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Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant's hysterical new gift book, Not Guilty by Reason of Menopause (Ten Speed Press, 2008, $12.95), is now available at book stores everywhere and online. Leigh Anne says, "I wouldn't have had the opportunity to do this book if I hadn't pitched Ten Speed's editors at the Willamette Writers' Conference for three years running. Even though they rejected my proposal, they decided they liked my style and sense of humor and so they pitched me. Proof positive that the conference sometimes works in mysterious ways!"
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Here's a partial list of some of our members who have their own success stories that you can read about by clicking on this link or by visiting their websites.
Dale Basye (2005 Conference) - Two book deal; Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go, published by Random House, 2008.
Bill Johnson - A Story is a Promise - Blue Heron Books
Christina Katz
(2005 Conference) - Writer Mama for Writer's Digest Books, February 2007.
Jennifer Keene
(2005 Conference) - We Can't Stay Together for the Dogs deal signed in April 2006
Annie Long (2005 Conference) - Acquired an agent and is in the final stage of writing her book. She had attended two previous conferences.
Ted Magnuson (1992 and subsequent Conferences) - Oregon Trivia, in third printing; Moses Probe released spring 2006.
Al Siebert (2004 Conference) - The Resiliency Advantage: Master Change, Thrive Under pressure, and Bounce Back From Setbacks