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San Francisco Writers Conference
| Contact: | Elizabeth Pomada |
| Address: | 1029 Jones Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 |
| Phone: | 415-673-0939 |
| Fax: | 415-673-0367 |
| E-mail: | sfwriterscon@aol.com |
| Website: | http://sfwriters.org |
| Dates: | February 15-l7, 2008, President's Day weekend |
| Application Deadline: | February l4, 2008 |
| Tuition: | $695, with breaks before conference |
| Scholarships: | Available for high school students and those wishing to learn more about writing and publishing |
| Genres: | Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature |
| Faculty: | Keynoters include Daisy Maryles, Publishers Weekly, Clive Cussler, Tess Garritson, April Sinclair. Also D.P.Lyle, Cara Black, Penny Warner, Sheldon Siegel, Constance Hale, Bharti Kirchner, Rosemary Daniell, Kim Wong Keltne, Douglas Rees, Hut Landon, Exec. Dir., of NCIBA. Jennifer Enderlin, St.Martin's, Christine Pride, Random House, Michele Howry, S&S, plus 20 agents from NYC, LA, and The Bay Area and 15 other editors. |
| Description: | New and published authors have over 45 sessions to choose from during this three-day conference, which also includes a gala, 2 breakfasts, and 3 lunches. There are over 30 authors, 15 editors, and 20 agents from around the country. (See above partial list.) Attendees will have a chance to pitch their ideas in 3-minute segments to editors and, for an additional fee, to agents. Sessions cover mystery writing, setting, plot, characterization, promotion, self-publishing, blogging, books-into-movies, cookbook writing, children's books, poetry, publicity, and more. |
| Gallery: | N/A |
