Classes:
The Missouri Romance Writers (MORWA) is sponsoring the Warrior Writer Workshop presented by Bob Mayer on Saturday, May 21, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Drury Plaza in Chesterfield (St. Louis), Missouri. Cost, which includes a box lunch, is $25 for MORWA members (as of 10/31/10) and $45 non-MORWA members. To register visit: http://morwa.org/workshop_intro.htm.
The Outreach International RWA (OIRW) Chapter presents David S. Freeman’s Beyond Structure, the most popular screenwriting and fiction master class, June 4th and 5th at the Holiday Inn Decatur Conference Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia. This Atlanta workshop will also offer two bonus mini-classes: Advanced Dialogue Teleseminar (May 14 beginning at 2:00 p.m. eastern) and The Secrets of Pixar’s Magic (Friday, June 3, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m). Get the RWA discount of $50 or get $100 discount for flying in. See: http://www.beyondstructure.com for details.
Northeast Ohio RWA (NEORWA) chapter presents Kerri Nelson’s four-week pitch practice workshop: Pitch like a Pro for Writers. March 1 through March 29. Cost is $15 for NEORWA members, $20 for all others. Check out her website at: www.kerrinelson.com or http://neorwa.com for more information.
Hearts Through History Romance Writers Academy presents: Adding Humor to Historical Romance by Kris Tualla. March 8 – 29, 2011. Registration Deadline is March 7, 2011. Cost is $10 for HHRW members, $20 for all others. To register or find out more information see: http://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/classreg.htm
The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA presents The Plotting Wheel by Sue Viders and Becky Martinez, February 28, 2011 through March 27, 2011. Cost is $15 for FFnP members, $25 for all others. To register see: http://www.romance-ffp.com/event.cfm?EventID=269
Dunes & Dreams RWA Chapter 215 presents their April 2011 Online Workshop: Completing your Mystery! with Jacqueline Corcoran, April 4 – 29, 2011. Cost is $10 for D&D members, $25 for all others. For more information or to register see: http://www.dunesanddreams.org/writing-workshops
Workshop Proposals:
2011 NJRW Conference has put a call out for workshop proposals for the New Jersey Romance Writer’s Put Your Heart in a Book Conference to be held October 21-22, 2011 at the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel in Iselin, NJ. If you have an interesting workshop idea and want to be part of this renowned regional conference, please visit us online at http://njromancewriters.org/index.php?/conference/workshop_proposal/
Deadline for submissions is March 9, 2011. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Marlo at mberliner, or Ruth, at ruth.seitelman.
Contests:
Scriptscene RWA presents the Romancing the Script Contest. Submissions will be accepted through April 1, 2011. Prizes include listins on InkTip, a read by Zac Sanford of Suntaur Entertainment, Scriptscene RWA certificates, announcement of the winner and runners up in the RWR and on the Scriptscene website and more. Final Judge is Andy Cohen, Producer / President of Grade A Entertainment. Check the website for complete rules and registration information: http://www.scriptscene.org/promo/contest.html
RWA®’s Kiss of Death Chapter presents The 2011 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery Suspense for published and unpublished authors of Mystery or Romantic Suspense. Deadline to enter is March 15, 2011. Details can be found at: https://www.rwamysterysuspense.org. Or contact overall Coordinator Brooke Wills at daphnecontest" href="mailto:daphnecontest%40gmail.com" target="_blank">daphnecontest
Conferences:
2011 Wisconsin RWA Write Touch Conference, “Love is Brewing in Milwaukee,” will be Held June 3 – 5, 2011 at the Brookfield Suites Hotel and Convention Center in Brookfield, Wisconsin. See their website: www.WisRWA.org for workshop details and downloadable registration brochures.
