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SEMWA hosts Skill Build in Southeastern Georgia

“Polish to Publish” is the title of the October 1-3, 2010 Skill Build hosted by the Southeast Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. This event is tailor-made for authors with a completed manuscript. The Skill Build will be held at Honey Creek in Waverly, Georgia, just 26 miles north of the Georgia-Florida line, and 5 miles east of I-95.

Skill Builds are usually one-day, low-cost alternatives to annual conferences, focusing primarily on writer education. Due to the retreat-like feel of Honey Creek’s one-hundred wooded acres on a deepwater tidal creek, programming has been added for Friday night and Sunday morning for writers who want to make a weekend of it.

Saturday presentations include polishing a manuscript to publication standards, marketing your work and yourself, building a web presence, marketing overview by industry insiders, and exploring different publishing models. Friday evening will be a special presentation by our Guest of Honor (to be named later), and Sunday will feature a session on what to do when all else fails.

Doors open at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 2 for those on a one-day track, with presentations starting at 9, lunch at noon (included with registration), with programming resuming from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Saturday-only advance registration fee is $60; onsite registration is an additional $10.

For the entire weekend track, registration is open from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, October 1, with a presentation after dinner. Sunday morning will offer another presentation. The weekend Skill Build rate with advance registration is $90; onsite registration is an additional $10.

Lodging is available onsite with double occupancy motel-type rooms, dormitories, and a few cottages. Along with lodging, dining hall meals can be purchased through the center. Call Honey Creek at (912)265-9218 to make lodging and meal reservations. Alternately, hotels in St. Marys, Ga. and Brunswick, Ga. are nearby.

For a registration form, email maggietoussaint@darientel.net and put SKILL BUILD in the subject line or click here to download the form.