PNWA Member Indu Sundaresan

Indu Sundaresan announces the publication of Shadow Princess (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, Hardcover, March 2010, $25.99; ISBN: 978-1-4165-4879-9).

When her mother dies, Princess Jahanara bears the weight of her father's grief, assumes the responsibilities of an empress, and struggles to put a beloved brother on the throne.  As Jahanara comes of age in this turbulent time, her father builds the Taj Mahal in her mother's memory.

Meticulously researched, set amidst the splendor of the world's most opulent court, this is the tale of a lone woman who is powerful and wealthy, but who fails to influence India's history and who finds happiness in unconventional ways.

Shadow Princess is the third book in Sundaresan's Taj Mahal trilogy-the first two, The Twentieth Wife (2002) and The Feast of Roses (2003) are based on Mehrunnisa, Empress Nur Jahan's life (she was Jahanara's grand-aunt; married to her paternal grandfather, Emperor Jahangir.) Foreign and translation rights to Shadow Princess have been sold to nine countries so far. 

For more information, visit: www.indusundaresan.com

Readings and Events for Shadow Princess  (www.indusundaresan.com/Events.aspx)

Thursday, March 25th, 2010:

(evening; time and place not confirmed yet)
Reading and Book Signing
Sponsored by the Seattle Asian Art Museum and Elliott Bay Bookstore, Seattle, WA

Monday, March 29th, 2010: 7:30 P.M.
Reading and Book Signing
Powell's Bookstore
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR

Monday, April 19th, 2010: 7P.M.
Reading and Book Signing
Northwest Author Spotlight Event
Bellevue Library
1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA

Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition

Entries are now being accepted for the 2010 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, created to enthusiastically support the efforts and talent of emerging writers of short fiction whose voices have yet to be heard.

Writers will compete for a $1,000 first-place prize, $500 second-place prize, and $500 third-place prize in this internationally-acclaimed competition. Several honorable mentions are also awarded each year. As an added prize, beginning in 2009, The Saturday Evening Post will publish our first-place winner.  Payment by The Saturday Evening Post for publication of the winning story will be in addition to our $1000 first-place prize.

Stories in all genres of fiction are welcome. Maximum length is 3,000 words, and writers retain all rights to their work. The final deadline is May 15, 2010; winners will be announced at the end of July.

For complete guidelines, please visit www.shortstorycompetition.com, e-mail shortstorykw@gmail.com, or send an SASE to the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, P.O. Box 993, Key West, FL  33041.

The Writer's Workshop Review

The Writer's Workshop Review is seeking submissions for its fourth issue. The online literary magazine publishes the best in creative nonfiction and fiction from established and emerging writers. We love strong narratives, compelling characters, stories told with style, verve and wit. Please click on the link below to see our latest issue: www.thewritersworkshopreview.net.

We publish narrative nonfiction, personal essays, short stories, short shorts, as well as travel, food and wine writing with a strong narrative element. We prefer submissions of 1000 to 2500 words, with the exception of short shorts, and occasionally will consider something longer. We also publish one interview per issue on the art and craft of writing.

We pay per story and per interview. We only accept online submissions. Do not send hard copy.  

For more on the submissions process, see link below:

http://www.thewritersworkshopreview.net/submissions.cgi

2010 Beach Book Festival Call for Entries

The 2010 Beach Book Festival has issued the call for entries to its annual competition honoring the hottest reads of the summer season.

The top festival book of the upcoming season will win $1500 and a flight to New York for our June 11 awards ceremony at the famed Algonquin Hotel.

The Beach Book Festival will consider self-published or independent publisher nonfiction, fiction, biography or autobiography, children's books, teenage, how-to, science fiction, romance, comics, poetry, spiritual, compilations and anthologies, history, business and health-oriented books published on or after Jan. 1, 2005.

Submitted works will be judged for general excellence, i.e., the potential of the work to be an engaging beach read this summer season. More information on the festival and entry forms is at www.beachbookfestival.com.

12th Annual Scriptapalooza International

Screenplay Competition

Regular deadline: March 5th

Why should you submit your script to Scriptapalooza?

• Grand Prize: $10,000

• All the reading is done by 90 production companies

• Entertainment Weekly Magazine calls us 'One of the Best'

• We promote the winners, runners-up, finalists and semifinalists for a full year

• We are considered one of the best screenplay competitions by agents, managers and producers

• Supported by the Writers Guild of America, West

• Supported by the Writers Guild of Canada

About Scriptapalooza:

The Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition, was founded in 1998, and has generated heat, publicity and a reputation that demands respect. Scriptapalooza, Inc., along with its various divisions, was created to nurture talent and create opportunities. Storytellers come from all over the world and from all walks of life, because of the simple fact that everyone has a story. Scriptapalooza's goal: to seek out that storyteller and honor his or her script with a grand prize of $10,000. Each year dozens of production companies and literary representatives sign on as participants to read our winners, resulting in many scripts being optioned, sold or outright bought.

Questions? Comments? Call the office 323.654.5809 or email us at info@scriptapalooza.com

www.scriptapalooza.com

The 32nd Nimrod Literary Awards
The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction and the Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry
 
Founded by Ruth G. Hardman

• First Place: $2,000 and publication
• Second Place: $1,000 and publication

Previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere will not be accepted. Author's name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a cover sheet containing major title and subtitles, author's name, full address, phone and email. "Contest Entry" should be clearly indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Manuscripts should be stapled, if possible; if not, please bind with a black clip. Manuscripts will not be returned.  Nimrod retains the right to publish any submission. Include SASE for results only.  If no SASE is sent, no contest results will be sent; however, the results will be posted on Nimrod's Web site. Submitters must have a U.S. address by October of 2010 to enter the contest. Winners will also be brought to Tulsa for the Awards Ceremony in October. All finalists will be considered for publication.
 
Entry/Subscription Fee: $20 includes both entry fee and a one-year subscription (two issues).  Each entry must each be accompanied by a $20 fee.  Make checks payable to Nimrod.
 
Send to:
Nimrod Journal
Literary Contest--Fiction or Poetry
The University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104   
 
The Awards are among the most distinguished literary prizes in the country. Past judges include Stanley Kunitz, Marvin Bell, Mark Doty, Olga Broumas, W. S. Merwin, Denise Levertov, William Stafford, Ron Carlson, Edward Hirsch, and John Edgar Wideman. Past winners include Sue Monk Kidd, Diane Glancy, Daniel Lusk, Felicia Ward, Ruth Schwartz, and Gina Ochsner.  
 
One of the oldest "little magazines" in the country, Nimrod has continually published new and extraordinary writers since 1956.  We are dedicated to the discovery of new voices in literature, and the Nimrod Literary Awards are a special way to reward talented poets and fiction writers.
 

The 2010 Literary Art Showcase for Erotica Writers

Call for works is open until March 15.

1. Poetry: All forms no more than two pages, single-spaced
2. Short stories: Up to 1,500 words, six pages, double-spaced
3. Short one-act plays or scripts: Up to ten pages including scene setup

The best work in each category, selected by a panel of professional writers, will be showcased as part of a lush environment created specifically for the Festival. Each author's name and work will be on display throughout the Festival and will be read aloud by a professional performer.

In addition, the author of the best poem, short story, and play will receive:

1. Tickets to the three-day event (workshops not included)

2. A ticket to the invitation-only Artists' Reception Thursday night

3. A professional critique by novelist/poet I.G. Frederick, author of Dommemoir and Pain of Love

4. Tickets to a burlesque show

5. A swag bag

6. An award certificate

Entry fee is $10 for up to three pieces per author.

All entries must be submitted following the guidelines and using the online submissions form at www.seafartist.com/literary

Deadline is March 15, 2010

The first 200 attendees to register will receive ONE of the following additional agent options:

• The FIRST 100 people to register have the option of either: one Speed Pitching session (wherein they pitch to four agents) OR receive two (2) Ten Minute One-On-One appointments.
  
• If neither option is indicated on a registrant's form, he or she will be given two (2) One-On-One appointments.
  
• If an eligible registrant requests speed pitching and their genre's block of speed pitching agents is full, they will instead receive two (2) One-On-One agent appointments.
• The following 100 registrants to enter will have the opportunity to obtain two (2) Ten Minute One-On-One appointments. (This has been expanded from the original limit of 50 people).
• All other registrants will be guaranteed one agent appointment as available. 
  

PLEASE NOTE:

• SPEED PITCHING ASSIGNMENTS ARE FINAL. This is an unfortunate inflexibility necessary to make the sessions run smoothly and eliminate scheduling problems for the time-sensitive events.
• All attendees will have an opportunity to sign up for Speed Pitching at the conference on a first come, first serve basis.
• All attendees will have the opportunity to change or obtain more One-On-One appointments on a first come, first serve basis.
• Speed Pitching and One-On-One appointments are separate entities and will not be treated as interchangeable during the conference.

OPPORTUNITY TO ALL WRITERS:

• Expand your writing craft in fiction and nonfiction.
• Understand the publishing industry and current marketplace trends.
• Learn how to market your work.
• Find an agent and/or editor.
• Network with other writer colleagues.

• Looking for an agent? Click here
  
• Looking for an editor? Click here

SPECIAL EVENTS:

• Don't miss this year's KEYNOTE SPEAKER, Andre Dubus III, Thursday evening.
  
• FEATURED SPEAKERS: Friday evening Lisa Gardner, Saturday evening C.C. Humphreys and Elizabeth Lyon
  

CONFERENCE MEALS:

• Included with registration: Thursday: dessert reception. Friday & Saturday: continental breakfast, daily refreshments, afternoon snack, and evening dinners. Sunday: continental breakfast.
  
• Lunches are NOT included - lunch concessions will be available in conference center.

• Click here and link to your Hilton Hotel PNWA DISCOUNT conference accommodation.
  

Fifth Annual Write on the River Conference: May 15-16 at Wenatchee Valley College (WVC)

Agents, Authors, Editors for North Central Washington (NCW) Writers

Fantasy writer Terry Brooks is the Write on the River (WOTR) 2010 keynote speaker. With twenty-two New York Times bestsellers to his credit, and 21 million copies of his books in print, Brooks is one of the biggest-selling fantasy writers alive today.  He will address an estimated 250 attendees in May at the start of the annual Write on the River Conference. The conference includes a slate of twelve workshops taught by writing professionals from around the Pacific Northwest.  Tickets to the Brooks keynote address are included with registration, or they may be purchased separately at the door for $5.

A writer since the age of ten, Terry Brooks published his first novel, The Sword of Shannara, in 1977, the first work of fiction ever to appear on the New York Times Trade Paperback Bestseller List, where it remained for over five months.  He has written twenty-six bestselling novels, movie adaptations of Hook and Star Wars: the Phantom Menace, and a memoir on his writing life titled Sometimes the Magic Works.  He has sold over thirty million copies of his books domestically and is published worldwide.  His Magic Kingdom of Landover series is under option at Universal Studios and his Shannara series is at Warner Brothers.  His latest novel, A Princess of Landover, was published in August 2009.

Write on the River, a nonprofit organization, encourages NCW writers, and the May conference is at the core of its year-round work. New this year is a focus on youth.  Student writers, grades 9-12, can join author Randall Platt for an engaging two-hour morning session at the conference and attend the keynote by Terry Brooks - all for just $40.

Other special conference features include personal agent appointments and a Sunday morning intensive writing workshop.  Editor Adrian Liang, associate publisher at becker&meyer, and agent Sally Harding from Cooke Literary Agency will meet with aspiring authors, by appointment. Both will present workshops in their field.

Novelist, screenwriter and writing guru Larry Brooks will make a presentation on Saturday, and offers a special half day Sunday workshop "The Six Core Competencies of Successful Storytelling." He has published six critically-acclaimed thrillers, one of which was a USA Today bestseller and another named to Publishers Weekly's "Best Books of 2004" list after a starred review.

See details about other Saturday presenters and register at www.writeontheriver.org.

For pricing information, click here. 

Write on the River also sponsors a writers' competition, hosts a bi-annualreading and networking event, organizes writers' critique groups, and publishes a newsletter highlighting regional literary events.

Spring Creative Writing Class: Scene and Structure

Scene and Structure will introduce you to the essential building blocks of dramatic writing, whether in fiction, nonfiction or film. The alternating pattern of scene and sequel forms the basis of all dramatic writing, pulling readers into your story and not letting them go until the end. This pattern is as essential as breathing, but is often misunderstood by writers. This eight-week course will show you how to incorporate these techniques in your own work to provide drama, pacing, tension and resolution in your creative nonfiction, short stories, novels and memoirs.

The Seattle writing course will run March 24 to May 5th on Wednesday evenings (and two Monday evenings, March 29 and April 12) from 7 to 9 P.M. in Room 221 of the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North).

From Nick O'Connell: "In addition to the classroom work, I'll schedule individual conferences with each of you. This will give me a chance to go over your story or book chapter with you one-on-one and suggest ways to improve it. There will be six assignments: a 100-word story idea or book concept statement, a 250-word scene, a 250-word dramatic outline, a 1500- to 2500-word story or book chapter and its revision, a cover letter for your story or book. The cost will be $525 per person. Texts: Jack Bickham's Scene and Structure and Norman Maclean's A River Runs Through It. Both titles are available at the Elliott Bay Book Company."

To enroll, please send a check to Nick O'Connell, 201 Newell St., Seattle, WA 98109. The course is limited to 15 participants and usually fills several weeks prior to the start of class. For more information, contact nick@thewritersworkshop.net or call 206-284-7121.

Fifth Annual Field's End Writers' Conference

Bruce Barcott, Keynote Speaker

Workshops include "Find a Literary Agent or Publisher" with Alice B. Acheson

Registration is open for the Fifth Annual Field's End Writers' Conference to be held Saturday, April 17 at Kiana Lodge, on the shores of Agate Passage, just north of Bainbridge Island. Enjoy a day of camaraderie, inspiration, and learning about the art and craft of writing. 

This year's keynote speaker is environmental journalist Bruce Barcott, 2009 Guggenheim Nonfiction Fellow and author of The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, named one of the best books of 2008 by Library Journal. Award-winning poet and performance artist Dr. Gloria Burgess will be the opening speaker, discussing "Creative Perseverance: For Such a Time as This." Founder and Principal of Jazz, Inc., her books include Legacy Living and Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside.

Attendees will have many choices of workshops throughout the day. Sheila Bender will lead a workshop on "Writing Through Grief." Novelist Anjali Banerjee will present a session on "Knowing When to Stop Revising." Other workshops include "Find a Literary Agent or Publisher," led by Alice B. Acheson, and "Capturing an Oral History," presented by Kit Bakke.

Poetry workshops include "The Prose Poem" with Oliver de la Paz, "Eating Poetry," led by Nancy Pagh, and "Ekphrasis Workshop" with poet Martha Silano. Young adult authors Alma Alexander and Joni Sensel cover issues related to their genre, from fantasy writing to the demand for ecology topics in children's fiction.

Other features this year include a professional panel of three industry experts examining the topic "Writing Outside the Lines: State of the Industry," a "Writing Aerobics" hands-on workshop that will jump-start your writing by using all of your senses, and an open reading session. The event also includes a continental breakfast, delicious salmon or vegetarian lunch, and a cheese and wine book signing reception.

Please visit www.fieldsend.org to register.

Agent Donald Maass Breakout Novel Workshop

"A phenomenal time-saver. I've learned more in one week than in all the rest of my writing career. I wish I'd found Don's classes years ago." - Catherine, CAN

Writers will plug in their laptops and get cracking on their "breakout" novels during a weeklong workshop coming to Hood River, Oregon. The workshop, April 12-18, 2010, will be conducted at the Best Western Hood River Inn.

Throughout the week, New York literary agent Donald Maass, author of Writing the Breakout Novel, will provide an insider's guide to aspiring and experienced novelists who want to take their writing careers to a new level and create fiction that stands out in the competitive publishing world. Students will also receive one-on-one consultations from Maass and staff.

Morning classes with Don Maass provide intensive, hands-on lessons on how to grab and hold reader attention and create unforgettable characters, along with other invaluable tools to getting, and staying, published.

Author Lynna Banning says, "The workshop week changed my entire writing life; it added depth to my plotting, focused attention on character-building, and reinforced my joy in being a writer and writing well."

Attendance will be strictly limited to thirty-five attendees to ensure individualized attention. The cost of the workshop is $1895 for new students, and includes all lodging and meals. Discounts are available for writing group members.

Visit the web site, www.free-expressions.com or call 866-497-4832 to register or obtain additional information.

Maass is one of New York's leading literary agents. The president of the Donald Maass Literary Agency, he represents dozens of fiction writers and sells more than one-hundred novels per year to top publishers in the U.S. and overseas.

CONTACT:

Lorin Oberweger, Program Director

www.free-expressions.com/site/intensive.asp 

lorin@free-expressions.com

Ph: 866-497-4832

Creative Journeys Writing Workshops

One-day workshops; 9 A.M.-3:30 P.M., $60

Center for Contemplative Arts Schedule/2010 

Gail Balden will offer the following creative writing workshops in 2010.  Each workshop, open to men and women, will be held from 9 A.M.-3:30 P.M. at the Center for Contemplative Arts in Manzanita, OR and cost $60.  Class size is limited to small groups, and early registration is recommended. A minimum deposit of $30 is required to reserve a space.  To register, send a deposit to Gail Balden, 41500 Anderson Road, Nehalem, OR 97131.

For more information, contact Gail at 503-368-7807 or gail@creativejourneys.net.  

March 20

An Essay in the Making

Whether a personal essay written with humor from the trivia of life or an opinion essay on a strongly held opinion, the essay is a form that helps all of us understand life and find a new way of looking at the world.

April 24

Basics of Memoir

Everyone has a story to tell.  Learn how to put your experiences on the page using fiction techniques, the building blocks of narrative nonfiction.  Find the courage to tell the tale as only you can.

May 15

Travel Writing and the Natural World

Whether you want to deepen your experience of the natural world by capturing it on the page, or write engaging travel essays, this workshop will help you share the discovery and experience of place.

June 19

Write From the Heart

It's the best place to write from.  It's where your passions and unmet dreams reside.  Be brave.  Tap into the strength and power of your creativity.  Live a creative life.

July 17

Journal Writing:  A Bridge Between Inner and Outer Worlds

Daily life calls to you from every direction.  Capture it on the page and begin to think and live like a writer who listens, pays attention, and is alive in the world.

August 14

The Craft of Writing

Where to get ideas, what to put in your writing toolbox, how to get started and keep going-plus the basics of any good writing-dialogue, scenes, character, detail.  We'll cover it all in this workshop on developing a writing life.

September 18

The Healing Power of the Written Word 

Writing can heal and transform your life.  Whether you're trying to heal from loss, struggling with fear, or just need to reconnect with your own resilience, this workshop can help by showing you how to use writing as a healing balm.

October 16

Creating an Illustrated Journal and Discovering Book Arts

Create your own unique illustrated journal by incorporating newly acquired writing skills with visuals from nature, photos, drawings or collage. Come away with your own "limited first edition" book.  An opportunity to learn to create several types of "books" will be available. (A team teaching workshop with book arts instructor Carole Huelsberg). Requires a small materials fee.

November 20

Rewrite, Revise, Rewind.  Now what? 

Covers: the final stages of getting your work into the world;  where to start;  it's not always what you think; and a look at the options and step-by-step guide for getting your work in print.

These workshops, packed full of good advice, writing exercises, and inspiration, are designed for those who are drawn to self-expression and the telling of their stories. No previous writing experience is necessary--just an open heart.  Participants should bring a writing notebook or laptop and a sample of works in progress.

Balden is a writer and educator with over 30 years of teaching experience.  Her work has been published in anthologies, literary journals and national magazines. She teaches writing workshops and writes a monthly column on small town life for the North Coast Citizen in Nehalem, Oregon. 

See her website at www.creativejourneys.net.

Manzanita Writers' Series Workshop: How to Find and Approach a Literary Agent 

Chip MacGregor, president of Macgregor Literary, a full service literary agency, was recently acknowledged by Publishers Marketplace as the #1 Literary Agent for 2009, for closing the most book deals across all categories. He has been in the publishing business for more than two decades, first as author/collaborator  on two dozen titles. As a literary agent he's represented more than 1,000 books, including many award winners.  He has negotiated deals with some forty publishers, including all the major US publishing houses and had books on all the bestseller lists, including one at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. Prior to being an agent, Chip worked at several publishers including Time Warner Book Group.  He offers a well-rounded perspective on the publishing business.

He will present a workshop from 1 to 3 P.M. on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Hoffman Center in Manzanita, titled "How to Find and Approach a Literary Agent." This workshop is one in a series of writing workshops presented by the Manzanita Writers' Series.
 
In this two-hour seminar you'll learn exactly what a literary agent does and why they are a crucial part of today's publishing process. Find out how to research and identify agents, how to approach and pitch to them, and how to create eye-catching proposals.  Chip will cover the keys for successfully working with an agent once you have one, plus how current trends in publishing are changing the author/agent relationship.
 
Attendees are invited to bring a proposal to the workshop for a short in-class evaluation of each entitled, "Will I read on?"
 
The registration fee is $25. Registration forms are at hoffmanblog.org.
  
The series is a program of the Hoffman Center and will be held at the Hoffman Center (across from Manzanita Library at 594 Laneda Avenue.)

Contact Kathie Hightower, 503-739-1505; kathie@jumpintolife.net.

19^th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference

Saturday, April 10^th and Sunday, April 11^th at the Marriott Redmond Town Center

Keynote Speakers:

Jay Asher, Peter Brown, Mitali Perkins, and Laini Taylor

$275, $255 for members.

Sponsored by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Western Washington

Four agents and editors, and an art director.

Special Master Class opportunity for illustrators

Craft and marketing focus

Skill and interest tracks

Wine and Cheese reception

One-on-one consultations

And more!

Registration info click here.

2010 New York Book Festival

The 2010 New York Book Festival's annual celebration of books worthy of further recognition from the world's publishing capital will be held June 10-12, 2010 in Manhattan. Exhibitor applications are online at www.newyorkbookfestival.com.

The 2010 New York Book Festival will consider large publisher, self-published and independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, children's books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, comics/zines, e-books, poetry, wild card (anything goes!), unpublished stories, science fiction, horror, photography/art, romance and biography/autobiography works.

A panel of judges will determine the winners based on the following criteria:

1) The story-telling ability of the author

2) The potential of the work to win wider recognition

Entries may be in English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French or Italian and must have been published on or after January 1, 2002.

Our grand prize for the 2010 New York Book Festival Author of the Year is $1500 and also a flight to New York for the awards and our day festival on June 12, 2010.

To enter: Click on the "enter competition" link at www.newyorkbookfestival.com and follow the directions to get an entry form.

Forms may also be faxed/e-mailed to you if you e-mail us at NewYorkBookFest@aol.com. Applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable entry fee via check, money order, credit card payment or PayPal online payment of $50 in U.S. dollars for each submission.

Multiple submissions are permitted, but each entry must be accompanied by a separate form and entry fee.

The 2010 New York Book Festival is produced by JM Northern Media LLC, producers of the Hollywood Book Festival, DIY Convention, Beach Book Festival and New England Book Festival, and is sponsored by the Larimar St. Croix Writers Colony, eDivvy, Westside Websites and Shopanista.

King County Library March Events

www.kcls.org/events/author.cfm

Tuesday, March 9, 7-9pm

Outlining, Plot and Writing Scenes: The Events of Your Story 

Before you begin writing your book, you should spend some time outlining and developing your story. Discuss types of outlines along with techniques for efficiently developing the strongest possible story based on your original idea. From the exciting opening that grabs the reader through the escalating conflict to the climactic scene and ending with the resolution-the entire structure of the novel with be covered with emphasis on hooks, the remote control effect, building suspense and creating satisfying endings. 

Tuesday, March 16, 7-9pm

Character and Point of View

The point of view you write in is your voice as a writer. This goes beyond just first person, third person and omniscient voices. The most critical component of a novel is character. Discover how to go from writing flat two-dimensional characters to vibrant three-dimensional ones.

Tuesday, March 23, 7-9pm

The Publishing Business for Writers: Selling your book, Marketing Yourself and Your Book 

Develop a writer friendly approach to marketing your book efficiently. Understand the flow of a query at a publishing house and how decisions are made to buy a book. Learn to create cover letters that grab the reader, how to do a one page synopsis, and other practical tools to sell your work. Discuss what you can do marketing-wise to be a success in this business and cover a variety of techniques from book-signings, media outlets, publicists and other innovative ways to promote your book. Learn up-to-date information on the publishing business including: Fee-charging agents; sell-through and sales numbers; E-books; print-on-demand; shrinking mid-lists; corporate mergers and self-publishing.

Tuesday, March 30, 7-9pm

Introduction to Warrior Writer

For fiction and non-fiction authors, this is a workshop that focuses on educating writers about how to be authors. Warrior Writer is a holistic approach encompassing goals, intent, environment, personality, change, courage, communication and leadership that gives the writer a road map to becoming a successful author.  Many writers are focused on either the writing or the business end. Warrior Writer integrates the two. Warrior-Writer fills a critical gap in the publishing industry paradigm. Discuss how to conquer the fears that hold writers back and how to set strategic and tactical goals.

Call for RWA Workshop Proposals

Romance Writers of America is seeking workshop proposals as part of Seattle's 2010 Emerald City Writers' Conference, Oct 1-3, 2010.

Craft, Promotion, Research and PRO topics are desired.

Submit by April 1st, 2010 at www.gsrwa.org/proposal.php.

Internship Opportunity: Reader/Publishing Assistant

Gain experience and build your resume - Act as a reader for literary agency, evaluate incoming queries and nonfiction and fiction manuscripts. Assist with editing books, proposals and marketing materials. Research publishers, write pitch letters, compile information for conferences and classes. 

Minimum 8 hrs. per week for 6 months; some hours can be done from home. Learn how the publishing process works from the perspective of a literary agent, book packager, and professional editor.

Excellent reading and communication skills required. Computer and Internet savvy.

To apply send resume and cover letter to:

Andrea Hurst Literary Management andrea@andreahurst.com  www.andreahurst.com

Lynn Rosenberg: Professional Researcher

Need a Researcher?

More than twelve years of experience doing independent research and researching for Disney, covering  many diverse subjects - from medical and geographical research to specialized subjects such as shipbuilding.

Contact me so that I can save you time while adding texture and depth to your great story!

Lynn Rosenberg

PH:  (310) 823-4282

Email:  lsrosenberg@aol.com

Comments from Linda Seger, world-renowned script consultant: 

"I have hired Lynn Brown Rosenberg to do research for me several times over the last 15 years. 

·         Lynn knows when and how to follow a clue, to ask the extra question, to take one more book off the shelf because she thoroughly understands the assignment and has a sensitivity to begin to think like you do.

·         Lynn is efficient with her time and your money.  She doesn't chase down blind alleys or go off on some tangent.

·         Lynn is efficient, knowledgeable, thorough, creative and very professional.  Her reports are clear, well-written and extremely well-organized.  Lynn is a class act all the way!"