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PHOENIX-In between working on three new novels to be released
later this year, the international television show THE
SEA HUNTERS and the movie of his best seller SAHARA, author
Clive Cussler will take a break to speak to aspiring writers
at the 31st Annual Santa Barbara Writers' Conference.
Cussler's latest best seller is his second non-fiction
THE SEA HUNTERS II, released in December, 2002. His next
non-fiction, WHITE DEATH, part of the NUMA Files series
with Paul Kemprecos, will be released June 2nd. Other
luminaries joining Cussler include Joseph Wambaugh, Ray
Bradbury, Fannie Flagg, Sander Vanocur, Shelley Berman,
and Tom Brokaw. The Conference, which is limited to 350
beginning and experienced writers, will be held at Westmont
College in Montecito, CA from June 20th to 27th. The weeklong
event includes workshops, lectures, personal conferences
and daily interaction with writers of fiction and non-fiction,
journalists, poets, screenwriters, agents, editors and
publishers. For additional information on the Conference
please contact, Mary Conrad, SBWC, 805 684-2250.
"I am truly looking forward to the opportunity
to meet with young writers who will fill my role in
the action adventure genre," Cussler stated. "I
have been very blessed in my career and it a good feeling
to be able to impart a bit of whatever insights I have
picked up along the way to the next generation of writers.
The new Dirk Pitt ® novel should be finished in
April."
Cussler, author of 19 best selling fiction and two
best selling non-fiction books, describes himself as
an entertainer from his days in advertising. Cussler's
Dirk Pitt ® novels - including VALHALLA RISING,
INCA GOLD and RAISE THE TITANIC! - have made him the
undisputed Grand Master of the action-adventure novel.
Like his fictional hero, Cussler is fascinated by the
sea and the secrets it holds. That's why Cussler founded
the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) in
1979. This 501C3 non-profit is dedicated to preserving
maritime history. Cussler and his team of NUMA marine
experts and volunteers have discovered more than 60
historically significant underwater wreck sites. After
verifying their finds, they turn the rights to the artifacts
over to non-profits, universities or government entities
throughout the world.
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