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The 2009 San Francisco Writers Conference
San Francisco, CA
Monday, October 13, 2008
If writing is your passion, why not leave your heart in San Francisco this Valentine's Day and bring home a book contract? The 2009 San Francisco Writers Conference will offer its extraordinary 3-day program featuring best-selling authors, literary agents and editors from the West Coast and New York. The event will be held at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel over President's Day Weekend (also Valentine's Day) February 13th -15th, 2009.
This event is invaluable for writers who are ready to connect with the publishing industry. The San Francisco Writers Conference is known for attracting top literary agents looking for talented new clients. "We are especially pleased to have so many editors from the major publishing houses coming to the event this year," says SFWC director and literary agent Elizabeth Pomada. The editors will be featured in the "Ask-A-Pro" breakout sessions included for all attendees.
Attendees can attend any of the 50+ information-packed sessions covering all writing genres and practical topics including book marketing and state-of-the-art author promotion techniques. Full details and on-line registration are available at the website: www.SFWriters.org
The San Francisco Writers Conference presenters will include Pulitzer Prize winning author Jane Smiley (A Thousand Acres), and bestselling authors Richard North Patterson and Lolly Winston (Good Grief) as keynoters; as well as Christine Feehan, Carolyn See, Georgeanne Brennan, Cara Black, Ellen Hopkins, Irvin & Marilyn Yalom, Victoria Zackheim, Cristina Garcia, Brenda Novak, Shawna Yang Ryan, Carol Goman, and Aileen Bridgewater. Returning presenters include Sheldon Siegel, Herbert Gold, Jan Wahl, Mary Mackey, Philippa Burgess, Barnaby Conrad, Penny Warner, D.P. Lyle, Kathleen Antrim, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Joyce Turley, Barbara Santos, Elisa Southard and Teresa LeYung Ryan. A presenters list is posted on the event website at www.SFWriters.org
The San Francisco Writers Conference offers both writing sessions and insider publishing information. Major publishing houses will be at the San Francisco Writers Conference including St. Martin's Press, HarperCollins, Bantam/Dell, Walker Books, Jossey-Bass/Wiley, and more.
The San Francisco Writers Conference registration fee includes writing workshops, panel discussions, keynote speakers, and information on traditional publishing and self-publishing.
The optional 'Speed Dating for Agents' session is valuable for writers looking for an agent. Attendees get to 'pitch' their books to as many agents as they can see, face-to-face in three-minute consultations during the session! The session is open only to SFWC attendees for $50. Get all the details at www.SFWriters.org
2009 SAN FRANCISCO WRITERS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFO:
The registration fee is $595 until December 31; $625 until Feb. 12th and $695 thereafter. Included are all sessions (except the optional Speed Dating for Agents), a gala welcome party, plus buffet breakfasts and elegant luncheons in the ballroom. Attendance is limited to 300 attendees, yet there will be nearly 100 presenters for optimum interaction. Attendees can register on-line with a credit card at the SFWC website www.SFWriters.org or request a form by mail. To request the form by mail, write to San Francisco Writers Conference, 1029 Jones St., San Francisco, CA 94109.
The Mark Hopkins Hotel is offering a limited number of rooms at a SFWC conference rate of $179 per night based on availability. The scenic California Street cable car runs past the hotel.
A limited number of scholarships are available. Anyone wishing to create a scholarship can contact SFWC Director Elizabeth Pomada at 415-673-0939. The conference is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. For more information on the San Francisco Writers Conference, go to the website at www.SFWriters.org or call 866-TOC-SFWC (862-7392)
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Sponsors of the 2009 San Francisco Writers Conference include:
John Wiley & Sons, iUniverse, Book Expo America, Red Room, Writers Digest, & BookShop West Portal
This event is invaluable for writers who are ready to connect with the publishing industry. The San Francisco Writers Conference is known for attracting top literary agents looking for talented new clients. "We are especially pleased to have so many editors from the major publishing houses coming to the event this year," says SFWC director and literary agent Elizabeth Pomada. The editors will be featured in the "Ask-A-Pro" breakout sessions included for all attendees.
Attendees can attend any of the 50+ information-packed sessions covering all writing genres and practical topics including book marketing and state-of-the-art author promotion techniques. Full details and on-line registration are available at the website: www.SFWriters.org
The San Francisco Writers Conference presenters will include Pulitzer Prize winning author Jane Smiley (A Thousand Acres), and bestselling authors Richard North Patterson and Lolly Winston (Good Grief) as keynoters; as well as Christine Feehan, Carolyn See, Georgeanne Brennan, Cara Black, Ellen Hopkins, Irvin & Marilyn Yalom, Victoria Zackheim, Cristina Garcia, Brenda Novak, Shawna Yang Ryan, Carol Goman, and Aileen Bridgewater. Returning presenters include Sheldon Siegel, Herbert Gold, Jan Wahl, Mary Mackey, Philippa Burgess, Barnaby Conrad, Penny Warner, D.P. Lyle, Kathleen Antrim, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Joyce Turley, Barbara Santos, Elisa Southard and Teresa LeYung Ryan. A presenters list is posted on the event website at www.SFWriters.org
The San Francisco Writers Conference offers both writing sessions and insider publishing information. Major publishing houses will be at the San Francisco Writers Conference including St. Martin's Press, HarperCollins, Bantam/Dell, Walker Books, Jossey-Bass/Wiley, and more.
The San Francisco Writers Conference registration fee includes writing workshops, panel discussions, keynote speakers, and information on traditional publishing and self-publishing.
The optional 'Speed Dating for Agents' session is valuable for writers looking for an agent. Attendees get to 'pitch' their books to as many agents as they can see, face-to-face in three-minute consultations during the session! The session is open only to SFWC attendees for $50. Get all the details at www.SFWriters.org
2009 SAN FRANCISCO WRITERS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFO:
The registration fee is $595 until December 31; $625 until Feb. 12th and $695 thereafter. Included are all sessions (except the optional Speed Dating for Agents), a gala welcome party, plus buffet breakfasts and elegant luncheons in the ballroom. Attendance is limited to 300 attendees, yet there will be nearly 100 presenters for optimum interaction. Attendees can register on-line with a credit card at the SFWC website www.SFWriters.org or request a form by mail. To request the form by mail, write to San Francisco Writers Conference, 1029 Jones St., San Francisco, CA 94109.
The Mark Hopkins Hotel is offering a limited number of rooms at a SFWC conference rate of $179 per night based on availability. The scenic California Street cable car runs past the hotel.
A limited number of scholarships are available. Anyone wishing to create a scholarship can contact SFWC Director Elizabeth Pomada at 415-673-0939. The conference is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. For more information on the San Francisco Writers Conference, go to the website at www.SFWriters.org or call 866-TOC-SFWC (862-7392)
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Sponsors of the 2009 San Francisco Writers Conference include:
John Wiley & Sons, iUniverse, Book Expo America, Red Room, Writers Digest, & BookShop West Portal
Michael Larsen
Founder & Director
San Francisco Writers Conference
San Francisco, CA
415-6730939
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