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at The Grand Plaza Hotel
in the Sunset Room
245 N Wildwood Drive, Branson, MO, 65616
Map (click here)
Call for reservations! 417-336-6646
OWL Room Rate:
$69 + applicable taxes and fees per night.
MENTION OWL for this rate!
Hotel Check-in/Checkout:
Check-in 3 PM or after
Check-out by 11 AM
Special Thanks to:
OWL Board
Sound Guy: Jan Fields
All who donate door prizes and bring treats to share
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FREE Amenities:
Wi-Fi, hot breakfast, indoor pool and hot tub, Fitness Center, Game Room, On-site ticket office if you want to hit a show!
Rooms
ALL rooms have Wi-Fi, flat-screen TV,
(and, of course, a bed/beds, indoor plumbing, & HVAC!).
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OWL Membersip: It's only $30/year & includes both live conferences. Plus, members only are permitted to sell your books at our meetings for FREE - NO BOOTH FEE.
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Conference Registration: No registration. Just come.
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Conference Fee: All conferences are FREE to OWL Members.
Nonmembers may attend for $20 or just JOIN OWL for $30.
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Book Tables: FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED – If you are a dues-paying OWL member, and you would like a
book table, please contact Duke Pennell: webmaster@OzarksWritersLeague.com. You may have half a 3x6 table
if you have several books or a space at a round table if you have 1. You may set up your table on Saturday ONLY.
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OWL Hashtag: Our # for this conference to use on social is #Fall23OWL. Please use this
on your social media posts. The tag is not case-sensitive.
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Bring-a-Friend to OWL SPECIAL: Members may bring a non-member guest for only $10.
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Share Your PHOTOS! We need YOU!
Please share your photos from the conference, along with names of those shown, to:
webmaster@OzarksWritersLeague.com.
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Want to take your book to the screen? Sign Up for a 10-min strategy session with Alan Roth on Saturday.
Email DianaWest22@Hotmail.com and she will assign you a specific time.
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Friday Fun – October 27th
Dinner
on your own
8 PM OWL 40th anniversary celebration
and The OWLies Writing Contest Awards
OWL turns 40 this year! We will celebrate 40 years of creativity and inspiration.
We will award over $1,000 in prize money across 25 categories!
After that, we can hang out and socialize. BYOB.
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Saturday, October 28th
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7 – 9:30 Breakfast Buffet for Hotel Guests
REMEMBER:
Hotel check-out is 11 AM.
NO Coffee service
- get coffee in your hotel room, at breakfast, or from a vendor, please.
Water:
OWL will provide bottled water.
Treats:
There is a table for shareables. Attendees are welcome to bring snacks to share.
2024 Dues:
You may pay dues or make donations Saturday. Many of us pay our dues for the coming year at conference.
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Schedule
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HOTEL GUESTS:
Be mindful of the
11 AM checkout
time.
8:30 AM Registration
(not earlier)
9 AM Welcome, announcements, first door prize
9:15 AM Adapting Your Book as a Screenplay and Marketing it to Producers with Award-Winning Screenwriter & Producer Alan Roth
This presentation will include a discussion on how an author should approach screenplay adaptations of their work. There is much
to consider, including determining if the book has commercial potential for the screen. The presentation will start with a "how to"
for writing a screenplay, followed by a detailed step-by-step plan for how to market it to the industry and an opportunity to ask questions.
His website is amr-screenwriting.com
10:15 AM Door prize, then BREAK. Check out of your hotel room if you have not already done so.
NOTE: Book to Screen
strategy sessions with Alan Roth begin after break. Sign up in advance by writing DianaWest22@Hotmail.com.
10:30 AM Point of View: Your Powerful Tool to Shape Your Fiction OR Nonfiction Story with Award-Winning Author Steve Weigenstein
When we talk about point of view in fiction writing, we often think of just "first person" or "third person." But there are a lot more
variations of point of view, and your selection and use of point of view can go a long way toward making your writing effective. And not
just in fiction, either! Point of view can have a powerful effect in nonfiction writing.
His website is SteveWiegenstein.com
11:25 AM Door prize, announcements
11:30 AM Lunch on your own.
There are numerous options in the area.
1:15 PM Door Prize, then officer elections
1:30 PM The Marketing Game with Synova Cantell
Award-winning author and entrepreneur Synova Cantrell struggled with marketing (like the rest of us) UNTIL she
turned it into a game. Then it became a whole lot easier, and a whole lot more FUN! She'll teach us how to do
it during her presentation.
Find her online at SynovaInk.com
2:30 PM BREAK, then door prize
2:40 PM The Turn Your Words into Cash Panel
Several writers who have made money from their writing in unusual and unexpected ways will share their wisdom.
Examples include puzzles, sales copywriting, and stumbling into a paid situation. They will share their BEST
tips and ideas with us.
3:25 PM Closing Remarks and a Fond Farewell
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Fascinating speakers!
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Fresh from New York!
Adapting Your Book as a Screenplay and Marketing it to Producers with Alan Roth
This presentation will include a discussion on how an author should approach screenplay adaptations of their work.
There is much to consider, including determining if the book has commercial potential for the screen. The presentation
will start with a "how to" for writing a screenplay, followed by a detailed step-by-step plan for how to market it to the industry.
Watch his award-winning short film "Jersey City Story" on YouTube.
His The Book of Leah (starring Armand Assante) is slated to come to theaters soon.
Find him online at amr-screenwriting.com
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The Marketing Game with Synova Cantell
Award-winning author and entrepreneur Synova struggled with marketing (like the rest of us) UNTIL she turned it
into a game. Then it became a whole lot easier, and a whole lot more FUN! She'll teach us how to do it during her presentation.
Find her online at SynovaInk.com
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Point of View: Your Powerful Tool to Shape Your Fiction OR Nonfiction Story with Steve Weigenstein
When we talk about point of view in fiction writing, we often think of just "first person" or "third person."
But there are a lot more variations of point of view, and your selection and use of point of view can go a
long way toward making your writing effective. And not just in fiction, either! Point of view can have a
powerful effect in nonfiction writing. In this talk, Steve will illustrate the power of well-chosen point of
view with numerous examples from classic writing.
Find him online at SteveWiegenstein.com
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OWL membership includes every conference
offered in a year, and more!
No pre-registration.
Yearly dues are $30.
Non-member conference fee: $20.00 at the door.
Join at the door or
Join Now!
Any questions? Contact us at www.facebook.com/OzarksWritersLeague
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See you there!
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