Patti Fischer 0 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Here is a list of chapter conferences. Any questions, contact them. **Permission to forward** Come join us in the beautiful Northwest April 22 through April 24, 2011 for a weekend focused on meeting and talking with agents/editors and learning all the career and professional challenges, tips and information that make up the wonderful world of the publishing industry. Check out the information on our website at: http://www.rosecityromancewriters.com/Retreats/2011/SpringIntensive.html for hotel information and a schedule of events. Here’s whose coming: Agents: Barbara Poelle – Irene Goodman Literary Agency Alexandra Machinist – Linda Chester Literary Agency Abigail Koons – Park Literary Agency Editors; Leis Pederson – Berkley Publishing Group Amanda Bergeron – Avon/HarperCollins Tracy Martin – Harlequin To keep this an intimate event for registrants, this event is being capped at 150 so please get your reservations in early. We already have 50 registrants so it’s filling fast. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the email below. Hope you can join us for a fun-filled, relaxing weekend spent with industry professionals in a setting designed to get you the most contact with agents and editors. Sincerely, Kimberly Wollenburg President, Rose City Romance Writers president@rosecityromancewriters.com **************** Permission to Forward Granted and Encouraged* Connecticut Fiction Fest <http://toniandrews.com/FictionFest.htm> is CTRWA¡Çs annual one-day conference for all genres of fiction writers. This event has sold out every year so be sure to register <http://toniandrews.com/FictionFestRegistration.htm> as soon as you can. Saturday, May 14, 2011 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Holiday <http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/north-haven/nohct/hoteldetail?sicrea tive=7686682633&sicontent=0&sitrackingid=29092479&cm_mmc=Google-PS-HolidayIn n-_-G+B-AmericasEast-_-CT-North+Haven-_-holiday+inn+north+haven&siclientid=1 952> Inn Conference Center 201 Washington Avenue North Haven, Connecticut 06473 Just off route 91 * 10 minutes from the MetroNorth train station. Keynote Speaker Eloisa James <http://www.eloisajames.com/> will also offer a casual chat. Pitch Your Novel to Editors and Agents - every requester will get at least one appointment, possibly more. Holly Blanck, St. Martin¡Çs Press (Macmillan) ¡ü Anne Groell, Bantam Dell (Random House) ¡ü Jhanteigh Kupihea, New American Library (Penguin) ¡ü Leslie Wainger, Harlequin Single Title ¡ü Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks ¡ü Jenny Bent, The Bent Agency ¡ü Amy Boggs, Donald Maas Literary Agency ¡ü Ginger Clark, Curtis Brown Ltd. ¡ü Christina Hogrebe, Jane Rotrosen Literary ¡ü Miriam Kriss, Irene Goodman Literary Agency ¡ü Susie Townsend, FinePrint Literary Management Fill Your Toolbox with powerful skills. Speakers include Jessica Andersen, Kristan Higgins, Hank Phillipi Ryan, Anton Strout, Thea Devine, Sarah Wendell, Annette Blair, Kathryn Smith, Ellen Hartman, Diana Holquist, Terri Brisbin, Toni Andrews and Jennifer Fusco. Network with Industry Professionals at our cocktail reception and book signing. Price: Members of CTRWA, CoLoNY, and CORW: $79 - All others $99 For more information and to register, click HERE <http://toniandrews.com/FictionFest.htm> . To learn more about CTRWA, click HERE <http://ctrwa.org/new-margie-lawson-master-class/> . ****** Fiction Writer's Boot Camp at the Beach Posted by: "Skye" skyetaylor22@yahoo.com skyetaylor22 Mon Mar 7, 2011 5:47 am (PST) Sponsored by the Ancient City Romance Authors: October 21-22, 2011. Two day conference will include workshops by Karen Rose and Elizabeth Sinclair on Snappy, Believable Dialog, Critical First Words(Beginning with a strong hook), Colorful Secondary Characters, Chilling Villains. Also on the agenda, ePublishing, a ghost tour of Ancient St Augustine, agent appointments, author book signing and more. check it out: http://web.mac.com/vickihinze/ACRA/Bootcamp.html ****** GSRWA IS ACCEPTING SESSION PROPOSALS For The 2011 Emerald City Writers Conference October 28-30, 2011 at the Bellevue Westin in Bellevue, Washington Be a part of one of the largest regional romance writing conferences in the country. This year our Keynotes include such luminaries as Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love. You are invited to submit workshop ideas for education and inspiration. In the past, we have featured topics such as: • Craft • Writing life • Career Development • Industry • Submissions • Marketing • Genres • Strategies • Plotting • Dialog And More! Get creative! Proposals are due to GSRWA by March 15, 2011. Authors are also invited to share promotional material with our 300 attendees. Visit www.GSRWA.org for more information. PERMISSION TO FORWARD ON ANY AND ALL LOOPS Link to post Share on other sites
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