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The League of Utah Writers' new online Speakers Bureau offers up-to-date information on speakers when you need it. Browse the selections below, or if you are looking for a particular speaker, use the alphabetical (by last name) map above to find information on speakers, their expertise, and their contact information.


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Carolyn Campbell has published more than 800 articles in national magazines such as Ladies' Home Journal, Family Circle, First for Women, Woman's World, Writer's Digest, Redbook, Family Tree and Guideposts. She is currently a reporter for the Los Angeles Bureau of People Magazine. Her articles have also been published internationally in China, Japan, Germany, England, Denmark and Australia. She has three books released by Putnam. She was named Writer Of The Year by the Utah State League of Utah Writers in 1997. In addition, she has published short stories, poetry, educational film and filmstrip scripts, and one children's song. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and four children.

Her favorite talk is titled "From Idea to Article" and describes step by step the article writing process. She recently updated this article for 2007 by releasing a few of her trade secrets to help you sell your work easier and more often. She is also available to speak on the following topics:

Contact Carolyn Campbell at carolync@sisna.com

Rick Chiantaretto's pride was the publication of his first book, Facade of Shadows (a work combining Egyptian legend and vampire lore) which outlines his flair for horror and dark fantasy, with a special love of satire.  He writes as a fiction columnist for Scribe and Quill Magazine and is a regular volunteer at the Utah Humanities Council. A native of West Valley City, Utah, Rick stays busy with his love for technology, and hopes for a career in computer security—that is, if he doesn’t become a best-selling author first.  

Rick is available to speak on Horror and Dark Fantasy writing: Why everyone needs it, and how anyone can write it. 

He can be contacted at his website: www.facadeofshadows.com.

Janine Simons Creager, Farmington, is the former president of the Bountiful Chapter, the editor of the Lariat newsletter for two years, and currently the Speakers Bureau Chairperson. She is a freelance writer and regular contributor to the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah Business Magazine, Broker Agent Magazine and LDS Living Magazine where she serves on the Editorial Board. She has also been published in the Church News, Ensign, BYU Magazine, and ByLine Magazine. Her first book, He Marked the Path: Following the Savior on the Pathway to Peace, which received first place at Roundup in 2003, was self-published under her own company, Iron Rod Press, in 2004. She has published over 400 articles to date and received a Diamond in 2005 for her Journalism Portfolio.

She is available to speak to Wasatch Front chapters, with possible travel elsewhere, on:

Contact Janine at (801) 726-8953 or (801) 451-5440, or jscreager@msn.com. Check out her website at www.ironrodpress.com.

 

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Walt Eddy: Tax season is approaching. It always is. It’s one of life’s certainties, as Benjamin Franklin put it. Taxes—along with most other things, it seems—just keep getting more and more complicated. A growing number of writers, artists, and craftsmen desire to derive all or part of their income from “expression activities” like writing, performing, or another arts or crafts. These people have special requirements when it comes to understanding how federal taxes apply to them. 

Walt provides “freelancers of expression” with information necessary to get the most out of their special taxation situations, from how to determine if their activity is “for profit,” to record keeping, to filing, to appealing adverse determinations.  Walt is an Enrolled Agent who represents taxpayers during the mediation and appellate process. He worked for the IRS for thirty-four years as a Tax Auditor, an Appeals Officer, and a manager in the Appeals Division.

Walt can speak on how federal taxation impacts writers. Contact him at  wreddy848@msn.com.

Mike Eldredge is a 2005, 2006 and 2008 Quill Award winner, and owner an manager of Mill Creek Press, LLC, a micro-publisher specializing in PQN/POD publishing for the self-publishing author. A native of Ogden, Utah, he graduated with a B.A. in History and Political Science from Weber State College in 1971, an M.A. in Political Science from Utah State University in 1972, and a J.D. from J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU in 1980. Mike has been a corporate and securities lawyer for over 25 years. He is the author of numerous historical articles, and has three books to his credit, including "Shades of Gray" which was awarded the Quill Award for non-fiction in 2005, “My Life and the Winter Games” which was awarded the Quill Award for non-fiction in 2006,and "Walker's Promise" which was awarded the Quill Award for Fiction in 2008.

 Mike is available to speak on:

Contact Mike at meldredge@luwrite.com or (801) 424-9060. He will travel on a case by case basis.

 

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 Suzanne Gehring is a member of the Oquirrh Writers Chapter and lives in Herriman. A member of the League since March 2007, Suzanne has written over 70 articles in the past three years, which have been published in four newspapers, including the Hurricane Valley Journal. She is currently a sports and features writer for The Valley Journals. In her free time she works on her novel, a futuristic/sci-fi fantasy. Her favorite reading material: (Harry Potter aside) is The Writer's Digest.

Suzanne is available to speak to a number of writing topics, including:

· A Journalistic Preview: Conducting Memorable Interviews
· Quotable Quotes
· Research: when it's too much
· Piecing the Article Together
· Article Dues and Don'ts.

Suzanne is willing to travel for speaking engagements and can be reached at
dreamgiver12@gmail.com.


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Clint Johnson

Clint is a member of the Oquirrh Writers Chapter, and currently lives in Taylorsville.His first professionally published novel, The Green Dragon Codex, is slated for release in June of 2009 by Mirrorstone Press. Clint's publication history includes short and long fiction, non-fiction, journalism, commentary, academic essays, and technical writing. He worked as a technical writer for Atlantic Marketing out of San Diego. Currently, Clint is a CRLA certified college tutor working in the Salt Lake Community College Writing Center. He is also the winner of numerous awards, including the following first place awards in the League of Utah Writers Annual Contest: 2007 - Full Length Middle Grade Book and Edgy Short Story; 2006 - Full Length Book and Article; 2005 - Speculative Fiction Short Story. Clint has also worked as an editor, both on collegiate presses and as a freelance professional.   

Clint is available to speak on any aspect of the craft of writing fiction, including:

Contact Clint at (801) 964-5945 or  email at clintrj@xmission.com.


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Josi Kilpack has published six LDS novels, one Christian novella, and several award-winning short stories and articles. Born and raised in Willard, Josi is the mother of four.

 Josi is available to speak on:

 Contact Josi at (435) 723-7280 or  email at kilpack@kellerits.com.

 

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Kelley Lindberg, of Wasatch Writers chapter in Layton, has been a member of the League for a total of 12 years. She served as chapter president from
2001-2003, and has spoken at writer conferences, writing workshops, and local chapter meetings. Kelley is a freelance writer, with two dozen how-to
books published, along with many articles in national and regional magazines. She has also written for Fodor's travel guides.

Kelley is willing to travel for speaking engagements and is available to
speak on the following topics:

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Rod Miller is a four-year member of the League of Utah Writers and has served as an LUW Awards Contest judge for three years. He has been a presenter at the Utah Book Festival and taught at Westminster College for seven semesters. He has published a Western novel, a biography of John Muir, numerous poems, and several short stories. One of his Western stories was a Finalist for the 2006 Western Writers of America Spur Award for Short Fiction. He is a member of Western Writers of America and Cowboy Poets of Utah.

 Rod is available to speak on the following topics:

 Contact Rod at 801-566-4121 (home), 801-355-2211 (office) or via email at rod@holmesco.com.

 
 

Heather Moore has written an historical fiction series called Out of Jerusalem that is based on The Book of Mormon. The third book in the series, entitled Toward the Promised Land, just came out in September, 2006. She is a former LUW Chapter President and Secretary. Heather also enjoys reading, sewing, and spending time with her family.

Heather is available to speak on:

Heather lives in Lehi, and is willing to travel to other chapters to speak. Contact her at heatherbmoore01@hotmail.com, or by phone at 801.766.5571

 
 

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Adam C. Olson, League of Utah Writers 2005 Writer of the Year, is news editor for the Ensign and Liahona magazines and the News of the Church site on LDS.org. As part of his work, he travels internationally to gather stories and photos and to train writers and editors around the world. Adam evaluates fiction and non-fiction manuscripts for Covenant Communications, Inc. He also taught creative writing classes and led writing workshops for six years, covering topics from plot to characterization to point of view. Formerly Lifestyles and Layout Editor for the Davis County Clipper and Clipper Today newspapers, he earned multiple awards there for writing and design. He has written dozens of freelance articles for magazines such as Utah Business, Continuum, Utah Spirit, and NewWest. He is a husband and the father of a five-year-old and a two-year-old—meaning his life has both characters and conflict.

 Adam is available to speak on a variety of topics, including:

You can contact Adam at adamthescribber@hotmail.com.

Judy C. Olsen lives in Sandy and is from Wordcraft Chapter has been a member of the LUW since January 2007 and serves as a Lariat liaison for her chapter. She has published two books, as well as many stories and articles. She is also a former editor of the Ensign magazine and has been writing and editing professionally for many years. To learn more about Judy, visit her website, www.olseneditorial.com.

She is available to speak on “Plotting Short Stories” and is willing to travel to other areas.

Contact Judy via email at judyedits@gmail.com.

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Corrie Lynne Player has been a nationally selling writer since 1982.  She has published in magazines such as Trailer Life, Family Circle, and Woman's Day.  She writes a regular column for two Utah newspapers, and has published four books.  Her most recent is LOVING FIRMNESS: Successfully Raising Teenagers w/o Losing Your Mind (Mapletree Publishing 2006)

 She is available to speak on:

 

She can be contacted at corrieplayer@hotmail.com.

 


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Eric Swedin teaches at Weber State University. He had published three history books and one historical mystery novel. See his web site at http://www.sweing.org.

He is available to speak on:
* Writing history books
* Researching history
* Writing genre fiction (science fiction, mysteries, and historical fiction)

Contact Eric at eswedin@weber.edu

 

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Jill Ammon Vanderwood is a mother of four grown children and the grandmother of six. She has placed or won in both the League and Oquirrh contests. She enjoys writing and speaking to children. She also enjoys quilting, watching movies, reading mysteries, camping with her family and loves to travel, having lived in six different states. She is the author a self published, middle grade reader book, Through the Rug. She has also served as LUW chapter secretary for two years and as President for one.

 She lives in West Valley City and is able to travel to other chapters within reason. Please contact her for more details. She is available to speak on the following topics:

 Contact her at  jillpickle11@earthlink.net, by phone at 801-891-3370 or via her website, www.throughtherug.com.


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Pam Williams from Richfield is currently the writing tutor at Red Hills Middle School. She has taught creative writing for Snow College and has been an editor/columnist for The Insider newspaper in Wayne County, as well as a radio copy writer, a reporter for the Daily Herald and BYU News Bureau, and a school public relations director for 15 years. Her expertise is in essays, poetry and articles. She has written three novels, and is putting the finishing touches on a fourth. She especially enjoys teaching revision.

Contact her at 435-896-6840, or email at pamwrite@cut.net.

Julie Wright has been a member of the League of Utah Writers for the past four years and lives in Oak City. She started writing her first book when she was fifteen. That same book won the best fiction award with her
publishing house for the year 2001. She has since completed seven novels, a children's book, and one technical manual. She has co-authored two books on writing and published several articles.

Her hobbies consist of reading, four-wheeling, hiking, playing on the beach when she can find one, and just being with her husband and three kids. Her favorite past-time is watching her husband make dinner.

Julie is available to speak about novels, fantasy, romance, the YA/middle-grade age groups, finding time to write, and anything else about writing. She also gives motivational seminars for teens and women.

Contact Julie at stars@juliewright.com or visit her website,  
www.juliewright.com

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