Events:
MARCH
• March 19-20 Marketing your Fiction Seminar, Nashville, TN. Contact Tiffany Colter with questions 734.474.5489 or tiffcolter@gmail.com, www.TheMasterSeminars.com. At this event we’ll show you how to create—and implement—your own, personalized marketing plan to make your novel stand out in a crowded marketplace. $399 includes seminar materials and lunch both days.
• March 15-April 23rd, Learn to Write for Children, online writing course taught by Karen Whiting, www.WIESworkshops.com. In this six-week course, you’ll learn to engage a children’s heart and mind with words and stories. Registration $125. Deadline to register is Monday, March 8th.
APRIL
• April 5-April 30, Dynamics of Dialogue, online writing course. www.WIESworkshops.com. In this four-week course, allow Eva Marie Everson to show you the dynamics of writing dialogue. From tag lines to staggering tags, from adding action and voice inflection, you will learn it all in a fun, hands-on workshop. By the end of four weeks, writing dialogue will come to you as naturally as … well … speaking! Registration $100. Deadline to register is Monday, March 29th.
• April 23-24, Writing a Bestselling Novel, Embassy Suites Portland Airport. Portland, OR. Contact Tiffany Colter with questions 734.474.5489 or tiffcolter@gmail.com, www.TheMasterSeminars.com. In this two-day workshop, Susan May Warren and literary agent Chip MacGregor will explain the basic elements of a bestselling novel, show you how to create great characters, and get you going on plotting a story that will be both memorable and meaningful. We’ll make the whole process understandable, and you’ll leave having taken a major step forward in your novel writing. $349 which includes all materials and lunch on Saturday.
• April 26-May 21, Basics for Beginning Fiction Writers, online writing course taught by Jeanne Marie Leach. www.WIESworkshops.com. In this four-week class you will learn the different components of a work of fiction that must be present, whether writing short stories or full-length novels. Jeanne uses a concise and methodical system to help beginning writers of fiction to know which step to take next, regardless of where they are in their writing endeavors. Registration $100. Registration deadline is Monday, April 19th.
• April 30-May 1, Workshop for Women Writers, Mt. Horeb, WI, at Life Church. Contact Nicole O’Dell with questions 708-691-0081 or nicoleodell6@gmail.com, Or visit the facebook event page. This workshop is $39.00 and that includes lunch and dinner on Saturday.
MAY
• May 7-8, Adding Depth to Your Fiction, Orlando, FL. Contact Tiffany Colter with questions 734.474.5489 or tiffcolter@gmail.com, www.TheMasterSeminars.com. A chance for novelists to share a weekend with two nationally-recognized writers (Lisa Samson and award-winning writer Susan Meissner), in order to explore how to add depth and power to your fiction. Registration: $399 includes seminar materials and lunch both days.
• May 24-June 25, Writing Women’s Fiction, online writing course taught by Deborah Raney. www.WIESworkshops.com. This 5-week workshop will key on the elements of writing that pertain particularly to Contemporary Women’s Fiction, with an emphasis on characterization, evoking emotion, using setting as another “character,” and using social issues in the story plot. Registration $120. Deadline to register is Monday, May 17th.
JUNE
• June 18-19, Writing a Bestselling Novel, Embassy Suites Denver Aurora. Contact Tiffany Colter with questions 734.474.5489 or tiffcolter@gmail.com, www.TheMasterSeminars.com. In this two-day workshop, Susan May Warren and literary agent Chip MacGregor will explain the basic elements of a bestselling novel, show you how to create great characters, and get you going on plotting a story that will be both memorable and meaningful. We’ll make the whole process understandable, and you’ll leave having taken a major step forward in your novel writing. $349 which includes all materials and lunch on Saturday.
JULY
• July 23-24, Adding Depth to Your Fiction. Grand Rapids, MI. Contact Tiffany Colter with questions 734.474.5489 or tiffcolter@gmail.com, www.TheMasterSeminars.com. A chance for novelists to share a weekend with two nationally-recognized writers (Lisa Samson and award-winning writer Susan Meissner), in order to explore how to add depth and power to your fiction. Registration: $399 includes seminar materials and lunch both days.
AUGUST
• August 13 & 14, 2010, FaithWriters conference, Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, Livonia, MI, Contact Lynda Schab, http://www.faithwriters.com/conference.php, The FaithWriters’ yearly conference is unique. Certainly, it offers a whole range of workshops for writers of all skill levels and genres, taught by dynamic speakers. But this conference goes much deeper than that–it nurtures the whole writer, spiritually, physically, creatively, and emotionally through prayer, fun, and fellowship with like-minded writers. Come and be blessed! Price: Early Bird (by June 5) FW Platinum Members $72.00 per person; All Others $82.00 per person General Rate (from June 6, 2010) FW Platinum Members $82.00 per person; All Others $92.00 per person
Rate Includes: Conference cost, Saturday morning breakfast, lunch & afternoon snack. Hotel rates: $93 per night.
Writing Contests:
MARCH
• The Genesis. Deadline March 31, 2010 8am Pacific time. www.ACFW.com/genesis Entry fee: $35
• The Frasier. Deadline March 31, 2010 11:59pm Pacific time. http://www.mybooktherapy.com/index2.php/?page_id=1005 Entry fee: $30
MAY
• Inspirational Writers Alive Open Writing Competition. Deadline: May 15. Entry Forms available by email at marthalrogers@sbcglobal.net, Guidelines available: www.tcwc.blogspot.com, Registration Fee: $15.
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