ALA Preconference Announcement

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Date: Mon, 2 May 2005
From: Pamela Bluh (Univ. of Maryland) <pbluh_at_umaryland.edu>
Subject: ALA Preconference Announcement


Preconference Announcement (At Early-Bird Rates until May 20, 2005)

WRITING FOR PUBLICATION: DEMYSTIFYING THE PROCESS 
Thursday, June 23, 2005 * 8:00 am - 5:30 pm  *  Hyatt, Grand Ballroom F

Do you have a burning desire to write but aren't sure how to begin?
Have 
you ever received a pink slip from an editor and wondered why?  Would
you 
like to know what editors look for in a manuscript?  Do you have lots of

ideas but have difficulty in carving out the time to write?  If you 
answered "yes" to one or more of these questions, this preconference is
for 
you!  
 
The morning session will show attendees how to develop an idea, provide 
suggestions on finding time to write as part of a busy schedule, and
help 
attendees identify a suitable medium.  In the afternoon, attention will 
center on the details of constructing a publishable piece and on 
understanding one's rights as an author and the workshop will conclude
with 
an inspirational address.

Workshop faculty include experienced authors and a publisher: Janet Swan

Hill, Kathryn Carpenter, Patrick Hogan, Peggy Johnson, Pamela Bluh and 
Sheila Intner.

Please join us as we reveal the secrets of successful writing and
provide 
valuable and constructive suggestions for producing a publishable piece.

Attendance is limited, to avoid disappointment, reserve your place now!


Through the generous support of R. R. Bowker, EBSCO Subscription
Services, 
Haworth Press, Inc., Scarecrow Press, and Springer, lunch will be
included 
for those attendees registering for both sessions of this preconference.


Each attendee will receive a copy of Patricia O'Conner's entertaining,
light-
hearted book "Woe is I: the Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in
Plain 
English" generously provided by Riverhead Books.

For additional details and registration information see:  
http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctsconted/alctsceevents/alctspreconf/writ
epubl
ication.htm and
http://ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2005a/precons.htm

Fees:  Advance (until 5/20/2005):  ALCTS member: $185; ALA member: $225;
Non-
member: $265; Student/Retired member: $95
       On-site: ACLTS member: $225; ALA member: $275; Non-member: $325; 
	Student/Retired member: $95  

Presented by the Editorial Board of Library Resources & Technical
Services 
and the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services 
Publications Committee.


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