Emerald City Writer’s Conference Registration Begins Soon!

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Hello!

Since you attended last year’s Emerald City Writer’s Conference, I wanted you to be the first to know about this year’s conference. As always, we have some phenomenal sessions lined up and some of the top editors and agents in the industry will be attending. Register early to get your top picks. (Remember, Emerald City Opener finalists get a private appointment with the editor or agent of their choice. The ECO deadline is June 1st.)

Conference registration begins May 16th. Please read on for more details about this year’s event. It is truly the one conference you will not want to miss.


20th Anniversary
Emerald City Writer’s Conference
Sponsored by the Greater Seattle Romance Writer’s of America
October 9-11, 2009
Bellevue Hilton
Bellevue, Washington

• Editor & Agent Appointments
• Educational & Inspirational Sessions
• Bookfair
• Chat Sessions with Your Favorite Authors
• Social Events for Networking

Join us as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the first Emerald City Writers Conference. In addition to group editor and agent appointments, the conference features educational sessions taught by published authors and experts in their field. Classes cover everything from the writing craft to online marketing. Chat sessions with best selling authors are also featured.

The annual bookfair offers opportunities to mingle with your favorite authors. Several social events provide opportunities for networking with other writers, published authors, editors and agents making this annual conference a not-to-miss event.

Our Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Claire Delacroix
Featured Speakers: Lisa Jackson & Christine Warren



Special Guests
Cherry Adair, Elizabeth Boyle, Stella Cameron, Megan Chance, Bob Dugoni, Yasmine Galenorn, Susan Mallery, Bob Mayer, Jane Porter and more!

Editor & Agent Appointments
Registrants are offered the opportunity to pitch in group appointments to editors and agents of their choice; appointments are scheduled on a first come, first served basis, so register today! Emerald City Opener finalists will receive private appointments.

Editors
Wanda Ottewell, Editor: Harlequin
Peter Senftleben, Editor: Kensington

NOTE: Peter will also be speaking at a session entitled “The Editor/Author Relationship: How to work with your editor from the call to published book and beyond”
Megan McKeever, Editor: Pocket Books

Agents
Steven Axelrod, Agent: The Axelrod Agency
Alexandra Machinist, Agent: Linda Chester Literary Agency

NOTE: Alexandra is also speaking at a session entitled “What Every Agent Wishes Every Author Knew.”

May 16th register here

If you're in the Seattle area................

If you're going to be in the Seattle area, authors will be signing their books with the money going to a good cause, DAWN (Domestic Abuse Women's Network). Signing will be at the Bellevue Hilton.

Author Donation Requested for Emerald City Writer's Conference

The Emerald City Writers’ Conference will be held this year in Seattle October 26th through 28th. You are invited to submit donations of promotional items that will be given away during the conference. In addition to books and traditional promotional items, we also welcome gift baskets and/or gift items that can be given away as door prizes or used in our raffles. If you decide to participate, please let either chairperson know that Marilyn Shoemaker requested your donation……..in advance, thanks for your possible donation…. Marilyn

Link: http://www.gsrwa.org/emerald_city_con/ECWC_Main.htm

Mail your promotional items to:
Aurrora Scott 7112 55th Place NE Marysville, WA 98270

Additionally, as a portion of our raffle proceeds goes to DAWN, Domestic Abuse Women’s Network of South King County, we encourage authors to consider donating a critique.

Mail your gift donations to:
Emerald City Writers' ConferencePO Box 5845Bellevue, WA 98006

EMERALD CITY WRITER'S CONFERENCE

My heart is still overflowing from this weekend where I attended The Emerald City Writer's Conference. There were such incredible women attending.....Published and unpublished authors with goals, dreams and a voice to be heard.

Key Note Speakers were Stella Cameron, Vicky Lewis Thompson and Cherry Adair. Also in attendance were Jane Porter, Susan Mallery, Christina Dodd, Susanna Carr, Elizabeth Boyle, Anne Roth, Jayne Ann Krentz, Debbie Macomber and so many many more it makes my head still spin.

I felt humbled and honored to be in their presence attending as a reader.