The Keynote Speaker for the 2014 Northern Colorado Writers Conference was author/editor Chuck Sambuchino. His book, How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack inspired the conference gnome contest. The rules were simple: if you find the gnome, write an update in his official Gnome Spy Journal, take a photo and then move him to a new location. Then I randomly selected one of the entries and that person won $100 of next year's conference. (Congratulations Saytchyn)
Here is the Conference Gnome's journey
Friday March 28, 2014
10:47am
Received mission from HQ: Observe writers and await further instructions.
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Friday, 11:18 am
The Gnome and I spotted each near the check-in desk. He's in an odd mood-asked me for directions to Casa Lupita. I told him it's someplace in the hotel.
-Saytchyn
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Friday, 1:50pm
Hanging out in Salon II waiting to learn about 9 Habits of Profitable Writing; Gnome plans to write the next great American Novel.
-Shawn
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Friday, 3:54pm
Sitting among the foliage, contemplating his life choices. Longs for freedom of days of yore and a laptop.
-Tara and Vivian
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Friday, 3:55pm
The Gnome was spying on the group in the Rams Room as they departed-undoubtedly nefarious in purpose.
-Richard
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Friday 4:01pm
It's the Gnome's fault I am late!
-June
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Friday, 4:10pm
I found the Gnome in the fake greenery by the picture booth. Not very sneaky huh. I saw him peeking at me.
-Shelley
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4:45pm
The Gnome was sitting in a potted artificial pine tree on the conference level. He was halfway through a bottle of Cabernet when I spotted him. And he wouldn't share!
-Shirley
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Friday, 5:28pm
First day of the NCW Conference & I've found the knome. Is that spelled correctly? :-)
-Carol
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Friday 9:25pm
A group of Gnome hunters spotted. They Gnome alluded them.
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Saturday, March 29
8:45am
2nd day of sessions about to begin and Gnome is getting restless to call in his pals. We better keep moving. (Battery died in camera. Can't record his location)
-Kristy
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10:30am
Just came out of session with agent, little Gnome Man came out to give me a fist bump.
-Valerie
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11:23am
"I had to make a stop in the ladies restroom," the Gnome said. "Oops! I didn't look promise."
-Jennifer
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11:43 am
My poor little Gnome brain was overstuffed with the abundance of good information so I hid beneath the stairs to rest my neurons for a moment.
-Sarah and Heather
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1:06pm
This person (arrow pointing above) broke off my arm and abandoned me under a bench to die.
-Anonymous
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1:18pm
I'm off to the emergency room to reattach my arm. Wait! Where's my arm? Damn fool, lost my arm!
-Kari
Final Gnome update. His arm was reattached with a special gnome safe bandage. He has recovered fully and hopes to make an appearance at the 2015 Northern Colorado Writers Conference.
3 comments:
This was such a clever idea. I was very disappointed that I never spotted the gnome. Maybe next year.
Fun! Gnome has settled in nicely. He has some great digs here. I might contact one of his brothers to attend next year, because he still has the occasional nightmare about being left under that bench.
Wow! Seems like the gnome had a great conference!!
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