Below is our latest coverage of writing-related events. Be sure to also check out the book fairs topic for more events that may be of interest to you. You can also visit our Events Calendar to discover upcoming conferences, book festivals and more.

The Business of Writing Romance (2006-08-02): The Associated Press has an interesting report about the recent Romance Writers of America convention.

Melissa Etheridge to Keynote National Academy of Songwriters Expo 21 (1998-09-10): Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge will keynote the National Academy of Songwriters (NAS) Expo 21, a conference in North America for songwriters, musicians, bands, producers, and music-industry professionals.

Conference Workshops Wed Writing to Romance (1998-07-17): The 18th Annual Romance Writers of America National Conference will take place July 29 - August 2, 1998 at the Anaheim Hilton and Towers.

Author Frank McCourt to Teach Nationwide Cyber Lesson on Creative Writing (1998-05-04): Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angela's Ashes, will teach a writing seminar tomorrow that will be beamed to two million students in more than 4,000 schools nationwide.

USC's Elite Master Writers Program Celebrates 25th Anniversary Year (1997-11-25): The University of Southern California's Master of Professional Writing Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary year as one of the nation's interdisciplinary graduate writing programs that offers classes in non-fiction, fiction, poetry, playwriting, and screen and television writing.