In just 3 short years the Chicago Writers Association's Let's Just Write! An Uncommon Writer's Conference has become a must attend event for Writers and Authors. In it's first 2 years Let's Just Write earned critical accolades from Writer Magazine, calling it one of the Best conferences in America. This year's sold-out conference exceeded expectations. In this value-added Episode we bring you a few of the voices from presenters and attendees, with expert tips and advice from the conference. A list of the speakers and links to their sites are below!

Eric Charles May, Associate Professor of Creative Writing, Columbia College. Eric was the presenter of "How to get to Meaningful Memoir Material. His critically acclaimed novel is Bedrock Faith. Eric's website is ericcharlesmay.com

Christina D. Rodriguez is a Latinx poet, entrepreneur, and moderated the Poetry Panel discussion. Her website is crodonline.info. Find her on Instagram at @poemlust, and on Twitter @poem_lust. Tony Tragilio at Amazon. Kathleen Rooney at Kathleen Rooney and Parneshia Jones ay parneshiajones.com

Writer, Poet and author Lea Grover's website is Lea Grover.com. Connect with Lea's powerful story of grief, loss and motherhood by searching the key words, lea + grover + mike's + ashes.

Internationally renown author Toneal M. Jackson presented, Editing is Not an Option, at this year's Let's Just Write Conference. She was named one of the 18 most powerful women on Chicago's South Side. Toneal is truly an A.W.E. Inspiring coach and resource. Her website is My Name is Toneal.com.

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