BWRC BLAST 2.18.09

 

Black Writers Reunion & Conference 2009

June 18-19, 2009 ~ Las Vegas, Nevada

Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino

http://www.blackwriters.org

 

 

Early registration rate reduced by $30!

Discounted hotel group rate deadline: May 15

Online/mail registration ends June 1

ONLY FOUR MONTHS UNTIL THE CONFERENCE!

 

Just 120 days to go until the 2009 BWRC, which offers two days of intense craft of writing workshops and sessions on the business of writing, publishing and self-publishing to give you greater skill, direction, and confidence to take your writing and career to the next level.

 

 

IN THIS ISSUE:

 

* Early Registration Rates Reduced

* Hotel Discount Expires in 87 Days

* BWRC Announces Media Sponsor BlacksinVegas.com

* Program & Site Updates

  > Workshops Schedule Posted
  > Vegas Info - What to See & Where to Eat in Vegas

  > More Workshop Descriptions & Bios Added

  > Replacement Sought--Screenwriting Workshop

* Manuscript Critique Services at Special Conference Rates

* Query Letter & Book Proposal Critiquing

 

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EARLY REGISTRATION RATES REDUCED

Plans for agent/editor pitch sessions have been scrapped for now due to job status changes for previously confirmed editors and the agents we spoke with either leaving the business for other ventures or not accepting new clients at this time. Full conference early registration rates have been reduced $30 until March 15, offering a lower registration rate for those who choose to take advantage of this small window. One-day workshop rates have been reduced as well. See http://www.blackwriters.org/registration/ for more information.

 

RESERVATION DISCOUNT EXPIRES IN 87 DAYS

Golden Nugget’s reservations agents are available between 7 am and 12 am (Pacific time) to assist you in reserving your room for the BWRC. Call 800.634.3454 (#5) or 702.385.7111, request the BWRC group rate of $59 per night during the conference ($119/night on Friday & Saturday), and get that minor task out of the way. The discounted rate is only available until May 15, 2009.

 

BWRC ANNOUNCES MEDIA SPONSOR BLACKSINVEGAS.COM

The 2009 Black Writers Reunion & Conference is pleased to announce BlacksinVegas.com has joined BWRC as a media sponsor. BlacksinVegas.com is Las Vegas' leading online connection to Las Vegas' African-American network. BlacksinVegas.com and their other sites, BlackVegas.com, BlackVegasDating.com, and Urban702.ning.com, offer information on entertainment, travel, local community hot spots, and events, directories of Black-owned businesses, blogs, feature articles, and social and dating networks for Las Vegas residents. Visit BIV at http://www.blacksinvegas.com or any of their websites.

 

PROGRAM & SITE UPDATES

* Tentative conference schedule posted on the website

* Workshop description has been published for ReShonda Tate Billingsley's free crash course, "So You Wanna Write." Applications for the free workshop will be accepted beginning March 1.

* Workshop descriptions also added for Gwynne Forster's "Making the First Sale" and Mack Smith & Sara Freeman Smith's "How to Self Publish & Market Your Own Book"

* Bios added for ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Gwynne Forster

* Workshops dropped: Secrets of Group Writing & Collaboration Success - Chiquita Board & Melanie Trausch and Screenwriting by Samuel Reese. A replacement is being sought for the screenwriting session. Submit  proposals for a screenwriting session to conference@....

 

MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUE SERVICES AT SPECIAL CONFERENCE RATES

Manuscript critiquing services are being offered to BWRC registrants by EBM Professional Services and A Keen Eye Copyediting Group at a special discounted rate of $50 for 25 pages of all fiction and nonfiction genres (excluding poetry and children’s picture books). You will receive a written critique of your work and may schedule a 10-15 minute discussion of your manuscript at a designated time during the conference. For more info, see http://www.blackwriters.org/comm/literary_services/.

 

QUERY LETTER & BOOK PROPOSAL CRITIQUING

Query letter and book proposal critiques are available through MJLA Media. Fiction authors may submit a draft of their query letter, synopsis of the entire manuscript and the first 50 pages or the first three chapters, whichever is shorter. Nonfiction authors may submit book proposals, query letters, pitch letters, synopses, and the first chapter via e-mail to mjla (at) blackwriters.org. For more info, see http://www.blackwriters.org/comm/literary_services/.

 

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HELP PROMOTE THE BWRC

Want to post a conference banner on your website? Banners are available at http://www.blackwriters.org/promote/ for your use in showing your support of the conference. Simply copy and paste the code or download the images you wish to post on your website, blog, myspace, ning, or other social networking pages.

 

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Conference info: http://www.blackwriters.org

Registration: http://www.blackwriters.org/registration/

Workshops: http://www.blackwriters.org/workshops/

Critiquing Services: http://www.blackwriters.org/comm/literary_services/

Promote BWRC: http://www.blackwriters.org/promote/

BWRC Twitter: http://twitter.com/blackwriters

BWRC Network: http://blackwritersconference.ning.com (web) ·

        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bwrcnetwork (email)

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/blackwriters

Facebook BWRC Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17878543422

Facebook BWRC FANS: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Writers-Reunion-Conference/41900434397

 

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As always, thanks for your continued support of the Black Writers Reunion & Conference.

 

Continued blessings,

Tia Ross, Director

Black Writers Reunion & Conference

June 18-19, 2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada

Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino

http://www.blackwriters.org

http://www.tiaross.com

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