The Lowcountry Romance Writer’s chapter is currently seeking instructors for their 2011 online workshops. “We are looking for instructors who have fresh invigorating workshops that think “outside the box”, that approach new ways to present old topics of editing, GMC, POV, Query Letters, Synopsis, Brainstorming, Contests and all other writing related topics.” You can find out more about the chapter by visiting http://lowcountryrwa.com Please send all proposals and questions to: Veronica Alderson, Online Workshop Coordinator, at alde02.
Workshops
Are you attending RWA National Conference in Nashville? Start preparing now to meet the agents and edditors, with the workshop: The Tiny Art of Elevator Pitches: How to Craft Them and How to Use Them by Carrie Lofty. April 5 – 16. For more information and to register for this workshop, to to Elements of RWA.
LARA is proud to announce their first online class of 2010, Crafting Your Deep Story, with instructor Carol Hughes. Go to the LARA website for more information.
Also from LARA–the Warrior Writer Workshop, with national bestselling author Bob Mayer. May 15, 2010, at the Beverly Garlands Holiday Inn at Universal Studio Hollywood. For more information and to register please go to: http://www.lararwa.com/workshop.html
Check out Lowcountry RWA workshops for April! There are some great ones, such as Behind the Scenes: The Research Before the Book, and Plotting for Pansters, and Infusing The Romance Novel With Emotional and Sexual Tension. Get information on these and more at www.lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/
San Antonio Romance Authors sponsors the “One-Day Writer’s Workshop”. Join featured guest speaker, Harley Jane Kozak, mystery writer and actress, who presents: Everything I Needed to Know About the Writing Life I Learned in Hollywood. The workshop will take place Saturday, March 20th, 2010, San Antonio Airport Hilton Hotel. Register at www.sararwa.net.
Dunes & Dreams RWA Chapter 215 (from Eastern Long Island) present their April 2010 Online Workshop: Bringing a Setting to Life, with Cheryl St. John. April 5-30. Go to http://www.dunesanddreams.org/writing-workshops/ for more info.
Yellow Rose Romance Writers is pleased to announce their April 2010 workshop! All workshops are $15 for Yellow Rose members and $25 for non-Yellow Rose members. Starting April 1, 2010, Becky Martinez and Sue Viders will present Archetypes vs. Stereotypes. This is a 4-week course. To register, go to http://www.yellowroserwa.com/workshops.php and fill in the form.
From Hearts Through History Chapter~Class: The Dreaded Synopsis. Instructor: Elizabeth Sinclair. Class: Knights Templar: Fact and Fiction. Instructor: Jody Allen. Class: The Anatomy of a Love Scene. Instructor: Jenna Petersen. To register go to: http://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/classreg.htm
Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for March 2010: A Perfect Ending. You can register at the website: www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.
The Beau Monde Academe Workshop: Women at War. Presented by Bill Haggart, Mar 22th thru April 11th, 2010. For more info: http://www.thebeaumonde.com/academe/
The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA Presents: The Synopsis Queen Tells All, with Kara Lennox. March 15, 2010 through March 28, 2010. Information and registration at the website: http://www.romance-ffp.com/event.cfm?EventID=83
Conferences
On June 11-12th, Capital Region Romance Writers of America, Inc. (located in Albany, New York) will be hosting their 8th Annual Conference featuring Jenna Petersen & Caridad Pineiro with a special presentation by Lindsey Faber (Samhain Publishing), Keyren Gerlach (Silhouette Romantic Suspense), Miriam Kriss (Irene Goodman Literary Agency) & Pam Strickler (Pam Strickler Author Management). One of the perks for those attending the workshop is our door prize/gift baskets that we give out throughout the day. All participants also get a goody bag. If you would like to donate promotional items, books, etc., we’d love to have you as part of our event. Email Conference for more details.
Registration to NJRW’s Special Event with Madeline Hunter is now open to all! Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Monroe, Jamesburg, NJ, (exit 8A off the NJ Turnpike) If you would like to attend please email Leigh Raffaele at jrwcc.
Louisville Romance Writers is pleased to announce the online workshop – How to Build the Perfect Man. For more information and a link to Paypal, please check out the website at: www.LouisvilleRomanceWriters.net
Contests
ALASKA CHAPTER of RWA presents: Break-up, A Contest for Unpublished Manuscripts. To find out more visit the contest page at the web site: http://www.akrwa.org
Announcing the Central Ohio Fiction Writers’ Ignite the Flame Contest. Eligible: Authors unpublished in book-length fiction. Submit: 15 pages h/h first meet or reunion meet scene & one page optional unjudged set-up. Electronic submissions and paypal available as well as traditional submission at www.COFW.org
Northwest Houston RWA announces the 18th Annual Lone Star Writing Competition is now open for entries. All electronic this year. Entries must arrive via email by midnight June 6, 2010. Any entries received after the deadline will be deleted unopened. Enter and more information at www.nwhrwa.com.
