CAC18 Archived Schedule

2022-07-31T10:55:56-07:00By |

STORY. PRODUCTION. BEYOND. We have a spectacular line-up of experts in marketing, book publicity, and publishing for the 2018 Chanticleer Authors Conference! Hashtag:  #CAC18 #BeyondStory Special Guests: Robert Scott Steindorff:  Beyond the Book -- Entertainment, Film, and TV Robert Scott Steindorff is an American film and television producer who is known for adapting literary works into film works. He works with some of the top people in the entertainment industry such as Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, Ewan McGregor, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Will Farrell, Jack Black, and others. Scott has produced  Chef, Jane Got A Gun, Las Vegas and  Empire Falls (TV Series), The Human Stain, Love in the Time of Cholera, and other works. Michele Miron, Editor for Press Publications wrote that "When producer Scott Steindorff buys rights to a book, there's a good chance that story will show up on the big screen." She continues to report that "he makes two to three movies each year."  Known as Hollywood's bookman - Scott has chosen the books from these authors to adapt into movies include Philip Roth, Richard Russo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, T.C. Boyle, Nicholas Sparks, as well as Michael Connelly's The Lincoln Lawyer and Mikhail Bulgakov's Master and Margarita. Special Topics - Scott Steindorff with Daine Sillan - Beyond the Book The Art of Developing Books to Film Deconstructing a Novel into Three Acts The Dangerous Task of Turning Beloved Bestsellers into Film or TV The Hook in a Book Special Event On [...]

Self-published & Unpublished Novels Contest Sept 2012 – Closed – Now Judging

2022-04-13T13:07:24-07:00By |

The CBR Blue Ribbon Awards for Unpublished Novels Contest 2012  is now accepting entries for unpublished works of fiction. The purpose of this contest is to recognize outstanding novels from Self-published and Indie published authors and manuscripts of writers who have not published before as of time of entry into the CBRM contest.  However, books may be self-published, but cannot be under a publishing contract. Works that have been accepted by agents are allowed to enter the CBR Unpublished Novels Contest. The CBR Unpublished Novel Contest 2012 categories are: Mainstream Mystery/Thriller (not Horror) Historical Mystery/Suspense Contemporary Cozy (entry may be in any category of the cozy genre) Romance genre Romantic elements are welcome, but not required.   Eligibility:  Unpublished and Self-published novels.  Novels cannot be under a publishing contract  at time of entry.  Novels may be under a Literary Agency Contract at time of entry.  Entries are limited.  First entered, first accepted. Entry Deadline:  September 30, 2012 FIRM. Midnight. The Unpublished Division of the Novel Contest will be judged in Three Rounds: Round One will judge the first 50 to 68 pages (to the last page of the chapter that is no more than 68 pages and not less than  50 pages from the opening paragraph).  Judges will use Round One Score Sheets.  Entry must score 41 points out of 54 to move on to Round Two. Round Two will evaluate entries that have scored 41 points or more in Round One with Round Two Score Sheets. [...]

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