SCHEDULE:

SPEAKERS:

• Jeff Gerke, editor of Marcher Lord Press.
• Professor Mark Wilson.
• Literary Agent Amanda Luedeke from the Chip MacGregor Agency.
• YA author Stephanie Morrill.
• Daniel Schwabauer, creator of The One Year Adventure Novel

Jeff Gerke has been called the de facto gatekeeper of Christian speculative fiction. He has a special place in his heart for "weird" Christian fiction (SF, fantasy, supernatural thrillers, etc.) and maintains a thriving Web site dedicated to those genres: Where The Map Ends. Jeff has served as an editor for Multnomah Publishers, Strang Communications, and NavPress. While at Strang, Jeff launched Realms, an imprint of Christian speculative fiction. In October 2008 Jeff launched Marcher Lord Press, an indie publishing company specializing in Christian speculative fiction. Marcher Lord Press has won multiple Christy Awards and ACFW Carol Awards. Under the pen name Jefferson Scott, Jeff has authored six Christian novels and coauthored several nonfiction books. His fiction craft how-to books include The Art & Craft of Writing Christian Fiction and two by Writers Digest Books: Plot Versus Character and The First 50 Pages.

Mark Wilson is an English professor at Southwestern Oregon Community College. Mark was a featured speaker at last year's workshop and received rave reviews from attendees. He holds a Master's degree in English from Washington State University and has taught college literature and writing courses for the thirty years. 

Amanda Luedeke is a literary agent at the Chip MacGregor Agency. She is a graduate of the acclaimed Professional Writing program at Taylor University. Since college, she’s made her living as a writer, working as a freelancer for local newspapers and marketing companies, while operating her own writing business. Amanda brings unique interests to the MacGregor Literary team. She represents general market and CBA projects. Some of her areas of interest include nonfiction, literary fiction, paranormal and speculative fiction (including steampunk and fantasy), YA, and middle grade fiction.

Stephanie Morrill is a twenty-something living in Overland Park, Kansas with her husband and two kids. Her only talents are reading, writing, and drinking coffee, so career options were somewhat limited. Fortunately, she discovered a passion for young adult novels and has been writing them ever since. Stephanie is the author of The Reinvention of Skylar Hoyt series and is currently working on other young adult projects. She enjoys encouraging and teaching teen writers and does so on her blog www.GoTeenWriters.com. To connect with Stephanie and read samples of her books, check out www.StephanieMorrillBooks.com.

Rhonda Carlson has taught theatre and writing at a number of universities throughout the country, including The Boston Conservatory and The University of Nevada. As a playwright/composer, her original musical, DEAR EMMA, has received critical acclaim from such sources as The LA Times and The Las Vegas Review Journal. She recently won The Larry Corse International Playwrighting Competition for her play, FLY OVER LAND. The piece was premiered at Columbus State University.  Rhonda has produced and directed over 200 productions, but her first love is teaching. Her students have appeared on Broadway and in national tours, and her workshops have been featured from coast to coast.

Daniel Schwabauer is the creator of the One Year Adventure Novel creative writing curriculum and the author of Runt the Brave and Runt the Hunted. Mr. Schwabauer loves to share his passion for Story. He was once asked if he would like to be the next C.S. Lewis. He replied, "I'd rather train a thousand C.S. Lewises."

Mrs. S. will not be speaking formally. Mr. S. could not afford her speaking fee, and she has not written anything. She does, however, have a sincere love for the OYAN students and is excited about seeing them equipped to impact their generation. Therefore, we may let her have the microphone a couple of times, but only in measured doses.

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