Conferences
Join the North Louisiana chapter of RWA for its annual Written in the Stars conference! March 11-12, 2011 at Holiday Inn Financial Plaza, Shreveport, Louisiana. Editor and agent appts., multi-track workshops, industry workshops, booksigning, silent auction and raffles. We have wonderful workshops being presented. Check out the line up at http://www.nolastars.com.
First Coast Romance Writers announces an action-packed event: The Annual Southern Lights Conference – Light Up Your Career! March 12, 2011. See http://www.firstcoastromancewriters.com/ for more information and to register.
Workshops
Completing Your Mystery: January Online Workshop — Deadline is December 31! Check it out at: www.starrwa.org.
Online Workshop: From Mild to Wild: Creating Sex Scenes That Are More Than The Same Old Bump And Grind Instructor: Angela Knight. Date: January 3 – 28, 2011. FMI about the workshops or speakers, or to register: http://crw-rwa-ning.com.
Online Workshop: Dr. Frankenstein’s System: Build a Subgenre Tale by Stitching Mismatched Story Elements Together. Instructor: Beth Daniels, aka Beth Henderson aka J.B. Dane. Date: January 3 – 28, 2011. FMI about the workshops or speakers, or to register: http://crw-rwa-ning.com.
ARCHETYPES VS. STEREOTYPES. INSTRUCTORS: Sue Viders and Becky Martinez. WHEN: January 3 to January 14. WORKSHOP: There has to be more heroic styles than just the Alpha male. This workshop will discuss the sixteen archetypes from Sue’s book, The Complete Writers Guide to Heroes and Heroines, Sixteen Master Archetypes. Each archetype will be discussed in depth. FMI: email to neorwaonline at gmail dot com.
Workshop Title: To Be or Not to Be and Other Editing Quandaries DEADLINE EXTENDED! Date: January 7-February 7, 2011. Instructor: Cindy Vallar (http://www.cindyvallar.com/). Cost: $20 FMI: www.heartofdixie.org.
Are you ready for the New Year? Does your novel light a FIRE in the reader’s heart? Do the pages sizzle with enough heat to melt ICE? Then take a look at what the 13th annual Chicago North Fire and Ice Contest has to offer you!! The Fire and Ice contest is all electronic and limited to the first 120 entries. The contest opens on January 1, 2011 , and extends until Feb 16. For more information visit www.chicagonorthrwa.org.
The 2011 Write Touch Readers’ Award Contest, sponsored by WisRWA (Wisconsin Romance Writers) is underway. We’ve added a category, Young Adult (YA), and Short and Long Series Contemporaries are now two different categories. The judges are enthusiastic romance and women’s fiction readers. They especially enjoy discovering new authors. FMI, entry form, and rules, go to www.wisrwa.org.
The Carolina Romance Writers Chapter of RWA is pleased to announce our January Online Workshop:
WORKSHOP: Eleven Senses – Who Knew? INSTRUCTOR: Marilyn Kelly. DATE: January 10th- January 21st 2011 Mini Workshop. Mini, (2 wk-long) classes, consisting of at least 3 lessons per week for CRW and HCRW members is $10, all others $20. For more information: http://www.carolinaromancewriters.com/january11.htm.
The Carolina Romance Writers Chapter of RWA is pleased to announce our February Online Workshop:WORKSHOP: CORSETS, GOGGLES, AIRSHOPS, OH MY?: Researching and Writing Steampunk. INSTRUCTOR: Beth Daniels. DATE: January 31st- February 25th 2011 Standard Workshop. Regular, (Month-long) classes, consisting of at least 2 lessons per week for CRW and HCRW members is $15, all others $25. For more information: http://www.carolinaromancewriters.com/january11.htm.
The Carolina Romance Writers Chapter of RWA is pleased to announce our February Online Workshop:
WORKSHOP: I Didn’t Know You Were “That Way”: Writing Believable Gay Male Characters. INSTRUCTOR: Jasper Laurie aka Austen Duane. DATE: January 31st- February 25th 2011. Standard Workshop Regular, (Month-long) classes, consisting of at least 2 lessons per week for CRW and HCRW members is $15, all others $25. For more information: http://www.carolinaromancewriters.com/january11.htm.
Story Telling and Folk Tales. Class takes place: January 31st – February 27th, 2011. Cost: $20 BDRWA members/ $25 non-members. For more info: www.bdrwa.com click on online classes.
Workshop title: Past Life Regression for the Writer’s Soul: A New approach to Character Creation. Instructor: Dawna Richard. When: Dates: 02/14/11 – 03/14/11. Have you ever had the feeling that you have been to a certain place or time or experienced reoccurring dreams? Have you had a lifelong phobia that you have no explanation for? This could be an indication that you have lived before. Whether you are interested in exploring the possibility of a past life or you are just looking for that next story idea, this class is for you. Learn a little about yourself and unleash a plethora of new ideas along the way. Through past life regression/self meditation techniques, you will have the chance to explore the workings of your mind and gain the tools to uncover a story and characters waiting to be written. WWW.Seizethedawn.com. You may register online at our website, www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.
Contests
Last Chance to Enter the Booksellers’ Best Award. All entrants in the Greater Detroit Booksellers’ Best Award will have their books read by booksellers and librarians across the country. This great exposure only costs $27! But hurry – the deadline is January 15, 2011. For entry form and rules, go to www.gdrwa.org/contests.html.
River City Romance Writers – 20th Annual Duel on the Delta Contest. Fee: $20.00 non RCRW members, $10 RCRW members. Deadline: March 15, 2011. Eligibility: Open to unpublished writers and to any author who has not been published in the past five years, and/or contracted within the last three years for any novel-length work of fiction (40,000+words) in any format (ebook, mass market, etc.). For more information, please visit: www.rivercityromancewriters.org.
The Wisconsin Romance Writers of America Fabulous Five contest is open for entries! For over twenty years, we’ve provided detailed critiques to all entrants and an opportunity for the top five in each category to get their work in front of key editors and agents in the publishing industry. Our fees continue to be among the lowest for contests of this type – just $18 for WisRWA members and $20 for all other entrants. FMI: http://www.wisrwa.org/
Does your novel light a FIRE in the reader’s heart? Do the pages sizzle with enough heat to melt ICE? Then take a look at what the 13th annual Chicago North Fire and Ice Contest has to offer you!! The Fire and Ice contest is all electronic and limited to the first 120 entries. The contest opens on January 1, 2011 , and extends until Feb 16. For more information visit www.chicagonorthrwa.org
Houston Bay Area RWA’s 2010 JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER CONTEST deadline is January 15. FMI, entry form and rules, visit our website at www.hbarwa.com
NEORWA presents our 2011 Cleveland Rocks Romance Contest. Paperless! Entries and responses all electronic. Deadline to enter is February 1, 2011. Fee: $25 ($15 for NEORWA members). Visit: http://www.neorwa.com/index.php/Contest/Contest for contest rules and entry form.
Ally Blue a real-life RN for over twenty years gets down to basics in this workshop to explain what s real what s make-believe and how to make your own medical scenes more realistic..Topics covered will include . .Sign up for the workshop is now closed..To pay via other means please contact our treasurer at ………