-September Writing Conferences and Workshops-
Vancouver Island Romance Writers of America Chapter, From Thought to Plot
Where: Victoria,
British Columbia
Cost: RWA members $65.00; Non-members $95.00
When: Saturday, September 10, 2011
Speaker: Mary Buckham
How to develop a budding idea before you begin to plot
Alaska Writers Conference
Where: Coast International Inn, Anchorage, AK
Cost: $220 conference, $245 conference + interactive workshop (member) $245 conference, $270 conference + interactive workshop (non-member)
When: September 9, 10, & 11
Speakers: Patricia Fry, John Vorhaus, Ken Sherman, Verna
Dreisbach, Matthew Pizzo, Teeka Ballas
Algonkian Novel Novel Camp
Where: Algonkian Park (30 miles from Washington, D.C.)
When: September 14-18, 2011
Cost: $865 includes tuition, private cottage room for 5 nights, breakfast, lunch, the Algonkian Workshop book “Immersed in the Art of Fiction) and a professional manuscript consultation
Sinc Into Great Writing 2011
Where: Holiday Inn Select, St. Louis, Missouri
When: September 14 1:00 to 9:00 pm
Cost: $50 members, $150 nonmembers
Bouchercon 2011
Where:Renaissance St. Louis Grand, St. Louis, Missouri
When: September 15 to 18th, 2011
Speakers: Robert
Crais, Charlaine Harris, Colin Cotterill ,Val McDermid, Sara Paretsky, Ridley
Pearson, more.
The New York Pitch Conference
Where: Ripley Greer Studios, New York, NY
Cost: $595 ($695 after September 1, 2011)
When: September 22-25, 2011
American Christian Fiction Writers Conference
Where: Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch, St. Louis, Missouri
Cost: $615 ($715 walk-in rate)
When: September 22-25, 2011
Speakers: Tracie Peterson
Agent and Editor pitch appointments
New Hampshire Romance Writers of America Fall Fling Conference
Where: Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth Hotel, Portsmouth, NH
When: September 23–24, 2011
Speakers: NYT best-selling author Carla Neggers.
Pitch appointments
First Coast Sisters in Crime, Florida Heritage Book Festival Writers’ Conference
Where: Casa Monica Hotel, 95 Cordova St., St. Augustine, FL
When: Friday, September 23, 2011, 9 am to 4 pm
Cost: $65 by August 31, $80 by September 18, $90 day of Conference
Southern California Writers’Conference
Where: Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, Newport Beach, CA
Cost: $395 full conference, $395 NovelCram track (early “bard” discount, $25)Advance submission critique, $50.
When: September 23-26, 2011
Speakers: Margaret Dilloway, Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, Darlene Quinn, Scott Sigler, John Vorhaus
Agent and editor panels and advance submission critiques available.
Midwest Fiction Writers presents Fall Harvest of Writing Essentials and 30th Anniversary Gala
Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Minneapolis North
When: September 24–25, 2011
Speakers: Margie Lawson (presenting Empowering Character Emotions) and Mary Janice Davidson
Georgia Romance Writers (GRW), The Course of True Love—Moonlight & Magnolias 2011 Conference
Where: Holiday Inn Conference Center (Decatur, GA), near Atlanta
Cost: GRW members/Media $189; RWA members $209; General Registration nonmembers $219.
When: September 29–October 2, 2011
Speakers: Eloisa James, Karen White, Leigh Michaels.
Writing Workshops, Editor & Agent pitch appointments, critiques
Central Ohio Fiction Writers 2011 COFW Write from the Heart Conference
Where: Holiday Inn Worthington, Columbus, Ohio
Cost: $105–120.00
When: September 30–October 1, 2011
Speakers: Brenda Novak, Catherine Mann, Joanne Rock, Melissa Jeglinski, and
Q&A agent/editor panel.
Write on the Sound Writer’s Conference
Where: Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St. Edmonds, WA
Cost: $70 pre-conference workshop fee, $140 Saturday and Sunday ($120 before 9/9) or $75 for one day only, or $15 keynote speaker only.
When: September 30–October 1, 2011
Speakers: John Daniel plus 30 additional speakers
-October Writing Conferences and Workshops-
Flathead River Writers Conference
Where: Kalispell, MT
Cost: $150
When: October 1-2, 2011
Speakers: Jane Friedman, Katharine Sands, Deborah Levine
Herman, BJ Daniels, Kathi Appelt, Lavonne Mueller, Laura Munson.
Agent and Editor pitch sessions
Mystery Writers of America (MWA) University – New Orleans
Where: New Orleans, LA
When: October 1st, 2011
Utah RWA 19th Annual Heart of the West
Conference
Where: The Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah
Cost: $159.00 URWA members; $169.00 non-members
When: October 7–8, 2011
Speakers: Anne Stuart, Lanie Diane Rich, Dan Brown
Workshops on e-publishing, Editor and Agent pitch sessions
Heart of Carolina Romance Writers 2011 HCRW All-Day Workshop
Where: Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center, Durham, NC
Cost: $45–55.00
When: October 8, 2011
Speakers: Cherry Adair
Texture and Layering
New York Writers Workshop 2011 Non-Fiction Pitch Conference
Where: Ripley-Grier Studios, New York, NY
Cost: $395 for Non-Fiction Pitch Conference, $420 for Non-Fiction Pitch Conference & optional Agents Panel
When: October 14-16-2011
Southern Expressions GCWA Author Conference
Where: Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Cost: $200 3-day conference, ($25 discount for GCWA Members)
$150 Saturday only, $50 Friday only.
When: October 14-16, 2011
Speakers: Curtis Wilkie, George Thatcher, Charles W. Sasser, Patricia Sprinkle, Peggy Webb
North West Houston RWA 2011 Lone Star Writer’s Conference
Where: Houston Marriot North at Greenspoint, Houston, TX 77060
Cost: $125 (check or PayPal)
When: October 15, 2011
Speaker: Alexandra Sokoloff
Workshop – Screenwriting Tricks for Authors, Agent and Editor Pitch Sessions
New Jersey Romance Writers 2011 Put Your Heart in a Book
Where: Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel, Iselin, NJ
Cost: $190–210.00
When: October 21–22, 2011
Speakers: Suzanne Brockmann, Rachel Gibson, Victoria Alexander, Brenda Novak
45-plus Workshops, Editor and Agent appointments
Ancient City Romance Authors Fiction Writer’s Boot Camp at the Beach
Where: The Hampton Inn, St Augustine Beach, FL
Cost: Early Bird special – register before September 1st. $64 ACRA members, $69 non members – after 9/1/11 $70 ACRA Members, $75 non-members.
When: October 21–22, 2011
Speakers: Lois Winston, Agent, Ashley Grayson Literary Agency, Karen Rose and Elizabeth Sinclair
Interactive Dialog and Interactive Dynamic First Lines, Chillin’ Villains, Sidekickin’ It Up (creating strong secondary characters), and What Every Author Needs to Know About ePublishing. Ghost Tour Friday night
Heart of Denver Romance Writers HODRW Annual Mini-Conference
When: October 22, 2011
Where: Doubletree Hotel off Highway 36 and Sheridan in Westminster, suburb of Denver, Colorado
Speaker: Mary Buckham
Query Letters and Superpower Openings, Agents Pitches, workshops, after event Happy Hour
Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America Emerald City Writers’ Conference 2011
Where: Westin Hotel, Bellevue, Washington
Cost: $239–289.00
When: October 28–30, 2011
Speakers: Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love, Sarah Wendell.
Agent and Editor appointments; over 60 workshops “Pitch Fest” pitch coaching; networking opportunities
-November Writing Conferences and Workshops-
Sanibel Island Writers Conference
Where: Sanibel Island, FL
Cost: $350 Optional manuscript consultation $50.
When: November 3-6, 2011
Speaker: John Sayles, Henry Rollins
Workshops in fiction, poetry, screenwriting, and creative nonfiction, publishing, collaborative writing, and humor writing
Heart of Louisiana Fall into Romance Readers Luncheon
Where: Baton Rouge, LA
Cost: $40.00
When: November 5, 2011
Speaker: Sabrina Jeffries
New England Crime Bake 2011 – Murder to the Tenth Degree
Where: Dedham, MA
When: November 11th to 13th, 2011
New York Writers Workshop 2011 Fiction Pitch Conference
Where: Ripley-Grier Studios, New York, NY
Cost: $395 for Non-Fiction Pitch Conference, $420 for Non-Fiction Pitch Conference & optional Agents Panel
When: November 11-13, 2011
Know of more? Add to the list in the comments!
And don’t forget classes here at The How to Write Shop:
Digital Self-Publishing for the Newbie – Starts September 19th
Goal, Motivation and Conflict – Starts September 12th