I’ll be attending this wonderful conference next month. It’s a great conference for learning, networking and socializing, with a wide variety of workshops and the opportunity to pitch to editors and agents.
Hope to see you there.
2011 NJRW Put Your Heart in a Book Conference
Empower Your Muse
October 21-22, 2011
Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel
Iselin, NJ
Hurry! Registration has been extended until September 30!
Are you ready to Empower Your Muse? Our Conference is scheduled for the weekend of October 21-22. Our featured speakers are Suzanne Brockmann, Rachel Gibson, Victoria Alexander and Brenda Novak.
Don’t miss this opportunity to take your writing to the next level. We’ve got over 45 workshops for writers at all levels. Plus, we have twenty-seven editors and agents scheduled to attend:
Agents –
Jessica Alvarez, BookEnds, LLC
Claudia Cross, Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. (panel only)
Jennifer Didik, Loretta Barrett Books, Inc.
Stephany Evans, FinePrint Literary Management
Louise Fury, L. Perkins Agency
Anne Hawkins, John Hawkins & Associates, Inc.
Christina Hogrebe, Jane Rotrosen Agency
Miriam Kriss, Irene Goodman Literary Agency
Kevan Lyon, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Beth Miller, Writers House
Courtney Miller-Callihan, Sanford J. Greenburger Assoc., Inc.
Lauren Ruth, BookEnds, LLC
Susannah Taylor, Richard Henshaw Group
Carlie Webber, Jane Rotrosen Agency
Editors –
Patience Bloom, Harlequin
Stacy Boyd, Harlequin
Karen Chaplin, HarperCollins Publishers
Kelli Collins, Ellora’s Cave
Susan Litman, Harlequin
Margaret Marbury, Harlequin (panel only)
Wendy McCurdy, Berkley Books
Tara Parsons, Harlequin
Lauren Plude, Grand Central Publishing
Aubrey Poole, Sourcebooks
Latoya Smith, Grand Central Publishing
Shana Smith, Harlequin
Leonore Waldrip, Harlequin
We will be adding to the list of agents and editors, so please check our web site frequently for updates. Sign up early – don’t miss your chance to meet these editors and agents!
And, here is the list of our workshop presenters:
Tasha Alexander… Victoria Alexander… Laura Marie Altom… Toni Andrews.. .Gina Ardito… Marlo Berliner… Annette Blair… Terri Brisbin… Suzanne Brockmann… Mary Burton… Christine Bush… Dianne Castell… Karen Chaplin… Anna DePalo… Stephanie Draven… Cara Elliott… Marie Force… Jacquelyn Frank…Rachel Gibson…Laura Griffin…Winnie Griggs…Nancy Herkness… Kristan Higgins… Eloisa James… Sophie Jordan… Mary Kennedy… April Kihlstrom… Cindy Kirk… Eliza Knight… Caroline Linden…Denise Little… Kathleen Long… Janice Lynn… Kevan Lyon… Sally MacKenzie… Brenda Novak… Robin D. Owens… Tessa Radley… Isabel Roman… Renee Ryan… Ruth Seitelman… Karen Rose Smith… RR Smythe… Mariah Stewart… Hope Tarr…Stephanie Tyler… Lauren Willig… The Grammar Divas
Registration
NJRW Member: $190.00
Non-NJRW Member: $210.00
Pre-conference Workshop: Emotion: The Heart of the Novel, with Brenda Novak (Friday, Oct. 21,from 9 AM to 12 PM) – $30.00
If you have questions, please contact: Marlo Berliner, 2011 NJRW Conference Chair, at confchair@njromancewriters.org or, Ruth Seitelman, Assistant Chair, at ruth.seitelman@gmail.com
For registration questions, please contact: LoriMarie LaSpada, Registrar, at registrar@njromancewriters.org
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