Writers Conference
Writing: From Start to Sales VIII
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Enroll by March 18th for a get a FREE one-on-one 10 minute meeting with the editor or agent of your choice to “pitch” your writing project!
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Learn what’s selling in today’s market. Meet agents and editors wanting new clients and pitch your novel or non-fiction book. Learn from successful, multi-published authors.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuition: $150.00
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- A distinguished New York Times Notable Books author, a Professor of English who has published five novels, five collections of short stories and two volumes of poetry.
- The senior editor at St. Martin’s who in addition to acquiring fiction and non-fiction, also manages the annual Hillerman Prize for best debut mystery set in the Southwest.
- The senior editor at Hyperion (Disney) who was formerly with Doubleday and The Crown Trade Group.
- The Managing Editor of University of New Mexico Press.
- An agent who specializes in history, biography, current events/politics as well as literary and commercial fiction.
- The winner of the Storyteller Award of SouthWest Writers whose debut mystery will be published in May 2012.
- A multi-published author of non-fiction magazine and newspaper articles who teaches memoir writing.
- A young professor from Columbia University whose debut novel is a sterling example of life into art.
- A magazine editor and book author who has published thousands of articles, poems and stories.
- A screenwriter and teacher who not only writes screenplays, but books on writing screenplays.
- An engineer who has published twenty-four romances.
- An agent with a special focus on digital ventures including mobile apps and e-originals, website project management, and digital branding and social media strategy.
Conference Topics
What You Should Know About Publishing Today:
Panel of Editors and Agents
Editors: Peter Joseph, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press; Elise McHugh Managing Editor and in-house poetry editor for the University of New Mexico Press; Christine Pride, Hyperion/Disney
Agents: Katherine Flynn, Kneerim & Williams Literary Agency; Antonella Iannarino, David Black Agency
To Wake the Sleepers
Jonis Agee, Keynote Address
Memories: Retrieve Them and Craft your Story
Norma Libman, author, lecturer and educator
Creating Literary Fiction from Life
Raquel Rivera, Ph.D., author of fiction, essays, short stories, and music
Screenplay Confidential
Rick Reichman, screenwriter and teacher introduces you to screenwriting
Writing for the Virtual Magazine: How to Succeed in the New Magazine World
Rob Spiegel, publisher and author of thousands of magazine articles
Engineering Romance with a Left Brain
Sarah Storme, government engineer who has published 24 romances
Mid-life Metamorphosis: From Attorney to Author of Legal Thrillers
Charles Greaves, winner of the SWW 2010 Storyteller Award. His first two novels
Keynote Speaker: Jonis Agee
Jonis is an award-winning author whose novels, short stories and books of poetry include the New York Times Notable Books Sweet Eyes and Strange Angels and, most recently, The Weight of Dreams and The River Wife. She has taught at the College of Saint Catherine, the University of Michigan, and is now the Adele Hall Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she teaches creative writing and twentieth-century fiction.
Visit janisagee.com to learn more about Jonis.
Agenda - Conference at a Glance
| Time: | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Conference Registration and Check-In |
| 9:00 - 9:05 | Welcome to UNM’s Eighth Annual Writers Conference Marie McGhee, Senior Program Manager |
| 9:05 - 9:10 | Let SouthWest Writers Help You Kathy Kitts. President |
| 9:10 - 9:25 | Introduction of Faculty Sandra Toro, Conference Coordinator Instructors: Rob Spiegel, Rick Reichman, Charles Greaves, Norma Libman, Raquel Rivera and Sarah Storme |
| 9:25 - 10:15 | Keynote: “To Wake the Sleepers” Jonis Agee |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Publishing Today: Q & A Panel of Editors and Agents Editors: Peter Joseph, Elise McHugh, Christine Pride Agents: Katherine Flynn, Antonella Iannarino |
| 12:00 - 1:15 | Lunch |
| 1:15 - 2:15 | Norma Libman, Writing Memoir Rick Reichman, Screenwriting |
| 2:15 - 3:15 | Raquel Rivera, Life into Fiction Rob Spiegel, Non-fiction, long and short |
| 3:15 - 3:30 | Break |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Sarah Storme, Romance Charles Greaves, Mystery |
Contact
- Marie McGhee - Senior Program Manager:
(505) 277-6320
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