San Francisco Writers Conference February 18, 2011

February 18 - 20th, 8am to 5pm all days except Sunday til 1pm

If you only go to one writers conference a year, attend the one that truly helps you get published. The 2011 Conference will feature nearly 100 agents, authors, editors and book industry professionals in a stellar set of opportunities for writing advancement.

Attendees have access to more than fifty "how to" sessions, panels, and workshops taught by authors you know and love. Speed Dating for Agents and Ask a Pro are unique one-on-one opportunities to pitch your work directly to these publishing professionals. Celebrity book signings and social gatherings with other writers add to the excitement of the event. In fact no other writing conference offers so much one-on-one time with professionals for no extra cost.

New! The Indie Publishing Contest where you can win a publishing package complete with distribution, marketing and more! Deadline to enter is January 5, 2011.

KEYNOTERS:
Dorothy Allison, bestselling author of Cavedweller and awarded the 2007 Robert Penn Warren Award for Fiction
David Morrell, is the award-winning author of First Blood, the novel in which Rambo was created.

A partial list of presenters are:
Philippa Ballantine, author of Geist
Sam Barry, Marketing Manager at HarperOne
Philippa Burgess co-founder of Creative Convergence
Stephanie Chandler, author, online marketing and social networking guru
Bharti Kirchner, author of for novel and four cookbooks
Adair Lara, author, columnist and teacher.
Linda Lee, Founder of Askmepc-webdesign & Smart Women Stupid Computers
Susan Wiggs, author of The Ocean Between us

Editors:
Charles Adams, Executive Editor at Algonquin Books
Jane Friedman, Editor at Writers Digest Books
Annette Pollert, Editor at Simon Pulse, YA imprint at Simon & Schuster
Daniela Rapp, Editor at St. Martin's Press

Agents:
Andrea Brown, Andrea Brown Literary Agency (SF)
Donald Maass, Donald Maass Literary Agency (NY)
Katharine Sands, Sarah Jane Freymann Agency (NY)
Plus Many More!

Official Website: http://www.SFWriters.org