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RAGT15 Summary

6/18/2015

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Emerald City Party Dancing
PictureObviously I'm not one of those authors who has trouble speaking. My job was to talk less.
Recently the topic of reader/writer conferences came up. Most authors/writers want to go conferences where they can meet readers, learn something, and possibly pitch to a publisher.  Unfortunately, many of the conferences advertised to do just that fail terribly.

Readers want to meet authors, converse with them, possibly eat with them, and get their books signed. Prizes, costume contests, and giveaways just make it that much more fun. There isn’t any place that I know about that provides all of these options for readers and writers better than Lori Foster’s annual Reader and Author Get Together at a relatively inexpensive price.

The boardrooms offer games, contests, oppotunities to converse with authors and chances to win prizes. Secret Cravings Boardroom had an amazing prize baskets for playing familiar games such as Monopoly, Password and Toss Across.

Readers win big with goodie bags stuffed full of books, along with various giveaways too. Several authors offered free eBook downloads. Some publishers gave discounted prices on books for those who were buying. Once again, registration provided you with a $10 gift card to use at the on site barnes and Noble book store. It doesn't get much better than that for a reader. 


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The Amazing & Prolific Author Lori Foster
The purpose behind RAGT, which is now in it’s eleventh year is to connect authors and readers. It gives new authors a chance to showcase their writing. In a glutted market, this isn’t easy.  It is one of the few face to face opportunities that authors have to sell themselves and their content. Although, the idea of selling can be off-putting to introverted authors, the atmosphere is low-key and welcoming. Conversations start organically between author and reader when in the food line or when commenting on raffle baskets.

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Lindsay Avalon, Lori Foster, and Me. ( Look at all those raffle baskets behind us!)
Most conferences do raise money for different charities, but few raise the funds RAGT15 does. They collected $21,000 for One Way Farm, $2250 to Animal Adoption Fund, $3000 to Conducive Learning Center and $1200 to The Troop Project, which puts together boxes for our troops overseas. Several authors donated signed books to the troop boxes too.

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In summary, I would recommend RAGT to both readers and authors. I’m already blocking out my schedule for 2016 conferences. RAGT was the first one on my list. To find out more, please visit RAGT.

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Group photo from RAGT 2015 Sitting - left to right Lydia Michaels, Tamara Hoffa, Cherie Denis. Standing - Elle Boon, Gretchen Roberts, Morgan Wyatt, Sandy Lea Sullivan, Denise S Barone and Jean Joachim
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Jean Graham link
6/19/2015 12:01:40 am

I was one of the winners of the swag bag and am so thrilled. Thank you to all of the authors that donated and Lori Foster is probably my favorite; although I read lots. but read everything she writes from her first book. I thinkI would have loved to have been there to meet you all

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