RWA Chapter Contests
Maine Chapter, RWA’s 2011 MERWA Synopsis Contest closes Oct. 1, 2011. Categories: Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense, Paranormal, Strong Romance Elements (women’s fiction, young adult, chicklit, fantasy, erotica, for example). Final judge: Shana Smith of Harlequin. FMI, entry form, and rules
RWA Chapter Workshops
STARRWA presents Deep Story Techniques with Carol Hughes, October 3 – 28. Deep Story is the layers of techniques interwoven beneath the surface of all successful stories from Harry Potter to Avatar. Deep Story is what will allow you as a writer to captivate and delight your readers just like Nora Roberts does. For more information on these and other STAR On-line Workshops visit STAR’s website
Southern Magic presents a one day workshop – Law And Order For The Writer – where members of the law enforcement and legal community present workshops on issues relevant to writers. Saturday, September 24, from 9:30 to 3:00 at the Homewood Public Library in Birmingham, Alabama. To register or for more info, email
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Desert Rose RWA’s next online workshop is How Editors Think, taught by Marcela Landres, 10/3-11/11. Topics discussed include: the three most common mistakes writers make when trying to get published; the two most important jobs of an editor (editing isn’t one of them!); and the number one quality editors look for in a writer. A free copy of the e-book, How Editors Think: The Real Reason They Rejected You, will be given to each student who registers for the class. Marcela is an editorial consultant and was formerly an editor with Simon & Schuster. FMI: www.drworkshops.com
Yellow Rose RWA presents From Austen to Aliens: Strong Females, Sept 12-18. Instructor: Jacqui Jacoby. This workshop will teach writers how to portray tough chick heroines. It will discuss how to build a tough chick heroine from the inside out, how there is more mental to the physical and how we can make these heroines jump off the page. What kind of women make up the tough chicks and what are they like in their everyday lives? What drives them to become tough? What kind of hero must stand beside her and who are the villains will she face? Register: www.yellowroserwa.com/workshops
Los Angeles Romance Authors’ October online course is How to Make Money with Your Writer’s Blog 202 – the Advance Class. Intructor: Erica Barton. October 1 – 21. http://www.lararwa.com/eclassshedule.html
RWA Chapter Conferences
The 2011 Lone Star Writer’s Conference runs October 15, 2011; 9 am to 5 pm at Houston Marriot North at Greenspoint. Speakers / agents / editors: screenwriter and novelist Alexandra Sokoloff, Natalie M. Fischer (Bradford Literary Agency), Pam Hopkins (Hopkins Literary Associates), Taylor Martindale (Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency), Kelli Collins, (editor-in-Chief, Ellora’s Cave) http://www.nwhrwa.com/conference.htm
