Writers' Conference
Save the date for 2010: April 17!
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 "In the realm of ideas, everything depends on enthusiasm. In the real world, all rests on perseverance." Goethe
All writers need perseverance, buckets of it, and this year’s keynote address is all about determination. Bruce Barcott, 2009 Guggenheim Nonfiction Fellow, presents, "Perseverance Isn’t Pretty." What does it take to see a book through from inspiration to publication?
Author of The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, Bruce Barcott will share some of the work strategies, snacking tips, horror stories, and breakthrough moments that have helped him and others survive the marathon of book writing.
The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw was named one of the best books of 2008 by Library Journal. A finalist for the Washington State Book Award, it recently won the inaugural, biannual Gene E. & Adele R. Malott Prize for Recording Community Activism. Barcott's previous book, The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier, received the Washington State Governor's Award and was recently reissued in a 10th anniversary edition. Barcott is an environmental journalist whose articles on humans and wildlife appear in Outside Magazine, National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications.
 Gloria Burgess, award-winning poet and performance artist, will deliver the opening address. Pertinent to our lives today, her topic will be: “Creative Perseverance: For Such a Time As This.”
Burgess has dedicated her life to service as an author, speaker, executive coach, and consultant who engages individuals and organizations in the process of finding the vital core of their creative selves. Founder and Principal of Jazz, Inc., her books include Legacy Living and Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside, as well as the poetry collections Journey of the Rose and The Open Door. Burgess holds both a PhD in Performance Studies and an MBA in Organizational Behavior and Information Systems. She is currently at work on a book series for young people and has also written an inspirational picture book about her father's life-changing relationship with author William Faulkner.
2010 Conference Registration
 Things you need to know regarding registration:
1) You can register by mail or online using PayPal.
2) Registration opens February 1, 2010. Mail-in registration closes April 8, 2010 (as postmarked). PayPal registration will remain open until April 11, 2010.
| Early Registration (postmarked on or before February 28, 2010): |
$145.00 |
| Regular Registration (postmarked on or after March 1, 2010): |
$165.00 |
| Group Registration (5 or more persons): |
$135.00/person |
3) Registrations are refundable up to and including March 20, 2010. After this date, refunds will only be made if the event is fully booked and your place can be filled from a waiting list. ALL refunds are subject to a $40 administration charge.
4) You will receive confirmation of your registration via e-mail. If you do not receive this confirmation within 12 business days, please contact registrar@fieldsend.org
5) Group Registrations are NOT available through PayPal. Groups must register BY MAIL. Please follow the instructions given on the registration form and below.
 6) If you have any special requirements for assistance at the conference, or questions regarding registration, please contact registrar@fieldsend.org
7) Field’s End reserves the right to change presenters and programs without notice.
To Register by Mail:
1) Complete a registration form. Registration forms are available at the Bainbridge Public Library, Eagle Harbor Books or, click here to download a blank form (Word document) that you can print.
2) Write your check or money order, which should be made out to Field’s End.
3) Mail your form and check to: Field’s End Registrar, Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Ave. N, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.
Registering as a Group:
Registration forms and payment for group members must be submitted by mail together in one envelope. Individual checks or one check for the entire group are acceptable. To ensure sufficient places are available, it is recommended that groups register early. There is no registration available for groups through PayPal.
 To Register using PayPal:
A word about PayPal: PayPal encourages people to register and establish an account. When you click on the PayPal link during registration the page will prompt you for a PayPal user ID and password. Please note it is NOT necessary to have an account with PayPal to register for the conference. Below the question "Don't have a PayPal account?" you will see the word "CONTINUE;" click on this and you will be able to finish paying for your registration by credit card without setting up an account.
You will receive e-mail confirmation of your payment from PayPal AND your registration from Field’s End. If you do NOT receive this confirmation it may mean your registration has not been received. Please contact registrar@fieldsend.org
Photos: Sue Hylen
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