The Inaugural GOLD COAST WRITERS FESTIVAL

PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE FOR ANY LAST MINUTE CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM http://goldcoastwritersfestival.com/2012-festival/

DAY 1- Seminars to assist authors. Registration is required for these.

DAY 2 - FREE sessions. Registration required as space is limited

DAY 3 - Literary Luncheon. Mingle with both wellknown and newly published authors and industry leaders.

TRAVEL and ACCOMMODATION

For car rental we suggest you visit http://vroomvroomvroom.com.au/

For accommodation you may wish to look at the following websites

https://www.airbnb.com

http://lastminute.com.au/

http://www.wotif.com/

http://tweedcoastholidays.com.au/

Day 1 (Friday) will consist of a series of workshops: 10am to 4pm

SEMINARS: (these require tickets)

10-10.45 Self Publishing Land Mines and How To Avoid Them with DANIEL PROKOP

11-11.45 Publishing for Profit with ANTHONY PUTTEE

PANEL DISCUSSION

1-1.45 Self Editing - Tips From a Professional Manuscript Assessor with LOUISE CUSACK

2-2.45 The Digital Evolution with PAUL HIGGS

3-3.45 Manuscript to Market with LAUREL COHN

POETRY READINGS (these are free and will be held in parallel with the ticketed workshops)

9-9.45 Lesley Synge

10-10.45 Duncan Richardson, Phillip Ellis and Vasudha Harte

11-11.45 Anne Gleeson, Caroline Glen and Holly Zwalf

12-12.45 Open mic

1-1.45 Andrew Legett, David Hallett and Rosanna Licari

2-2.45 Stefanie Leggett and Sara Moss

3-3.45 Andrew Logan, Brett Downes and Robin Archbold

CHILDREN's FESTIVAL is being held at SURFER'S PARADISE PRIMARY SCHOOL from 2-4pm Enquiries to jboydedu@gmail.com

FRIDAY Evening Informal DINNER at Krish India 6.30pm

Day 2 (Saturday) 9am-5pm will feature discussions, panels and featured writers including:

Tim Ferguson, Krissy Kneen, Jennifer Bacia, Jean-Francois Vernay, Michael Jacobson, Jan Murray, Simon Groth, David Reiter, Meg Vann, Andy McDermott, Sandy Curtis, David Craig, Sally Collings, Rowena Cory Daniells, Anita Bell, Pamela Rushby, Michelle Worthington, Karen Tyrrell,

8.45 - 9  WELCOME by Minister for the Arts

PANEL SESSIONS

9-9.45 Writing for Children with Angela Sunde, Pamela Rushby, Michelle Worthington and Alison Reynolds

10-10.45 The Thrill Of The Chase with Rowena Cory Daniells, Tony Cavanagh, Sandy Curtis and Meg Vann

11-11.45 The Journalist Novelist with Michael Jacobsen

12-12.45 Romance VS Erotica with Louise Cusack, Krissy Kneen, Jennifer Bacia and Julie Boyd

1-1.45  TIM FERGUSON Keynote

2-2.45 Become a Human Lie Detector with David Craig

3-3.45 Truth or Dare, Memoir and Faction with Jean-Francois Vernay, Jan Murray, Karen Tyrrell and John Clark

4-4.45 Fantasy and Sci-Fi with Rowena Cory Daniells, Jill SMith, Angelika Heurich and Anita Bell

INDUSTRY Information SESSIONS (These will run parallel with the Panel Sessions)

9-9.45 Writing For The Screen with Ben MArshall and Tony Cavanaugh

10-10.45 The Responsibilities of the Self Published Author with Andy McDermott

11.00 - 11.45 The Future of Publishing with Meg Vann 

12- 12.45 Writers Web for Emerging Writers with Janet Kieseker

1-1.45 Break

2-2.45 Negotiating With Publishers with Sally Collings

3-3.45 Interactive Publishing with David Reiter

4-4.45 SPECIAL WORKSHOP The Art of Comedy Writing with Tim Ferguson

4.45-5.00 Announcements including Competition Winners

5-7pm PAINT AND PROSE Writing Competition WINE AND CHEESE

Day 3 (Sunday) will give you the opportunity to dine in style at a LITERARY LUNCHEON with the Gold Coast Writers Association and guest authors. Guest speaker is JAN MURRAY http://www.janmurray.com/ and 15 published authors will be sharing lunch with you. 11.30am for a 12noon start.

This festival is designed to bring together ALL authors, including self-published and independently published, with publishers and printers who may assist them.

The festival consists of events which require PAYMENT:

Friday Workshops

Friday Dinner

Sunday Literary Lunch

FREE events include:

Friday Poetry Sessions

Friday Children's Workshops

Saturday Industry IQ Sessions

Saturday Panel Sessions

It is also designed as an expo for writers to be able to showcase their work to those most important people, READERS.