is a journalist with thirty years experience writing for national publications about entertainment. She is one of the nation's premier writers and authorities on bluegrass music, and she also worked several years as a freelance writer and editor in the Branson, Mo. music scene in the late 1980s-mid-`90s. Cardwell has served as the Special Projects Director for the International Bluegrass Music Association based in Nashville, Tennessee, where she writes publications and manages professional development, leadership and youth programs.
Panel: Saturday, 12:30-2:00 pm, Room 16; Sign: Saturday, 2:00-2:30 pm, Signing Colonnade
