Contact: Sharon Mooney
(740) 623-8348 sfmooney@parakrisis.com

February 8, 2009
For Immediate Release

COSHOCTON, OH -- The Write-On Writers group of Coshocton is sponsoring their annual writers conference Saturday, April 25, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Coshocton Senior Center, 201 Brown's Lane, Coshocton.

Rob Smith, winner of the 2006 Robert Frost Poetry Award, novelist and nonfiction writer, will give the keynote address on overcoming writing barriers. Workshops include: Everyday Writing, Interview-Based Writing, Narrative Poetry, Technology for Writers, Songwriting, Short Stories, and Memoirs. A panel featuring Jerry Kelly (XOXOXO Press"Gambier), short-story author Loranne Temple and other Ohio publishers and writers focuses on writing for the small press. Songwriting workshop speaker Sarah Goslee Reed, Mt. Vernon, will provide music for the event.

Cost to attend the conference is $45 for the day, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Early bird registration, by March 25th is $35. Senior and student rate is $25. Deadline for registration is April 15th. For more information and a conference brochure visit www.parakrisis.com , call (740) 623-8348 or email sfmooney@parakrisis.com