By application only:

You must complete an application to be a part of the Career Track. The focus of the Career Track is career development.

Criteria:

• Must be registered for the 2012 conference.
• Must have at least two books contracted with royalty-based publishers.
• One of those books must have been released within the last 5 years.
• You must complete the application form and return it by March 15th to be eligible for this track 
• If you don’t meet this criteria exactly, but would like to participate, apply and we will consider your application on its merits.

FACILITATORS/INSTRUCTORS:  There will be guest speakers and panels as well

Karen Ball
Karen Ball Publishing Services, LLC

Karen Ball has always loved the power of story, and so considers it a gift to use that love in her work. For the past 30 years she's helped several publishers (Tyndale, Multnomah, Zondervan, and B&H Publishing Group) build strong fiction lines. Currently Karen partners with authors through her own business, Karen Ball Publishing Services, LLC, to help them refine their craft, thus delivering their stories as powerfully as possible. She lives in Oregon with her husband, father, and a collection of four-legged, furry "kids," including an Aussie-Terrier mix they fondly refer to as the "Black Hole of Emotional Need."

Janet Kobobel Grant
President, Books & Such Literary Agency

Literary agent Janet Kobobel Grant founded the Books & Such Literary Agency in 1996 and represents several best-selling authors and winners of the Gold Medallion, Christy Award, and RITA. Previously she was a book editor for more than 12 years, an imprint editor at Zondervan, managing book editor at Focus on the Family, collaborator on 17 books, and writer of two books. As a result, Janet knows the publishing world from the perspective of a writer, an editor, and an agent.

Wendy Lawton
Vice President, Books & Such Literary Agency

Wendy Lawton is an agent with the much-respected literary agency, Books & Such. She represents some of the finest writers in the industry including many bestselling authors. Wendy relishes all aspects of the work--especially helping her clients develop their ideas and chart their careers. She's served on the faculty of several major writers conferences, won the infamous Bulwer-Lytton competition and authored thirteen books. Unfortunately, she's not yet mastered leaping tall buildings in a single bound.  Wendy lives with her husband in central California. 

Sally Stuart
Founder, Christian Writers' Market Guide  

Sally Stuart has been writing for 40 years--full-time for the last 27.  She has also put out twenty-six editions of the Christian Writers' Market Guide, the only market guide that specifically targets the Christian market. In addition she has published a dozen other books, and countless articles and columns. As marketing columnist for the Christian Communicator, The Advanced Christian Writer, and Oregon Christian Writers, she is considered the leading authority on the Christian market. She is in demand as a conference speaker nationwide. Sally is the mother of three and grandmother of eight.