Update: Partial list of classes posted!
Whether you’re an experienced writer or just starting out, the DFW Writers’ Conference is a great opportunity to learn, network and socialize with other authors. It’s also a great way to meet with literary agents from across the country!
WHEN: April 10 – 11, 2010
WHERE: Grapevine Convention Center, Grapevine, Texas
CONFERENCE HOTEL: SpringHill Suites, nearby restaurants
REGISTRATION FEE: $185 until January 31, 2010; $235 after that
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Best-selling Romance Author Jodi Thomas
WORKSHOP PRESENTERS: We’ll have more than 40 breakout sessions! Click here for a list of speakers!
VALUE: We include items that cost you extra at other writers’ conferences:
| Other conferences | DFW Writers’ Conference | |
| Parking | $7-$10 a day | Free |
| Meals | $35 | Free |
| Workshops and Classes | $50-75 | Free |
| Agent Appointments | $50 | Free (first come first served) |
| Online Class “Agent Pitches 101” | $75-$100 | Free |
MORE QUESTIONS? Email us at DFWWRITERSCONFERENCE@YAHOO.COM
AGENTS: We’ve added more agents for 2010, covering almost every fiction and nonfiction genre. Register early for the best chance for a one-to-one appointment with the agent of your choice.
Anne Hawkins | John Hawkins & Associates, Inc.
Gina Panettieri | Talcott Notch Literary Services
Joshua Bilmes | JABberwocky Literary Agency
Laurie McLean | Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents
Lucienne Diver | The Knight Agency
Melissa Shultz | Jim Donovan Literary
Paul S. Levine | Paul S. Levine Literary Agency
Victoria Horn | Liza Dawson Associates
Mary Kole | Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Read the agents’ bios and genre preferences.
EARN EXTRA CASH: Help us promote the 2010 DFW Writers’ Conference and we’ll pay you $10 for each attendee who registers through a link on your group or individual website, social media page, or Twitter account.
The DFW Writers’ Conference is a production of the DFW Writers’ Workshop.
Are you going to post the classes available at the conference soon?
We’ve just posted a list of speakers here. The full schedule with session titles and descriptions is very close to being ready, we’re just waiting for a few more responses and then we’ll post it.