THE MEMOIR CONFERENCE
HOW TO WRITE AND PUBLISH YOUR PERSONAL STORIES

Saturday, August 16, 2008

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Contact Information

Conference Registration Fee (select one)

REGISTRATION INCLUDES conference presentations, a box lunch, refreshments and the possibility of a 10-minute pitch session.

The conference will be held at the CNM WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER, 5600 Eagle Rock Avenue NE (near I-25 and Alameda), Albuquerque, New Mexico. Check-in time is from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. The Conference will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. If you need a hotel, there are two within walking distance: Holiday Inn Express, 5401 Alameda NE, Albuquerque (505-797-2291) and Ramada Limited, 5601 Alameda NE, Albuquerque (505-858-3297).

$99.00 SWW member cost, (early bird rate--on or before August 1)

$119.00 SWW member cost (registered after 8/1)   

$149.00 non-member cost - includes one-year membership in SWW (early bird rate)

$169.00 non-member cost - includes one-year membership in SWW ( after 8/1/08)

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Lunch Preference

Please select one.

Smoked Turkey Sandwich

Fresh Vegetable Sandwich

If you require a special diet or have allergies, please specify, or you are welcome to bring your own lunch (no discount):

Pitch Session

IF YOU WOULD LIKE A 10-MINUTE PITCH SESSION, please indicate your preference by entering a number "1."

Only one pitch session can be assigned. However, if your first choice is unavailable, do you have a second or third choice? If so, please indicate by entering the numbers “2” and “3.”

Deborah Herman, literary agent (for any variety of memoir)

Luther Wilson, UNM Press Director (for memoirs with a Western connection, preferably New Mexico or the Southwest)

Tim McKee, Managing Editor, The Sun Magazine (for magazine-length personal essays)

NOTE: The number of pitch sessions is limited. We will try to accommodate everyone, but pitch sessions will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis and we cannot guarantee that everyone will get a session. Early registration will increase your chance of getting the pitch session of your choice.