The Las Vegas Writers Conference
Sponsored by The Henderson Writers Group
Join us for Dime Grinds! This Sunday June 4th our “Dime Grinds” event at Joe Maxx coffee shop, 500 E Windmill Lane (east of Bermuda), 2-4PM. Come out and hear HWG author Gregory Kompes read from and discuss his latest release, “Tamburlaine: A Broadway Revivial.” He’ll be joined by Morgan St James, co-author of the Silver … Read more
Who says membership doesn’t have it’s perks and privileges? ScriptFest in LA will be held June 23 – 25, 2017, and they’re offering HWG folks a discount on registration. Get a 10% discount when you sign up for Scriptfest’s Great American PitchFest and use Discount Code: WRITERJUDY10 when you register. Link: SCRIPTFEST
That’s right. A dime. Ten little cents. You have that much in a penny jar in your closet, right? A terrific new coop between literature and business has begun in town. Henderson Writers Group teams up with CoCo Cafe in Town Square. Support for the business is support for the writer. Support for the writer … Read more
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
The Neon Museum Visual Prompt Contest with Helen Magazine is now on progress. There’s no entry fee for this one, and the award is $25 and a Neon Museum gift bag with tickets, and a goodie bag provided by The Writer’s Block indie bookstore. Deadline is October 31, 2016; winner will be announced November 15, 2016. … Read more
VIVA VEGAS LIT: Saturday, October 22, 2016, 6:30pm – 8:00pm at The Writer’s Block CO-HOSTED BY THE LITERARY REVIEW & HELEN: A LITERARY MAGAZINE Join Heather Lang with The Literary Review and Jocelyn Paige Kelly with Helen: A Literary Magazine for a celebration of both publications’ Las Vegas contributors. Featuring TLR contributors: Claudia Keelan, Donald … Read more
Retired FBI special agent Scott Decker, a non-fiction writer and security consultant, will speak Monday, October 4, 2016, 6:30 p.m., at the Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana. His topic– ATTRIBUTION—Anthrax, Terror and the Evolution of Forensics, is the title of his book scheduled to be released next year. Scott Decker joined the FBI as … Read more
Retired FBI special agent Scott Decker, a non-fiction writer and security consultant, will speak Monday, October 4, 2016, 6:30 p.m., at the Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana. His topic– ATTRIBUTION—Anthrax, Terror and the Evolution of Forensics, is the title of his book scheduled to be released next year. Scott Decker joined the FBI as … Read more
Toledo Bend Review is seeking quality nonfiction, fiction, poetry and photography. They accept unsolicited manuscripts from new and emerging authors as well as seasoned professionals – we do not accept simultaneous submissions. They encourage writers to submit manuscripts between 1500-3500 words. While they are not a paying market at this time, authors receive 2 copies of the publication along with … Read more
Geoff Schumacher will the guest speaker for August 29, 2016, 6:30 p.m., meeting at Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada. “Howard Hughes, the Mob and the Rise of Las Vegas” Geoff Schumacher is the director of content for the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. A University of Nevada, Reno graduate, Schumacher was a reporter … Read more
Don’t forget: Author John Garth will be the guest speaker on Monday, July 25, at Community Lutheran Church. Shadow of the Past: How the ghosts of World War I came back to haunt The Lord of the Rings. Exactly 100 years after Tolkien fought in the Battle of the Somme, it’s time to see how … Read more
Nationally-renowned poet and author PATRICIA SMITH reads in Las Vegas Saturday, August 27, 2016, at two different venues. First, Ms. Smith will lead a writers’ workshop at 2:00 p.m. at the Clark County Library, 1401 Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas. That same evening, Ms. Smith will read from her work at 7:00 p.m. at the Nevada … Read more