree - COO Christian Book Services, LLC
- Amy Deardon – Publisher, EBook Listing Services; Author
- Scoti Domeij – Publisher, Blackside Publishing; Editor and Contributing Writer, Havok Journal; Author; Gold Star Mom
- David Fessenden – Editorial Coordinator, CLC Publications; Literary Agent; Author
- Robin Grunder – Author, Ghostwriter, Managing Editor of Legacy Press Books
- Pam Halter – Children’s Book Editor, Perfect Misfits (not a self-publishing company); Author
NOTE: Since the homegoing of my long-time friend and Fruitbearer Publisher, Candy Abbott, Fruitbearer is being disbanded.
- Amanda Jenkins – Sales Manager, AMG Publishers
- Michael J. Klassen – President, Illumify Media Global; Author; Ghostwriter; Book Coach
- Rowena Kuo – CEO, Executive Editor, Producer - Brimstone Fiction, Brimstone Books and Media, Brimstone Fire
- DeeDee Lake – Representative, Prairie Falls Books; Blogger; Columnist; Speaker
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Catherine Lawton – Publisher/Editor, CLADACH Publishing; Author
- Michelle S. Lazurek – Acquisitions Editor, Roaring Lion Publishers; Literary Agent, WordWise Media Services; Author
- Jeanette Gardner Littleton – Managing Editor, EABooks Publishing
- Daniel J. Mawhinney – Owner, 40 Day Publishing; Author
George Porter – Co-owner, General Manager, Aquisitions Editor, and Publisher Bold Vision Books Unable to be with us- Karen Porter – Co-owner, Bold Vision Books; iternational Retreat and Seminar Speaker; Speaking and Writing Coach; Author
W. Terry Whalin – Acquisitions Editor, Morgan James Publishing; Author Unable to be with us
Editors – Periodicals & Online Markets
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and what they are doing at the conference.
- Scoti Domeij – Editor & Contributing Writer, Havok Journal
- Debbie Hardy – Representative, ChristianDevotions.us; Author; Speaker; CCWC Team
- Marianne Hering - Associate Editor,Focus on the Family magazine (parenting column only) and Brio (fiction only); author Adventures in Odyssey Imagination Station book series
- Sherri Langton – Associate Editor, Bible Advocate magazine, Now What? e-zine; Freelance Writer
- Jeanette Gardner Littleton – Editor, Standard; Editor, Indian Life; Editor of compilations
- Stephen O’Rear – Sr. Associate Editor, Focus on the Family Clubhouse Magazine
- Katara Washington Patton – Executive Editor, VOICES, Our Daily Bread Publishing; Author; Publishing Consultant
- Marti Pieper – Senior Editor, Charisma Media; Author; Collaborative Writer; Editor; CCWC Team
- Rhonda Robinson – Parenting Content Producer, Focus on the Family
- Linda Evans Shepherd – Publisher, Leading Hearts Magazine and Arise Daily; CEO Advanced Writers & Speakers Association (AWSA); Founder, Arise Esther Movement; Author; Speaker
Other Professionals
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and what they will be doing at the conference.
- Patricia Durgin – Marketers On A Mission, Bible Teacher, Professional Interviewer, Marketing Coach & Strategist, AWSA Certified Writer & Speaker Coach
- Marty Goetz – Songwriter, Pianist, Vocalist
- Diana Flegal – Writers’ Coach; Podcast Co-host, Reality Coaching for Writers
- Pam Halter - Children’s Book Editor, Perfect Misfits (not a publishing house); Author
Roy Hanschke – Speaker and Speaker Trainer, Author Unable to be with us- Kevin Wayne Johnson – Author; Founder and Chief Executive, The Johnson Leadership Group LLC; John Maxwell Team Certified Trainer, Coach, Mentor, and Speaker
- Eddie Jones – Writers’ Coach; Podcast Co-host, Reality Coaching for Writers; Author
- Jonathan Shank – CEO, Celebration Web Design
- Patti Shene – Writer; Blogger; Podcaster, Step Into the Light
- Thomas Umtattd Jr. – Podcast Host, Novel Marketing Podcast, Christian Publishing Show, AuthorMedia.com
WHA Team
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and what they will be doing at the conference.
- Donna DeLoretto Brennan – Faculty Interviews, Author
- Victoria Dorshorn – Author, Scriptwriter
- Darcie Gudger – Tech Crew; Author; Co-founder/leader, WY Write
- Barb Haley – Conference Registrar and Appointments Coordinator, Author
- Debbie Hardy – Representative, ChristianDevotions.us; Author; Speaker
- Ava Pennington – Author, Bible Study Fellowship Teacher, Speaker
- Marti Pieper – Senior Editor, Charisma Media; Author; Collaborative Writer; Editor
- J. Chris Richards – Conference Bookstore, Author, Speaker, Editor, Writing Coach
- Roy Richards – Conference Bookstore
- Tabatha Scheffler – Writer, Counselor, Tech Crew Captain
- Joy Schneider – Author
- Laura Shaffer – Prayer Coordinator, Blogger, Daily Bible Prayer; Author
- Eric Sprinkle – Tech Crew; Founder, Adventure Experience; Speaker; Author
It has been years since I attended my first writer's conference in Estes Park.
The 2021 virtual conference fanned the embers;
I was encouraged and inspired.
I also learned how much more I need to learn to improve my writing for Jesus.
Stephanie Hanouw – conferee from Aurora, Colorado
