Actually, the one you're thinking of hasn't happened yet. It is July 15-16, so there is still a chance you can come. And *yes* Garth Nix is coming. But I'll be out of town! I might have been able to sneak in, because I'm a BYU student (Chris Crowe said if you go the day of and show your student ID and there is space they sometimes let you in), but I'll be at Newport Beach. Here is the link if you want
info. This is the Reading Conference, the one I missed is the week long writing conference where you can workshop with a published author in the morning and then go to really great panels and lectures in the afternoon. I was hoping at least to go to the afternoon general meetings, but it was still $200 (instead of $400 for the whole conference)--both prices which are really cheap considering what you get, but still too much for me. If you want to plan to go next year, here is the link for the current
writing conference.
I think EUOL was going to be at the booksigning of the Reading Conference. Maybe he will get a book signed by Garth Nix for me--I love
Sabriel, it's an awesome darker YA fantasy. The sequels are okay, but
Sabriel is fabulous.