*This event is limited to the first 50 registrants. After that, a waiting list will be established.*
UPDATE: Editor appts are almost gone!
When: May 24^th, 2008, 10 AM to 4 PM

Where: Holiday Inn Conference Center, Melbourne FL  
(exit 191 of I-95, 8298 N. Wickham Rd. Melbourne, Florida 32940 )  
*A block of rooms has been reserved for this event under Spacecoast Authors of Romance at the rate of $99 a night.

Who: Diana DeBalko, owner and executive editor of Siren Publishing & Book Strand, 
Angela James, executive editor of Samhain Publishing, and a panel of Siren and Samhain authors

What: Focus on Epublishing

Cost: $40 for STAR members, $50 for non-members, $55 at the door 
*Includes a yummy hot buffet lunch

Other: A limited number of pitch appointments will be available. Also, we’ll be doing cold reads with Diana and Angela – come see what pages capture an editor’s attention, what pages don’t and why! 
*Cold read spots and pitch appointments limited.

Raffles: Assorted gift baskets, book bundles and critiques!

*Critiques to be raffled off include:
Melissa Singer, executive editor at Tor
Keyren Gerlach, assistant editor at HQN Books & LUNA Books
Lucienne Diver, YA author and agent with Spectrum Literary Agency
Pamela Harty, agent with the Knight Agency
Kim Whalen, agent with Trident Media