Upcoming Conferences & Workshops:
Conferences offer a great opportunity for us to share industry information, teach craft, and to meet potential clients.
Mary Sue offers several exciting workshops including:
1) Romancing Religion: Writing a Christian Romance
2) Hooks, Books and Great Beginnings
3) Fast Talk: Speeding the Pace of a Novel
4) Killer Queries
5) A Day in the Life of an Agent
6) Gone Fishing: How to Catch an Agent
For more information, contact Mary Sue directly.
For information regarding Nicole's workshops:
1) Good vs. Great: The Difference Between Selling and Slushing
2) Conflict: The Core of a Novel
3) First Impressions--Sealing Your Fate at the First Page
4) Editing Made Easy
Please contact Nicole directly.
For information regarding Marisa's workshops:
1) Plotting for Pantsers
2) One Session Synopsis--No Query Required
3) Smart Critiquing
4) The Basics--As Inspired by Judi McCoy
Please contact Marisa directly.
Upcoming Conferences:
March 1-2nd 2013
The Written in the Stars Conference
NOLA Stars
New Orleans, LA
Mary Sue is on panels, presenting workshops and taking pitches
March 9th 2013
Unicorn Writers Conference
St. Clement’s Castle, Portland CT
Mary Sue is on a panel
May 1-5th
Romantic Times Convention
Kansas City
Nicole is attending, taking pitches and hosting THE AMERICAN IDOL WRITER'S COMPETITION.
http://www.rtconvention.com/american-idol-writing-competition
Also, there will be a HUGE lineup of Seymour Agency authors attending and signing book! This is your chance to meet some of the biggest and brightest stars in the industry. Come mingle with our authors at The Seymour Agency Gala!!!
April 19th-21st
Pikes Peak Writers Conference
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Nicole is attending and will present a workshop
May 4th, 2013
Charter Oak Romance Writing Group in South Windsor, CT
Mary Sue will present a workshop
May 17-18th
Tallahassee Writer's Association
Four Points Sheraton in Tallahassee
Mary Sue is providing critiques and taking pitches
May 31st- June 2
Wisconsin Romance Writers
Wisconsin Romance Writers –
Olympia Spa in Oconomowoc
Mary Sue is meeting with clients, taking pitches and presenting a workshop
June 5-8th 2013
Write to Publish Conference
Wheaton College, a suburb of Chicago
Mary Sue is taking pitches
June 23-26
ICRS--St. Louis
Mary Sue is attending
July 17-20th
RWA NATIONALS
Atlanta, GA
RWA National Convention – Atlanta
Mary Sue, Nicole, and Marisa are attending, taking pitches, meeting with clients, and hosting the "Cupcakes" party. Contact Marisa for details.
August 12-15
Oregon Christian Writers Conference
Red Lion Hotel in Portland, OR
Mary Sue is attending, taking pitches and presenting a workshop
August 15-18th
Authors After Dark
Savannah, GA
September 13-15th
ACFW National Conference
ACFW – Indianapolis
Mary Sue and Nicole are attending, taking pitches, meeting with clients
September 21st
Connecticut Fiction Festival
Fiction Fest – Hilton Hotel in Mystic, CT
Mary Sue is attending and taking pitches
September 27-29th
Baltimore Book Festival
Downtown Baltimore
Mary Sue is attending, on a panel and taking pitches
October 19th
Western NY RWA Conference
Western NY RWA – Buffalo, NY
Mary Sue is attending
Previous Conferences:
Participating in Walt Disney World Half Marathon
Sleuthfest Writers Conference
Liberty State Fiction Writers Conference
RT Convention -- Romantic Times Conference
Romance Slam Jam
Connecticut Fiction Fest 2011
Backspace Writers Conference
Write! Canada Conference
RWA Nationals
ThrillerFest VI
Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Annual Conference
Oregon Christian Writers Annual Conference
American Christian Fiction Writers National Conference
Chattahoochee Valley Writer's Conference
Susquhanna Valley Writers Workshop
Necronomicon
Florida Writers Association 10th Annual Conference
Backspace Writer's Conference
Heart of American Christian Writers Network, Kansas City, MO
Southwest Writers Conference titled From "Star to Sales IV"
The London Book Fair
"Spring into Romance" in San DiegoSilicon Valley Romance Writers
ConferenceSouthwest Writers Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico
"Dreaming in Dallas" Dallas, Texas
Colorado Christian Writers Conference
Central Connecticut [CTRWA] Ignite Your Muse
RWA Nationals in San Francisco, California
Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference
Women's Fiction Festival - in Matera, Italy
Put Your Heart in a Book in New Jersey
Florida Writer's Association Conference, Lake Mary, FL
Space Coast Writer's Guild Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL
San Diego State University Writing Conference -
Southwest Florida Writers Conference at The Naples Beach Hotel
Carolina Romance Writer's Conference
16 Day Cruise on board the Zaandam - teaching on a cruise
Blue Ridge Christian Writer's Conference, North Carolina
Western New York Romance Writers - Buffalo
RWA Nationals - Washington, DC
Montrose Christian Writing Conference
ACFW Conference - Denver
Wizards of Words Writer's Conference, Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas
Heart of American Christian Writers Network, Kansas City, MO
Teaching Cruise to Mexican Riviera
Teaching Cruise to Hawaii
Montrose Christian Writing Conference, Montrose, PA
RWA National Convention in Orlando, FL
Teaching Cruise to Caribbean
American Fiction Christian Writers Conference in Indianapolis
Florida Writer's Association 9th Annual Writer's Conference in Lake Mary, FL
