​You don’t have to be an Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle, or Poe to attend Tornado Alley’s Writers Conference, March 22, 2025.
But if you are motivated to develop your writing skills, our speakers will afford you the
means and the opportunity.

What: One-Day Writers Conference with four sessions
Coffee, lunch, snacks, and soft drinks included
When: Saturday, March 22, 2025, 9am to 4pm CT
Where: St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1535 Jenkins Ave. Norman, OK
Cost: Members and Zoom attendees $35.00 Non-members $45.00
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Lead Speaker: Hank Phillippi Ryan - Award-winning and USA Today best-selling author
of fifteen psychological thrillers and on-air reporter. 

Conference Topic: Conquering the Muddle in the Middle

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Tornado Alley Author: Peggy Doviak - Financial Advisor and cozy mystery author.

Conference Topic: What Writers Should Know about Taxes and Recordkeeping.

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Guest Speaker: Mel Odom -  author of dozens of books in many genres, including science fiction, fantasy, suspense, mystery, romance, Western, and horror. 

Conference Topic: How Writers Can Use AI - Ethically

 Writers Panel and Discussion: The Artist versus the Professional - A Balancing Act
Guest Moderator: Alicia Dean aka Ally Robertson has been an editor with

The Wild Rose Press since 2006. Writing coach, freelance editor, and author.
Writers from Tornado Alley on the panel:
Mary Coley: Oklahoma Book Award winner and mystery author
Mark Edward Jones: award-winning mystery, paranormal, and sci-fi author
Dianne McCartney: an award-winning novelist, speaker, and contest judge