UK MEET 12-14 JULY 2013

Elisa Rolle  GUEST SPEAKER
Elisa Rolle is a prolific reader and supporter of all things GLBTQ. She is also a highly respected and experienced reviewer who shares thoughtful and perceptive reviews on her blog, at Goodreads and at Amazon, where she is a Top Reviewer.

Marie Sexton  GUEST SPEAKER
Marie is an award-winning author, her books celebrated at Dear Author, Smart Bitches:Trashy Books, Colorado Romance Writers, Preditors and Editors, and the Rainbow Awards. See all details on her website, plus her official bio on our Spotlight Author page.xx
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PROGRAMME

Friday 12th July: Overnight delegates arrive, book in. Time to meet, greet, wine and dine. Optional meal at Taurus, award-winning bar and restaurant.

Saturday 13th July: Day delegates arrive, overnight delegates take leisurely breakfast.

All delegates receive: superb 2-course lunch in AA rosette awarded restaurant, three formal servings of tea/coffee & snacks; hot drinks available all day.

Time	Main room	Syndicate room
8.30 am	Tea and coffee available
9.20am	Registration desk opens
10.00am	Welcome to day one
10.10am	We’ve got it covered: what sells; what works; evolution of a cover Charlie Cochrane, Jenre, Jo Myles, Ariel Tachna
10.50am	Coffee
11.10am	Social media: how to use / NOT to use it. Elin Gregory, Beau Schemery, Susan Lee	Aspiring authors 101 Aleks Voinov, Becky Black, Victoria Oldham
11.50am	How do I write the next 50 Shades of Grey (assuming I want to)? The next big thing. What’s hot & what’s not. Do themes matter, or is it all about the characters? Facilitators: Liam Livings, Jamie Merrow, Anna Martin	Reviews: how you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same. How you can review honestly without losing friends. Serena Yates, Clare London, Sue Brown
12.30 pm	Lunch
1.30pm	Buffet of banter, extended edition: Speed-writing: Charlie Cochrane, Mara Ismine Readers only: Lesbian: Stevie Carroll Transgender: Serena Yates, L. A. Witt Fledgling authors: Henrietta Clarke Editing: Becky Black Fantasy: Blaine D. Arden xx Delegates’ requests.	The perfect blog: winning and losing at blogging. Augusta Li, Kay Berrisford
2.10pm	continued…	Leave my ‘ou’ alone. How do I retain my Britishness (or European flavour) in a world of American publishers? Jo Myles, Cari Hunter, Anna Martin
3.15 pm	Keynote speaker ELISA ROLLE followed by raffle draw
3.45 pm	Tea and coffee
4.00 pm	Spotlight book fair: opportunity to sell, buy and sign books.
Ongoing	Competitions, including: chance to be a character in a book | Surprises: no details or they wouldn’t be a surprise!

Evening: Optional guided walking tour of the Canal Street area. Optional buffet meal at Richmond Tea Rooms.

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Sunday 14th July: Day delegates arrive, overnight delegates take leisurely breakfast.

All delegates receive: superb 2-course lunch in AA rosette awarded restaurant, three formal servings of tea/coffee & snacks; hot drinks available all day.

Time	Main room	Break out areas
8.30 am	Tea and coffee available	As booked throughout morning: One-to ones with authors/publishers.
10.00 am	Registration desk opens
10.20 am	The full quilt bag: covering the full gender/sexuality spectrum – can it be done? L. A. Witt, Stevie Carroll, Beau Schemery	Is anybody listening? How do I make sure what I want to read is being written? The reader voice. Facilitator: Charlie Cochrane Note taker: Kate Mason
11.00 am	Coffee
11.20 am	Humour is a serious business: authors – how to make your humorous writing work; readers – what you want from funny books. Charlie Cochrane, Elin Gregory, Jo Myles	Self-publishing 101 Jessica Freely, Melanie Tushmore, Serena Yates
12 noon	Novel endings: To epilogue or not; Sequels; don’t mess with my HEA! Belinda McBride, Becky Black, Kay Berrisford	What works, what doesn’t: the pitfalls and benefits of real, live, non-internet networking, etc. Clare London, Sue Brown
12.40pm	Keynote speaker  MARIE SEXTON
1.30 pm	Lunch
2.30 pm	Help the team to plan 2014 | Free rein: Room/refreshments available for delegates to use in groups for networking, continuing discussions/activities from day 1 panels and buffet of banter, etc.	Publishers’ panels. General discussion.
3.30 pm	Tea and coffee
5.00 pm	Delegates depart