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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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/
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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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