Forum: Conferences

Anybody going to the 2012 RT Booklovers Convention in Chicago April 11-15? http://www.rtconvention.com/

Yee-hah! San Antonio is the site of EPICon-2012. You'll be mystified, informed, and entertained by the great events being planned this year. Authors, publishers, editors, aspiring authors and booklovers -- everyone! -- are invited. Registration for EPIC members is $190; for non-members, $225. Can't come for the whole conference? Join us on Saturday at 11:30 for lunch and eFiesta!, our special event for booklovers and aspiring authors. Click on the eFiesta! tab below for more...

May 4-5 2012 Virginia Beach Resort Hotel and Conference Center :cool:Virginia Beach, VA Registration opens January 1 For more information, go to http://www.virginiaromancewriters.com

Presenter: Screenwriter and Novelist Alexandra Sokoloff Topic: Screenwriting Tricks for Authors: From High Concept to Big Twist Agents: Natalie M. Fischer - Assistant Agent at the Bradford Literary Agency Pam Hopkins - Hopkins Literary Associates Taylor Martindale - Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency Editor: Kelli Collins, Editor-in-Chief, Ellora’s Cave

Registration for RWA's National conference is just around the corner. I might be attending it for the first time this year. I'm just curious to see if there are any other Savvy Authors that are going to be attending as well. Shay

2011 Backspace Writers Conference - May 26 - 28 - New York City May 26: Agent-Author Seminar with only literary agents on the program. Small-group query and opening two pages critiques by literary agents, as well as agent panels. Thursday Agents: Jeff Kleinman, Lois Winston, Sharlene Martin, Rebecca Strauss, Kathleen Ortiz, Meredith Barnes, Rachel Vogel, Roseanne Wells, Tamar Rydzinski, April Eberhardt, and more to come! EXTRA - Thursday Evening Workshop - "Buy This Book!" - a...

July 23, 2011 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. The Clarion Hotel Conference Center, 3333 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield, Missouri Tickets are $50 in advance for members ($55 at the door) and $60 for non-members ($65 at the door) payable via PayPal. – Registration and Breakfast – Opening remarks and intros – Shannon Vannatter – Cut the Fluff: The Art of Revision and Self-editing – Shannon Butcher and Eliza Lloyd – Suspense Plotting and Making it Hot – Leigh Michaels – Things that Stump the Best of...

Hi Savvys, Authors looking for a fun promo and readers attending Romantic Times Convention might be interested in a new brainchild afoot from Jeannie Lin, a HQN author. She and many others are creating Romance Trading Cards. The idea is not to give them away on the goodie table to end as clutter on the floor, but to make them collectible and rare, by only talking with the author or their designee. If you're interested in joining the hunt:...

Registration for Free Catholic Writers Conference Online Opens World Wide Web--Are you a Catholic writer? Looking for an opportunity to learn more about writing and marketing, a chance to meet like-minded authors, and get an opportunity to pitch your work? Want it all for free--and without leaving your home? Catholic Writers' Conference Online, which will be held March 21-27, 2011. The conference is held via chats and forums at http:// www.catholicwritersconference.com. Sponsored...

Are any other folks going to be at DragonCon in Atlanta over Labor Day weekend?

EPICon 2011, March 10, 11 and 12, 2011, invites you to attend. Guest Speaker: Angela Knight Two full days of workshops and panels by authors and publishers on e-Publishing, tech, the business and the art of writing, promotion, and genres. at the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel and Suites at Historic Williamsburg, VA. The pre-con kicks off with a bang with our Thursday evening mixer, and all conference attendees are invited to wind-down with the Sunday farewell breakfast....

Just wondered if any members were attending the conference this weekend. If so, I love to meet you! (Did I just use an exclamation point?) Vicky Gresham vlgresham@comcast.net

Hi all! Lowcountry RWA is looking for promotional items to put in our goodie bags for our annual Beach Retreat - 50 attendees starting October 22. We'd love to have your extra books (even just one or two, not all 50!) and/or any other promotional items you'd like to share. Feel free to pass this message along to friends and author loops! Thanks! Please mail items to: LRWA Beach Retreat

Registrations for our 2010 Muse Online Conference is now open. Date of conference: October 11 - 17, 2010 Registration deadline: August 15, 2010 First 2000 writers who register before deadline pay no fee. If more than 2000 register before the deadline, hey, we're happy and will give you a FREE pass. Registering after the deadline, however, a small fee of $5.00 will be enforced, payable via Paypal. More info will be...

Just putting a shout out for WFC, which is in Columbus OH this year. Fantasy writers (high, urban, etc) should check it out. A lot of good networking goes on here. http://www.contextsf.org/WFC/index.html Anyone else going? VG

Aug 10th-12th there is an online writers conference for kidlit writers. I have not participated before, but it was free to register so I signed up. Any one familiar with this event? http://writeoncon.com/about/the-participants/

Since it's now in my area, I'm planning to attend, but unsure of what day(s). Their workshop schedule is not presently posted, while determining which presenters can make the shift in venue. Is anyone else attending? Would be fun to link up with other Savvy members. Marsha

http://coyotecon.com/ Drollerie press is hosting and online month-long conference in May, Coyote Con. Lots of stuff to check out.

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