The Las Vegas Writers Conference
Sponsored by The Henderson Writers Group
LVWCWebmaster Don’t forget: Tonight marks the Annual Meeting and it’s time for elections. If you knew you couldn’t make it tonight, I hope you mailed in your Absentee Ballot. Tonight also begins our preparation for the Conference. If you’re planning to attend the conference and pitch your work to any of the faculty, you will need … Read more
Helen: A Literary Magazine is a new magazine here in Las Vegas. They will have a vendor’s table at the Las Vegas Writers conference for Friday and Saturday. They’ll be sharing the table with Gregory Robinson and 300 Days of Sun, the literary journal from Nevada State College. Jocelyn P. Kelly is the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief; make it a point to stop … Read more
At last evening’s meeting, Darrah did a short presentation on preparing for the pitch sessions at the conference. A handout provided some bullet points for your Bio and Synopsis. I’ve attached a pdf you can download and use for reference as you work on those very important, needed items. We will not have any readers … Read more
The Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park is offering the weekend class with Rebecca Lowry this weekend, April 4 & 5. Titled “Desert Experience: Transforming Observation Through Writing. For more information, contact Kevin Wong, Program Coordinator, Desert Institute Joshua Tree National Park Association at 760-910-1420. Link: www.joshuatree.org
Our guest speaker for tonight has come down with Laryngitis. She will be re-scheduled.
Nominations were opened, during this past Monday’s meeting, for the following Board of Directors positions: President Treasurer Conference Coordinator Publicity Officer Education Officer These are all for a two-year term. The nominating process will continue through the upcoming meeting on March 30th. If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors you may nominate yourself, … Read more
Next Monday’s meeting, March 30, our Guest Speaker will be Laura Stokes. She’ll be explaining how to get your ebook into the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District system. You won’t want to miss this meeting!
Martha Engber, author, speaker, and presenter, sends this pre-conference treat: Growing Great Characters From the Ground Up, in Word document format. HowLoveCharacters4.15
Heritage Park Senior Center is hosting a monthly platform for local authors to come in and talk about their published works. If you, or anyone in your group, is interested in discussing their work at HPK, please email Matt Hortt, Head of Adult Services, at mhortt@hdpl.org for more information and to schedule an appearance. … Read more
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is open for submissions. Now in its eighth year, the award is an internationally renowned prize presented by Aesthetica Magazine and judged by industry experts including Arifa Akbar, literary editor of The Independent. Prizes include £500 and publication in an anthology of new writing, giving you the chance to showcase … Read more
The Black Mountain Institute will host authors Jamaica Kincaid and Caryl Phillips in a panel titled “Crossing the Black Atlantic,” moderated by UNLV Assistant Professor Julia Lee. The conversation will cover how each examines the Caribbean diaspora, the history of the Altantic slave trade, and the questions of racial and national identity in their work. The March … Read more
Huge thanks to Drew Cohen for speaking to us last night. The slides he intended to utilize are attached here in pdf format for download. I hope all our published authors took advantage and grabbed a Consignment Application from the table. The Writer’s Block bookstore is doing much good in the way of community education, … Read more