Greetings!

 

Picture yourself pitching to agents and publishers who specialize in your genre. Picture yourself networking with other writers--sharing information and contacts. Welcome to the 10th annual FWA conference!

 

Who'll Be There

 

Throughout the weekend long conference, the faculty shares cutting-edge trends and opportunities. These are the folks who just had lunch with the powerhouse acquisition editors, like, just a week before the conference.
 
Life-changing stuff, here.
 
See our cast of stellar faculty and the workshop schedule for yourself.  Read more... 

 

 

Meet Our Author-In-Residence

 

sheila s. grayMeet Shelley Shepard Gray, FWA's 2011 Author-in-Residence, 2009 HOLT Medallion award winner, and bestselling Harper Collins author. Learn the secrets to Shelley's success in her workshops, or make an appointment to consult one-on-one.  Read more... 

 

Important Dates

 

3/15 RPLA competition opens for submissions
4/1 Conference registration opens
5/1 RPLA entry fees raises to $40
7/1 RPLA entry fees raises to $50
7/16 Last day to enter RPLA competition
7/31 Last day for reduced conference registration fee
9/1 Last day to purchase a manuscript critique
9/23 Late registration fee applies
10/6 Last day for mail-in registrations

 

In This Issue
Who'll Be There
Meet Our Author-in-Residence
Important Dates
8 Reasons to Love Bruce Cameron
Thank You, Sponsors!
8 Reasons to Love Bruce Cameron

 

bruce cameronIf you attended last year's FWA conference, you saw Bruce Cameron in person when he kicked off FWA's 2011 dialogue-only anthology, Collection #3. The award-winning syndicated columnist and bestselling author is FWA's Person of Renown for the Collection, as well as the keynote for this year's FWA conference.
 
And this just in: the National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) has named him 2011 Columnist of the Year! Read more...

 

Thank You, Sponsors

 

peppertree press

Thank you, Peppertree Press, 2011 Platinum Sponsor. This is Peppertree's fourth year as a Platinum Sponsor for our conference. We appreciate the many ways Peppertree supports FWA!

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