The 2009 San Francisco Writers Conference

If writing is your passion, why not leave your heart in San Francisco this Valentine's Day and bring home a book contract? The 2009 San Francisco Writers Conference will offer its extraordinary 3-day program featuring best-selling authors, literary agents and editors from the West Coast and New York. The event will be held at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel over President's Day Weekend (also Valentine's Day) February 13th -15th, 2009.

This event is invaluable for writers who are ready to connect with the publishing industry. The San Francisco Writers Conference is known for attracting top literary agents looking for talented new clients. "We are especially pleased to have so many editors from the major publishing houses coming to the event this year," says SFWC director and literary agent Elizabeth Pomada. The editors will be featured in the "Ask-A-Pro" breakout sessions included for all attendees.
Attendees can attend any of the 50+ information-packed sessions covering all writing genres and practical topics including book marketing and state-of-the-art author promotion techniques. Full details and on-line registration are available at the website: www.SFWriters.org

The San Francisco Writers Conference presenters will include Pulitzer Prize winning author Jane Smiley (A Thousand Acres), and bestselling authors Richard North Patterson and Lolly Winston (Good Grief) as keynoters; as well as Christine Feehan, Carolyn See, Georgeanne Brennan, Cara Black, Ellen Hopkins, Irvin & Marilyn Yalom, Victoria Zackheim, Cristina Garcia, Brenda Novak, Shawna Yang Ryan, Carol Goman, and Aileen Bridgewater. Returning presenters include Sheldon Siegel, Herbert Gold, Jan Wahl, Mary Mackey, Philippa Burgess, Barnaby Conrad, Penny Warner, D.P. Lyle, Kathleen Antrim, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Joyce Turley, Barbara Santos, Elisa Southard and Teresa LeYung Ryan. A presenters list is posted on the event website at www.SFWriters.org

The San Francisco Writers Conference offers both writing sessions and insider publishing information. Major publishing houses will be at the San Francisco Writers Conference including St. Martin's Press, HarperCollins, Bantam/Dell, Walker Books, Jossey-Bass/Wiley, and more.

The San Francisco Writers Conference registration fee includes writing workshops, panel discussions, keynote speakers, and information on traditional publishing and self-publishing.

The optional 'Speed Dating for Agents' session is valuable for writers looking for an agent. Attendees get to 'pitch' their books to as many agents as they can see, face-to-face in three-minute consultations during the session! The session is open only to SFWC attendees for $50. Get all the details at http://www.sfwriters.org/