Faculty

The faculty lineup for our 2010 conference is beginning to take shape.  Watch this space in the coming months, as we
add to this roster:


    James Scott Bell, a former trial lawyer, is the bestselling author of The Whole Truth, No Legal
    Grounds, Presumed Guilty, Breach of Promise, and Deadlock.  He is a winner of the Christy Award for
    Excellence in Inspirational Fiction, and was a fiction columnist for Writers Digest magazine. He has
    written two books in the Writers' Digest series, Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure and Revision &
    Self-Editing.

    Jim has taught writing at Pepperdine University and numerous writers conferences. He attended the
University of California, Santa Barbara where he studied writing with Raymond Carver. He lives in Los Angeles with his
wife, Cindy.



    Kim Bangs has twenty-one years of experience in publishing. Currently, she is the Manager for
    Author Relations/Contracts for Regal Books, as well as a member of the acquisitions team. She has
    had the privilege to work with Dennis and Barbara Rainey, Holly Wagner, Jim Burns, Gloria Gaither,
    Pam Stenzel, Craig Johnson, Lisa Harper, Josh McDowell, Gary Smalley, Michelle
    McKinney Hammond, Karen O’Connor and many others. Kim enjoys working
    with authors to provide resources that touch hearts and change lives and open
    conversation with others.




    Joseph Bentz is the author of God in Pursuit: The Tipping Points from Doubt
    to Faith (Beacon Hill Press, 2010), and six other books. He has written four
     novels, including A Son Comes Home (Randall House, 2007), and three non-fiction Christian living
    books. Among his books are contemporary novels published by Bethany House and a fantasy novel,
    Song of Fire, published by Thomas Nelson. Bentz is a professor of English at Azusa Pacific University
    in Southern California, where he teaches courses in American literature and writing. More information
    about his books and speaking is available at his website, www.josephbentz.com.




    Susan Titus Osborn is the director of the Christian Communicator Manuscript Critique Service
    where she heads a staff of 18 editors. She has authored 30 books, including Wounded by Words, co-
    authored by Jeenie Gordon and Karen Kosman. Her latest book, Too Soon to Say Goodbye, was
    released January, 2010 by New Hope Publishers. Susan is a member of the CLASSeminars staff and is
    also a CLASS speaker. As an author, Susan represents New Hope Publishers. She lives in Fullerton,
    California, with her husband Dick. They have five grown children, 12 grandkids, and 2 great-
    grandsons.



    Alton Gansky is the award winning author of 30 books. In addition to his own writing, he consults
    with publishers and writers. Through Gansky Communications he aids nonprofits, business,
    publishers, agents, and authors in producing the best in written communications. He has also written
    scores of videos, radio and television ads and other business productions. Prior to turning to full-time
    writing, he was the senior pastor of a Southern Baptist congregation. In addition to his writing, he
    speaks to writers groups and church organizations.



    Nancy Sanders is the best‐selling and award winning children's author of over 75 books and has
    been published with such houses as Tyndale, Standard, Barbour, Concordia, Augsburg, and
    Scholastic.  She writes a column for children's writers in The Writer's online magazine, the Institute of
    Children's Literature's enews, and the Christian Communicator. Her feature fiction stories and
    nonfiction articles appear frequently in Focus on the Family's Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr. magazines.

    Nancy is the founder and leader of the newly formed writers' group CHAIRS: The Christian Authors,
    Illustrators, and Readers Society. She is the author of Anyone Can Get Published‐‐You Can, Too!  as
    well as the book Yes! You Can Learn How to Write Children's Books, Award‐winning Finalist of
    National Best Books 2009.



    B.J. Taylor is an award-winning author and a correspondent for Guideposts and Angels on Earth.  
    Her credits include contributions to John Gray’s Mars and Venus in Love, twenty stories in Chicken
    Soup for the Soul books, and many other magazines and newspapers including Writer’s Digest,
    Romantic Homes, and Victorian Homes. She lives in Southern California with her husband, dog Rex,
    cats Red, Diamond and Bear, and a Beta fish named Fish Face.
                         


    ...And more to come!
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