HIFA meets the 4th Saturday of the month, except when that day falls on a holiday weekend. WALK-INS WECOME! 

WHERE: Longbranch Restaurant and Hotel Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA (just ask at the front desk for the Heart of Iowa Fiction Authors (HIFA). 

WHEN: 10:30 a.m. 

Many from our group like to share lunch and socializing after the meeting.  As far as the meetings go, we all share a love of writing, so anything related to that subject is welcome for discussion. 

2009

Here's our fantastic program line-up for 2009!

JANUARY 24th: WRITING A BESTSELLER by Cindy Gerard

FEBRUARY 28th: LOIS GREIMAN

MARCH 28th: THE SELLING SYNOPSIS by Cindy Kirk

APRIL 25th: SNAKEBITE SCENES AND HOLLYWOOD PLOTS: ADDING EMOTIONAL ACTION TO ROMANCE by Carrie Lofty

MAY 16th: AUTHOR'S LUNCHEON

JUNE 27th: JACQUIE GREENFIELD & PAMELA NISSEN

JULY 25th: CHANNELING YOUR INNER SUPERWOMAN by Michele Dunaway

AUGUST 22nd: KYLIE BRANT

SEPTEMBER 26th: LEIGH MICHAELS

OCTOBER 24th: OPEN

NOVEMBER: NO MEETING - Happy Thanksgiving!

DECEMBER: Christmas Party!

2008

Here's a view of the great programs we offered in 2008.

JANUARY: PLANNING A BOOK by Roxanne Rustand

FEBRUARY: MAKING THE MOST OF CRITIQUE by HIFA Board

MARCH: WRITING SNAPPY DIALOGUE and WORKING THROUGH WRITER'S BLOCK by Susan Carroll and Kimberly Cates

APRIL: PLOTTING WITH PICTURES by Maggie Rivers and Emma Robuck

MAY: NO MEETING - Happy Memorial Day!

JUNE: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SERIES AND SINGLE TITLE by Kylie Brant

JULY: APPROACHES TO WRITING NOVELS by Donald Harstad

AUGUST: RWA CONFERENCE UPDATES by Sarah McDermed

SEPTEMBER: THE SCOOP: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO START YOUR WRITING CAREER by Elizabeth Hoyt

OCTOBER: RWA PRESIDENT'S RETREAT AND NEWSLETTER UPDATES: Brainstorm HIFA's direction for 2009, by HIFA Board

NOVEMBER: NO MEETING - Happy Thanksgiving!

DECEMBER: Christmas Party!