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Welcome to the Asheville Christian Writers Conference – August letter

 

Well, the time has arrived.
It's the end of our travel season and time to gear up for the 2020 Asheville Christian Writers Conference.

I know many of you have registered early and have waited patiently for me to begin contact. Truth is. . .I'm only one person. I have to wait until travel time has ended so I can manage the work behind this conference.

So here we are. Our first email. I am excited to welcome you on board. So let's begin with some instruction. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. You'll save us both a lot of work. :)

If you pre-registered at the Cove in February and paid $25 then I need you to do the following:
EMAIL ME AT [email protected] and tell me 1) do you still plan to attend 2) your room preference (single or double) 3) if you choose a double do you need me to assign a roommate? 
If I do not get this information from you, by Sept 15 that you are attending, your room reservation will be deleted by October 1. 

Now don't think I'm mean...you've known since the conference in February, I'd be contacting you. If you could just let me know by verifying you are coming and what room you want...it helps with registration so much. We sell out so fast and if I have unclaimed rooms into November, conferees are not getting to attend. So help me out by following this simple instruction.

If you have registered on line then I have your registration deposit and room preference. All I need (from those married couples attending) are the names of both husband and wife and an email for both.  (Please note that if your spouse does not plan to attend the full conference they are required to attend the full group sessions in order to stay on campus and wear their name badges at all times. The Cove is a non-profit and everyone that stays on campus MUST BE REGISTERED and ATTEND the conference. I cannot force you to attend all sessions, but to qualify you must attend the general group sessions in the morning and at night.  You can email me at [email protected] with that information.

When will I pay the remainder of my conference fee?  Conference fees will be invoiced to you in October and must be paid by January 5. We are required to pay bills so we must receive your payment in full by January 5. I will send notices to you with the total you owe and a link for you to pay the invoice in Pay Pal.  If you wish to pay sooner (LOVE YOUR HEART) then let me know and I will send you that invoice earlier. I know this falls in October and you are looking at Christmas, but knowing this now, gives you time to prepare. You don't want to miss being at the Cove. It IS AMAZING.

Finally, I need a photo and short bio (50 words or less) that includes your email address and web or blog page. We do prepare a roster for our conferees so the sooner you send this...the better.

Oh, one other thing. You can check the website monthly at https://ashevillechristianwritersconference.com/newsletters. Each of these newsletters will be posted there. If you miss one, go to the site. They will be there. I encourage you to mark this email address as "Safe" in your internet security so it does not throw these into spam or trash. BUT CHECK THE WEBSITE Under the Conference UPDATE tab and then NEWSLETTERS.  Everything you need will be posted there.

We are in the process of receiving classes from our faculty and hopefully we will have those up in a month or so. Again, continue to check the site. We will update the classes and the schedule as we receive the information.  In the meantime, check out our contests, critiques, and mentoring. These are in addition to your conference fee and are available to purchase as you decide to participate.

I am available via email at [email protected]