So, is anyone going to the writers conference being held in St. Louis Mo? I know E, Celestria, and myself are going (and have filled out our registration papers to hopefully room together), but I was curious if anyone else was.

Unfortunately I found out about Realm Makers--which looks absolutely fabulous and I'm astonished people aren't jumping all over this thread--too late to have the fee required, but my sister and one of our mutual friends are both planning on going, so I'll get a report back from them and they had better have it again next year because I plan on attending!

(The guest/speaker list for the event is amazing, and one of my favorites, Kathy Tyres, will be there, among a lot of other big names in Spec Christian Fiction.)

I definitely won't be going ((1) too far away, (2) I'm too late, and (3) too expensive (i.e. more than a buck) ), but what exactly is Realm Makers?

Realm Makers is pretty much a one-of-a-kind Christian Speculative conference for writers. From what I saw advertized, there will be speakers and sessions and the works.

Interesting.

Yep. Our very own Robert Treskillard will be there, too, as a speaker.

Cool.

I say HWers nede to have some sort of design contest for a t-shirt/bookbag so that when we go to these conferences we see each other...

I like the book bag idea!!

So, my sister went and said it was a blast, showed me pictures from the different days and the costume ball--anyone see a Magpie? I'm very jealous, but also curious:

What did you guys think of it, those who said they'd be going?

It was great. I'll be going to the next one.

Keep us updated with that.

Conference updates for 2014:


http://faithandfantasyalliance.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/announcing-the-teaching-faculty-for-realm-makers-2014/

Tosca Lee, Jeff Gerke, and L B Grahame are among the teachers/speakers for this year. I encourage ya'll to check it out!

I'm already jealous.

For anyone not following this--even if you can't make it this year, I suggest following the site for future reference--here's a link for the registration info this year:

http://faithandfantasyalliance.wordpress.com/2014/01/08/realm-makers-2014-cost-breakdown/

What's this?

What is Realm Makers? There's lots of info on the site...and I thought we had it typed up somewhere in here. I think there's a double thread running around.

Anyway, the RM conference is (in my friend's words: "It's for crazy people like ME!" or, it was quite simply "Very very." Whatever that means. XD)

A professional, yet informal way to get in touch with publishers, and editors. Featuring authors of Christian speculative books, and having several seminars on a variation of subjects. (last time they had a people group up and do some sword fighting techniques to get them right when writing them into the story, that sort of thing.) Authors will do book-signings.

Tosca Lee is the big name this year, along with some others. I think L. B. Graham will be there again.

Again, check the site for this.) I think it's a two-day event, and this one is in PA. Cost--which is pretty high, but well worth it--includes two meals for each day, possibly three.

This time it's May 30-31 2014.

Does that help?

I didn't know that such a thing even existed! I SOOOOOO WISH I COULD GO!
I only knew about the conference in Indianapolis last year just by chance of running across it on the internet. Otherwise I don't hear of these things, so posting them on here is a MOST EXCELLENT idea!!!

I am looking forward to the day I can go though.

I am wanting to look into some of Tosca Lee's books, Isacariot, sounds amazing!

Just got this email from Realm Makers:

Want a chance at Free Registration?




For more details, go to this link:
http://faithandfantasyalliance.wordpress.com/2014/01/31/want-a-chance-at-a-free-registration-to-realm-makers/

OOOOoooooo !!!!! I must ask parentses!

Me too...
This should be fun to write I like writing from pictures...we did it when I was in high school.