Tuesday, September 2, 2008

James River Conference in Richmond

Here’s a quick reminder about the James River Conference down in Richmond, Virginia…looks like a great line-up of diverse speakers:

Conference 2008 - Get it Write

Conference 2008 offers the inside story on the art, the craft, and the business of writing, bringing together critically-lauded and bestselling authors along with some of the writing world's best editors, agents, and more, all in an intimate setting at the Library of Virginia.

Friday - Saturday, October 10 & 11, 2008
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond

With:
David Baldacci, New York Times Bestselling Author
Adriana Trigiani, Big Stone Gap
Diane Mott Davidson, bestselling author of culinary mysteries
Claudia Emerson, Pulitzer Prize winning poet
Kate Jacobs, author of New York Times best-seller The Friday Night Knitting Club
Kirk Ellis, screenplay, HBO's John Adams
Shannon Ravenel, editor, Algonquin Books
Chuck Adams, editor, Agonquin Books
Colin Fox, editor, Simon & Schuster

Featuring:
First Pages Critique
One-on-One with an Agent
New this year! One-on-One with a PR team

Registration:
General Registration, after September 1: $155
After October 1: one-day tickets, $85/day if seats remain available.
More information and online reservation
JRW's SIXTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS PRESENTED BY DOMINION

Work-in-Progress

DC-area author Leslie Pietrzyk explores the creative process and all things literary.