Bloomington Writers' Festival

Sponsors

Tom Keyes — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:56:08 +0000

Beavers Pond Press is an authors-first publishing house committed to helping authors publish their best possible book. We’re committed to helping you develop, plan, sell and market your book from beginning to end. Our model of coaching and mentoring our authors every step of the way is why many of our authors publish their second and even third book with us. We offer project management, ghost writing, book design, coaching, illustration, printing, editing, proofreading, e-books and assistance getting your book into major distribution channels: Ingram, Baker & Taylor, BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com. www.Beaverspondpress.com

Publisher–Table 1

Bloomington Theatre and Art Center (BTAC), a 501(c)(3) is a nonprofit organization formed in 2009 from the merger of the Bloomington Civic Theatre and Bloomington Art Center. BTAC offers high-quality theater productions, art education for children and adults, and visual arts exhibitions featuring the work of emerging and established artists from Minnesota and surrounding states. www.bloomingtonartcenter.com

Other Writer’s Resource–Table 2

KFAI (Radio without boundaries, 90.3FM Minneapolis and 106.7FM St. Paul), is a volunteer-based community radio station that exists to broadcast information, arts and entertainment programming for an audience of diverse racial, social and economic backgrounds . www.kfai.org

Other Writer’s Resource–Table 3

Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) exists as a vibrant professional non-profit association and regional affiliate of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA). It serves the upper-Midwest independent publishing community and industry through education, networking and peer recognition. www.mipa.org

Organizations and Associations – Table 24

AMP13 Graphic Design

Tom Keyes — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:45:47 +0000

AMP13 Graphic Design

Alan Pranke is an award-winning book designer with more than 15 years design experience. Alan specializes in book cover design, book interior formatting and Ebook preparation.

www.amp13.com

Book Design–Table 7

Words and Deeds Inc.

Tom Keyes — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:45:06 +0000

Words and Deeds Inc. Connie Anderson edits both non-fiction and general fiction books, and considers herself an important part of the author’s team to create the best book possible. She combines attention to detail with the ability to edit from the reader’s point of view, asking the “hard” questions. As a CYA editor (Cover Your Author) she also works to protect the author from making the wrong decisions during the entire writing and publishing process. www.WordsandDeedsInc.com

Other Resource–Table 13

Laurie Wondra

Tom Keyes — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:01:58 +0000

Laurie Wondra has worked in executive management within information technology for over 20 years. As a life coach and successful psychic medium she has a passion for people and a desire to assist others on this life journey. Through self-discovery and energy work she experienced, she now teaches how to move into a higher self. Emerging Energy contains life examples and easy to follow practices guiding the reader to find inner energy and life purpose. www.yourlifecore.com

Inspiration–Table 72

Emerging Energy–A Journey Within

Tim Wiklund

Tom Keyes — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:00:31 +0000

Tim Wiklund developed a love for animals and the outdoors during his early childhood years. Those deep-seeded roots and family experiences formed the foundation for his book, The Christmas Pony. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Tim worked for several large corporations before establishing his own construction company which he operated for over 25 years. Now retired, Tim has the time to pursue his passion of story development and writing. Two more books in progress include Maple, the Forgotten Fawn and A Whistle in the Willows. www.tfwiklund.com

Children’s Books–Table 58

The Christmas Pony