FEATURED PRESENTERS

Deborah Raney

and

Ramona Cramer Tucker



Deborah Raney is probably best known for her first novel, A Vow to Cherish, which was the inspiration for the award-winning film of the same title from World Wide Pictures. Her newest books, The Hanover Falls Novels series are published by Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. Deb has written more than 20 novels and is thoroughly enjoying her career as a writer. 

However, her first and most cherished calling is wife to Ken, her husband of almost 38 years, and mother to their four children. Ken and Deb love small-town life in Kansas and being "Papa and Mimi" to four precious grandchildren who all live much too far away. 

Deborah's workshops will include the following topics and more: Making Every Word Count; Checklist for Writing a Winner; The Business End of Writing. Learn more about Deborah HERE. 


Ramona Cramer Tucker has been on the cutting-edge of publishing for over 29 years, in a wide variety of positions, including: Senior Editor, Tyndale House Publishers; Editor, Today’s Christian Woman magazine and Executive Editor, Virtue magazine (Christianity Today, International); Editorial Director, Harold Shaw Publishers (now WaterBrook/Random House); and as a freelance writer, editor, and/or editorial strategist for Simon & Schuster, Random House, Viking-Penguin, Zondervan, Nelson, Baker/Revell, InterVarsity, David C. Cook, Howard, Barbour, Summerside/Guideposts, and other publishers. She is cofounder and Editorial Director of OakTara. 

Ramona will speak on the following topics and more: The Changing Publishing Industry; Getting an Editor’s/Publisher’s Attention; and Articles That Pack a Punch. Learn more about Oak Tara HERE.

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