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Speakers Bureau

The St. Louis Writers Guild is proud to offer a Speakers Bureau listing members who give presentations to organizations and companies on various writing-related topics. The Guild does not book speakers; instead, it is up to any interested parties to contact the individual speakers directly and work out arrangements with them.

If you are a Guild member who would like to be listed, please submit the following to the webmaster:

Speaker's Name
City, State
Contact Info (phone and email)
Presentation Topics
Speaking Fee
Expense Reimbursement
[Optional link to member's website or our archived Spotlight document]

 

Alphabetical Listing of Speakers

 

Speaker's Name: Annette Crymes
City, State: Florissant, MO
Contact Info: 314-856-5475
arcrymes@sbcglobal.net
Presentation Topics: Speaking Topics:
  • The Lesser Known Works of Mark Twain
  • Bibical Lilith: First Woman~First Feminist~A Contemporary Icon
  • Making Humor Work for You: all in conjunction with her book Uncensored Temptation in which Mark Twain and Mae West take on the case of Adam and Lilith vs. God.
Speaking Fee: Negotiable
Expense Reimbursement: All out of pocket expenses
 
Website: www.arcrymes.com

 

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Speaker's Name: Julie Failla Earhart
City, State: St. Louis, MO
Contact Info: 314-353-4562
julie@writerhousestl.com
Presentation Topics: Speaking Topics:
  • Beginner classes include Getting Started, Creating 3D Characters, Creating Conflict, Plotting Along, Writing Dialogue, Point of View and Setting, It’s All in the Details, Revising and Editing, and Studying the Marketplace.
  • Intermediate classes include First Sentence Expectations, Dialogue vs Dialect, Setting Considerations, Using the Comma, Using the Period, Avoiding Assumptive Action, Getting Published, and Copyright Basics.
  • Experienced classes include The Moody Tones, Similes and Metaphors, Individual Critiquing, Round Table Discussions, Submitting Insights, The Spirit of Writing
    Other types of workshops include, but are not limited to, Writing for Magazines; How to use a Journal to find Voice, Story, and the Great American Novel; and Writing Away the Grief.

    *Any of the workshops are also available as individual workshops for groups
Speaking Fee: Negotiable
Expense Reimbursement: All out of pocket expenses
 
Website: See her Spotlight (pdf*)

 

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Speaker's Name: Fran Santoro Hamilton
City, State: St. Louis, MO
Contact Info: 636-527-2822
Fran@GrammarAndMore.com
Presentation Topics: Speaking Topics:
  • Managing the Writing Process
  • Editing with Confidence
  • Using English Effectively
  • Nurturing Children's Language Development
  • Parenting for School Success
  • The Agonies and Ecstasies of Self-Publishing
  • Making Grammar Visual and Kinesthetic (an interactive presentation)
Speaking Fee: Negotiable
Expense Reimbursement: Negotiable
 
Website: http://grammarandmore.com/authors/fran.htm

 

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Speaker's Name: Judy Merrill Larsen
author of All the Numbers (Ballantine/Random House, July 2006)
City, State: Kirkwood, MO
Contact Info: 314-822-7993
judylarsen1@charter.net
Presentation Topics: Presentation Topics:
  • Writing Fiction
  • Navigating the query/agent search
  • 7 years + 300 rejection letters = 1 published novel
Speaking Fee: Negotiable
Expense Reimbursement: Negotiable
 
Website: http://www.judymerrilllarsen.com
http://notafraidofthefword.blogspot.com
http://mid-centurymodernmoms.blogspot.com

 

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Speaker's Name: Mary Menke
City, State: St. Louis, MO
Contact Info: 314-843-7708
 MaryMenke@WordAbilities.com
Presentation Topics: Speaking Topics (Business Writing):
  • The 10 Commandments of Business Writing
  • Choose Your Words Carefully
Speaking Fee: Negotiable
Expense Reimbursement: Negotiable
 
Website: www.WordAbilities.com

 

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Speaker's Name: Jud Miner (aka The Old Ogre)
City, State: St. Louis, MO
Contact Info: 636-519-8545
 judminer@charter.net
Presentation Topics: Speaking Topics:
  • Have Fun – Write a Book – Have More Fun – Market it
  • Writing – A Never Ending Adventure
  • How BBJ (Business Persons Between Jobs) can help everyone
Speaking Fee: Honorarium optional
Expense Reimbursement: Out-of-pocket expenses
 

 

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Speaker's Name: Linda C. Senn
City, State: St Louis (Kirkwood), MO
Contact Info: 314-984-9805
Linda@PenCentralOnline.com
Presentation Topics: Speaking Topics:
  • Writing Your Nonfiction Book Step-by-Step
  • Add “Author of...” to Your Business Credentials
  • Self-Publishing in a Nutshell
  • The Basics of Book Marketing & Promotion
  • Telling Your Own Story: Writing Your Memoirs
  • Plan & Write a Fascinating Family History
  • Writing a Legacy: Recording Your Family Holiday Traditions
  • Journaling for Personal Understanding
  • Upbeat Journaling to Build a Positive Outlook
Speaking Fee: negotiable
Expense Reimbursement: negotiable
 
Website: www.PenCentralOnline.com (Also, see the archived Spotlight document about Linda.)
 

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