Name: Cat Sparks
Confirmed panels
| Title | Proposed Time | Proposed Room |
|---|---|---|
| Making the grade | Saturday 10:00 AM | Cocktail Lounge |
| Be Kind to Your Editor | Saturday 4:00 PM | Cocktail Lounge |
| So why the hell do you want to be a writer anyway? | Saturday 9:30 PM | Oshaneshii |
| Writing in an Aussie voice | Sunday 2:00 PM | Oshaneshii |
| Book Signings II | Sunday 4:00 PM | Oshaneshii |
Title: Making the grade
Status: confirmed
Proposed by: Cat Sparks
Description:
The Ultimate Guide to Modern Writers of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a comprehensive list of 2000 writers working in the field today. Just how tough is it to make the grade in today's spec fic marketplace? Is it all about talent, luck, who you know, geographic advantage or plain old psychotic persistence? Discuss.
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/02/ultimate-guide-to-modern-writers-of.html
Room Notes:
Tags: Books & Literature
Recording: (rights of use)Confirmed panellists: Alisa Krasnostein , Cat Sparks, Theresa Anns, Bevan McGuinness
One additional panellist has been suggested.
Room: Cocktail Lounge
Time: Saturday 10:00 AM
Title: Be Kind to Your Editor
Status: confirmed
Proposed by: Karen Babcock
Description:
From writing mechanics, to formatting, to knowing how to use word processor features: what you can do to make your editor's life easier, and to make the editing process as pain-free as possible for both of you.
Room Notes:
Tags: General, Writing
Confirmed panellists: Robert N Stephenson, Karen Babcock, Russell B Farr, Cat Sparks, Jenny Blackford
No additional panellists have been suggested.
Room: Cocktail Lounge
Time: Saturday 4:00 PM
Title: So why the hell do you want to be a writer anyway?
Status: confirmed
Proposed by: Cat Sparks
Description:
Three per cent of writers ever manage to make a living out of it. 3 out of 5000 unsolicited manuscripts submitted to publishers make it across the line. However, Clarions, universities and community colleges are churning out more wannabe writers than ever, despite troubled times in the publishing industry and the collapse of traditional venues for short stories. Isn't there something better you could be doing with your time? Discuss.
Room Notes:
Tags: Format: Panel, Guests, Books & Literature
Recording: (rights of use)Confirmed panellists: Trudi Canavan, Cat Sparks, Theresa Anns, Stephen Dedman, Bevan McGuinness
One additional panellist has been suggested.
Room: Oshaneshii
Time: Saturday 9:30 PM
Title: Writing in an Aussie voice
Status: confirmed
Proposed by:
Description:
Who does it well? Who does it badly? Tips and tricks
Room Notes:
Tags: Writing
Confirmed panellists: Elaine Kemp, Stephen Dedman, Cat Sparks, Paul Kidd
No additional panellists have been suggested.
Room: Oshaneshii
Time: Sunday 2:00 PM
Title: Book Signings II
Status: confirmed
Proposed by:
Description:
Book signings by our guests and other authors. This signing session will include:
Richard Morgan
Trudi Canavan
Lara Morgan (no relation to Richard as far as we know!)
Bevan McGuinness
Paul Kidd
Russell B Farr
Dave Luckett (aka L S Lawrence)
Jenny Blackford
Cat Sparks
Juliett Marillier
Stephen Dedman
Room Notes:
Tags: General, Guests, Books & Literature
Confirmed panellists: Paul Kidd, Jenny Blackford, Juliet Marillier, Richard Morgan, Trudi Canavan, Russell B Farr, Cat Sparks, Dave Luckett, Lara Morgan, Bevan McGuinness, Stephen Dedman
One additional panellist has been suggested.
Room: Oshaneshii
Time: Sunday 4:00 PM