OWL Writing Conference & Writing Contest Winners Announced
Schedule
Fri Nov 01 2024 at 07:00 pm to Sat Nov 02 2024 at 03:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Best Western Branson Inn and Conference Center | Branson, MO
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The OWL Writing Conferences offer great speakers, a chance to connect with each other, and a dose of inspiration to carry everyone straight to your computers or legal pads to write-write-write!Mark your calendar for this Writing Event in Branson!
https://ozarkswritersleague.com/2024-Fall-Conference.php
OWL Fall 2024 Conference Agenda at a Glance
Friday Nov 1
Friday night,you may NOT set up your book table.
Dinner on your own but please be ready for our Friday night session at 6 PM! You won’t want to miss it!
6 PM Tex Thompson: The Seven Deadly First-Page Sins:
8 PM The OWLies Writing Contest Awards
Saturday, November 2 Agenda
8:30 AM Registration (not earlier)
9 AM Welcome, announcements, first door prize
9:15 Keynote Speaker Tex Thompson: Editing Like a Boss
10:15 AM Door prize, then BREAK. Check out of your hotel if neededroom
10:30 AM Your Recipe for Website Success By David Corbly of Open Door Creations
11:25 AM Door prize, announcements
11:30 AM Lunch on your own. There are numerous options in the area.
1:15 PM Door Prize, then officer elections
1:30 PM Artificial Intelligence for Authors: By J. C. Fields.
2:30 PM BREAK, then door prize
2:40 PM Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Self-Publishing! By Duke Pennell.
3:30ish PM Closing Remarks and a Fond Farewell
Dates: Friday-Saturday, November 1-2, 2024 t
Location: Best Western Branson Inn and Conference Center
8514 State Highway 76, Branson West, Missouri
417-338-2141
Website: Best Western Branson Inn & Conference Center - Branson West
(It's near Silver Dollar City
Google Maps Link
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Best+Western+Branson+Inn+And+Conference+Center/@36.6771372,-93.3421092,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!3m8!1s0x87cfb85ffbe07e9f:0x9f3dacf64688d226!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d36.6771329!4d-93.3395289!16s%2Fg%2F1tj3lm96?entry=ttu
CHECK-IN: 3 PM
CHECK OUT: 11 AM and yyou may leave bags at the desk if needed
Conference Times:
• Fri. DINNER in the Breakfast Room Yeah, that's what it's called) from 4-7.
* Social gathering Fri. from 7-? In roomthe meeting room, which is just inside the entry of the lobby.
* Sat. Doors open at 8:30 AM, Conference from 9-3:30 in the Branson Room (first room to right of main entrance)
Guest Room Rate: $99/night plus applicable taxes and fees, honored for the surrounding dates
BREAKFAST is available for a fee.
Amenities according to hotel website:
• Room Amenities include microwave, fridge, and hair dryer
• Hotel amenities include free WiFi for all guests, heated indoor pool, and hot tub. It's salt water, not chlorine!
Reservations: You may
• use our special link which we will have soon
• OR call 417-338-2141 and press 0 to talk to the front desk (don’t use the reservation # because it goes to the national chain not the hotel).
Tentative Saturday’s Agenda
HOTEL GUESTS: Remember to check out by 11 AM.
8:30 AM Registration opens. Book table set-up.
9 AM Welcome, announcements, and first door prize
9:15 Session 1
10:15 BREAK and remember that you must check out by 11 AM.
10::30 Session 2
11:30 Lunch in the Restaurant is , probably a buffet. YES there will be GF & non-pork options..
1 PM Announcements and photography contest winners announced
1:15 Session 3
2:15 BREAK
2:30 Session 4
3:25 Closing remarks and a fond farewell
Visit our website
https://ozarkswritersleague.com
KEYNOTE SPEAKER - TEX THOMPSON!
Arianne "Tex" Thompson is home-grown Texas success story. After earning a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s in literature, she channeled her passion for exciting, innovative, and inclusive fiction into the Children of the Drought – an internationally-published epic fantasy Western series from Solaris.
Now a professional speaker and creative writing instructor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Tex is blazing a trail through writers conferences, workshops, and fan conventions around the country – as an endlessly energetic, relentlessly enthusiastic one-woman stampede. Find her online at www.TheTexFiles.com!
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Where is it happening?
Best Western Branson Inn and Conference Center, 41 Treasure Lake Dr, Branson, MO 65616-3567, United States,Branson, MissouriEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
