RWA Workshops
Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for February 2010. Date: 02/01/2010 – 02/26/2010. Workshop title: WRITING AND SELLING YOUR ROMANCE NOVEL. Instructor: Jessica Barksdale Inclan. You may register online at our website, www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.
Starting February 1, 2010, Karen Sandler will present Creating Characters That Walk Off The Page. This is a 2-week course. To register, go to http://www.yellowroserwa.com/workshops.php and fill in the form. We accept PayPal and check/money order. Registration deadline is January 31, 2010.
February 1-14, 2010 Mini Workshop The Mad Science of Writing: How to create & build a brand around the invention that is your book! Presented by Corey Blake. Visit Carolina Romance Writers for more information.
Traveling to Wales – Dragons, Castles, and Books. Presented by our resident globetrotter Jo Ann Ferguson. Class Dates: February 1st thru February 14th, 2010. Fee: $15 for Non-Members & $10 for Members. http://www.thebeaumonde.com/academe/
EMPOWERING CHARACTERS’ EMOTIONS — PASIC EXCLUSIVE CLASS — WILL ONLY BE OFFERED ONCE THIS YEAR. Presenter: Margie Lawson. Cost: $20.00 PASIC members, $30.00 non-members – payable by PayPal. Deadline to Register: February 27, 2010. TO REGISTER, GO HERE: http://pasic.net/class_lawson_032010.html.
Elements of RWA Online Workshops http://www.elementsofrwa.com/workshops.html. MS Word for Writers by Cathy Chant. February 1 – 12. Member $9, Non-member $15.
Elements of RWA Online Workshops http://www.elementsofrwa.com/workshops.html.
Discovering Your Author Brand by Theresa Meyers. February 8 – 26, 2010. Registration Open until February 4th.
Acclaimed teacher of DSM brings you a brand new workshop:THE PURPOSEFUL WRITER. February 1 – 28. Month-long Interactive Class for just $30.00. To sign up and get more information just go to www.writersonlineclasses.com or www.discoveringstorymagic.com.
The Red River Romance Writers of Wichita Falls, Texas, presents — “The Xtremely Productive Writer” with Kara Lennox. February 2010 –Join us for a two-week intensive workshop Feb. 1-14. Price: RRRW Members – $15; Non-members – $20. For more information visit: http://redriverromancewriters.com/workshops.php.
Non-RWA Workshops
February 2010 Wordpress Workshop Announced. This workshop will teach you the basics of how to use Wordpress as a blog and a content management system capable of running your entire website. Starts 1 February. Click here for more details.
RWA Contests
Yellow Rose Romance Writers is pleased to announce the opening of the 2010 Winter Rose contest for unpublished and published writers. We are particularly short on CONTEMPORARY SINGLE TITLE and ROMANTIC
SUSPENSE. Postmark/Email Deadline: January 23, 2010. Eligibility: not published in book-length fiction in the last 5 years. Enter: prologue/first chapter (25 pages max). For more information, entry form, and rules visit
http://www.yellowroserwa.com.
The 2010 Between the Sheets Contest. Open to all unpublished writers. For more information contact Greater Detroit RWA.
Welcome to the Charter Oak Romance Writers’ Golden Acorn Excellence in Writing Award. Our contest is selective, limiting itself to 95 entrants, so that we are able to provide valuable feedback to aid you in your goal to publish. Our score sheet includes detailed comments on the first 20 pages of your work with an emphasis on whether your work hooked the reader. For entry forms and more information, visit the Charter Oak Romance Writers website at www.charteroakromancewriters.org.
2010 Romance Through The Ages Contest. Hearts Through History (an RWA® special interest chapter) is pleased to host the ninth annual Romance Through the Ages Contest. We would be honored if you would join us, show us your inspiration and motivation while our judges provide honest, constructive feedback. We wish you the best of luck! For more information about the rules of our contest please visit: http://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/contest.htm
RWA Conferences
Join us for the 2010 Silken Sands Writers’ Conference! What: Silken Sands Writers’ Conference (www.gccrwa.com/silkensands). When: March 19-21, 2010. Where: Beautiful Pensacola Beach, Florida. With over twenty-four workshops, we offer something for every writer from beginner to multi-pubbed! We still have pitch sessions available—don’t miss this opportunity to pitch your story directly to an editor or agent.
North Texas Two Step: A Writing Conference. March 19-21, 2010. NTRWA presents STORY MASTERY with Michael Hauge, Best-selling author of Writing Screenplays That Sell and Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds:The Guaranteed Way to Get Your Screenplay or Novel Read. For registration details please check the conference page on the website: www.ntrwa.org.
RWA Contest Finalists
RWA/NYC Chapter proudly announces that editor Chris Keeslar has spoken. The Winner of the 2009 Love & Laughter Contest is:
CANDACE LUCAS for HEART-2-HEART
Second Place finish: Kathleen Bittner Roth for A MOST UNUSUAL LADY
Third Place finish: Jennifer Carroll for MACE MEN & MARGARITAS
Many congratulations to our winner and the other finalists!
Cathy Greenfeder, Vice President and Chair for the 2010 Kathryn Hayes Love and Laughter Contest.
RWA Raffle
Valley Forge Romance Writers Presents The 3rd Annual VFRW Writers’ Rafflemania! The Prize – $ 1,000.00 Check To Defray Your Costs For… 2010 National Conference Fee! Held In Nashville, TN. July 28-31, 2010. Raffle tickets cost $5.00 each or (3) for $10.00. For information, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to VFRW Rafflemania, PO Box 248, Lenni, PA 19052, or email raffle@vfrw.com.
Non-RWA Awards
The 7th Annual Jeannie Gray Golden Friendship Award. What is this award? It is the intention of the members of the GH99er loop that this award ~ $100 and a beautiful certificate ~ be used by an unpublished writer who has entered the current Golden Heart(r) Contest, sponsored by Romance Writers of America, to offset the costs of entry into that contest. However, this award is in no way affiliated with RWA or any of its contests. For more information please visit: http://jeannieaward.wordpress.com/.
