Marlene always provides a spiritual atmosphere
as well as practical courses and invites an excellent faculty.
Cec Murphey
Literary Agents
- Click here for bios & what they are interested in representing
- Jonathan Clements - Founder & Literary Agent, Wheelhouse Literary Group
- David Fessenden - Literary Agent, WordWise Media Services; Editorial and Publishing Consultant; Author
- Diana Flegal - Literary Agent, Hartline Literary Agency Unable to come.
- Jim Hart - Literary Agent, Hartline Literary Agency
- Cyle Young - Literary Agent, Harline Literary Agency
Other Professionals - Click here for bios and how they can help you
- Dr. Ted Baehr - Founder and Chairman, The Christian Film & Television Commission™; Publisher, MOVIEGUIDE® Magazine; Author
- Sarah Bolme - Director of Christian Small Publishers Association (CSPA), owner Crest Publications, Author
- Megan Breedlove - Author, Speaker, Website Consultant
- Patricia Durgin - The Christian Message Coach
- Sharon Norris Elliott - Author; AWSA Board Member; Founder/CEO of Life That Matters Ministries and AuthorizeMe Consulting, Coaching, and Editing Services
- Karen Fischer MS, RD, JD - Author, Speaker, Teacher University of Phoenix Faculty
- ?Deanna Garlic - President / Publisher, F.O.C.U.S.E.D. Plans, LLC; StayFocusedMagazine.com
- Marty Goetz - Recording Artist, Songwriter, “Modern Day Psalmist”
- Rachel Hauck - Bestselling and Award-winning Author; Mentor, MyBook Therapy; ACFW Mentor of the Year and Executive Board Member
- J.B. Hixson, Ph.D. - President, Not by Works Ministries; Representative, Logos 6
- Ann Knowles - Author, Speaker, Teacher, Editor & Proofreader with Write Pathways
- Yvonne Ortega - Author, Certified World Class Speaking Coach
- Marti Pieper - Author, Collaborative Writer, Editor
- Nancy Rue - Author, Writer Mentorship Program
- Angela Schans - YouTube expert
- Jonathan Shank - Web Designer, Celebration Web Design by SKWD Associates, LLC
- Kim Sponaugle - Artist, Founder & Owner of Picture Kitchen Studio
Editors - Click here for bios, editorial needs, and what they are doing at the conference
- Marlene Bagnull - Publisher/Editor, Ampelos Press; Author
- Beth Brubaker - Assistant Editor, Ruby for Women Magazine
- Larry Carpenter - President & CEO of Christian Book Services, LLC, Carpenter’s Son Publishing, and Clovercroft Publishing
- Terrence Clark - Founder & Chief Editor, The Glory Cloud Publications, LLC and Voice of One CNC magazine; creator of ClubK4C; Author; Cartoonist
- Tamara Clymer - Founder & Publisher, CrossRiver Media Group; Award-winning Television and Newspaper Journalist; Speaker Unable to come
- Cheri Cowell – Owner & President of EABooks Publishing, Author, Speaker, and Sidewalk Theologian
- Amy Deardon - Publisher, Taegais Publishing LLC; Author
- Catherine DeVries - Publisher, Children’s Resources, David C. Cook; Representative, Power for Living; Author
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Pam Halter - Children’s Book Editor, Fruitbearer Kids; Freelance Editor; Author
- Rebecca Irwin-Diehl - Editor, Judson Press
- Eddie Jones - Founder and CEO of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, Co-founder of Christian Devotions Ministries, Author
- Susan King - Associate Editor, The Upper Room magazine
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Tracey Lewis Giggetts - Founder/Publisher of NewSeason Books, Author, Educator, English Professor
- ??Jeff McDonald - Editorial Director, Salvation Army National Publications
- Nina Newton - Senior Editor, Ruby for Women Magazine
- Chris Richards - Acquisitions Editor, Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas; Founder WAY – Words and Youth Writers Conferences; Author
- Cindy Sproles - Executive Editor, Christian Devotions.us; Managing Editor, SonRise Devotionals & Straight Street Books, Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas; Editor, DevoKids.com; Representative, Kregel Publications; Author;, Speaker
- Marjorie Vawter - Representative, Wings of Hope Publishing; Author; Editor, Proofreader, The Writer’s Tool Editing; Assistant to Conference Director
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Bill Watkins - Senior Editor, Broadstreet Publishing Group; President, Literary Solutions; Author
Authors - Click here for bios and what they are doing at hte conference
- Dr. Harold L. Arnold, Jr. - Founder of The Pursuit of Influence, Author
- Sandra Barnes - Author whose love for multiculturalism has taken her around the world to collect stories
- Rob Cook - Author, Pastor, Founder of 252 Underground Youth Ministries
- Michael Gantt - Pastor, Blogger, Speaker, active in international ministry for over 20 years
- Terri Gillespie - Author, Speaker, Creator Ruth and Naomi Initiative
- Barb Haley - Author; GPCWC Conference Registrar, Appointments Coordinator, Bookstore Manager
- Hana Haatainen-Caye - Author, Speaker, Voice-over Talent
- Debbie Hardy - Author, Speaker, Queen of Resilience
- Bob Hostetler - Award-winning Writer, Editor, Speaker
- Rick Marschall - Author, Historian
- David Page - Playwriter, Poet, Speaker
- Charles Patricoff - Author, Historian
- ?Ava Pennington - Author, Bible Teacher, Speaker
- Patricia Raybon - Award-winning Author, Former Editor and Professor
- Rachel Rittenhouse - Teen Author
- Tim Shoemaker - Author, Speaker
- Carol Wedeven - Author, Teacher, Speaker, Artist
- Dr. Terry White - Veteran Writer, Editor, Publisher, Educator, and Journalism Entrepreneur
- Alice Wootson - Award-winning Author; Retired Teacher
My life is STILL being touched every day by the Philly conference.
I am writing more, and with a greater sense of purpose,
yet with no concern or worries about my writing
as I know God will use me and what I write
as He sees fit.
Thom Smith, conferee from New Hampshire
