Contest News:
~Northwest Houston RWA announces the finalists for the
2011 Lone Star Writing Competition here.
~East Valley Authors is proud to present our 2011 Annual Query Contest! To enter, please follow our easy 1-2-3 submission process here.
~New England Chapter (NECRWA) of RWA First Kiss Contest 2011 is now accepting entries!!!! Deadline: October 1st, 2011. Visit our website for more information.
~New Jersey Romance Writers is proud to announce this year’s Put Your Heart In A Book Finalists!
Short Contemporary: ***Janet Pepsin – Love is in the Air, Judith Wherett – Running for her Life, Daria Yanez – Labor of Love, Honorable Mention: Tamra Baumann – Cyrano At Your Service, Karen Muir – The Undercover Nanny, Sheila Seabrook – Terms of Surrender, Larri Winslow – I Dare You
Single Title Contemporary: Jeanell Bolton - Passion, Jeannie Hall – Makes Us Stronger, Sheila Seabrook – Stuck on You, Honorable Mention: Janet Campbell – Macy’s Place,***Jodi Rotondo w/a Joanna Shupe – The Ex-Husband Next Door
Historical: Frances Fowlkes – The Gentleman’s Surgeon,***Dora Mekouar w/a Diana Quincy – Tempting Bella, Virginia Taylor - Starling, Honorable Mention: Sheridan Edmondson – Lady Catherine’s Secret, Lynn Gutierrez – Her Heart’s Desire
Paranormal: Dawn Groszek – Rose of Hope, Joy Hancock – The Inquisitor, Tara Pitts w/a Tara Lynn Mosby – Beyond Fate: A Novel of the Legion Warriors
Romantic Elements: Patty Sroka – Dark Victory, ***Dana Beth Weinberg – Easy in Theory, ***Dana Beth Weinberg – Breach of Contract, Honorable Mention:
Nancy Holland – Strange Bedfellows, Susanna Rogers – Naked Choke
*** denotes NJRW member
Conferences:
~Utah’s RWA October Conference
“The Art Of Craft”
19th Annual Heart of the West Conference
The Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah
October 7th-8th, 2011
Fee: $159.00 URWA Members $169.00 non-members. Registration and more information here.
Classes:
~STAR ON-LINE WORKSHOP: October 3 – 28, 2011 – Deep Story Techniques with Carol Hughes. Deadline to Register is: October 2, 2011! for the October 2011 class: Deep Story Technique with Carol Hughes. For more information on these and other STAR On-line Workshops visit STAR’s website.
~First Coast Romance Writers is pleased to announce that registration is open for our October online class. PRUNING YOUR PROSE
Instructor: Linnea Sinclair
Date: OCTOBER 16-31, 2011
Deadline for Registration: OCTOBER 10, 2011
Fee: $15
For more information or to register visit here.
~Long Island Romance Writers presents From Personality to PLOT with Laurie Schnebly Campbell Saturday, October 1,2011 9am-4:30pm. Information available here.
~Got Rights? How To Publish Your Book On Kindle
Presented by: Nina Bruhns
Dates: September 9-17, 2011
Registration Deadline: September 7, 2011
Fee: Outreach International RWA Members $10
Fee: Non-Members $15
Info and registration here.
~SCRIPTSCENE PRESENTS SALLY J. WALKER *SEPTEMBER 1ST: “Intro to Screenwriting”* TO REGISTER, visit here.
~Fans, Followers and Friends – How to Maximize and Monetize Social Media with Penny Sansevieri
Dates: Sept 12-18, 2011
Rwasd – $20 Everyone else $25
Information here.
~Show and Tell: An Interactive Workshop with Shannon Donnelly
September 12 – October 9, 2011
Enrollment information: Enrollment deadline: September 10, 2011 Cost: OCC/RWA members $20.00 Non-OCC/RWA members $30.00. More information here.
~The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA Presents: Secrets To Writing (And Pitching) The Big Book, High Concept, Same But Different Novel Presented by Virna DePaul, September 12, 2011 through October 3, 2011. REGISTRATION information here.
~The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA Presents: The Feminine Journey Presented by Mary O’Gara
WHEN: October 3, 2011 through October 30, 2011
REGISTRATION information here.
~The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA Presents: Setting Presented by Kathy Cottrell
October 31, 2011 through November 20, 2011
REGISTRATION information here.
~The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA Presents
Secondary Characters: The Good, The Bad and The Quirky Presented by Beth Cornelison
October 3 – October 24, 2011
REGISTRATION information here.
~The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA Presents
Red Carpet Writing: Screenwriting Steals for Novelists Presented by Amber Scott
WHEN: October 17, 2011 through October 31, 2011
REGISTRATION information here.
~The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA Presents
Creating the Perfect Predator — Presented by LD Madison
WHEN: October 3 – October 24, 2011
REGISTRATION information here.
