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Please take time to sign our
ORA BLOG
Meetings
The first Saturday of every
month.
Where
The Library Station
Frisco Room on
N. Kansas Expressway
Springfield, MO
When
Critique 10:00 a.m.
Lunch 12:00 p.m.
Speaker 1:00 p.m.
Business meeting follows
Bring up to 10 pages to the
10:00 a.m. critique.
Visitors Welcome
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Romancing the Ozarks Conference 2010
is over.
| If you didn't make it to the 2010 conference, you really missed out.
Our speakers were fabulous! Try to watch for our conference in 2011, it
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Conference in a Glance
When:
July 10, 2010
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Where:
Library Center
4653 S Campbell Ave, Springfield, MO 65810
Main Conference Room
Speakers:
Kimberly Killion
Megan Kelly
Ginger Kolbaba
Mary-Lane Kamberg
Accommodations
Sleep Inn
233 E. Camino St
Springfield, MO
(417) 866-2464
Map and Driving Directions
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Members Registration Fees: Pre-registration
before July 1, 2010
$40.00
Registration after July 1, 2010
and at the door
$45.00
Non-Members Registration Fees:
Pre-registration before July 1, 2010
$45.00
Registration after July 1, 2010
and at the door
$50.00
Pitch your magazine article to Editor Ginger Kolbaba.
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We have a wonderful lineup of speakers for our 2010 conference. Our
theme this year is Dancing with Words. How fun is that!? As writers we
try to make our words flow to make an easier read. We want readers to move through every page with ease. So you see, it is kind of
like dancing with words.This years conference will be Saturday, July.
10th. We hope to get discounted rooms at a nearby motel so our
attendants can stay in one spot, AND, it's close to the Library Station.
Click the link below to view the
Dancing
With Words 2010 Writers Conference Schedule.
Registration fees includes goodie bags, great door prizes, a catered
lunch. wonderful speakers with lots of great information for us to learn
about writing and much more.
You can register online with our
Electronic Conference Registration
Form, or if you'd like to register by the U.S. Postal service you
can print your E-Z
Print Conference Registration Form. If you would like to secure a
motel room for the night of July 9th, there are discounted rates for
Romancing the Ozarks attendees available at the Sleep Inn just off South
Campbell on Camino St., conveniently located just across the street from
the Library Center. Rates for a double room are $57.49 and reservations
need to be made by June 25th in order to secure a room. Be sure to tell
them you are with the Ozarks Romance Authors conference. Otherwise the
rate will be $79.99. If you decide to book a room after June 25th, it
will be based on availability. Rooms need to be paid for by 6:00 p.m
Thursday, July 8th.
For accommodations call (417) 866-2464
Map and Driving Directions |
Speakers
Kimberly Killion
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Kimberly and Megan speak together, their
Subject:
The Road so Far: The First Year After
the Call 2009 RITA®
finalist, KIMBERLY KILLION, writes Sexy Medieval Romances
for Kensington Publishing. Her
debut book, HER ONE DESIRE, won the 2009 Booksellers Best
Award for both Long Historical and Best First Book and
received an Award of Merit in the 2009 HOLT Medallion.
She was recognized in the 2009 National Readers’ Choice
Awards, the 2009 Golden Quill Awards, and the 2009
More Than Magic Contest. Kimberly’s second Scottish-set
novel, HIGHLAND DRAGON, released in October 2009. Aside from
writing, Kimberly teaches graphic/web design and lives in
Illinois with her husband and two children. Please visit her
website at
www.kimberlykillion.com.
From the Publisher
Kimberly Killion's gorgeous, dramatic novels have the
sweep and intensity of Hannah Howell's megaselling Scottish
romances.
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Megan Kelly
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RomanticTimes Reviewers’ Choice Award
nominee in 2009, MEGAN KELLY, read her first Harlequin
Romance as a teenager. After years (and years) of writing, she sold to
Harlequin American Romance
in 2007. Her first two books were published the next year,
MARRYING THE BOSS and
THE FAKE FIANCEE. Two
new books will hit the shelves in 2011. She lives in the Midwest with
her husband and two children and is well-known at her local bookstore
and library. Please visit her website at
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Ginger Kolbaba
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Subject: Writing for the 21st
Century Woman
Ginger is Editor of
Marriage Partnership magazine, a publication of
Christianity Today International. She has also worked on the
editorial staff of Leadership journal, a
publication for pastors; as an associate editor of MP’s
sister publication Today’s Christian Woman; and an
assistant editor of Preaching Today. She has been a
columnist for Let’s Worship and has published more
than 150 articles. In addition, Ginger has appeared on
national venues such as CNN's Nancy Grace and
Family Life radio.
She’s a pastor’s kid (both her parents are ordained
ministers), which she used as a loose basis for her novel.
She lives in the Chicagoland area with her husband, Scott;
her Doberman puppy, Bella; her book collection; her
husband’s inventions; and her dusty, out-of-tune piano.
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| Pitch your inspirational Magazine
article to
Ginger Kolbaba, Editor of
Marriage Partnership Christian magazine and
Kyria magazine, a Christian publication for women. Both are
publications of Christianity Today International. Articles for MP should
be practical and contain a distinct evangelical Christian perspective.
KYRIA readers are women who are mature in their Christian faith.
KYRIA articles need to offer in-depth, biblical insight into topics of
faith and ministry. Any anecdotes should be real-life only.
Appointments will be 5 minutes each and are available to the first 25
requests. Pitches will be held from 8.00 am to 9.00 am then again from
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm. Please click
Marriage Partnership Guidelines or
Kyria Guidelines You will know in advance what exact time
your appointment will be. It would be appreciated if you would read the
guidelines and be prepared as time is of the essence. Thank you.
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Mary-Lane Kamberg
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Subject: What's So Funny?
Put your sense of humor on paper for
fun and profit. Learn practical tips for using humor in poetry, personal
essays, and Letters to the Editor. Mary-Lane will show you how to use
narrative form and writing techniques to get your readers (and editors)
laughing.
MARY-LANE KAMBERG
is a professional writer and author of 14 books, including five for
children. Her humorous articles and poems have appeared in The
Christian Science Monitor, Johnson’s County Gazette, Kansas City Parent,
Kansas City Star, Kansas City Parent, The Olathe Daily News, Coal City
Review, Mid-America Quarterly and other publications. Her humor
pieces have won awards from Kansas Authors Club, Missouri Writers Guild,
National League of American Pen Women, Oklahoma Writers Federation,
Ozark Creative Writers and Springfield Writers Guild.
See more about Mary-Lane at
http://kansascitywriters.com/
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