RWA Chapter Contests
2010 River City Romance Writers’ Duel on the Delta Contest: Entries must be received via e-mail by March 15, 2010 at Midnight CST. Submissions consist of the first 15 pages with an optional one-page, single-spaced synopsis. For more information about eligibility, categories, and contest rules, please visit the RCRW website.
RWA Chapter Workshops
The Kentucky Romance Writers Spring into Writing Workshop – including Sex Between the Pages: Understanding and Writing Sexual Tension, with Mary Buckham will be held Saturday, March 20, 2010 – 9am-5pm at Hyatt Place, 2001 Bryant Road, Lexington, KY. Cost is $25 for members, $30 non-members. Check it out here.
Powerful Openings, taught by Kris Kennedy, runs online February 1-12, 2010 and will discuss specific, simple strategies for writing powerful openings that hook the reader—be it an agent, an editor, or a reader—and don’t let go. Register here. Fee: $10/HHRW members, $20/others
The Art of Rewriting, presented by Martha Engber, author of Growing Great Characters From The Ground Up: A Thorough Primer For Writers Of Fiction And Nonfiction. This online workshop runs February 1-14.
$10 for FFnP Members; $20 for Non-members. Click here to register
NEORWA’s February 2010 online workshop is Discover How To Grow A Story Spine, with Sylvie Kurtz. “I’ll take you through the basic story arc and discuss why readers expect it, then walk you through each of the seven story spines–the set-up, the meet, the first complication, the mid-point, the swivel, the dark moment and the joyful resolution–giving examples along the way.” February 1-18, $15 NEORWA members/$20 all others. More information…
Writing Action Scenes the WWE Way, presented by Matt and Natalie Duvall. February 8-28. $10 for FFnP Members; $20 for Non-members. Click here to register
Mythic Elements, presented by Marcy Weydemuller. February 15-March 14. $15 for FFnP Members; $25 for Non-members. <a href="”>Click here to register
Dunes & Dreams RWA presents its February 2010 Online Workshop: The Original Idea—The Core of Writing and Selling Your Book, and Conflict-The Fuel of Your Story with Bob Mayer. More information… Cost: $10 D&D members, $20 all others. February 1 and February 4.
Elements of RWA presents MS Word 1994-2008 by Cathy Chant. February 1–12. Member $9, Non-member $15. Microsoft Word for Writers—the aspects of Word that are most useful for fiction writers, helping you streamline your on-screen tasks so you can think more about your story and less about what the computer is doing (or not doing). More information…
Elements of RWA presents Discovering Your Author Brand, by Theresa Meyers. February 8-26, 2010. Member $12, Non-member $20. This interactive workshop not only gives attendees the information about the basics of what author branding is and why works, but also offers how-to tips to realizing their own author brand and using it to improve marketability of their books, improve relationships/contracts with publishers and increase readership. To register
Heartbeat RWA presents: How to Pass a Scalpel and Other Operating Room Secrets, January 11-24. Instructor: Howard Bromley M.D., M.B.A. Cost: Free to Heartbeat members, $10 for RWA members, $20 for non-RWA members. To enroll, click here.
Editor Agent Panel – First Impressions: A View Into Editor & Agent In-Boxes. Greater Plymouth Community Center. 2910 Jolly Road. Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462. Want to know what editors/agents think when they see YOUR query in their in-bin? Submit a one-page query letter with your registration fee. VFRW cannot guarantee all queries will be discussed at the meeting, but will be provided to the panel beforehand, so the editor/agents will have the opportunity to read them and perhaps contact you after the panel if they are interested in seeing more. Website
February 2010–Fast Draft and Revision Hell, with Candace Havens. In the first two weeks you will learn a step-by-step process to help you finish your work in progress and in the second two weeks you learn how to polish your manuscript. More info…
RWA Chapter Conferences
The Gulf Coast Chapter of RWA’s 2010 Silken Sands Writers’ Conference will be held at Pensacola Beach, Florida, March 19-21. Keynote speaker: NYT best-selling author Karen Rose. Kick-off speaker: NYT best-selling author Dianna Love. Agents: Laura Bradford of the Bradford Literary Agency, Elaine Spencer of the Knight Agency, and Joyce Holland of the D4EO Agency. Editors: Megan Records of Kensington Publishing, Lindsey Faber of Samhain, and Patience Smith of Silhouette/Harlequin. More information here.
Written In The Stars will be held March 5-6 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Agents: Laura Bradford – Bradford Literary Agency, Terry Burns – Hartline Literary Agency, Melissa Jeglinski – The Knight Agency, Beth Miller – Writer’s House, Wanda Ottewell – Harlequin Superromance, Laurie Rauch – Samhain Publishing, Jessica Sebor – Bantam/Dell Publishing. For more information, click here
Chicago North-RWA chapter conference is pleased to announce, Spring Fling 2010, April 23-24, 2010, Hyatt, Deerfield, IL. Headliners and Keynote speakers: Cherry Adair and Julia Quinn, as well as Jenna Petersen, Elizabeth Hoyt, Jade Lee, Courtney Milan, and Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books and many others. Pitch appointments will be available with guest Editors: Amanda Bergeron (Avon), Lindsey Faber (Samhain) and Kat O’Shea (Leap Books & The Wild Rose Press) or Agents: Diana Fox, Laurie McLean, Joanna Stampfel-Volpe, and Paige Wheeler. www.chicagospringfling.com/
The Desert Rose Chapter’s Desert Dreams Conference runs April 16-18, 2010 at Chaparall Suites in Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information
Submission Opportunity
The co-authors of the highly popular CHRISTMAS MIRACLES, Cecil Murphey and Marley Gibson, are seeking submissions for their follow-up book, CHRISTMAS SPIRIT, to be published by St. Martin’s Press in the fall of 2011, with a foreword by New York Times Bestselling author, Debbie Macomber. Seeking true stories that emphasize the significance of the Christmas season. Visit www.christmasspiritbook.com for guidelines and how to submit.
