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In This Issue:
Writing Happenings--Upcoming Writing Events, Contests & Deadlines
This issue is sponsored by Donna Del Oro, author of Operation
Familia and Hasta La
Vista ,
Baby. http://www.donnadeloro.com/
John Robbins & Dan Millman WILL BE KeynoteRs at the
2010
San Francisco
John Robbins (Healthy at 100, Diet for a New
We are
delighted to bring John Robbins to the SFW4C for the first time. Robbins wrote
the groundbreaking (and Pulitzer Prize nominated) book, Diet for a New America--exposing connections between diet,
physical health, animal cruelty, and environmentalism. Robbins' first book
really did change the world when he founded EarthSave, an international,
non-profit organization out of the reader response to his Diet for a New
As previously announced, Dan Millman (a long-time friend of SFWC and SFW4C) will also be a keynoter at San Francisco Writing for Change. In addition to Way of the Peaceful Warrior and a dozen other spiritual books for adults, he has also written children's books. His keynote promises to be full of inspiration and motivation for writers who want to bring positive change to the world.
As a reminder, there will be many other publishing experts at this year's event. A highlight will be a panel session featuring the trio that made the bestseller 29 Gifts a reality--author Cami Walker and her agent and editor she met at the 2008 SFW4C--literary agent Rita Rosenkranz and executive editor Katie McHugh of Da Capo Press. (Yes, they will all tell you San Francisco Writing for Change conference really works!)
The theme of this conference is "Changing the World One Book at a Time" and there is no reason one of those books can't be YOURS! So get ready to be published. As always, attendees will have the chance to pitch their book to agents and editors, and to get feedback on their work from freelance editors at the SFW4C. This event is limited to 150 attendees. Go to the website to find out more and register today! www.SFWritingforChange.org
Join us! 2010
San Francisco
November 13 & 14, 2010 Hilton (Financial District/Chinatown) www.SFWritingforChange.org
"The
price of preventing authors from being screwed by new forms of publication is
eternal vigilance."
-Roy Blount Jr. (author and past president of the Authors Guild)
UPCOMING WRITING EVENTS, CONTESTS & DEADLINES
June 22 Marketing Your Blog or Website. FREE, no pre-registration needed
This is a free class taught by our own SFWC Volunteer Coordinator Linda Lee. As owner of AskMePC and thanks to her appearances on the television show View from the Bay, Linda has helped hundreds of people create websites and blogs to build their internet presence.
June 26 The San Francisco/Peninsula Writers Club is offering The Jack London Media Clinic to help writers present themselves, conquer speaking anxiety, and prepare for media interviews. www.cwc-peninsula.org
Workshop #1 is a full-day public speaking clinic on Sat, June 26. Tuition: $110 ($95 for CWC members). This class is a prerequisite for Workshop II.
Workshop #2 is a two-day workshop for camera media training in a television studio (date to be determined). Tuition: $175 ($150 for CWC members)
June 27 Fact vs. Fiction: The Joys and Pitfalls of Writing Memoir with Martha Alderson
Book Passage - Corte Madera, Sunday, June 27 at 2:00pm. For more info:
July 14 - August 18 6-Week
Novel & Memoir Writer's Workshop in
Wed evenings 6:30 - 9:30 http://ow.ly/1SiNN
August 7 Your Novel: The Road to Publication - 1-Day Workshop at the beautiful Seal Cove Inn in Half Moon Bay - Saturday, 8/7 10am - 4pm http://ow.ly/1SPVt
Both are taught by SFWC Presenter Wendy Tokunaga. For details: http://www.WendyTokunaga.com
PNWA's 55th Anniversary Conference, July 22 -
25, 2010; Seattle Airport Hilton,
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, Andre Dubus III, Registration and event information: 425-673-BOOK or www.pnwa.org
Saturday, July 31, 2010 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, Aug.1, 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Laugh Out Loud Poetry! Click here for flyer.
Century House,
Poet, author and blogger Sandra Kay will host an afternoon of humorous poetry. At the Open Mic following the presentation and refreshments, the public is invited to read a poem trending toward the humorous, or on any subject they choose. Cost: $5.00; Students free.
August 15th--POETRY & WRITING CONTEST Reminder that the Redwood Writers writing and poetry contest submission deadline is August 15th. For entry guidelines go to: www.redwoodwriters.org
AUGUST 31st--REMINDER! Save your seat and save a bundle! This is the LAST DAY to register at the Early Registration rate for 2010 San Francisco Writing for Change www.SFWritingforChange.org ($395) AND/OR the 2011 San Francisco Writers Conference ($495) www.SFWriters.org
September
24-26 East of
Alan Rinzler, Michael Larsen & Elizabeth Pomada will be at this event.
For details: http://www.southbaywriters.com/EastofEden2010/index.html
October
30 The Redwood Writers 2010 Conference at the Flamingo Hotel & Resort
in
November 13 & 14.
NOTES FROM PRESENTERS, ATTENDEES, SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS
From
Patricia V. Davis--The Capitol City Young Writers Conference is an event for middle
and high school students at San Domenico School in Marin on July 17. Presenters
include Peter Beagle (The Last Unicorn),
Jane Friedman (Writers Digest), and
James Redford (screenwriter). If you would like to sponsor a student ($100), YOU can
attend for free! Details: Call Patricia
at 415-455-8001 or go to http://www.capitolcityyoungwriters.org/Writers__Conference.html
MICHAEL LARSEN'S BLOG FOR WRITERS
Read
about Michael and
Websites & e-Newsletters of interest to writers:
Newsweek has a cool email service for you. It's called: We read the books (so you don't have to). Actually, they review nonfiction books that are creating a buzz. An email gives you a neat review of the book with enough detail that you can either bluff your way at a cocktail party...or decide to go buy the book and read it yourself! The first book they reviewed was: The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr. Subscribe to this 3x-a-week email at: http://app.email.newsweek.com/prefcenter/signup.cfm
Dan Poynter's tips on book marketing and publishing: http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/resources/newsletter.cfm
VISIT THE SFWC WEBSITE: www.SFWriters.org for the latest additions to the presenters list for the 2011 San Francisco Writers Conference event. It's never too early to plan to attend this event. We sell out every year!
SAMPLE THE 2010 SFWC ANTHOLOGY: Go to www.smashwords.com and you can see and sample the SFWC anthology on their website. (Look on the left side column under Fiction, then click on Anthologies). Or simply use this link to go to the anthology directly: www.smashwords.com/books/view/12351
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT US!
I was a SFWC attendee last Feb. I am
pleased to announce that my first novel,
Julie Anne Morley www.julieannemorley.com
VOLUNTEERS WANTED: Do you Tweet?
We need volunteers who are willing to dedicate their time during the year managing several important tasks. Most needed are clerical, graphics and marketing experts--online and off! We would like to have a person who loves to TWEET monitor our Twitter presence! Volunteers will be rewarded with free admission to the conference they are working on for us. To learn more about these positions, call Elizabeth Pomada at 415-673-0939.
PROMOTE YOUR SERVICES AND BOOKS IN THE SFWC NEWSLETTER
To reach a targeted audience of writers and publishing professionals, consider sponsoring an issue of the SFWC Newsletter. You can be a sponsor of an upcoming issue of the newsletter for just $200. This is a fraction of the cost of a postage stamp to reach 2500+ inboxes! Contact Barbara at Barbara@SFWriters.org for details.
EXHIBITOR SPACE AT OUR EVENTS
We will have a limited number of spaces for exhibitors at the 2010 San Francisco Writing for Change conference at the Hilton (November) and the 2011 San Francisco Writers Conference (February 2011).
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Cheers from all of us!
Michael and Elizabeth, SFWC Co-directors
415 673-0939/ SFwriterscon@aol.com
Barbara Santos, Director of Marketing Barbara@sfwriters.org
Rich Santos, Director of
Registrations registrations@sfwriters.org
Laurie McLean, Director of SFWU & SFWC Writing Contests Laurie@agentsavant.com
Linda Lee, Director of Volunteers
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WEBSITE: www.SFWriters.org Email: SFWritersCon@aol.com Telephone: 415-673-0939
2010