2017 South Coast Writers Conference Sponsors
We would like to acknowledge the following businesses and individuals for their contributions.
Co-Sponsors
South Coast Writers Conference Planning Committee, who work all year to make it happen!
- Cedar Valley/North Bank Rural Fire Department
- Amie Phillips
- Candace Callen
- Cathy Gillice
- Christy Hurt
- James Boyle
- Jaimee Belzer
- Karim Shumaker
- Melissa Harner-Student Events Programmer
Onsite Conference Book Sales
Facilities
- Event Center on the Beach
- Gold Beach High School (a special thank you to the teachers who share their rooms, the kitchen staff, and custodians)
Community Groups and Businesses
- Cedar Valley/North Bank Rural Fire Department
- Friends of Curry Public Library
- Gold Beach Soroptimists
- Inn of the Beachcomber
- Porthole Cafe
- The Red Door Restaurant
- Rachel’s Coffee House
- SWOCC Watercolor Basics class and Instructor Dauna Roberts
Scholarships
- Bandon Writers Group (2 scholarships)
- Dangerous Minds Writers Group & Paul Thompson (Erica Atkisson Memorial Scholarship)
- Linda Elfman (songwriting scholarships)
- South Coast Writers Conference (Bob Simon Award)
Door Prize Donations
- Jerry’s Jet Boats: discounted jet boat trips
- South Coast Writers Conference: gift certificate for Saturday registration at the 2018 conference
- South Coast Writers Conference: 2 full sets of Rogue River Echoes anthology
- C. Lill Ahrens: Scent of Cedars: Promising Writers of the Pacific Northwest
- Bill Cameron-Property of the State
- Nina Kiriki Hoffman: Permeable Borders
- Rita Hosking: “Frankie and the No-Go Road” (CD)
- Janet Sumner Johnson: The Last Great Adventure of the PB & J Society
- Vinnie Kinsella: A Little Bit of Advice for Self-Publishers
- Debra Ledford: Oregon Brew Tour
Packet Materials
- Via magazine
- Creation House/Charisma Media
- Friends of Curry Public Library
- Gold Beach Books
- Gold Beach Chamber of Commerce
- Gold Beach Visitors Center
- James Boyle
Conference Volunteers & Behind the Scenes Support
- Carolyn Trigueiro-Gold Beach Books
- Debbie Branson-Gold Beach Visitors Center
- Francesca Jacquez: Student Ambassador
- Janet Pretti-SWOCC
- John Jenkin-SWOCC
- John Roorbach
- Kristen Clark
- Larissa Cherpeski
- Lea Sevey
- Linda Elfman-Pistol River Concert Assoc. & Gold Beach Visitors Center
- Makenzie Lee
- MarVi Shumaker-Pruitt
- Mary Lee
- Nicole Trejo
- Rebecca Marcus-SWOCC
- Shannon Nash
- Stacy Bergstedt-SWOCC