WRITERS’ CORNER: October 26, 2011
ONLINE CLASSES/WORKSHOPS:
SPONSOR: Lowcountry RWA (LRWA)
TITLE: Strategizing Contest Workshop
DATES: November 3 – 12, 2011
INSTRUCTOR: Nina Bruhns
DESCRIPTION: This class provides the secrets to getting the most out of the GH and every writing contest you enter. Former contest queen Nina Bruhns provides techniques to help you best position your work to final, and garner special notice by those all-important final judges.
DEADLINE: November 1, 2011
FMI: http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/#NOV
SPONSOR: Lowcountry RWA (LRWA)
TITLE: E-Publishing Or Digital Press: Is It For Me
DATES: November 1 – 30, 2011 (No Class the week of Thanksgiving)
INSTRUCTOR: Suzanne Rock
DESCRIPTION: This course is for beginners who want to learn more about the ins and outs of digital publishing. It covers writing goals; myths about e-publishing; small vs big e-presses; contracts; self publishing, vanity and subsidy presses; book promotion; e-pirating
DEADLINE: October 30, 2011
FMI: http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/#NOV
SPONSOR: Colorado Romance Writers
TITLE: Writing Between the Sexes (Using gender differences to create believable characters)
DATES: October 31 – November 25, 2011
INSTRUCTOR: Leigh Michaels
DESCRIPTION: Men and women think, act, and talk differently – which causes problems for writers who are trying to create characters of the opposite sex. Learn about the most common gender differences, and use them to create believable characters of the opposite sex. (And along the way, you may get some great ideas about how to deal with your husband, boyfriend, boss, big brother, or other assorted males — or for the first time, understand what’s really going on inside the head of your wife, girlfriend, mom…)
FMI: http://crw-rwa.ning.com/page/workshops-1#november2
SPONSOR: Celtic Hearts Romance Writers
TITLE: Silencing your Inner Saboteur
DATES: November 3 – 22, 2011
INSTRUCTOR: Sherry Peters
DESCRIPTION: This workshop will identify the voice of a writer’s Saboteur, recognize the tricks it uses to keep from achieving goals, and how to win the battle against it. Some topics include where the Saboteur comes from; identifying what the Saboteur says; the symptoms of the Saboteur in your life; naming the Saboteur; how to ignore the Saboteur.
FMI: http://www.celtichearts.org/workshops.html
SPONSOR: Celtic Hearts Romance Writers
TITLE: Romancing the Palate
DATES: December 1 – 30, 2011
INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca Lynn
DESCRIPTION: This workshop covers how to include food in your love story. It covers food in the five senses, food as a character, food professions, food history (including using food authentically in historical romance), and food as sensual enhancement.
FMI: http://www.celtichearts.org/workshops.html
SPONSOR: Mid-Willamette Valley RWA
TITLE: Geisha Marketing for Authors
DATES: November 8 – 12, 2011
INSTRUCTOR: Deborah R. Magnus
DESCRIPTION: The Geisha Marketing for Authors workshop is specifically designed and presented to show the true art of marketing, to imbue the power of passion, skill, creativity, understanding and talent to create a successful book marketing plan.
FMI: http://www.midwillamettevalleyrwa.com/workshops/
CONTESTS:
SPONSOR: Houston Bay Area RWA
TITLE: 2011 Judge A Book By Its Cover (JABBIC)
ELIGIBILITY: Published in 2011
FORMAT: Electronic files (JPG or GIF) only
SUBMIT: The cover of your book or novella published by a traditional house, ePublisher, POD or self-published during 2011.
DEADLINE: January 15, 2012
FMI: https://jabbic.hbarwa.com/enter/
CONFERENCES:
SPONSOR: Published Author Special Interest Chapter (PASIC)
TITLE: 2012 PASIC Conference
DATES: March 8 – 10, 2012
LOCATION: Millennium Broadway Hotel, 145 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
FEES: $209. You must be a member of PASIC to attend the conference. To become a member, visit http://www.PASIC.netREGISTRATION: Opens October 17, 2011 and runs until Feb. 7, 2012, when our discounted room rate ends.
Registration Form
First Name: ________________________ Last Name: _________________________
Pseudonym:___________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________State:____________Zip:______________ Phone:____________________ Email: _____________________________________
RWA Membership # :____________________PASIC Member #: _________________
Name/email used for PASIC business:_______________________________________________
You must be a member of PASIC to attend the conference. To become a member, visit http://www.PASIC.net
Registration Fee: $209.00 US. Pay by:
PayPal (_Treasurer) or mail check to: PO Box 14, Plain Dealing, LA 71064
PayPal Transaction #: _________________ Name on Transaction: ________________
Or Check #: _________________________
Payment must be received by 2/7/11. Any NSF or returned check fees will be the responsibility of the attendee.
Editor/Agent pitch appointments will be available. Interested? Y______ N______
Industry Reception on Thursday, March 8 5:30-7:30 pm at Sardi’s. Attending? Y_____ N____
Room Reservations: Make your reservations with the Millennium Broadway at PASIC Power Conference 2012, or call 1-800-622-5569 or 212-768-4400. Group code: 1203PASICP. Room rate: $239.00++ per night. PASIC is not responsible for your room reservations. Check in time is 4 pm, check out is noon.
Please email this form to: Conference
questions: JudiFennell
