This year I am the Conference Chair for the SCWW Conference.
For those of you who don’t know, the SCWW Conference has a national reputation
for excellence. It features a faculty of about 20 well-placed agents, editors,
and authors from NYC and around the country. I’d like to invite you to take
part and enhance your writing and marketing skills.
Friday sessions are three-hour intensives, an add-on to
regular conference registration. Also on Friday, premium critique appointments
are scheduled. This year Intensive topics include social networking, self
publishing vs. traditional, breaking into the world of publishing, book
pregnant – now you have a book deal, what do you do next? Some of these
seminars will be led by SCWW’s own: Mike Long, JM Kelly, Fred Fields, Carrie
McCullough, Hope Clark, Maureen Sherbondy, Brenda Remmes, to name a few.
On Saturday, the day is filled with 45-minute sessions lead
by faculty members; in addition, purchased Real Time Query and Pitch
appointments are scheduled. A general SCWW membership meeting will be held
during the lunch break. Saturday evening there is a booking-signing event
during cocktail hour. At dinner, this year’s keynote speaker is PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY, NYT BEST-SELLING
AUTHOR.
Each evening every dinner table is hosted by at least one
member of the faculty; this is a great networking opportunity -- not to mention
the cocktail hour on Friday and Saturday evenings. The atmosphere is relaxed
and friendly, and the faculty is approachable and receptive.
Sunday’s sessions end at noon. The Silent Auction (a lot of
people do their holiday shopping here!) ends about 10:00.
Last year, the SCWW Conference was rated as the #1 in the
country by at least one independent web search. Come see what the buzz is
about. Registration opens June 1 at www.myscww.org.
Take advantage of the Early-Bird registration rates, and make your room
reservations by September 1 to insure a SCWW special room rate from the Hilton
and help SCWW fill it’s room-block requirement for free meeting space.
If you have any questions, email me at ginnypadgett@sc.rr.com.
I hope to see you there
This year Intensive topics include social networking, self publishing vs. traditional, breaking into the world of publishing,
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