Hi All,

Regarding the Authors to Alaska Luncheon at conference 2009:

It has been decided that Kevin Hawkes purposed fee of $3000. is too high for a small site conference and A2A will be going with luncheon speaker Roland Smith.

Thank you to Mary Beth Schoen for initial contacts with Roland about attending. Roland is a Northwest writer living near Portland. He writes adventure stories in JFic as well as animals stories in picture books. He has won numerous awards and is popular with kids. Guys Read would be of interest here also.

Planning is underway.

You can view his website at:

http://www.rolandsmith.com/

Thank you,

Carol Race

A2A Chair for 2008