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The organizers of OpenCamp (a conference in DFW geared to bloggers and website designers) and Big(D)esign Conference (devoted to social media, user experience, and code development) have gracefully shared many of their organizational methods with the DFWcon team. For that, we offer our thanks.

In return, we want to encourage you to consider attending OpenCamp, coming up quickly the weekend of August 27-29. Here’s more about it directly from the OpenCamp organizers:

OpenCamp is the Southwest’s first multi-platform web conference. With top speakers covering topics ranging from social media to technical development, content creation, revenue generation and more, webmasters and web developers, bloggers, podcasters and technologists on any platform are welcome.

No matter what your interest, the platforms we’ll be covering at OpenCamp will help you further your publishing efforts, whether you use the written word, video or audio we’ve got you covered. While some sessions at OpenCamp will be a little more technical, most of them will be geared at beginners and intermediate users. We’ll also have great speakers such as Brian Clark from Copyblogger.com to discuss niche aspects of publishing, such as web copywriting and how to better integrate multi-media into your publishing efforts.

We recently announced the initial release of the OpenCamp Schedule. So far we have more than 50 sessions across seven tracks, plus networking events on Friday and Saturday.

This is the one blogging conference that you don’t want to miss!

Reserve your seat today here: OpenCamp Registration

Dawn Frederick, literary agent and owner at Red Sofa Literary

Dawn Frederick, literary agent and owner at Red Sofa Literary, has confirmed she will attend the 2011 DFW Writers’ Conference.

Bio

Red Sofa Literary was established by Dawn Frederick in 2008.  Dawn brings a broad knowledge of the book business to the table—with over 10 years of experience as a bookseller in the independent, chain, and specialty stores; an editor for a YA publisher, a published nonfiction author, and her experience as an Associate Literary Agent at Sebastian Literary Agency from 2002 – 2007. She carries a B.S. in Human Ecology, and a M.S. in Information Sciences from an ALA accredited institution.

“Not only do I know what people like to read and are currently  reading;  I also have the experience of  working one-on-one with authors, book distribution centers, and literary organizations.”

Previous books sold include: I Love Rock & Roll (Except When I Hate It) by Brian Boone (Perigee), The Secrets of Skinny Chicks by Karen Bridson (McGraw-Hill), Finding Betty Crocker by Susan Marks (Simon & Schuster), Train to Nowhere by Colleen Bradford-Krantz (Ice Cube Press), and No Mercy: Roller Derby Life on the Flat-Track by Jules Doyle (Schiffer Publilshing).

Dawn is looking for nonfiction, and will be doing one-on-one consultations, a panel, and teaching a class during the 2011 DFW Writers’ Conference.

Candace Isenhower attended her first writers’ conference in 2009: The DFW Writers’ Conference. And she walked away with agent representation by Uwe Stender.

Here’s how it happened.

The next DFW Writers’ Conference is April 10&11, 2010, at the City of Grapevine Convention Center. Details here.