Next Step Writers Contreat
A Hands-‐on Approach to Advance Your Writing to a Higher Level
SPRING 2015
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
ISSUE ONE
November
12-14, 2015
Hotel Rio Grande in Old Town
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Join us for this exciting new adventure - a contreat!
Greetings!
We have some exciting news! The CLASS Christian Writers Conference has moved. Not only do we have a new location, there are many new features and a different look. We have listened to your suggestions and have come up with a new concept that I think you will Cind exciting. This year we will learn, fellowship, worship, and work on our writing together. Writing professionals will guide you during hands-‐on time and mentoring appointments. Have a professional critique your manuscript. Learn about the latest publishing trends. This is one weekend you don’t want to miss! AND, the price this year is lower than ever. Register now at classeminars.org
Linda Gilden,
Director, Next Step Writers Contreat
Mentoring Meetings
Everyone who is registered for the conference can request (when registering) one mentoring meeting with a faculty member. These meetings are to share your writing goals with a seasoned writer and together brainstorm a plan to meet those goals.
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Fulfill your writing dreams -
advance your writing to the next level
Have you ever wanted
to write? Have you just
started writing and
don’t know how to
move along? Do you
have a work-in-progress
and need help finding a
home for it? Have you
been writing for many
years and publishing
lots of things but feel
like you need help to
find more
opportunities?
First-Class Instruction
Contreat Faculty
Cynthia
Ruchti
Don’t miss an opportunity to learn
from the best! Our faculty has decades of
experience in writing and publishing
and and wants to help you take your
writing goals to the next level.
Daily Schedule
Each day includes instruction
from several of the faculty, writing
time to work on a current project or
to begin a new one, one-on-one
mentoring meetings, fellowship and
networking, and so much more.
Larry J.
Leech II
Location
Located in the Albuquerque Old
Town, our hotel is the perfect place
for inspiration and quality writing
time. If you need to take a break, you
can enjoy the history of one of our
country’s most unique cities.
Manuscript Critiques
If you answered yes to any of
Register and pay in full by July
the above or have more writing
15th
and receive not only the new,
questions you would like answered,
lower tuition price but also a free
the Next Step Writers Contreat is for
manuscript critique. Critiques will be
you. Just as the name states, we want
available after July 15th for $50.
to take you to the next step in your
Mentoring Meeting
writing journey, no matter where
A contreat mentor can help you
your starting point is. So join us in
create a personal plan for taking your
November and be prepared to fasten
writing to the next level. Share your goals
your seat belts. Your writing journey
and dreams and let a faculty member
is about to advance at a high rate of
help you advance your writing!
speed!
Scholarships are available. Watch the website for details coming soon!
Karen
Porter
Linda
Gilden
Hotel Rio Grande
November 12-14
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
1015 Rio Grande Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM, 87104‫‏‬‎
866-925-8648
Gloria
Penwell
Call to make your room reservations now!
A block of rooms has been reserved for us at the beautiful Best
Western Hotel Rio Grande in Old Town Albuquerque. The
hotel has a restaurant on site, an airport shuttle, and just about
anything else we will need. They will hold the block of rooms
for us at a discounted price until October 11. After that time
the hotel can only accommodate us if rooms are still available.
(Housing is not included in the tuition price.) So make your
reservation early. Bring a friend to room with you. Pack your
laptop and pj’s and let’s have a great time together. Call today
and tell them you are part of the CLASS block.
Gerry
Wakeland