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PAST PARTICIPANTS PRAISE 

TONY HILLERMAN WRITERS CONFERENCE: FOCUS ON MYSTERY 

 
“I want to thank you for all your help and support. I'm proud to announce that my novel, God's House, is now agented. My association with Willamette Writers, Pacific Northwest Writers, and the Tony Hillerman Writers conferences, and the agents I met there, all played a key part in this happy outcome. Thank you again.”       
 
JOHN D. TRUDEL – Newberg, OR
  
“Just so you know, and so you can brag to future attendees, I can report another book contract resulting directly from attendance at the Tony Hillerman Mystery Conference. Gibbs Smith called me tonight and said he's sending me a contract for my book about the Coronado expedition titled Winter of the Metal People: The Tiguex War.
Gibbs sat next to me at the conference, and that's how he found out about my book.
Thank you WORDHARVEST, Anne and Jean. See you next November.”  

DENNIS HERRICK – Albuquerque, NM
  

"I enjoyed my second THMWC even more than the first one I attended in 2006... I feel very grateful to have been in contact with Margaret Coel, whom I greatly admire, and the other excellent presenters. I have begun to research and plot my idea for a novel about religious art theft; who'd a thunk it?! Certainly not I.

Thanks for your efforts on behalf of "real" writers, incipient writers, and wannabe writers. "

 

ELIZABETH GALLIGAN - Albuquerque, NM

"Thanks for a great experience at the conference.  I learned much and have a lot to discuss with my creative writing students about the realities of writing and publishing.  It was well worth the weekend and I hope to return next year. "
 
Russ
 

From our summer programs 2007:
 

"I enjoyed this workshop.  Thank you for the wonderful environment and the food."

"The workshop was more wonderful than expected.  Hearing about the author’s experiences and meeting other participants were highlights of the class."

"As a novice writer I was interested in the encouragement, knowledge, camaraderie, and comfortable environment of the workshop."


On Pat Mora’s one-day workshop on writing for kids:

“I have taken so many workshops on writing, publishing, and children’s books and this was the best inspirationally.  Pat (Mora) is authentic.  She gave each one of us a clue into our own processes.  Charming and honest – she put us “on path”. Just delightful!  And the food was 4-star.  I’ll be back!”

“Pat (Mora) made wonderful use of (the) time.  I enjoyed this workshop.  Thank you for the wonderful environment and the food.”

As a novice writer I was interested in the encouragement, knowledge, camaraderie, and comfortable environment of (Pat Mora’s) workshop.

On Paula Paul’s one-day working on Pacing Your Novel:

“Anne and Jean, you are to be commended for creating a perfect combination of workshops and the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference!”

“Pacing is my weakness, so this topic really grabbed my attention.  I love how these workshops zoom in on one topic at a time.  This is much more beneficial than broader conferences.  Thank you!!”

“Paula knows her craft and is so generous to share it.  She did a great job of tying practical exercises to lessons and creating concepts.”