ACFW Indiana
Pitch Party
And
First Page Follies
Our much-anticipated, Gong Show-style meeting is upon us!
This has become a favorite for members who participated in the past. However, unlike the past, we’ve added a “pitch party” to make this a full-day event. We want to make your travel time worthwhile. So, YOU get to pitch your book and submit the first page of your book, and you’ll do it anonymously.
Pitch Party starts at ten a.m.
Lunch is scheduled for noon, catered by Mancino’s (sub sandwiches.) We will send a Google Form to take your lunch order by the 18th of June. Price for sandwich and sides is $10.
First Page Follies will begin at
one p.m.
Here are the basics for the day.
What: ACFW Indiana Meeting in Person
Pitch Party and First Page Follies
When: June 25, 2022 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Where: Kokomo Public Library – South Branch, 1755 E. Center Rd. in Kokomo
Who: Cara Putman evaluates your pitches.
Tish Martin, Linda Taylor and Jim Watkins join us on the agent/editor panel
for First Page Follies.
Cost: Lunch $10
Writer Guests $10
In addition, since this is our only in-person meeting of the year, if you wish to use the day as an opportunity to sell your books, bring them along. We will have a book table available. Unless you have the means for credit cards, these will be cash transactions, so plan accordingly.
You can RSVP via this email or future emails regarding June 25th, or do the same on our Facebook page.
We’re looking forward to the fellowship with all of you!
Our Pitch Expert
Cara Putman
Since the time she could read Nancy Drew, Cara Putman wanted to write mysteries. In 2005she attended a book signing at her local Christian bookstore. The rest, as they say, is history. There she met Colleen Coble and shared her dream. Since those infamous words, Cara has been writing books.
In addition to writing, she is an attorney, lecturer at a Big Ten university, active in women’s ministry, and all around crazy woman. Crazy about God, her husband and her kids. Cara graduated with honors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Go Huskers!), George Mason Law School (JD), and Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management (MBA). You can learn more about her books at http://www.caraputman.com.
Our First Page Follies Panel
Tisha Martin writes historical fiction and nonfiction but edits full-time for beginning and best-selling writers and publishing houses. She has a bachelor’s in Professional Writing, a master’s in English Education, and an editing certificate from the PEN Institute. She enjoys speaking at writer’s conferences and supporting writers in the self-editing process. Learn more at www.tishamartin.com.
Linda Taylor directs the Taylor U writers' conference and
has been working in publishing for the last three decades. She’s been an
editorial director, freelance editor, and currently is an assistant professor
in the professional writing major at Taylor University. She has an MA in
English from Ball State and an MFA in creative nonfiction from Ashland
University. Her book Word by Word: An Editor Guides Writers in the Self-Editing
Process was published by Bold Vision Books. She blogs about writing, editing,
and teaching at www.lindaktaylor.com. And she has way too many cats.
Linda does freelance copyediting and proofreading. If you’re interested in her services, check out the Editing Services page on this website.
Jim Watkins
First and foremost, Jim is a writer saved by grace. Of much lesser importance, he’s the author of 20 books and over 2,500 articles which have won numerous national awards. He has worked as a magazine and book editor since his sophomore year in college and taught writing for fifteen years at Taylor University. Jim has spoken around the world in churches, colleges and conferences. But mostly, he's a writer saved by grace!
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