Our Speakers

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Speakers

Special Guests

Hank Phillippi Ryan

USA Today Bestselling Author |
Award-winning Investigative Reporter

Max Howard

Movie & TV Producer |
Former President of Warner Bros Feature Animation | Previous Disney Exec

Rachel Vincent

Romantasy Bestseller

WRITERS

Candace Kade

YA | Sci-Fi | Screenplay

RJ Johnson

Science Fiction

JB Caine

YA Paranormal | Fantasy

Kelsey Humphreys

Romance | Humor

Betsey Kulakowski

 Paranormal Thrillers

Marty Ludlum

Mystery

Jerry Bennett

Comics

Bob Saenz

Screenwriting

Lauren Smith

Romance | Fantasy | Romantasy

Laurel Thomas

Women’s Fiction

Tamara Grantham

Fantasy | YA 

Bill McCloud

Poetry

Jeff Provine

History | Steampunk | Comics

Julie Caldwell

Young Adult | Fantasy

Carrie Varnell

Screenplays | Film | TV

Randy Varnell

Screenplays | Film | TV

John Wooley

Historical | Horror

Victoria Cooke

Women’s Fiction

AGENTS & PUBLISHERS

Kristina Lennon

Agent
Focused Artist

Katharine Sands

Agent
Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency

Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong

Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

Vicky Weber

Agent
Creative Media Agency

Anjanette Barr

Agent
Dunham Literary

Jen Babakhan

Agent

Books & Such Literary Management

Charles J. Martin

Literati Press 

Aubrey Green

Editor |
eMerge Magazine

Lisa Bell

Roaring Lambs Publishing

Kadey Bernhardt

Admission Press

Leticia Gomez

Kensington Publishing

AUTHOR ASSISTANCE

Ralph Bernhardt

Author Photography

J. Hall

Podcasts

Jesse Ulrich

Audiobook Recording

Amy M. Le

QuillHawk Publishing

Cameron Sutter

Plottr

Desiree Duffy

Marketing

Dave Duffy

Marketing

Michele Chiappetta

Two Birds Author Services

Jason Maddox

Branding | Design

Ana Maddox

Marketing | Branding

CONFERENCE HOSTS

William Bernhardt

WriterCon Programs

Rene Gutteridge

Writing Momentum

Lara Bernhardt

Women’s Fiction