2008-2009 Calendar

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2008
JANUARY
4-6 - Novelists retreat in Kansas City
(Kansas City authors' retreat)
26 - Keynote Women's Retreat at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hutchinson, KS

FEBRUARY
15 - Keynote Ladies' Morning Coffee at Schowalter Villa, Hesston, KS

MARCH
1 - Release of
Leaving November from Howard Books/Simon & Schuster

7-8 - ACFW Spring Board Meeting, Minneapolis, MN
8 - Open House Reception for Gary & Carol Johnson, Bethany House Publishers

11 - Book signing at Lincoln Perk, Hesston, KS
13-18 - On faculty Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, Mount Hermon, CA
28 -
First draft of Yesterday's Embers due at Howard/Simon & Schuster

APRIL
9 - Keynote Life Enrichment Program, Bethel College, Newton, KS
14-18 - Gideon Media Arts Conference and Film Festival, Ridgecrest, NC
30 - Keynote Mother-Daughter event at Anthony United Methodist Church, Anthony, KS

MAY
1 -
Over the Waters releases in mass market format with all-new epilogue
10 - Keynote Hesston Mennonite Brethren Mother-Daughter-Friend Brunch, Hesston, KS
18-22 - On faculty/keynote Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, Ridgecrest, NC
31 - Book Club Event in Lindsborg, KS

JUNE
10 - Book Club Event with St. Luke Presbyterian Women, Newton, KS
13 - Book Club Event at Perfect Peace, Wichita, KS
14 - Book signing at Body & Soul, McPherson, KS
21 - ACFW WIN Mini-conference, Tulsa, OK

JULY
10-12 - ChiLibris Authors Retreat, Orlando, FL
12 - The Christy Awards dinner, Orlando, FL
13-15 - International Christian Retail Show, Orlando, FL

AUGUST
1 - First draft of
Above All Things due to Steeple Hill
1 - Speak to Words For The Journey Christian Writers Guild, Barnes & Noble, The Woodlands, TX
2 - On faculty, Texas Christian Writers Conference, Houston, TX

SEPTEMBER
17-21 - On faculty, American Christian Fiction Writers Conference, Minneapolis, MN
20 - Book signing at Mall of America, Minneapolis, MN

OCTOBER
1-31 - Co-teach ACFW online course with Tamera Alexander
5-9 - To be announced
(Autumn in the Mountains?)
23-24 - To be announced (Kansas authors brainstorming retreat)

NOVEMBER
13 - Keynote
"A Walk Through the World of Publishing" at Hutchinson Public Library, Hutchinson, KS

2009
JANUARY
2-4 - To be announced
(Kansas City authors' retreat?)

FEBRUARY
1 - Release of
Insight from Steeple Hill Books

MARCH
1 - Release of
Yesterday's Embers (Clayburn Novel #3) from Howard/Simon & Schuster
20-22 - Christian Book Expo in Dallas

JULY
9-12 - ChiLibris Authors Retreat, Denver, CO
13-14 - International Christian Retail Show, Denver, CO

SEPTEMBER
16-20 - On faculty, American Christian Fiction Writers Conference, location TBA

DECEMBER
1 -
Release of Above All Things from Steeple Hill Books

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