This weekend I was able to attend part of the LDS Storymakers Conference down in Provo, Utah. Most of the authors present are local to Utah and mainly write for the LDS Market, though there were also authors, agents, and editors that focus on the National Market.
After two days of fabulous discussions, panels, skits and much, much more, the conference ended with the Whitney Awards Dinner to celebrate some of the many amazing LDS authors out there. Here are a few of the authors nominated for awards in their areas:
- Jessica Day George
- Brandon Sanderson
- Brandon Mull
- J. Scott Savage
- Jessica Day George
- James Dashner
- Orson Scott Card
- Stephanie Meyer
- David Farland
Even though I was unable to attend the award ceremony I want to give a shout out of congratulations to James Dashner who won Best Youth Fiction for his book The 13th Reality and to Brandon Sanderson who won Best Speculative Fiction for his book The Hero of Ages. I have had the privilege of meeting both gentlemen several times and want to thank them for their wonderful books and their efforts to continually motivate those of us working to break into the field. You both deserve the kudos!!! Please keep up the great work.
Keep on the look out for fabulous notes from this conference which will be posted throughout this week on this blog. I learned so many wonderful things I am eager to pass on the knowledge to anyone who wants to know about, but was unable to attend themselves. I do hope these notes are of help to you. Keep up the good work and never give up hope.
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Saw you there, Karen - from a distance. So many people. Wonderful, though. Be sure to nudge me next time :-)
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