RWA Workshops
Central New York Romance Writers Presents: Warrior Writer by Bob Mayer. A workshop that focuses on educating writers 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 become a successful author. Friday & Saturday March 12-13, 2009. With special Sunday, March 14 workshop available for those who are interested.
See website for details.
Yellow Rose Romance Writers is pleased to announce our March 2010 workshop! All workshops are $15 for Yellow Rose members and $25 for non-Yellow Rose members. Starting March 1, 2010, Kerri Nelson will present May The Force Be With You (Adding Realistic Law Enforcement & Legal System Elements Into Your Novel). This is a 4-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 February 28, 2010.
The Carolina Romance Writers Chapter of RWA is pleased to announce our March Online Workshop: Action Sequences: Writing Heart-Pounding Fight Scenes, Chases and Climaxes. INSTRUCTOR: Angela Knight. DATE: March 1-28th , 2010. To register, please visit the CRW website at: www.carolinaromancewriters.com.
The Carolina Romance Writers Chapter of RWA is pleased to announce our March Online Workshop: Scene CPR: Breathing Life into an Ailing Scene. INSTRUCTOR: Laurin Wittig. DATE: March 15th-31st , 2010. To register, please visit the CRW website at: www.carolinaromancewriters.com. This class will begin March 15th and will end March 31st. Registration deadline is February 25th.
KOD Chapter: Murder One – March. Title: Paranormal Forensics. Instructor: Katherine Ramsland. Class Description: In 1961, a cop attempted to fingerprint a ghost, and there’s even been paranormal evidence in the courtroom. Many murder sites around the world yield ghostly tales, which makes the incidents themselves more chilling. Ghost hunters today believe that with the latest cutting-edge technology they can access the “other side” to shed light on both active and unsolved cold cases, and among them is the belief that murder victims linger to see justice done. It’s CSI meets Ghost Hunters when Katherine Ramsland, author of Ghost: Investigating the Other Side and numerous books on forensics, combines these disciplines. For more info: http://www.rwamysterysuspense.org.
KOD is proud to present: Killer Instinct – March. Title: The 4 C’s: Building Characters and Plot. Instructor: Sue Viders and Becky Martinez. Class Description: Building a truly great character can be a mystery, especially when the writer is trying to fit that character into today’s action driven plot. Join us for an interactive workshop that can help with both. For more info: http://www.rwamysterysuspense.org.
RWA® Online Chapter presents: THE SELLING SYNOPSIS. Instructor: Sherry Lewis. Dates: 1 – 31st March 2010. Registration Opens: 15th February 2010. Registration Deadline: 28th February 2010. Fee: $15 Non-Chapter members. RWAOL Chapter #136 members; free. Payment method: PAYPAL is recommended! For more info: http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/campus.htm.
MASTERING POINT OF VIEW. INSTRUCTOR: Diane O’Connell. WHEN: March 1 to March 26 (13 lessons posted over 4 weeks). WORKSHOP: What’s the secret every successful author knows and most new authors don’t? It’s point of view (POV). In this workshop, Diane will show how truly understanding and mastering point of view can fix an ailing manuscript and turn a decent but lackluster novel into a page-turner. Cost for the workshop is $15 for NEORWA members, $20 for all others. You do not have to be an RWA member to take our workshops! Click here to register for Online Workshop or go to http://www.neorwa.com and click on Online Workshops. REGISTRATION CUT-OFF IS THE DAY BEFORE THE WORKSHOP STARTS.
CAMEO, Chapter 123 proudly presents our first class for 2010. Ms Kim Louise will lead you into the wonderful world of Character Craft. Making that character stand out and pull the reader through the story. Join Kim into
this class on learning how to create the bare bones of your story, the characters. Learn to flesh out your characters with this multi-published author. If you have questions you may email them to Lpatrice9 AT aol DOT com. Subject line: CAMEO class. Class: March 1 thru March 31, 2010.
Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for March 2010. Date: 3/1/2010 – 3/26/2010. Workshop title: The Art of Rewriting with Martha Engber. While there’s a plethora of information about how to write the first draft of an essay, short story or novel, clear and useful advice on how to rewrite and polish work for publication is much harder to come by. How long should a rewrite take? Do you address problems separately or together? What methods do successful writers employ? In workshop, you’ll get those answers while learning how to plan and implement a rewrite on a piece you’re currently working on. Where to sign up: You may register online at our website, www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.
Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for March 2010. Date: 3/1/2010 – 3/26/2010. Workshop title: Make’em Laugh, Make’em Cry with Lori Wilde. We, as authors, are in the emotion delivery business. Honing your craft means learning how to evoke emotions. It means learning to use language to create a sleight of hand that causes your readers to respond on a gut level. It means getting in touch with what you feel, hope, or fear for every one of your main characters at every moment of the story. There’s no such thing as art by accident. Truly great writers are in charge of their readers’ emotion from the first page to the last. Where to sign up: You may register online at our website, www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.
Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for March 2010. Date: 3/1/2010 – 3/26/2010. Workshop title: A Perfect Ending with Regan Black. Do you love your story, but struggle with weak, abrupt, or endless endings? Regan Black, having learned the hard way, will use examples
from popular movies and specific exercises to help you create the satisfying endings readers crave. Where to sign up: You may register online at our website, www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.
Check out this Colorado Romance Writers, Inc. Online Workshop Series class for MARCH 2010! Workshop: Walking Off the Page: How to Bring Characters to Life. Speaker: Kelle Riley. Date: March 1 – 26, 2010. DESCRIPTION: Strong characters make lasting impressions. From princesses to policemen memorable, believable characters are the key to making readers (and editors) come back for more. FMI about the workshops or speakers, or to register: http://www.coloradoromancewriters.org.
Check out this Colorado Romance Writers, Inc. Online Workshop Series class for MARCH 2010! Workshop: A Noble’s Life in Medieval Times. Speaker: Eliza Knight. Date: March 1 – 26, 2010. DESCRIPTION: Life in medieval times was so much different than the way we live today. When readers sit down with their favorite medieval historical romance, they are taken away to another time and place. For most readers, this is where they learn about medieval times, and it is the duty of the author to be as authentic as possible. That being said, you don’t want your book to be a history lecture either, but to just flavor it enough. FMI about the workshops or speakers, or to register: http://www.coloradoromancewriters.org.
Let’s get those pitches perfect now to reel in those editors and agents! To help you perfect them, Southern Tier Authors of Romance is scheduling a special On-line Workshop in March — Pitch Perfect with Kerri Nelson.
DATES: March 13 – 31, 2010. Registration deadline is March 10, 2010. For more info, go to: www.starrwa.org.
RWA Conferences
MERWA (Maine RWA) is pleased to announce the *4th Annual Writer’s Retreat.* Limited seating for an intimate experience and great networking – we have filled to capacity the last three years, *so register early*. *Friday, May 14 – Saturday, May 15* Portland, Maine (off 295 about 2 hours north of Boston). Embassy Suites Portland (off Portland Airport access road). $65.00 (or join MERWA for $30 and save $5 on retreat registration). Retreat Registration:* checks can be sent to MERWA – Writers’ Retreat, PO
Box 6478, Brunswick, ME 04011 – or pay through PayPal on the MERWA website http://mainerwa.com.
RWA Contests
QUESTION: What do a preacher, a vampire, a DEA agent, an estranged couple,
a gumshoe and a knight in shining armor have in common? ANSWER: They’re the types of characters one might find in any of the 2010 DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MYSTERY/SUSPENSE six subgenres. Sure, you can choose some other romantic suspense competition, but why would you when The Daphne caters to Mystery and Romantic Suspense lovers exclusively? For Contest Rules or the Links to Enter: www.rwamysterysuspense.org .
2010 Annual Great Beginnings Contest Sponsored by the Utah Chapter of Romance Writers of America. Contest Timeline: *March 1, 2010 – Deadline for all submissions *April 1, 2010 – Finalists notified by telephone or email *May 8, 2010 – Winners announced. For More Information check http://www.utahrwa.com/gbcontest.html.
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! Guidelines here: http://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/contest1/2010RTTAguidelines.pdf.
RWA San Diego chapter is proud to announce our Spring Into Romance Contest 2010. Open to any writer, unpublished in book-length fiction within the last three years of deadline and uncontracted in book-length fiction at the time of submission. You must retain all rights to the entry and not have granted any of them to a publisher or any other party prior to the contest deadline. Submit the first 25 pages of your manuscript (see website for full submission requirements and rules).
RWA Contests – Judges Needed
The Fire & Ice Contest, sponsored by Chicago North RWA, is in need of published authors to judge in the following categories: Women’s fiction, Paranormal, Young Adult. It’s all electronic so no mailing involved.
If you can help out please e-mail our contest coordinator Ellen Wehle at ilium14 AT aol DOT com.
Central Ohio Fiction Writers needs published and RWA-PRO judges. Published or RWA-PRO judges are needed for Central Ohio Fiction Writers’ 17th annual Ignite the Flame Contest. Entries are the hero and heroines first meet or reunion meet scene and are 15 pages maximum with an optional one-page un-judged setup. Judges will receive the entries in the middle of May and must return them by June 22nd. Once again we are offering on-line judging. Compete contest information at www.COFW.org. If interested, email ITFcontest2010 AT hotmail DOT com indicating the following three items: *1. Whether you will judge online, traditional hard copies, or are open to either format. *2. The category (or two) you would like to judge. *3. How many entries you are willing to judge in each category.
RWA Contest Winners
CTRWA would like the announce the finalists in The Write Stuff Contest!
FINALISTS, THE WRITE STUFF 2010
MAINSTREAM WITH ROMANTIC ELEMENTS: The Rookie by Trina Riggle. Out of Focus by Nancy Naigle. Lady of the Lake by Tracy St. Hilaire
YOUNG ADULT:Megan Delaney: Mystic Misfit by Bonnie Staring. Diary of a Teenage Superhero by Sharron Houdek. The Pact by Constance Gillam.
PARANORMAL: The Lost Paladin by Tes Hilaire. Cat’s Blood by Barbara Cool Lee. Liquid Lies by Hanna Martine
SINGLE TITLE: Little Secrets, Big Lies by Adrienne Giordana. What’s the Worst that Could Happen? By Terri Bolyard. Totally Dody by Tracy Laird Roper.
HISTORICAL: The Marquess’s Wife by Em Brown. Defensive Measures by Alyssa Fernandez. Dangerous Desires by Sharon Calvin.
MYSTERY & SUSPENSE: Rue Toulouse by Debby Grahl. Come Back to Me by Mary A. Behre. The Naughty Never Die by Laurie Kellogg.
SERIES CONTEMPORARY: The House that Jack Built by Sheila Athens. Pleasure by Jeanell Bolton. Closer Than a Brother by Carol Post. Kissing the Cook by Maura Prenty.
