July or August, 2011: KARITOS CHRISTIAN ARTS CONFERENCE, Bolingbrook IL, http://www.karitos.com bob@karitos.com

August 2011: TEXAS CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE, Houston TX, marthalrogers@sbcglobal.net

August 2011: CATHOLIC WRITERS CONFERENCE, Valley Forge PA, annlewis@joesystems.com

August 6, 2011: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE, Springfield MO,  http://www.ACWriters.com  ACWriters@aol.com

August 6-11, 2011: GIDEON MEDIA ARTS CONFERENCE, Ridgecrest NC, www.gideonfilmfestival.com

August 6-11, 2011: BLUE RIDGE “SUMMER IN THE MOUNTAINS” NOVELIST RETREAT, held along with Gideon Conference, Ridgecrest NC, www.novelretreat.com, ylehman@bellsouth.net

August 7-13, 2011: THE GLEN WORKSHOP, Santa Fe NM,  http://www.imagejournal.org/page/events/the-glen-workshop image@imagejournal.org

August 12-13, 2011: FAITH WRITERS CONFERENCE, Livonia MI, http://www.faithwriters.com/page-turner.php dporter@faithwriters.com

August 12-13, 2011: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE, Minneapolis MN,  http://www.ACWriters.com ACWriters@aol.com

August 10-13, 2011: GREATER PHILADELPHIA CHRISTIAN WRITERS’ CONFERENCE; Langhorne, PA, 250 expected to attend, mbagnull@aol.com, www.writehisanswer.com/Philadelphia

August 13, 2011: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS DES MOINES CONFERENCE, Des Moines IA, http://www.ACWriters.com ACwriters@aol.com

August 15-18, 2011: OREGON CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE, Aldersgate/Turner OR, http://www.oregonchristianwriters.org scregistration@oregonchristianwriters.org

August 14-19, 2011: CAPE COD SUMMER WRITERS CONFERENCE, Craigville MA, http://www.capecodwriterscenter.com writers@capecodwriterscenter.org

August 21-26, 2011: GREEN LAKE WRITERS CONFERENCE, Green Lake WI, http://www.glcc.org  janwhite@glcc.org

August 29-September 1, 2011: MOUNT HERMON/SONGWRITERS CONFERENCE  Mount Hermon CA, http://www.mounthermon.org/songwriters

September 23-25; ACFW Annual Conference; St. Louis, MO; 500+ expected to attend; Keynote – Tracie Peterson; www.ACFW.com

October 16-20, 2011: BLUE RIDGE “AUTUMN IN THE MOUNTAINS" Novelist Retreat, Ridgecrest NC, www.novelretreat.com, ylehman@bellsouth.net