East coast literary agents Jeff Herman and Regina Brooks, plus CNN editor and mystery author John DeDakis and keynote speaker Mark Coker, the founder of Smashwords, will all give presentations and workshops at the 22nd Annual Flathead River Writers' Conference on Oct. 6th and 7th. at FVCC. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Call 212-7613 for more info.