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Index Interviews: Karen Swenson Articles: Where Do You Get Your Ideas...? (Part I) You've Finished Writing the Play: Now What? (Part II) An Inside Look At... george jr. Upcoming Events Calendar Book Reviews Reader Mail Return to This Issue's Index Return to Homepage Subscribe
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Upcoming EventsConferencesFlorida's Sleuth Fest '98 Florida Chapter Mystery Writers of America March 12-15, 1998 The Florida Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and the Broward County Criminal Justice Institute presents a seminar for new and established writers. The conference will feature authors of award winning and best selling mysteries, suspense, thrillers, and true crime talk about the art and craft of writing as they take their books apart and tell you how they did it. 1432 S.E. 8th Street Deerifield Beach, Fl 33441 For more information visit the website at: http://www.lit-art.com/sleuthfest Email: Deerell@Aol.com Southern California Writers' Conference San Diego, CA March 13 - 15 Founded and run by professional authors, screenwriters, poets, and playwrights, SCWCSD is known for its comprehensive mix of read & critique and interactive workshops, guest panels and evening speakers. For more information visit the website at: http://www.writersconference.com How to Build Your Speaking and Writing Empire March 14 - 15 Costa Mesa, CA Features Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, Dan Poynter, Dottie Walters and Jerrold Jenkins. For more information visit the website at: http://www.chickensoup.com. Seybold Seminars New York/Publishing 98 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center New York, NY March 16 - 20 Seybold Seminars New York/98 will premier two new distinct conference programs this March: The Seybold/Wired Web Publisher Conference, an all new, Web-focused sessions will explore the most innovative tools, techniques and business models of publishing online, and the Seybold Publishing Systems Conference which features revealing sessions which will spotlight the hottest issues in traditional publishing. For more information visit the website at: http://www.seyboldseminars.com/Events/ny98 Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference March 26 - 28 Over 1,000 writers, teachers, publishers, and literary arts administrators attend the conference, which is held in a different part of the country each year. Members of AWP enjoy discounted rates for conference registration. For more information contact: Tallwood House, Mail Stop 1E3 George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030 phone: (703) 993-4301 fax: (703) 993-4302 email: awp@gmu.edu AWU 1998 Writers' Conference Alamo Writers Unlimited April 25th From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Six speakers - a publisher (Artes Publico), a literary agent (Jim Hornfischer), a literary attorney (Tom Doyal), and three writers - Diane Bertrand, Cindi Myers, and Susan Cooper. Cost is $40 to members and $50 to non-members. Lunch included. For more information visit the website at: http://expage.com/page/alamowriters National Writers Workshop Orlando Sentinel/Poynter Institute April 25-26 The National Writers' Workshop at the Orlando Marriott Downtown, April 25 and 26, will feature 35 prominent journalists talking about the craft of writing and editing. Registration is only $65. More than 500 journalists from across the Southeast are expected to attend the Orlando event. Visit the website or contact Nancy Kunzman at The Orlando Sentinel at (407) 420-5418. For more information visit the website at: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/write98 Contests*National Enquirer, at http://www.nationalenquirer.com, runs contests weekly or more often. Information is available on its website.Glimmer Train Press runs two annual contests for short story writers. Monetary prizes includes a 1st prize of $1,200 and 2nd/3rd place prizes of $500/$300. Contests rules and guidelines may be obtained by sending a SASE to: Glimmer Train Press Dept WW, 710 SW Madison St., #504 Portland, OR 92705. Mattel is looking for unusual and creative rules to its game, UNO, that build off the current rules and enhance game play, yet are simple enough to be easily adopted by UNO players everywhere. The grand prize is $5,000 dollars and details can be found at: http://www.service.mattel.com/uno. For more information on writing contests, or to submit your own, please click here to visit the classified page on Writers Write®. For more information on writing conferences and literary events, or to add your event, please visit the events database on Writers Write® at http://www.writerswrite.com/events/. |