CONFERENCES
Heart of Dixie presents their annual Romance Readers Luncheon with special guest author Kerrelyn Sparks on June 4, 2011. Registration extended until May 22. Cost is $25. FMI, visit www.heartofdixie.org or call 256-586-5962.
Outreach International RWA chapter presents Beyond Structure with instructor David S. Freeman from June 4-5, 2011 at the Holiday Inn Decatur Conference Plaza, Atlanta. Special RWA discount of $50. FMI, visit http://www.beyondstructure.com. For questions not answered on the website, you can contact: freeman or call (310) 394-0361. You can also email the Atlanta workshop organizer, Nina Bruhns at: ninabruhns
The NOLA STARS chapter of RWA presents a one day Summer Writer’s Workshop for beginner and intermediate writers (and if you are advanced, well, you can come, too!) featuring Debra Dixon’s popular GMC workshop on June 11, 2011 at Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City/Shreveport, Louisiana. The cost is $25.00 and includes lunch. FMI, visit www.nolastars.com
Scriptscene RWA Presents a Mini-Conference Event during RWA conference in NYC on June 28, 2011. Cost members $10 and non-members $15 purchase tickets online via PayPal. FMI, for updates, and to register, go to: http://scriptscene.org/events.htm
Central Ohio Fiction Writers presents its 2011 Annual Conference at the Holiday Inn Worthington in Worthington, Ohio from Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2011 with keynote speaker Brenda Novak and workshop presenters Catherine Mann, Joanne Rock and Barabar Vey. Cost is $105 for COFW members and $110 for non-members before Sept. 9; $115 for COFW Members and $120 for Non COFW Members between Sept 9 – 29 and $130 at the door. FMI, email Jules Bennett at COFWconference2011 or visit www.cofw.org and click conference.
Utah’s RWA presents the 19th annual Heart of the West Conference: The Art Of Craft conference at The Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah from Oct. 7-8, 2011. Cost is $159 URWA Members and $169 non-members. FMI, visit http://www.utahrwa.com
Desert Rose RWA presents the 2012 Desert Dreams Writers’ Conference in at Chaparral Suites in Scottsdale, Arizona form April 27-29, 2012 with keynote speaker Allison Brennan and over 25 workshops. The cost is $215 for RWA members who register on or before 12/31/2011. FMI, visit http://www.desertroserwa.org or email desertdreams.
CONTESTS
Heart of Denver presents The Aspen Gold Published Writer’s Contest. Deadline extended to June 4. Participation is open to all published authors of novel length romance fiction. FMI, visit www.hodrw.com or email Maggi Landry at AG
WORKSHOPS
Lowcountry Romance Writers presents an online workshop Problem Words and Phrases and Punctuation… Oh My! with instructors Darlene Buchholz and Annie Oortman June 3-24, 2011. Deadline to register is June 1. Cost is $16. FMI, visit http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/
Lowcountry Romance Writers presents an online workshop Networking 101 with instructor Jeannie Eddy June 3-24, 2011. Deadline to register is June 1. Cost is $16. FMI, visit http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/
Lowcountry Romance Writers presents an online workshop Shopping for an Agent: Do’s and Don’ts with instructor Elizabeth Sinclair June 3-24, 2011. Deadline to register is June 1. Cost is $16. FMI, visit http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/
Lowcountry Romance Writers presents an online workshop Snakebite Scenes and Hollywood Plots: Writing Action with Heart with instructor Carrie Lofty June 3-24, 2011. Deadline to register is June 1. Cost is $16. FMI, visit http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/
NEORWA presents an online workshop, White Collar Crime and Historical Investigations, with instructor Colleen Collins and Shaun Kaufman from June 4-18, 2011. Cost for the workshop is $15 for NEORWA members and $20 for all others. Registration deadline is June 3. FMI, email neorwaonline">Cathy Matuszak.
Heart of Dixie presents Okay… I Confess: Watch TV, Shop at the Mall and Surf the Internet to Make Money with Marilyn Puett from June 6-20. This course offers information and tips on how to create a source of outside income by writing short stories for the confessions and romance magazines. The cost is $20. FMI, visit www.heartofdixie.org
Lowcountry Romance Writers presents an online workshop Break Free from the Slush Pile with instructor CJ Lyons June 6-19, 2011. Deadline to register is June 3. Cost is $16. FMI, visit http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/
