"The Premier Christian Fiction Conference"

In His Strength

"I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me." Phil 4:13

Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 18 - 21, 2008

CONFERENCE WHO'S WHO

Wanda Dyson

Name: Wanda Dyson Position: Appointment Coordinator Conference Task(s): Schedule conferee appointments with Editors and Agents, schedule critiques for conferees with authors Website: http://www.WandaDyson.com Contact Email: Wanda@acfw.com Hailed by critics as an author that "gives up none of the pace and terror of the best secular crime thrillers while keeping a strong story of faith at its center," Wanda is in the process of writing the second book in the new Prodigal Recovery Series. "Shepherds Fall" the first book in the new series, will be released by Random House/Waterbrook next Spring. When she's not writing crime thrillers, Wanda can be found scheduling appointments for several Christian Writers conferences, riding her horses, raising rare "Silkies," dozing in the hammock with a good book, or taking her daughter four-wheeling. Wanda and her daughter, Jayme, live on a 125 acre farm with 13 horses, a pony, 2 rabbits, 3 dogs, 4 barn cats, and somewhere around 60 chickens. Farm fresh eggs anyone?

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Ronie Kendig

Name: Ronie Kendig Position: Book of the Year Coordinator Conference Task(s): Book of the Year Coordinator, assistant to Wanda Dyson with editor/agent appointments. Website: http://www.roniekendig.com Contact Email: roniekendig@gmail.com Ronie Kendig is a wife and mother of four children (two girls and twin sons). She has a BS in Psychology and divides her time between her family, writing, and ACFW duties. Ronie co-authored a true story with her husband that appears in Allison Bottke’s God Answers Prayers: Military Edition (Harvest House). In 2005, she won third place in the ACFW Noble Theme Contest in Science Fiction, and in 2007 she signed with her dream agent. An active member of ACFW, Ronie serves as List Hostess for the main e-loop and as the Book of the Year coordinator. She also volunteers on the Think-Tank committee for the national conference. Ronie has a fetish for all things Audrey Hepburn and elephants (odd, isn’t it?) and readily admits she could never make it without the love and support of her awesome crit partners, agent, and ACFW.

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Allison Wilson

Name: Allison Wilson Position: Conference Staff Coordinator Conference Task(s): For the faculty, I handle their hotel arrangements, pre-conference information gathering, and basically do whatever is possible to help their conference experience go smoothly. While at the conference, I coordinate the registration for the faculty and answer their questions, give them help where needed and any other jobs which keep things well "oiled." Website: http://www.hearthitting.blogspot.com Contact Email: amwilson@acfw.com I'm a mom of three, wife for 15 years to the love of my life and slightly nuts enough to have worked all the conferences. I've been a member of ACRW/ACFW when we had less than 100 members and have watched this amazing organization grow. I live in central Florida

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Sydney Zech

Name: Sydney Zech Position: Conference Coordinator Conference Task(s): Overall conference logistics. Website: Contact Email: sydney@acfw.com This is the fourth conference I'm coordinating for ACFW. It has been gratifying and wonderful to work with the board and committee members to foster the tremendous growth and professionalism of this conference. To see the enthusiasm of new and returning conferees makes everything worthwhile. The pleasure of experiencing a successful event is what we planners live for and thrive on. I am honored to work with this organization. I recently relocated from St. Paul, MN to Greater Chicagoland in Illinois, to pursue fresh perspective, new opportunities, and happiness. However, I look forward to welcoming you to my former stomping grounds in Minnesota. It's a wonderful location, the committee has put together a tremendous agenda, and I'm convinced this will be the best ACFW conference yet! See you there.

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Gina Conroy

Name: Gina Conroy Position: Bookstore and Signing Assistant Conference Task(s): Assisting with the bookstore and the Barnes and Noble book signing. Website: http://portraitofawriter.ginaconroy.com Contact Email: Portraitwriter@gmail.com Gina Conroy's writing life is often interrupted by her four kids, husband, blogs, volunteering as ACFW's WIN chapter president, and serving on the conference and book signing committee. In the midst of it all, she co-authored two books, Reach for Your Dreams, Graduate, and Anytime Prayers for Everyday Moms. She is founder of Writer...Interrupted, the blog, webring, and community with over 200 members for those who are balancing a writing career with family, work and other life responsibilities.

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Camy Tang

Name: Camy Tang Position: Genesis Contest Coordinator Conference Task(s): I get to announce the Genesis winners at the banquet! Website: http://www.camytang.com/ Contact Email: camytang@gmail.com Camy Tang is the loud Asian chick who writes loud Asian chick lit. Her latest chick lit romance is released in August, Single Sashimi. She used to be a biologist, but now she is a staff worker for her church youth group and leads a worship team for Sunday service. She also runs the Story Sensei fiction critique service. On her blog, she gives away Christian novels every Monday and Thursday, and she ponders frivolous things like dumb dogs (namely, hers), coffee-geek husbands (no resemblance to her own...), the writing journey, Asiana, and anything else that comes to mind. Visit her website at http://www.camytang.com/ and sign up for her newsletter YahooGroup for monthly giveways!

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