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The Kansas Writers Association’s Scene of the Crime Conference 2006 Is proud to thank our sponsors:
OTHER CONTRIBUTORS: Sam’s
Club Thank you for helping to make this year’s Scene of the Crime the best caper yet! Winners of the First Annual SHORT STORY CATEGORY 1st Place “The Drop” by Angela Wilson
of Linn, MO FICTION NOVEL CATEGORY 1st Place The Winslow Incident by SE Voss of Portland, OR Scene of the Crime Conference—2006 It was just a year ago that Gordon Kessler proposed KWA’s first two-day Scene of the Crime Conference. Board members rolled their eyes, questioned, then with pioneer spirit and positive encouragement gave their blessings. Kessler gathered his committee together and barreled forward. Twelve months later, the conference placed KWA as a serious contender in the field of conferences around the country, and was a huge success. Two full days of concurrent fact and fiction tracks, with seventeen speakers gave a seventy-two-writer audience a jump start to their individual creative writing projects. Six agents listened while writers promoted their books, hoping for a sell. Linda Landrigan, editor-in-chief, of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, coached her audience to “narrow the focus on something that can explode out.” Larry Brooks, a noted suspense/thriller author of Bait and Switch, gave a three-hour course on the four corners of the story, and drilled that “the character drives the bus—they’re not on it.” Local Crime Novelist Gaylord Dold told about the perils of rejection and what to do about it. On the fact side, Homicide Lt. Ken Landwehr, Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Mary Dudley, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Dan Fahnestock, Kim Parker and Sexual Assault Nurse, Diana Schunn covered procedures and rules of the crime scene. Bestselling author Robert Beattie gave his audience tips on how he wrote Nightmare in Wichita: The Hunt for the BTK Strangler, and Lee Lofland, CSI and police procedure’s expert gave a lively presentation on weapons and the world of the crime scene investigation. Wichita’s district attorney and keynote speaker, Nola Foulston, had her audience crying one minute and laughing the next at the banquet. Book doctor and writing coach David Sterry gave private consultations on a first-come basis and the agent/editor appointments sent several writers swelling with pride as they were asked to send them their novels. At the conclusion of the banquet contest winners from five states went home with cash. Attendees mingled with agents/editors and presenters in a one-on-one casual setting during the mixer on Friday evening, and a dramatic candlelight banquet on Saturday evening. Feedback from attendees banished any thoughts of too much work from the committee as we all begin to work on the next one. The letter below is just one of many that said it all. "The conference was wonderful. I am pleased that I came. The criminal aspect was fascinating. You couldn’t have put together a better program. Hats off to you for all of your hard work making this event a reality and for the insight to get great speakers and have them compliment each other so beautifully. If every conference is as good as this year — you will always have success! I had no problem with the registration, and everyone involved with the conference was friendly and helpful. I didn’t feel like I was an outsider. Speaks well for your team. "Thanks so much for your help in every aspect of the conference. Truly enjoyable and a great learning experience." - Best regards, Wanda Billbe, Norman, OK "I truly appreciate your hospitality and attention to every little detail. Everything went smoothly. I’m hopeful some book projects will come from the talented writers I met." - Debbie Carter, NY Literary Agent & Owner, Muse Literary Management (And that’s what it’s all about, now isn’t
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SCENE OF THE CRIME 2006 SPEAKERS INCLUDED: Keynote Speaker: Nola Foulston, District Attorney for the Eighteenth Judicial District of Kansas Workshop Speakers (Fiction): Tom Britt, AuthorHouse Deborah Carter, Literary Agent, owner of Muse Literary Management (formerly Mysterious Content) David Sterry, Co-Author of Put Your Passions into Print Arielle Eckstut, Literary Agent and Co-Author of Put Your Passions into Print Miriam Goderich, Literary Agent, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management. Gaylord Dold, Author of Sixteen Crime Novels Larry Brooks, Author of Bait & Switch, Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2004 list. Loretta Barrett, Agent, Loretta Barrett Books Stephen Barbara, Agent, Donald Maass Literary Agency Linda Landrigan, Editor-in-Chief for Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Workshop Speakers (Fact): Lieutenant Kenneth Landwehr, Homicide Investigator Dr. Mary Dudley, District Coroner & Chief Medical Examiner for Sedgwick County. Kim Parker, Chief Deputy District Attorney. Diana Schunn, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for Via Christi Medical Center Robert Beattie, Attorney and Author of NY Times Bestseller Nightmare in Wichita: the Hunt for the BTK Strangler Dan Fahnestock, DNA Analysts for Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center Rick McMahan, Special Agent for the ATF, and Firearms and Explosives Expert Lee Lofland, CSI and Police Procedures Expert |
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