Writing a great book is only the first step toward becoming a published author. The next step is getting your manuscript into the hands of someone who knows which publishing house needs your manuscript and which editor loves your writing style.
That person is an agent and the 23rd Annual Pennwriters Conference in Lancaster, Pa., will give you the opportunity to meet some of the top agents in the field. The conference will be held May 14-16 at the Best Western Eden Resort.
You can meet your future agent through a 10-minute pitch session with one of the agents attending the conference. This is a 10-minute one-on-one meeting between you and an agent. You choose the agent and Pennwriters arranges the meeting. Make sure to prepare your best pitch for your project so you can impress the agent with your book idea.
The second way you can meet an agent is an informal one. By attending the conference sessions and networking social activities, you'll have a chance to meet and talk with agents on your own.
Some of the agents who will be attending the 23rd Annual Pennwriters Conference in Lancaster, Pa. are:
• Jennifer Jackson with the Donald Maass Literary Agency enjoys science fiction and fantasy, romance, women's fiction, mystery, suspense and YA fiction. She represents New York Times best-selling fantasy writer Jim Butcher, Hugo Award winning science fiction author Elizabeth Bear, USA Today best-selling author Anne Bishop, critically acclaimed mystery writer Chris Knopf, and RITA Award Winner Shelley Bates.
• Janet Reid with the Janet Reid Literary Agency enjoys fiction, particularly crime fiction and narrative non-fiction. Her recent sales include Even by Andrew Grant (Minotaur); The Breach by Patrick Lee (Harper: 2010); Chasing Smoke by Bill Cameron (Bleak House); All Roads Lead Me Back to You by Kennedy Foster (Pocket); The Eternal Prison by Jeff Somers (Orbit); First Contact by Evan Mandery (Harper: 2010); Siesta Lane by Amy Minato (Skyhorse); Declarations of a Dinosaur by Dr. Lucy Hornstein (Kaplan); The Ephailtes Affair by Gary Corby (Minotaur; 2010); Numb by Sean Ferrell (Harper: 2010); Brains by Robin Becker (Harper: 2010) The Little Book of Curses and Maledictions for Everyday Use by DawnRae Downton (Skyhorse).
• Jenny Bent with the Bent Agency enjoys commercial fiction and nonfiction, literary fiction and memoir. She represents New York Times bestselling author John Kasich, Father Pat Connor, Laurie Notaro, Jill Conner Browne of Sweet Potato Queen fame, Lynsay Sands, Julia London, Sandra Hill and USA Today bestsellers Kathy Caskie and Janelle Denison.
• Alex Glass with the Trident Literary Agency enjoys debut literary fiction, crime fiction and literary thrillers, middle grade and young adult fiction, and pop culture, humor, and narrative nonfiction. His clients include national bestselling novelist Chad Kultgen, international bestselling author Matt Bondurant , Edgar Award-winning children's author Katherine Marsh, New York Times bestselling novelist and memoirist Da Chen, NFL legend Mark Bavaro, the estate of Newbery Award-winning children's author and illustrator Ellen Raskin, novelist and poet Maggie Estep, playwright and children's novelist David Ives, and middle grade novelist Courtney Sheinmel.
• Miriam Kriss with the Irene Goodman Literary Agency enjoys commercial fiction and represents everything from hardcover historical mysteries to all subgenres of romance, from young adult fiction to urban fantasies, and everything in between.
Finding and meeting an agent interested in your work at the Pennwriters Conference will help keep your manuscript out of the slush pile. When you send your work to the agent you'll be able to remind the agent of your meeting at the conference and whatever you talked about. It gives you a foot in the door to acquiring someone who will help sell your work.
The Pennwriters Conference will also help you find ways to polish your manuscript to make it saleable and attractive to agents and editors. You'll be able to attend hour-long workshops led by agents, editors, and published authors. The classes start Friday morning and continue throughout the weekend until Sunday at noon.
Bestselling thriller writer James Rollins will present the Friday, May 14, keynote address. Rollins is the author of the Sigma Force Series (Sandstorm, Map of Bones, Black Order, The Judas Strain, The Last Oracle, and The Doomsday Key), the movie novelization of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, six stand-alone thrillers and the Jake Ransom series for young adults. He will speak about his novels and the writing process as well as a question and answer session and a book signing.
The 23rd Annual Pennwriters Conference and intensives will be held May 13-16 at the Best Western Eden Resort in Lancaster. Registration for the intensives is separate from the conference. Registration and conference information can be found online at http://www.pennwriters.com/ or by e-mailing the conference coordinator at conference2010@pennwriters.com for a registration form.
Pennwriters is a statewide, nonprofit organization of 450 published and aspiring writers. The organization sponsors regular local meetings around the state, providing support and networking for writers.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Virginia Book Festival Shows What Words Are Worth
Hundreds of writers and millions of words will flow through Charlottesville during the 16th annual Virginia Festival of the Book, which runs from March 17 to 21. This year's schedule includes more than 40 University of Virginia faculty members and alumni, speaking on topics as diverse as Ayn Rand, living through war and examining historical times.
The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and the Virginia Center for the Book present the annual festival, a five-day celebration of books, reading, literacy and literary culture, with co-sponsoring foundations, corporations, bookstores, schools, libraries, area businesses and organizations and committed individuals. Events are held in venues all around Charlottesville and the University, and most are free. Go to http://www.vabook.org/ for the full schedule.
The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and the Virginia Center for the Book present the annual festival, a five-day celebration of books, reading, literacy and literary culture, with co-sponsoring foundations, corporations, bookstores, schools, libraries, area businesses and organizations and committed individuals. Events are held in venues all around Charlottesville and the University, and most are free. Go to http://www.vabook.org/ for the full schedule.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Mar 18 2010 - Poetry Out Loud State Final
The Illinois Arts Council is pleased to announce Illinois' 2009-2010 Poetry Out Loud State Final, featuring recitations by sixteen regional contest winners. The event will take place on Thursday, March 18, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in Springfield's Hoogland Center for the Arts. Attendance is free, open to the public, and accessible.
More than 4,500 students from 48 Illinois high schools participated in this year's Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, a free program created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation to encourage youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. The Illinois Arts Council implements Poetry Out Loud statewide as a collaborative project with seven regional partners.
Poetry Out Loud State Champions receive $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., in April to compete for the national championship. The state champion's school will also receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books, and a runner-up will receive $100, with $200 for his or her school library. Additionally, a total of $50,000 in scholarships and school stipends will be awarded to the winners at the National Finals.
http://www.illinois.gov/
More than 4,500 students from 48 Illinois high schools participated in this year's Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, a free program created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation to encourage youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. The Illinois Arts Council implements Poetry Out Loud statewide as a collaborative project with seven regional partners.
Poetry Out Loud State Champions receive $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., in April to compete for the national championship. The state champion's school will also receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books, and a runner-up will receive $100, with $200 for his or her school library. Additionally, a total of $50,000 in scholarships and school stipends will be awarded to the winners at the National Finals.
http://www.illinois.gov/
Mar 20 and 21 2009 - Medical & Scientific Content Writing Workshop
Cliniminds http://www.cliniminds.com/, announced today one more workshop on Medical & Scientific Content Writing to be held on 20th -21th march 2010 after getting huge response from previous workshops.
Medical writing is the composition, compilation, structuring and reviewing of medical scientific information by a specialized scientist, i.e. a medical writer, who was not involved in the actual experiment and not necessarily in the analysis of the research results. The purpose of having a dedicated writing specialist is to ensure the presentation of the data in timely documents that comply in content, format and structure with internal standard operating procedures of the sponsor and with regulatory requirements or journal guidelines for authors.
Medical writing is a critical and complex activity involving the creation of scientific documentation that facilitates, among other things, interpretation of clinical research results , and clarity on drug use guidelines , besides providing other medical information about the products. This task requires deep understanding of regulatory /scientific guidelines involves liaising with many different stakeholders such as clinical research scientists ,doctors ,and so on .Medical writing is recognized as a task that requires special skills , such as thorough understanding of clinical and Medical Data , as well as the ability to present information clearly and concisely in well structured documents as per the guidelines.
Medical writing is an established function in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech industry, because not every researcher has the time and skill to write well-structured and formatted documents that present information so clearly and concisely that a reader can understand the meaning without prior knowledge of the research program. With an increasing pressure to reduce time-to-market for new drugs and increasing standards of market authorization and reimbursement by payors, writing of timely documents that can be understood quickly and easily has become an economic necessity. Hence, the growth of professional medical writing.
The key objective of this course is to gain an insight into the various aspects of scientific/ medical writing and will help the writers to make a positive contribution to the medical world, through their documentation.
Program will cover different topics like Introduction to Scientific/ Medical Writing,Developing key computer Skills,English writing basics,Documents in Medico-marketing,Reporting Evidence based medicine (EBM),Preparing leave behind literatures (LBL), Visual aids, Brochure,MR training manual, Brand calling card.,CME for doctors,Web content, audio-visual aids, CDs,Medical Writing for Clinical Research Related Documents (Protocol, Informed Consent, Clinical Study Report, Annual Safety Report),Handling statistics in medical writing,Referencing guidelines and taking software's help,Legal / Copyright Issues in Medical Writing,Association and organization for Medical Writers,Medical Ethics in scientific writing,Writing Efficacy and Safety Reports for foreign submissions,Publication writing,Structure of a scientific paper,Electronic submissions,Abstract for scientific meeting,Case report,Review ,Ethics of publication and Guidelines (e.g. CONSORT, ICMJE, GPP)
Medical writing is the composition, compilation, structuring and reviewing of medical scientific information by a specialized scientist, i.e. a medical writer, who was not involved in the actual experiment and not necessarily in the analysis of the research results. The purpose of having a dedicated writing specialist is to ensure the presentation of the data in timely documents that comply in content, format and structure with internal standard operating procedures of the sponsor and with regulatory requirements or journal guidelines for authors.
Medical writing is a critical and complex activity involving the creation of scientific documentation that facilitates, among other things, interpretation of clinical research results , and clarity on drug use guidelines , besides providing other medical information about the products. This task requires deep understanding of regulatory /scientific guidelines involves liaising with many different stakeholders such as clinical research scientists ,doctors ,and so on .Medical writing is recognized as a task that requires special skills , such as thorough understanding of clinical and Medical Data , as well as the ability to present information clearly and concisely in well structured documents as per the guidelines.
Medical writing is an established function in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech industry, because not every researcher has the time and skill to write well-structured and formatted documents that present information so clearly and concisely that a reader can understand the meaning without prior knowledge of the research program. With an increasing pressure to reduce time-to-market for new drugs and increasing standards of market authorization and reimbursement by payors, writing of timely documents that can be understood quickly and easily has become an economic necessity. Hence, the growth of professional medical writing.
The key objective of this course is to gain an insight into the various aspects of scientific/ medical writing and will help the writers to make a positive contribution to the medical world, through their documentation.
Program will cover different topics like Introduction to Scientific/ Medical Writing,Developing key computer Skills,English writing basics,Documents in Medico-marketing,Reporting Evidence based medicine (EBM),Preparing leave behind literatures (LBL), Visual aids, Brochure,MR training manual, Brand calling card.,CME for doctors,Web content, audio-visual aids, CDs,Medical Writing for Clinical Research Related Documents (Protocol, Informed Consent, Clinical Study Report, Annual Safety Report),Handling statistics in medical writing,Referencing guidelines and taking software's help,Legal / Copyright Issues in Medical Writing,Association and organization for Medical Writers,Medical Ethics in scientific writing,Writing Efficacy and Safety Reports for foreign submissions,Publication writing,Structure of a scientific paper,Electronic submissions,Abstract for scientific meeting,Case report,Review ,Ethics of publication and Guidelines (e.g. CONSORT, ICMJE, GPP)
Mar 10 2010 - Free Teleclass for Writers: How to Use Twitter to Attract Clients
The International Association of Professional Ghost Writers will be holding the first of what will be an ongoing series of teleclasses on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
Entitled "How to Use Twitter to Get Writing Clients," this free class will be given by the IAPGW's Executive Director, Mary Anne Hahn, who chose this topic to kick off the association's teleclass series because of her expertise in using this form of social media to network and build relationships. While the class will has been designed primarily with ghost writers in mind, other kinds of writers will benefit from the material as well.
Under the Twitter name @WriteSuccess, which is also the name of her Web site for writers, Hahn's following of over 6300 people includes other writers, business and life coaches, entrepreneurs, trainers, book publishers and agents. She utilizes the site to promote the ghost writers association, share information and news with writers, and connect on personal and professional levels with her followers. “Twitter has opened doors and allowed me to interact with people whose paths I probably never would have crossed otherwise," she maintains. “It is a tremendous and powerful networking tool that, once you understand how to use it, can play a major role in helping writers find new clients to work with."
To register for this free teleclass, visit the International Association of Professional Ghost Writers Web site at http://www.iapgw.org/ .
Entitled "How to Use Twitter to Get Writing Clients," this free class will be given by the IAPGW's Executive Director, Mary Anne Hahn, who chose this topic to kick off the association's teleclass series because of her expertise in using this form of social media to network and build relationships. While the class will has been designed primarily with ghost writers in mind, other kinds of writers will benefit from the material as well.
Under the Twitter name @WriteSuccess, which is also the name of her Web site for writers, Hahn's following of over 6300 people includes other writers, business and life coaches, entrepreneurs, trainers, book publishers and agents. She utilizes the site to promote the ghost writers association, share information and news with writers, and connect on personal and professional levels with her followers. “Twitter has opened doors and allowed me to interact with people whose paths I probably never would have crossed otherwise," she maintains. “It is a tremendous and powerful networking tool that, once you understand how to use it, can play a major role in helping writers find new clients to work with."
To register for this free teleclass, visit the International Association of Professional Ghost Writers Web site at http://www.iapgw.org/ .
May 1 2010 - OC Christian Writers Conference
At the OC Christian Writers Conference Susan will tell how she used the Christian Manuscript Submission Service to beat the slush pile to sell her first novel. She then will conduct a drawing to give away a subscription to CMS for those who signed up in the March for the OC Christian Writers Conference. Writers are encouraged to sign up today, and get their book out of the slush pile.
On May 1, 2010, Susan Meissner, the bestselling author of Shape of Mercy, will host a drawing to give away subscription to the Christianmanuscriptsubmissions.com. When Susan first began to write fiction, she quit her fulltime newspaper job as an editor to write her first book. Once she was finished, although she knew writing, she didn't know anyone in the Christian fiction industry. She wasn't known for her writing outside the newspaper circles in Minnesota. With no connections to editors, other fiction writers, or any access to conferences from her rural home, she began sending out query letters and book proposals only to receive her share of rejections. It was obvious to her she needed to expand her chances of being noticed, so when she found Christianmanuscriptsubmissions.com, she listed her first novel, Why the Sky is Blue, on it. It took eight months, but an editor from Harvest House finally read it. Within two months she had received a two-book contract. She went on to write seven more books for Harvest House and then two more for WaterBrook Press.
When a writer has a manuscript ready to sell, it's often intimidating to figure out where to start marketing your book. ChristianManuscriptSubmissions.com was initiated as a cooperative effort of Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), which almost every Christian publisher is a member, looking for good authors and desiring an efficient way to review unsolicited manuscripts. Many leading Christian publishers use ChristianManuscriptSubmissions.com as a primary source for unsolicited book proposals as they are unable to process the large amount of print manuscripts mailed to them each day. Aspiring authors now have an open door to present their book proposal to the top publishers producing evangelical Christian literature -- all in one easy step and for only $98 per book proposal! For more info go to http://www.christianmanuscriptsubmissions.com/.
Every one who signs up for the OC Christian Writers Conference in March will be placed in a drawing for one of the subscriptions. The OC Christian Writers Conference is now in its 26th year and will host a wide variety of editors, authors and literary agents. With three keynote talks and twenty-four different workshops to choose from, it's one of the best one-day writers conferences in California. For more information go to OC Christian Writers Conference.
On May 1, 2010, Susan Meissner, the bestselling author of Shape of Mercy, will host a drawing to give away subscription to the Christianmanuscriptsubmissions.com. When Susan first began to write fiction, she quit her fulltime newspaper job as an editor to write her first book. Once she was finished, although she knew writing, she didn't know anyone in the Christian fiction industry. She wasn't known for her writing outside the newspaper circles in Minnesota. With no connections to editors, other fiction writers, or any access to conferences from her rural home, she began sending out query letters and book proposals only to receive her share of rejections. It was obvious to her she needed to expand her chances of being noticed, so when she found Christianmanuscriptsubmissions.com, she listed her first novel, Why the Sky is Blue, on it. It took eight months, but an editor from Harvest House finally read it. Within two months she had received a two-book contract. She went on to write seven more books for Harvest House and then two more for WaterBrook Press.
When a writer has a manuscript ready to sell, it's often intimidating to figure out where to start marketing your book. ChristianManuscriptSubmissions.com was initiated as a cooperative effort of Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), which almost every Christian publisher is a member, looking for good authors and desiring an efficient way to review unsolicited manuscripts. Many leading Christian publishers use ChristianManuscriptSubmissions.com as a primary source for unsolicited book proposals as they are unable to process the large amount of print manuscripts mailed to them each day. Aspiring authors now have an open door to present their book proposal to the top publishers producing evangelical Christian literature -- all in one easy step and for only $98 per book proposal! For more info go to http://www.christianmanuscriptsubmissions.com/.
Every one who signs up for the OC Christian Writers Conference in March will be placed in a drawing for one of the subscriptions. The OC Christian Writers Conference is now in its 26th year and will host a wide variety of editors, authors and literary agents. With three keynote talks and twenty-four different workshops to choose from, it's one of the best one-day writers conferences in California. For more information go to OC Christian Writers Conference.
Mar 27 2010 - Sharpen Your Writing Skills and Succeed in Business at Raleigh’s Writing Boot Camp
Professional writers Alice Osborn and Dave Baldwin hold a Writing Boot Camp March 27th at the Holiday Inn Brownstone in Raleigh. Attendees will learn vital tools to build their mastery of the written word.
Raleigh, NC -- With all the buzz on the Internet about the latest marketing fads, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of repetitive information. The battle for people’s eyes and ears grows ever more intense as the quantity of information swells and attention spans shorten.
When asked what prompted writers Alice Osborn and Dave Baldwin to hold the boot camp Alice replied, "Our Writing Boot Camp came about from my students requesting a class that would sharpen their grammar, style and flow. Writers in today's business climate want the confidence good grammar provides."
Dave went on to say, "One thing I've noticed about beginning writers is that they tend to focus on the wrong problem. It's the reader's point of view, not the writer’s, which ultimately dictates the success or failure of any writing. In other words, it's not a question of what to say. It's a question of what you want the reader to hear."
The areas to be addressed are: Sales and Marketing, Branding, Social Media and Everyday Communication Protocols.
The Writing Boot Camp, Co-presented by Alice Osborn and Dave Baldwin is being held at the Holiday Inn Brownstone, 1707 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27605 on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 8:00am – 4:30 pm. Open networking and continental breakfast at 8:00am. Class will begin promptly at 8:30. A gourmet pasta lunch is provided. The fee for The Writing Boot Camp is $249. For more info and to register go to http://WritingBootCamp.eventbrite.com/
Raleigh, NC -- With all the buzz on the Internet about the latest marketing fads, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of repetitive information. The battle for people’s eyes and ears grows ever more intense as the quantity of information swells and attention spans shorten.
When asked what prompted writers Alice Osborn and Dave Baldwin to hold the boot camp Alice replied, "Our Writing Boot Camp came about from my students requesting a class that would sharpen their grammar, style and flow. Writers in today's business climate want the confidence good grammar provides."
Dave went on to say, "One thing I've noticed about beginning writers is that they tend to focus on the wrong problem. It's the reader's point of view, not the writer’s, which ultimately dictates the success or failure of any writing. In other words, it's not a question of what to say. It's a question of what you want the reader to hear."
The areas to be addressed are: Sales and Marketing, Branding, Social Media and Everyday Communication Protocols.
The Writing Boot Camp, Co-presented by Alice Osborn and Dave Baldwin is being held at the Holiday Inn Brownstone, 1707 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27605 on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 8:00am – 4:30 pm. Open networking and continental breakfast at 8:00am. Class will begin promptly at 8:30. A gourmet pasta lunch is provided. The fee for The Writing Boot Camp is $249. For more info and to register go to http://WritingBootCamp.eventbrite.com/
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