WriteFest

 Marianne de Pierres is an award-winning author who publishes novels in the science fiction, fantasy, crime and young adult genres. Her stories have been translated into other languages, adapted into a role playing game and an animation. Visit her websites at mariannedepierres.com, tarasharp.com and burnbright.com

Marianne will be presenting two workshops; Stranger in a Strange World – Writing Sci Fi and Nothing Sweet About Me – Writing Crime

 

 

 

 

 

International award-winning fantasy author Louise Cusack is a favourite writing workshop presenter and mentor amongst Queensland writers. Her best-selling Shadow through Time trilogy, selected as ‘Editor’s Choice’ by the Doubleday Book Club, will be released Internationally by Pan Macmillan’s Momentum Books as ebooks in 2012. Louise has been a QWC Writer in Residence and key regional tutor, and has a reputation for inspiring, constructive residencies and retreats teaching all genres of fiction to both adult writers and school students. Visit her website at louisecusack.com. Louise is conducting this years’ Masterclass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In her sixteen years as a published author, Kerri Lane has written over 5o titles for the education market, and writing as Kaz Delaney has had 10 Young Adult novels published in both the Australian and US trade markets. Her YA books My Life as a Snow Bunny and Princesses Don’t Sweat were lead titles for Dorchester’s (NY) Smooch imprint. Her current YA is entitled  Dead, Actually (Allen & Unwin) – the first in the Dead Series -  and is a March 2012 release. In the past two years she has sold eighteen education titles to major publishers such as Macmillan Education, Blake and Pearson. She has also written education titles for Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Rigby and Longman. Visit her websites at kerrilane.wordpress.com and kazdelaney.com

Kerri will be presenting two workshops; Riding the Wave of YA Success – fangs optional and Writing For the Education Market

 

 

 

 

Lindy Cameron is the founder and publisher of the independent Australian publishing house Clan Destine Press. Launched in late 2010, Clan Destine Press has already published nine paperbacks and 16 eBooks; and has another nine paperbacks for the 2012 list. Lindy’s prime objective in creating a publishing house that ‘specialises in genre fiction’ was to uncover, foster and promote new Australian genre writers; and to provide a home where already-published authors can play in new worlds. Another aim has been to republish Aussie genre fiction that shouldn’t be ‘out of print’; and help authors save their backlists from oblivion by joining the CDP eBookery.  While Clan Destine Press specialises in genre fiction it also dabbles in non-fiction, of the true crime and heroic real-life story variety.

Lindy has over 25 years experience in the publishing industry – as editor and designer; and is also a writer of both crime fiction and fact. Fiction: The Kit O’Malley PI trilogy – Blood Guilt, Bleeding Hearts & Thicker Than Water; the mystery adventure Golden Relic; and the action thriller Redback. The latter is also the latest and features the kickarse action heroine Bryn Gideon. True Crime: Co-author of Killer in the Family, and Women Who Kill; and contributing Editor of Outside the Law 2 & 3, and Meaner Than Fiction. Lindy is a founding member and National Co-Convenor of Sisters in Crime Australia. To visit www.clandestinepress.com.au

Lindy will be conducting publisher/writer interviews.

 

Meg Vann is Manager of The Australian Writer’s Marketplace published by Queensland Writers Centre, Convenor of Sisters in Crime (Brisbane Chapter), and a tutor and guest lecturer in Writing, Editing and Publishing for The University of Queensland. Meg has a special interest in supporting aspiring and emerging writers to develop their creative works and pathways to publication. Meg will be presenting The Amplified Author

 

 

 

 

 

Born and raised in Sydney NSW, Rachael Donovan has always been obsessed with horses and reading. Following a Bachelor of Art in Media Studies she started working for ACP magazines, however, books have always been her first love and after two years in magazines she moved to join a Sales and Marketing division at Hachette Australia. As part of the industrious Little, Brown team she worked in the background on a variety of big-name titles including Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, Nora Roberts and many Sci/Fantasy titles in the international Orbit list. Hovering in the background wasn’t enough for the self-confessed ‘word-nerd’ and she wanted to be more in the action. She moved across to the Australian publishing division and focused on working with Australian fiction and non-fiction writers and publishers. After five years at Hachette, she still loves fantasy and romantic fiction, but has found her niche as a children’s editor with Australia’s leading independent publisher Allen and Unwin. Rachael is offering editorial consultations to accepted submissions.

 

 

 

 

Dr John Clarke’s PhD in Psychology was completed at theUniversityofSydney. It examined the developmental experiences and crime scene behaviours of sexual homicide offenders, rapists, and non-sexual homicide offenders from an offender profiling perspective. He has also completed studies looking at psychopaths in the workplace, criminal profiling, serial rape, animal cruelty offenders, and sexual homicide crime scene analysis. Dr Clarke consults for corporations experiencing problems with a suspected workplace psychopath, as well as working with victims of workplace psychopaths. He has also consulted for the NSW Police in developing offender profiles for homicide (sexual and non-sexual), child abuse, paedophilia, stalking, and serial sexual assault cases amongst others. He is also the author of two books. Touched By The Devil (2001) (with Andy Shea) published by Simon and Schuster Australia and John Blake Publishers UK (2003). Working With Monsters (2005) was published by Random House Australia. Further information on workplace psychopaths and related topics can be found at www.drjohnclarke.com

 

After 20 years experience managing politicians, advertising, events, education and promotional campaigns Lisa Blainey-Lewin grew tired of ‘doing’ the marketing and decided in late 2011 to form her own company. Twine Marketing has the sole aim of making practical and relevant marketing education and training available to everyone. Marketing Strategy 1.03 and Road Trip are two innovative Twine Marketing training opportunities coming this year to towns from Mackay toByronBay. Lisa has worked for Sea FM & Southern Cross 10, Queensland Premiers Department – Community Engagement Division, Burnett Shire Council, Australian Provincial Newspapers, Royal Borough ofKingston-upon-Thames,WideBayInternational Air Show, PressPak. She studied Economics and Arts atGriffithUniversity. http://twinemarketing.com/. Lisa will be presenting Show me the Money – How to Market Yourself and Your Work Professionally