The GTWG 2009 Writers Conference

Golden Triangle Writers Guild, Writers Resources Online

Volunteers Needed!

Committees are forming now.

If you are interested in chairing or participating in a committee contact D. J. Resnick.

Register here for the GTWG 2009 Fall Conference

The Importance of Writer's Conferences

The writing business is relational. Talent, craft and skill does enter the consideration but it's also who you know. Everyone has to begin somewhere in this journey. Through writer's conferences, you can begin to form some valuable relationships. When you meet editors face to face and realize that they are also real people. This process begins to form your relationship. Then when you send in your material, they recall your name (or you can recall it to their attention saying, "It was great to meet you at ______ conference..." In this day and age, the role of writers conferences becomes even more valuable as publishers routinely refuse unsolicited manuscripts. At the major writers conferences, you have the opportunity to meet with editors face-to-face and present your ideas for books and magazine articles.

The Guide to Writers Conferences & Workshops

http://writing.shawguides.com/

Why attend a writers conference?

~Inside information and Up to Date marketing news

~New ideas and inspiration from other writers

~Writers can learn from conferences. They can often hear something that makes them look at their work in a different, more enlightened way.

Golden Triangle Writers Guild
2009 Fall Conference Information

This page is under MAJOR construction. Check back for the ALL CLEAR.

GTWG Announces Dates for 2009 Conference

The Golden Triangle Writers Guild (GTWG) has set the dates for the 2009 conference tentatively for October 2009. Keep checking back as our information solidifies.

This will be a great opportunity to network. Hopefully, you will have met many writers, plus the agents and editor.

Faculty - We have a tentative commitment from top notch agents, an editor, plus several diverse and talented authors.

The high quality of our faculty is made possible in part by a grant from the Southeast Texas Arts Council.

Speaker Bios -

Workshops - This is an absolute must for today's writers. The presenters are...

Accommodations - We have information on lodging - motels, hotels, and bed & breakfasts.

Venue - This year, the GTWG 2009 Fall Conference will be held at ... Need directions?

Staff -

Conference Schedule - THIS IS ONLY A SAMPLE! Actual schedule coming soon!

Friday, Oct. ??

2:30 5:15 (Optional) Workshop with

“The Ace Writer”

6:00 8:00 Ice Breaker Reception

This is more than a social. You will be introduced to the authors, editors, and agents who are listed on the Saturday program.
You will have the opportunity to network with other writers. This is an important part of every writers' conference.
There will be finger food, desserts, drinks.

Register on-line by clicking on the "Register" button on the right of this page.
Saturday, Oct. ??

8:00 8:30 Registration & Check-In - coffee, juice & rolls

8:30 8:45 Welcome and announcements

8:45 9:45 Barbara "Query Letters”

9:45 10:45 Ben "becoming a published author ”

10:45 11:00 Break

11:00 12:10 Allen "The Submission Process "

12:10 1:00 Lunch at the Conference -- Networking with other writers

1:00 2:15 Chuck "Fine Tuning Your Novel"

2:15 2:30 Break - Mingle with other writers

2:30 3:45 Jennifer "Successful Magazine Writing"

3:45 4:00 Break

4:00 5:00 Brittany "Exploring Character Emotion"

6:00 7:30 (Optional) Post-Conference Dinner

Short Story Winners Announced

GTWG Conference Awards

Register on-line by clicking on the "Register" button to the right.

Much Ado About A Conference

If you don't attend a conference, you'll miss all those writing secrets that seminars offer. You can't hear a secret if you aren't in the room.

If you don't attend a conference, you may miss a chance at making valuable contacts in marketing.

If you don't attend a conference, you won't connect with many authors who take their writing seriously enough to do so. These are the writers who are most likely to be excellent critique partners because they are the ones who cared enough to try to learn more about all the aspects of their business.

If you don't attend a conference, your chances of corralling one of those agents in attendance (usually reputable) is a big fat 0. If you do, your chances are slim but you at least have one! By the way, if I were Bev, I'd complain about the agent who declined to assess her book because he was in mourning. He has that right, of course, but she shouldn't be charged for it.

Lastly, if you don't attend a conference, you will miss this opportunity to learn how a “pitch” works first hand and may never hone that skill. No matter how you publish, you'll need “pitch proficiency” for radio & TV interviews.

Here's a list of some past winners of GTWG Conference contests...

• Sonny Wagner won 1st place in 1995 for her SciFi novel Dead Walk.

• K. N. Casper took first place In 1995 in both mystery and romance at the Golden Triangle Writers' Guild conference

•
Wolf's Desire, a Historical Romance, by Elaine Coleman was the winning entry in the Romance Category in 1998

• The Reality Skew by Robert Allgeier was the winner for best action adventure in 2004

• Georgie Ann Ballard won the children's book category in 1997 with The Trouble with Cats.

A reciprocal link on your Web site back to this one is appreciated.

“This was the best conference from start to finish that I have ever attended. Really an awesome event!"

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Today's date is Wednesday, October 15, 2008.

Committees are forming now.

Friday, Oct. ??

Saturday, Oct. ??

Much Ado About A Conference