2019 Put Your Heart in a Book Conference
October 18, 19 & 20, 2019
Keynote Speakers
Our Keynote Speakers will be:
Bob Mayer: Pre-Conference Workshop
Maya Rodale: Breakfast Keynote Speaker
Priscilla Oliveras: Luncheon Keynote Speaker
Dee Davis: Published Authors Retreat Kickoff Speaker
Bob Mayer: Pre-Conference Workshop
Maya Rodale: Breakfast Keynote Speaker
Priscilla Oliveras: Luncheon Keynote Speaker
Dee Davis: Published Authors Retreat Kickoff Speaker
Bob Mayer
Pre-Conference Workshop Presenter
Bob Mayer is the grandfather of two future leaders of the Resistance Against the Machines, a NY Times Bestselling author, graduate of West Point, former Green Beret and the feeder of Cool Gus. He’s had over 75 books published and sold over 5 million, including the #1 series Green Berets, Area 51, and Atlantis. Born in the Bronx, having traveled the world (usually not tourist spots), he now lives peacefully at an undisclosed location. Visit him at www.bobmayer.com.
Click here for more information on the 2019 Pre-Conference Workshop.
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Maya Rodale
Breakfast Keynote Speaker
Maya Rodale began reading romance novels in college at her mother’s insistence. She is now the bestselling and award winning author of numerous smart and sassy romance novels. A champion of the genre and its readers, she is also the author of the non-fiction book Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation Of Romance Novels, Explained and a frequent contributor to NPR Books, The Huffington Post, Bustle and more. Maya lives in New York City with her darling dog and a rogue of her own.
Priscilla Oliveras
Luncheon Keynote Speaker
Priscilla Oliveras is a USA Today bestselling author and 2018 RWA® RITA® double finalist who writes contemporary romance with a Latinx flavor. Proud of her Puerto Rican-Mexican heritage, she strives to bring authenticity to her novels by sharing her Latinx culture with readers. She and her work have earned praise from the Washington Post, New York Times,Entertainment Weekly, Redbook, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist, amongst others. Priscilla earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University and currently serves as adjunct faculty in the program and teaches the online class “Romance Writing” for ed2go. While she’s a devotee of the romance genre, Priscilla also considers herself a sports fan, beach lover, and Zumba aficionado, who often practices the art of napping in her backyard hammock.
To follow along on her fun-filled and hectic life, visit her on the web at www.prisoliveras.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/prisoliveras or on Twitter and Instagram via @prisoliveras.
To follow along on her fun-filled and hectic life, visit her on the web at www.prisoliveras.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/prisoliveras or on Twitter and Instagram via @prisoliveras.
Dee Davis
PUB Retreat Speaker
Bestselling author Dee Davis has a masters degree in public administration. Prior to writing, she served as the director of two associations, wrote award winning PSAs, did television and radio commercials, starred in the Seven Year Itch, taught college classes, and lobbied both the Texas Legislature and the US Congress.
Her first novel was published in 2000. Since then, among others, she’s won the RT Reviewers Choice, Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award and the Holt.
She was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Romance Writers and has also been nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Award for romantic suspense from Romantic Times. In addition, she is Hall of Fame member of the New Jersey Romance Writers, a past President of RWA and was awarded an Odyssey Medal from Hendrix College.
Dee is the author of over thirty novels and novellas.
Her first novel was published in 2000. Since then, among others, she’s won the RT Reviewers Choice, Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award and the Holt.
She was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Romance Writers and has also been nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Award for romantic suspense from Romantic Times. In addition, she is Hall of Fame member of the New Jersey Romance Writers, a past President of RWA and was awarded an Odyssey Medal from Hendrix College.
Dee is the author of over thirty novels and novellas.