The Las Vegas Writers Conference
Sponsored by The Henderson Writers Group
Paul Atreides If you’re attending the Las Vegas Writers’ Conference (you are, aren’t you?) you’ll want to attend the first three Monday evening meeting at Community Lutheran Church, 6:30pm. We’ll be refreshing everyone’s memory about Log Lines, Elevator Pitches, and Synopsis, and then helping members with those items. Then, we’ll have practice pitch sessions. These meetings are … Read more
Congratulations to the inaugural crew for Dime Reads t Town Square! A great afternoon of readings from Darrah and Vital. And, oh, yeah…coffee at .10 a cup!
The Eliza So Annual Finish-Your-Book Fellowship Ends on March 15, 2017 We’re very excited to offer the 1st Annual Eliza So Finish-Your-Book Fellowship. The goal of the fellowship is to give a writer time and solitude to help finish a book that is already in progress. The fellowship includes room and board at Las Vegas’ Writer’s … Read more
Warren Publishing, a premier custom book publisher since 1988, and Marine Corps veteran and award-winning author, Tracy Crow, recently partnered to develop the first imprint to exclusively publish books written by American women military veterans and military family members. The imprint will operate through a newly formed contest, The Deborah Sampson Prize for Women’s Military Writing, … Read more
The Las Vegas Romance Writers announce their annual Conference-in-a-Day program. Saturday, February 18 9am-4pm Findlay Chevrolet Community Room 6800 S. Torrey Pines LV, NV 89118 This year, the Las Vegas Romance Writer’s Conference in a Day will cover all aspects of your novel, from inspiration to publication! We’ll cover such things as finding your inspiration, … Read more
Painted Stories is now accepting submissions for “Love is in the Ink,” the first event of 2017. They have left the LV-CCLD and are no longer restricted to traditionally published authors. DEADLINE: February 1, 2017 THEME: Romance (broadly speaking) in honor of Valentine’s Day WHEN: Sunday, February 12, 2017, 2-4PM WHERE: Bootlegger Bistro, (private dining … Read more
Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University at Tempe announces the upcoming Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference for Feb 16 – 18, 2017. In addition to this year’s keynote speaker—ASU Regents Professor Simon Ortiz—faculty include Benjamin Percy, Sanderia Faye, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Sally Ball, Adrienne Celt, Paolo Bacigalupi, Dominic Smith, … Read more
Binnie Tate Wilkin will our January speaker on the 23. She will present Sharing and Communication are the Objects of Both Verbal and Written Communication. Binnie has worked as a school librarian, a children’s librarian and a storyteller. As Children’s Specialist for the Los Angeles City Library, she received national attention for her creative participation in … Read more
2017 GINOSKO FLASH FICTION CONTEST: $500 Award, $5 entry fee, deadline for Contest #4 is March 1, 2017. Submit up to 2 pieces, 800 words maximum each piece. Awarded work will be published on Ginosko Literary Journal website and in forthcoming issue. Submit the work, along with a brief bio, and cover letter (if you wish). … Read more
Don’t forget the Idaho Writers Guild Annual Writing Contest. Final deadline is March 5. Each entry will be judged by two (or more) industry professionals with scorecards sent to you. The critique alone makes it worth your effort. Awards in Short Story, Novel First 10 Pages, and Non-fiction. For info and to submit: Idaho Writers Guild
November 21, we’ll have Brett Silver, Outreach and Public Awareness Coordinator for the Nevada Talking Book Services-Southern Office | Nevada State Library, Archives & Public Records . Blind since birth, Brett will discuss his life and growing up with the program and what we might do to not only support the program but add our own … Read more
This is the 26th FREE Dear Lucky Agent online contest with agent judges and super-cool prizes. Here’s the deal: With every contest, the details are essentially the same, but the niche itself changes-meaning each contest is focused around a specific category or two. If you’re writing any kind of fantasy or science fiction novel (for adults), then this 26th … Read more