The Las Vegas Writers Conference
Sponsored by The Henderson Writers Group
Toni Briegel, will speak on May 8th at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada. Her topic: What an Editor Does and the Different Type of Editors Dr. Toni Briegel has been an educator, writer, and editor for an embarrassing number of years. Recently retired after spending 14 … Read more
November 21, we’ll have Brett Silver, Outreach and Public Awareness Coordinator for the Nevada Talking Book Services-Southern Office | Nevada State Library, Archives & Public Records . Blind since birth, Brett will discuss his life and growing up with the program and what we might do to not only support the program but add our own … Read more
Retired FBI special agent Scott Decker, a non-fiction writer and security consultant, will speak Monday, October 4, 2016, 6:30 p.m., at the Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana. His topic– ATTRIBUTION—Anthrax, Terror and the Evolution of Forensics, is the title of his book scheduled to be released next year. Scott Decker joined the FBI as … Read more
Retired FBI special agent Scott Decker, a non-fiction writer and security consultant, will speak Monday, October 4, 2016, 6:30 p.m., at the Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana. His topic– ATTRIBUTION—Anthrax, Terror and the Evolution of Forensics, is the title of his book scheduled to be released next year. Scott Decker joined the FBI as … Read more
Geoff Schumacher will the guest speaker for August 29, 2016, 6:30 p.m., meeting at Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada. “Howard Hughes, the Mob and the Rise of Las Vegas” Geoff Schumacher is the director of content for the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. A University of Nevada, Reno graduate, Schumacher was a reporter … Read more
Don’t forget: Author John Garth will be the guest speaker on Monday, July 25, at Community Lutheran Church. Shadow of the Past: How the ghosts of World War I came back to haunt The Lord of the Rings. Exactly 100 years after Tolkien fought in the Battle of the Somme, it’s time to see how … Read more
Nationally-renowned poet and author PATRICIA SMITH reads in Las Vegas Saturday, August 27, 2016, at two different venues. First, Ms. Smith will lead a writers’ workshop at 2:00 p.m. at the Clark County Library, 1401 Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas. That same evening, Ms. Smith will read from her work at 7:00 p.m. at the Nevada … Read more
Don’t forget that Monday, July 18, 6:30 at Community Lutheran Church will feature guest speaker C. Hope Clark talking on the writing process, and how her two series came to be. A crazed mystery fan, C. Hope Clark has written The Carolina Slade Mysteries and The Edisto Island Mysteries set in lowcountry South Carolina. She has also indiepublished … Read more
The Nevada Film Office announces a panel discussion about the latest trends in Film, TV, Web Series and Animation, and a chance to pitch your project! MICHAEL WIESE PRODUCTIONS (Filmmaking Books) and NEVADA WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL PROUDLY PRESENT THE FUTURE OF STORY — LAS VEGAS MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2016, 8:00 PM TO 9:30 PM LOCATION: Green … Read more
Don’t forget that Monday, July 18, 6:30 at Community Lutheran Church will feature guest speaker C. Hope Clark talking on the writing process, and how her two series came to be. A crazed mystery fan, C. Hope Clark has written The Carolina Slade Mysteries and The Edisto Island Mysteries set in lowcountry South Carolina. She has also indiepublished … Read more
Leviosa is a 4-day non-profit Harry Potter, Young Adult Lit & Writing conference at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV, July 7 – 10. They thought some of you might be interested in the Writing Track, and the literary agent one-on-one pitching sessions available for an additional fee of $25 beyond day pass/registration costs (prices $60-$450: vary from one day … Read more
Author John Garth will be the guest speaker on Monday, July 25, at Community Lutheran Church. Shadow of the Past: How the ghosts of World War I came back to haunt The Lord of the Rings. Exactly 100 years after Tolkien fought in the Battle of the Somme, it’s time to see how it shaped … Read more