WORKSHOPS/CLASSES:
Online Workshop: Query Letters That Sell (NEORWA)
INSTRUCTOR: Julie Rowe.
DATES: April 5 – 16.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Workshop facilitator teaches from both a romance writer and magazine freelancer’s perspective. Class is a hands-on class on how to write query letters, cover letters and submission packages that excite editors and agents.
FEES: $15 for NEORWA members; $20 for all others.
Deadline to register: April 4, 2010.
FMI: email Cathy Matuszak and Alaina Silvestrini at neorwaonline@gmail.com. mailto:neorwaonline.gmail.com
Online Workshop Get Grammar (The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA)
INSTRUCTOR: Kat Duncan
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This workshop is for writers who don’t “get” grammar or for those who think they don’t want to get it. Proper use of grammar makes a story flow smoothly, page after page. Poorly constructed sentences and paragraphs ruin the pace of your novel and make editors and agents pass up your manuscript. Most of us don’t relish the idea of pouring through grammar guides looking for ways to fix our writing. Kat makes it easy to pick out what works and why so we don’t go back to making the same mistakes.
FEE: $10.00 for FFnP members; $15.00non-FFnP members. If you are a member of FFnP be sure you are logged into the website before you register to get the member price. Payment is due at time of registration.
REGISTRATION: http://www.romance-ffp.com/event.cfm?EventID=163
MORE INFORMATION: workshops@romance-ffp.com
Online Workshop: What a Wicked Web We Weave – A Spider’s Approach to Subplots in Storytelling (The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA)
INSTRUCTOR: Theresa Meyers
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The difference between writing and writing big has to do with adding multiple layers to your stories. But how do you weave a story with multiple threads that interweave into an intense read without losing track or weaving in too much?
WHEN: March 29, 2010 – April 11, 2010
WHERE: This workshop will be conducted via a Yahoo! email loop. Email invitations will be sent 48 hours prior to the beginning of the workshop.
FEE: $10.00 for FFnP members ; $20.00 for non-FFnP members.
REGISTRATION: http://www.romance-ffp.com/event.cfm?EventID=103
MORE INFORMATION: workshops@romance-ffp.com
Online Workshop: Muse Therapy (Carolina Romance Writers Chapter of RWA)
INSTRUCTOR: D.D. Scott
DATE: April 5-30, 2010 Standard Workshop
FEE: CRW and HCRW members is $15; all others $25
COURSE DESCRIPTION: D. D. Scott’s class will inject life into tired and/or stressed out muses. This course will give writers fun and fabulous tools to analyze their muses’ funks, reign in their creative divas and up their page counts. Students will discover what makes their muses tick. What ticks them off. And what makes them dance like nobody’s watching.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 25th. Register at http://www.carolinaromancewriters.com/april10.htm
For more information, email Carole at: workshops@carolinaromancewriters.com
Online Workshop: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Grammar & Style But Didn’t Think It Really Mattered (Carolina Romance Writers Chapter of RWA)
INSTRUCTOR: Annie Oortman and Darlene Buchholz
DATE: April 5th- April 30th 2010 Standard Workshop
FEES: CRW and HCRW members is $15; all others $25
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Course reviews the basics ensure you haven’t forgotten everything from school. Then, moves onto issues that affect sentence structure and paragraph development, the finer points of punctuation and style, & common grammar errors. It looks at how to enhance your writing’s appeal to make the most of your writing’s appearance, readability, and impact. Learn how to cut the fat from your writing to improve your writing.
Registration Deadline: March 25th Register at http://www.carolinaromancewriters.com/april10.htm
FMI: email Carole at: workshops@carolinaromancewriters.com
Online Workshop: The Ins and Outs of ePublishing (Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter)
INSTRUCTOR: Dara Edmondson
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Explore ins and out of e-publishing from what to write to how to submit to the inevitable pitfalls. Learn the resources available to find links to publishers, professional organizations and sites that warn about disreputable publishers.
WHEN: March 29, 2010 through April 4, 2010
COST: $10.00 for FFnP members; $20.00 for non-FFnP members.
REGISTRATION: http://www.romance-ffp.com/event.cfm?EventID=80
FMI: workshops@romance-ffp.com
Online Workshop: Archetypes vs. Stereotypes (Yellow Rose Romance)
WHEN: April 1 – 30, 2010
INSTRUCTORS: Becky Martinez & Sue Viders
REGISTER: http://www.yellowroserwa.com/workshops.php Registration deadline: March 31. 2010.
FEES: $15 Yellow Rose members; $25 non-Yellow Rose members.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This workshop will discuss the sixteen archetypes from Sue’s popular writing book, The Complete Writers Guide to Heroes and Heroines, Sixteen Master Archetypes. Each archetype will be discussed in depth. Also, the class will give tips on how to make characters come alive.
Online Class: Knights Templar: Fact and Fiction (Heart Through History)
INSTRUCTOR: Jody Allen
DATES: April 1 – 30, 2010
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 30, 2010
FEE: $10/HHRW members; $20/others
To register for this class: http://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/classreg.htm
FMI: HHRW Campus Coordinator: classes@heartsthroughhistory.com
CLASS DESCRIPTION: The Warrior Monks of the Crusades have become a myth and legend but what about the facts? We know they were the world’s first bankers who created the first traveler’s check system, and were probably the world’s first Special Forces warriors. This class will explore who they were and the structure of the order (military and religious) how they lived, their history as the Church’s first warrior monks who protected the crusading pilgrims in the Holy Lands.
Online Class: The Anatomy of a Love Scene
Instructor: Jenna Petersen
Dates: April 5 – 7, 2010
Registration Deadline: April 3, 2010
Fee: $10/HHRW members; $20/others
To register for this class: http://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/classreg.htm
FMI: HHRW Campus Coordinator: classes@heartsthroughhistory.com
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Hot is well, hot, right now. But not every author is comfortable with the intricacies of sensual love scenes. In this three part presentation, award-winning sensual and erotic romance writer Jenna Petersen (Jess Michaels) breaks down the key elements a powerful love scene should contain: Character, Plot, and Emotion.
Online Workshop: Skips, Lies & Videotapes–How PIs Find the Missing, Nail the Fraudulent, and Obtain the Proof (Yosemite Romance Writers)
DATE: 04/05/2010 to 04/30/2010
INSTRUCTOR: Colleen Collins /Shaun Kaufman
Deadline to register: 04/04/2010
FEE: $20 YWR members; $25 non-members. RWA Membership isn’t required.
SIGN UP: Register online at our website: www.yosemiteromancewriters.com . If you prefer to pay by check please mail to:
Yosemite Romance Writers
4294 W. Dakota Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722
FMI: YosemiteRomanceWriters@yahoo.com for any questions.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Course covers defining skips, various methods for tracing skips, defining fraud and how to investigate them, and what comprises proof and how to obtain proof.
Online Workshop: Breathing Life into a Scene/Getting Your Story Orff To The Right Start (Yosemite Romance Writers)
DATE: 04/05/2010
INSTRUCTOR: Beth Cornelison
FEE: $20 YWR members; $25 non-members. RWA Membership isn’t required. Anyone can take our courses. DEADLINE TO REGISTER: 04/04/2010
SIGN UP: Register online at our website: www.yosemiteromancewriters.com . If you prefer to pay by check please mail to:
Yosemite Romance Writers
4294 W. Dakota Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722
FMI: YosemiteRomanceWriters@yahoo.com for any questions.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Breathing Life Into A Scene offers a step by step approach to layering vivid details about setting, emotion and character into each scene you write. Silhouette Romantic Suspense Beth Cornelison will show you how to select the right details and character-specific information to place your reader in the scene and make a powerful impression, without bogging down your pace.
Online Workshop: Secrets Of The Prolific—How To Overcome Procrastination, Perfectionism And Writer’s Block (Yosemite Romance Writers)
DATES: 4/05/2010. Deadline to register: 04/04/2010
INSTRUCTOR: Hillary Rettig
FEE: $20 YWR members; $25 non-members. RWA Membership isn’t required. Anyone can take our courses.
Where to sign up: You may register online at our website, www.yosemiteromancewriters.com .
If you prefer to pay by check please mail to: Yosemite Romance Writers, 4294 W. Dakota Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722
FMI: YosemiteRomanceWriters@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: People suffering from procrastination or a block often think they are lazy, undisciplined, or otherwise lacking, but that not so. They are merely constrained from using their creativity and power. Liberate yourself from those constraints and you will see your energy, discipline, commitment, etc., magically reappear and your writing take off.
Online Workshop/Class: How To Design And Teach An Online Workshop (Outreach International)
INSTRUCTOR: Catherine Chant
DATES: April 11th – 24th, 2010
COST: $10 – Members; $20 – Non Members
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 9th, 2010
FMI: http://www.oirw.net/campus/currentcourselist.htm
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This workshop begins with an overview of why you would want to create and teach an online workshop, and covers these topics: 1. Developing a workshop topic; 2. Identifying your audience; 3. Designing a lesson plan; 4. Interacting with your students; 5. Designing exercises for your students ; 6. Your workshop proposal ; 7. Technical aspects of online teaching (e.g. Yahoogroups)
Online Workshop/Class: An Introduction To Writing Erotic Romance (Outreach International)
INSTRUCTOR: Jan Springer
DATES: April 2nd to 4th, 2010
COST: $8 – Members, $12- Non Members
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 31st, 2010
FMI: http://www.oirw.net/campus/currentcourselist.htm
WARNING: This workshop is open to people 18 years and older only. Please be aware of Coarse Language and Explicit Scenes. If you offend easily, this workshop may not be for you.
INSTRUCTOR BIO: Jan Springer has written more than twenty erotic romances for publishers such as Ellora’s Cave, Pocket Books, Total E Bound and more. She is a member of RWA and Passionate Ink. Jan writes full time.
Online Workshop: Mastering Point of View (Heart of Carolina)
INSTRUCTOR: Diane O’Connell
When: April 1-30, 2010 April 2010 Workshop
FEES: $20 for HCRW and CRW Members; $25 for All Others
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: 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. Her mission is to help authors develop their talent and improve their skills so they can achieve their dreams of publication.
For more information go to: www.heartofcarolina.org/online-classes.html
CALL FOR ONLINE WORKSHOP PRESENTERS
The Elements of RWA is recruiting instructors for its 2011 online workshops. We are looking for instructors who can provide innovative, feedback-based online workshops adhering to the needs of the chapters’ diverse members. We are especially interested in workshops concerning: 1. Show, don’t tell. 2. Deep POV, 3. Body language, 4. Getting organized. Additional information on the chapter and previous workshops can be found at: www.elementsofrwa.com
When you respond, include a description of the workshop and your biography. Please list which month(s) you prefer and the length of the workshop – one week, two weeks, three weeks, or four weeks. Please send all proposals or questions to Linda Burke, Chair, ERWA Education Committee, at llroser AT yahoo DOT com.
CONFERENCES:
Cleveland Rocks Romance Conference 2010 (NEORWA)
May 14th-15th
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham
MEET WITH EDITORS AND AGENTS: Cindy Hwang, Executive Editor (Berkley Publishing); Eric Raab, Editor (Tor/Forge Books); Amy Moore Benson, Agent (Moore Benson Literary Agency); Kelli Collins, Editor (Ellora’s Cave)
CONFERENCE FEES: Neorwa members $75; Non-members $85. If you are a member of RWA National, you may choose to attend the conference and join NEORWA for the remainder of 2010 for $90.
FMI: http://www.neorwa.com/index.php/Events/ClevelandRocksRomance
Mid-Michigan RWA Chapter renowned Retreat From Harsh Reality
When: April 16-18, 2010
Where: At the beautiful Yarrow Golf & Conference Resort
Keynote Speaker: The fabulous romance author, Jo Ann Ferguson
FMI: http://www.midmichiganrwa.org/retreat.html for more information about our event.
COFW’s WRITE FROM THE HEART CONFERENCE
DATES: October 1-2, 2010
WHERE: Holiday Inn Worthington- Columbus
7007 N. High Street, Worthington, OH, 43085
FMI: www.COFW.org
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: SUZANNE BROCKMANN
Workshop Presenters: Karen Harper; Virginia Kantra; CJ Lyons; Erin McCarthy
Editors & agents taking appointments: Charles Griemsman, Silhouette; Leis Pederson, Berkley; Laura Bradford, Bradford Agency. Book sale Oct 2nd open to the public. Registration open to all July 1, 2010.
Fun In The Sun Conference/Cruise With Your Muse:
Florida Romance Writers January 20 – 24, 2011.
Workshop Proposals: Contact Kathryn Depalo at: depalok AT live DOT com. Ship is Carnival Destiny. Departs from Miami, Fl. Ports-of-Call: Key West, Fl. & Cozumel, Mexico. Space is limited, so don’t delay. Reserve your spot and get those passports ready. FMI: http://www.frwriters.org/conferences.html.
CONTESTS:
COFW: IGNITE THE FLAME CONTEST
Submit your hero and heroine’s first meet or reunion scene. Only 15 pages and an optional one page unjudged set-up. Electronic submission and Paypal available.
DEADLINE: May 8, 2010 FMI: www.COFW.org
SPRING INTO ROMANCE CONTEST has extended its deadline to April 2, 2010!
So why enter the Spring Into Romance Contest? The Spring Into Romance Contest is known for its meaningful feedback. Score sheets include category-specific sections. No synopsis required.
FEES: $20 for RWASD members; $25 for non-members, ($35 foreign). FMI: rwasd.contests@gmail.com
