Writing Conferences 2010

Corey Schwartz wrote a two part blog about why writers should attend conferences (part 1 and part 2), including some success stories about people who found agents and/or contracts at a conference. While it would be great to find an agent at a workshop, many of us won’t be that lucky. But there are other reasons to go: tips, networking, motivation, ideas, and the list goes on.

And if you take the advice from, Right Writing on what you should do before attending a conference, you might walk away with the best experience of a lifetime.

Because workshops can be helpful, I put together a list of some conferences around the country. Hope you can attend one.

• Jackson Hole Writer’s Conference
  • Wyoming–June 24-27
  • http://pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=5
• Thrillerfest V
  • New York–July 7-10
  • http://www.thrillerwriters.org/thrillerfest/
• Antioch Writer’s Workshop
  • Ohio–July 10-16
  • http://www.antiochwritersworkshop.com/
• Necon
  • Rhode Island–July 15-18
  • http://campnecon.com/
• Pacific Northwest Writer’s Conference
  • Washington–July 22-25
  • http://pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=5
• Midwest Writer’s Workshop
  • Indiana–July 29-31
  • http://midwestwriters.org/
• Southern California Writer’s Conference
  • L.A. & San Diego–July & February
  • http://www.writersconference.com/
• Society of Children’s Book Writers Conference
  • Los Angeles–July 30-Aug. 2
  • http://www.scbwi.org/Conference.aspx?Con=6&page=Info
• Green Mountain Writer’s Conference
  • Vermont–August 2-6
  • http://www.vermontwriters.com/
• NYCAPitch and Shop Conference
  • New York–September 23-26
  • http://nycpitchconference.com/?gclid=CPmt06O_saICFRZ5gwodhXamQQ
• Wrangling with Writing Conference
  • Arizona–September 24-26
  • http://www.ssa-az.org/conference.htm
• South Caroline Writer’s Workshop
  • South Carolina–October 22-24
  • http://myscww.org/conference/
• Writer’s Digest Conference
  • New York–January 2011
  • http://www.writersdigestconference.com/GeneralMenu/
• Sites that offer a general list of conferences–
  • http://www.writersconf.org/
  •  http://writing.shawguides.com/