Faculty List
Keynote Speaker – Bestselling Author Michael Connelly
Toastmaster – Lee Goldberg, two-time Edgar Award nominee with many TV writing and producing credits
Agents
David Forrer, Inkwell Management
Irene Goodman, Irene Goodman Literary Agency
Stacey Glick, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
Jennifer Jackson, Donald Maass Literary Agency
Beth Jusino, Alive Communications
Ginger Knowlton, Vice President, Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Daniel Lazar, Writer's House
Alexandra Machinist, Linda Chester Literary Agency
Matthew Mahoney,Ralph M. Vicinanza, Ltd.
Kate McKean, Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
Barbara Poelle, Irene Goodman Literary Agency
Philip Spitzer, Philip G. Spitzer Literary Agency
Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management, LLC
Editors/ Publishers
Charlotte Cook, Komenar Publishing
Claudia Gabel, Random House Children's Books
Kathleen Gilligan, Thomas Dunne Books
Sulay Hernandez, Touchstone Fireside
Rose Hilliard, St. Martin's Press
Michael Homler, Minotaur
Jeanne Leiby, The Southern Review
David Long, Bethany House Publishers
Carrie McCullough, McCullough Consulting
Asya Muchnick, Little, Brown, & Co.
Katherine Nintzel, William Morrow/HarperCollins
Jennifer Pooley, HarperCollins
Richard Ridley, BookSurge
Toni Weisskopf, Baen Books
Poets
Patricia Smith, Four Time National Poetry Slam Champion
Authors
Technology
Marshall Turner, WebforAuthors.com, Turner Technology, Inc.
Please note: Although unlikely, faculty is subject to change without notice due to unforeseen circumstances.