Kerry Lonsdale’s RWA PRO application was approved on 10-25-11. Jocelyn Hughes landed an agent for her debut novel, THE CHARMED LIFE OF ALLISON VAN PELT! Winners are not yet announced, but the final judge of The Golden Pen Contest (a MIRA editor) requested a full on her novel, THE SWEET SPOT!

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 [...]

CONFERENCES 2011 Enchanting the Page Conference PRESENTING: Margie Lawson Deep Editing Power Writing Body Language and Dialogue Cues Bring First Five Chapters of Your Manuscript Saturday, November 12th, 2011 From 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 2401 12th Street Northwest Albuquerque, NM 87104-2397 Part 1: Deep Editing Power Writing Fresh The EDITS [...]

            Workshops starting soon! San Diego Romance Writers present … Building Characters One Layer At A Time  Instructor: HelenKay Dimon Dates: October 17-30 Price $20 RWASD $25 others http://www.rwasd.com/training/index.html Characters are the center of your story. They drive your plot and keep readers coming back. Whether you are writing about [...]

Workshops/Classes: The Heart of Carolina Romance Writers is holding a live workshop on Layering and Texturing by Cherry Adair on October 8, 2011 at the Sheraton Imperial Holtel in Raleigh/Durham, NC from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Cost is $50 for HCRW members, $55 for non. For more information see: http://www.heartofcarolina.org The Passionate Ink Chapter [...]

ONLINE CLASSES/WORKSHOPS:   SPONSOR:  Southern Tier Authors of Romance (STAR RWA) TITLE:  Deep Story Techniques DATES:  October 3 – 28, 2011 INSTRUCTOR:  Carol Hughes DESCRIPTION:  Deep Story is the layers of techniques interwoven beneath the surface of all successful stories. It is what allows a writer to captivate and delight readers, allows characters to live [...]

CLASSES Beau Monde presents an online workshop, The Wonderful World of the Regency: Science, Scandals, Arts, Literature, and Mysteries with Nancy Mayer from Oct. 3-30, 2011. Cost is $20 for Beau Monde members and $25 for Non-members. FMI, visit http://www.thebeaumonde.com/academe/  The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA presents an online workshop, The Feminine Journey [...]

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 [...]

Workshops/Classes: The Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA presents Writing Steampunk: From Aether to Zeppelin by Suzanne Lazear on-line from October 31 through November 30, 2011. Cost is $15 for FFnP members, $25 for all others. To learn more and register, see:  http://www.romance-ffp.com/nonMemberWorkshopRegistration.cfm?EventID=349 Music City Romance Writers in Nashville, TN  is hosting a Warrior [...]

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. [...]