DFW Writers Conference date set for 2009

Planning is underway for the eagerly awaited follow-up to our successful inaugural conference back in February.

The 2009 DFW Writers Conference will take place May 1-3. We'll be back at the City of Grapevine Convention Center, which turned out to be an ideal facility for our event.

More details (pricing, hotels, etc.) will be announced as they become available, and a conference website will be announced soon.

Back from the Agents and Editors Conference in Austin

We had an even larger contingent of members than we had expected at the Texas Writers League's annual Agents and Editors conference in Austin. In addition to the names Sonja mentioned in the previous post, members Ron Bates, Lorelei Buckley, Jeff Clark and Paula LaRocque attended. Eleven total. An impressive showing for the Workshop at the biggest conference of this kind in the state of Texas.

Great news for former Workshop member Jill Carolan. She entered the conference's manuscript competition, in the young adult novel category, and came down on Saturday for the announcement of the winners. And what do you know -- she won! Her prize was a 10-minute consultation with an agent. Way to go, Jill!

Former member Linda Rohrbough was also there, as a presenter. It's always great to see her again, especially since she's relocated to North Carolina.

At Wednesday's meeting, I'll discuss some of the things I learned at the conference and share my funny literary agent story (does that mean that I'm a real writer, now that I have one? Don't answer that.)

It's here! DFW Writers' Conference starts tomorrow

After months of preparation, the conference is here! Registration will start at the Grapevine Convention Center at 9 a.m. tomorrow, Feb. 23, and the first sessions start at 9:30.

Walk-in registrations will be accepted. We can accept cash or checks only, no credit cards.

Registration rates are:
General public: $150
Educators and full-time students (must be 18): $75
Workshop members: $100
Package deal, conference plus 2008 membership: $175

We have four visiting literary agents and 30 expert speakers taking part! The conference is looking to be a huge success. We are on track to meet or exceed our attendance goal, but we have space for more! It's not too late to join us.

Please visit the conference web site for more details.