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Frequently Asked
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Who is
sponsoring the Mid-Winter Writers Conference?
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Where can
I find more information about the Conference?
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When and
where will the Conference be held?
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When and
where will the EVENING ACTIVITIES with "Sean of the South" be held?
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Are there
any activities available for early arrivals?
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What information is available on local hotels?
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What are the directions to the Conference?
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Where can I park my vehicle at the Conference?
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Does the
facility/venue have handicapped access?
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Who
can attend, and what is the cost?
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Exactly what is included with my registration?
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Who can attend, and what is the cost?
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How can I register?
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I am a published author. Can I sell my books at the Conference?
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Will the Conference notes be available?
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What
happens if I need to cancel my registration?
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If
I have registered and cannot attend, can I transfer my
registration to someone else?
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Who is sponsoring the 2020 Mid-Winter
Writers Conference? |
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The 2020 Mid-Winter Writers
Conference is jointly sponsored by
Writers Anonymous
and the
Pell
City Public Library.
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Where can I
find more information about the
Conference? |
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For additional information, refer to:
the
Agenda
and Presenters Page, this
Frequently Asked Questions Page,
and
the
Map &
Directions Page.
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When and where will the Conference be
held? |
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The 2020 Mid-Winter Writers
Conference will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020.
Check-in will start at
7:30 a.m. Registration will be limited to 110 people.
The Conference will end at
4:00 p.m.
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The 2020 Mid-Winter
Writers Conference will be held on the campus of new
Pell City Library located at:
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1000 Bruce Etheredge
Pkwy, Suite 100
Pell City, AL 35128
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For a detailed Floor Plan of
the Pell City Library campus (Showing the Conference
Rooms)
CLICK HERE.
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When and where will the
EVENING ACTIVITIES with "Sean of
the South" be held?
NOTE: A Separate Ticket Will Be REQUIRED and
will be limited to 160 people.
Persons who also register for the Conference will get first priority
for evening registration!
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From 4 to 5 p.m. the Bookstore
will be open for book sales.
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From 5 to 6 p.m. Heavy
Appetizers will be served in the Banquet Room.
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At 6:30 p.m. "An
Evening with Sean of the South" in the Banquet Room.
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Are there any
Conference activities available for early arrivals? |
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No.
The previously scheduled informal "Meet and
Greet"
and “Round
Robin”
poetry reading has been cancelled.
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Where can I
park my vehicle at the Conference? |
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There is plenty of free parking
available in the lot at the Pell City Library.
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Does the
facility/venue have handicapped access? |
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YES. There are handicapped
parking spaces immediately in front of the building and the
entire campus is handicapped friendly.
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What information is available on
local hotels? |
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Local hotel information can be
searched at:
LOCAL HOTELS.
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What are the
directions to the Conference? |
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For Written Directions -
CLICK HERE.
For
a
Google Interactive Map -
CLICK HERE.
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Who can attend, and what is the
cost? |
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EVERYONE is invited to
attend!
Whether your genre is fiction, non-fiction, poetry or
blogging this Conference has something for you.
NOTE:
ALL Fees are on a Per Person Basis.
Registration
Option #1:
This fee is $80: |
This is a
Regular Conference registration.
This Option includes
a Continental Breakfast,
all regular
daytime
workshops, keynote presentations,
and catered lunch.
However, this Registration does NOT include An
Evening with Sean of the South. |
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Registration
Option #2:
This fee is $100: |
This Registration
Option includes
BOTH the regular daytime
Conference activities AND An Evening with Sean
of the South.
This is a savings of $5.00 and INCLUDES BOTH a catered lunch and
catered appetizers before An Evening with Sean of the South. |
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Registration
Option #3:
This fee is $25: |
This Option ONLY
INCLUDES An Evening with Sean of the South and the evening's
catered appetizers. It does NOT include any of the
daytime regular Conference activities. |
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Exactly
what is included with my
paid registration? |
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Your registration entitles you
to attend whatever sessions you wish during the Conference.
Also, a continental breakfast will be provided. Snacks will be provided during the day as well as water and coffee.
In addition, your lunch will also be provided. You will be able to network with other
writers, purchase books from the book tables, and ask questions of the presenters
and coordinate with other attendees.
For 2020, Sean Dietrich, AKA "Sean
of the South" will be appearing as noted above.
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How can I register? |
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Registration is easy!
You can register by mailing in a
Paper Registration Form
with your check or money order.
You can
register online using the
Online Registration Form
and pay by using PayPal.
Important
Note: If you register using the Online process,
AND want to reserve a space for selling your book(s) you must
request a book sales space by sending an email to
rita@ritamoritz.com
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I am a
published author. Can I sell my books at the
Conference? |
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Yes. However,
there will be a WA-manned "Bookstore" that will handle all
book sales.
You must notify us in advance. Note it on your mail-in registration; or if you
register online, send us an email to
harry@ritamoritz.com. There is limited space for
books. They will be
reserved on a first-request basis. The Bookstore will
open at 7:30 a.m. on January 25th
for authors to drop off their books. Authors are responsible
for collecting their own sales tax.
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Will the
Conference notes be available
online later? |
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No. Initially, we thought we would put
notes or outlines from the workshop sessions online.
However, due to individual copyright constraints we will not able to do
this. Some presenters may make their own presentation notes
available online. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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What happens
if I need to cancel my registration? |
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If you cancel your
registration for any reason on or ON or BEFORE January 19, 2020, we
will refund your payment, minus a $10 processing
fee. There will be no refunds for any registrations cancelled after
January
19, 2020.
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If I have registered and cannot
attend, can I transfer my
registration to someone else? |
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Yes. However, please let us know ASAP
if is this situation arises.
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Member, Pell City
Chamber of Commerce |
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This website was designed and is maintained by
Writers Anonymous.us
The WebMaster is Harry Moritz.
This page was
last revised on
January 14, 2020.
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