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Linda Apple, whose first novel is currently being circulated by an agent,
makes her home in Fayetteville, AR. Much in demand as an inspirational speaker, Linda has nine creative nonfiction pieces
published in the inspirational Chicken Soup book series. Her presentation, "Building Your Platform",
helped us understand the necessity of selling not only our work, but also our selves, as dependable writers.
Dr. Fred Pfister, Editor of The Ozarks Mountaineer, lives in
Branson, Missouri, where he spends his non-editing time writing, teaching, and lecturing. With an M.A. from the University
of Arkansas and a doctorate from the University of Mississippi, he taught at College of the Ozarks. A charter member
of Ozarks Writers' League, Dr. Pfister has authored two books and numerous magazine and newspaper articles. His
session, "Turning Your Past into Cash" will focused memoir writing. He shared
information about what magazine editors expect from writers and how to sell to the magazine market.
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Velda Brotherton lives in the Ozark National Forest and writes historical
articles and books. Her latest nonfiction book, Fly with the Mourning Dove, tells of a young
girl who grew up on a homestead in New Mexico. Ms. Brotherton's work to preserve Arkansas history was featured on
PBS, and Arcadia Publishing included two of her works for the Making America series. Her biography of
Maud Duncan of Wnslow appeared in Arkansas Biographies from the University of Arkansas Press. In the mid-90's,
she published six historical romances under pen names Samantha Lee and Elizabeth Gregg. Velda's session for the
conference focused on "The Romance Market of Today".
Dr. Terry Engel earned his PH.D. in Creative Writing from the University
of Southern Missippi, and now teaches creative writing, composition, and literature at Harding University in Searcy, AR.
He has received the Transatlantic Review Award and has won the Hemingway Days Festival Short Story Contest,
as well as an honorable mention in Pushcart Prize XVII. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Buffalo
Spree, Open City, Cream City Review, Georgetown Review, and Missippi Review Web.
Dr. Engel's session for our conference, "How to Read Like a Writer", featured writing
for publication, including everything from finding an agent to submitting a manuscript and keeping records.
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