Writers Conferences
A large list of writers conferences! See them all below. I am a frequent speaker/presenter at writers’ conferences, and I love teaching writers about writing and publishing. Read on to find out a little more about my usual speeches as well as where I will be presenting in the future. To get a more detailed description of each speech, or discuss a writers conference instructor invitation, e-mail me at either chuck.sambuchino(at)fwmedia.com or reesedn3a416(at)hotmail.com (or both!). I can provide referrals if need be.
Session Topics (Presentations):
- Everything You Need To Know About Agents
- How to Query an Agent
- How to Get Published: Professional Writing Practices & What Editors Want
- Building Your Freelance Portfolio (Writing for Magazines & Newspapers 101)
- Mastering the In-person Pitch (Pitch Perfect)
- Book Publishing: Your Options Today
- The Business of Scriptwriting: You’ve Written a Play or Screenplay—Now What?
- Chapter 1 Dos and Don’ts
- Writing the Nonfiction Book Proposal
- Writer Platform: What It Is and How to Build One
- Blogging and Twitter: The Basics
Promotion:
For each writing event (writers conference) I attend, I can provide several Writer’s Digest Books to you as free giveaways (usually door prizes). I also promote all my events heavily through the Writer’s Digest Twitter feed (345,000 followers as of fall 2012), my Guide to Literary Agents Blog (100,000 page views each month), and my GLA newsletter (65,000 active subscribers) to draw more people to my events.
2013 Speaking Engagements:
July 25-28, 2013: Pacific Northwest Writers Conference
Seattle/Bellevue, WA
June 21-23. 2013: Agents & Editors Conference (Writers League of Texas)
Austin, TX
June 7-8: Books-in-Progress Conference (Carnegie Literary Center)
Lexington, KY
June 6-7: Clarksville Writers Conference
Clarksville, TN
May 26-28, 2013: Get Publishing Society and the Editors Association of Canada, Prairie Division
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
May 17-19, 2013: PennWriters Conference
Pittsburgh, PA
April 19-20, 2013: Kentucky Writers Conference and Southern Kentucky Book Fest
Bowling Green, KY
April 5-7, 2013: Writer’s Digest Conference
New York, NY
February 14-17, 2013: San Francisco Writers Conference
San Francisco, CA
2012 Speaking Engagements:
Nov. 10: Kentucky Book Fair
Frankfort, KY
October 20, 2012: Books by the Banks (Cincinnati Book Fair)
Cincinnati, OH
September 14-16, 2012: Chicago Writers Conference
Chicago, IL
Aug. 2-8, 2012: Homeric Writers Retreat & Workshop
Ithaca, Greece
July 26-28, 2012: Midwest Writers Workshop
Muncie, IN
June 22-24, 2012: Crested Butte Writers Conference
Crested Butte, CO
June 8-9, 2012: Lexington Carnegie Center for Literary “Books in Progress” Conference
Lexington, KY
June 7-8, 2012: Clarksville Writers Conference
Clarksville, TN
2008: Me at the Writers League of Texas Conference
May 3-5, 2012: Oklahoma Writers Federation Conference
Oklahoma City, OK
April 19-21, 2012: Las Vegas Writers Conference
Las Vegas, NV
February 16-19, 2012: San Francisco Writers Conference
San Francisco, CA
Jan 20-22, 2012: Writer’s Digest Writers’ Conference
New York, NY
2011 Speaking Engagements:
Nov. 12, 2011: Atlanta Writers Conference
Atlanta, GA
Nov. 5, 2011: Trinity Writers Workshop Fall Session
Hurst, TX (near Dallas/Fort Worth)
October 21-23, 2011: South Carolina Writers Workshop
Myrtle Beach, SC
September 23-24, 2011: Hampton Roads Writers Conference
Virginia Beach, VA
August 15-19 2011: Writers’ Conference at Ocean Park
Ocean Park, ME
August 4-7, 2011: PNWA Conference (Pacific Northwest Writers Association)
Seattle, WA
2009: Me presenting at Muse & the Marketplace (Boston)
July 13-16, 2011: Clarksville Writers Conference (at Austin Peay State University)
Clarksville, TN
June 24-26, 2011: Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Jackson Hole, WY
May 13-15, 2011: Pennwriters Conference
Pittsburgh, PA
May 7, 2011: Houston Writers Guild Conference
Houston. TX
April 15-17, 2011: Kentucky Writers Conference & Southern KY Book Fest
Bowling Green, KY
April 9, 2011: Reno Writers Conference at Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV
March 18-20, 2011: Tallahassee Festival of Books and Writers Conference
Tallahassee, FL
March 8-10, 2011: French Lick Writers Workshop
French Lick, IN
Jan 21-23, 2011: Writer’s Digest Writers’ Conference
New York, NY
2010 Speaking Engagements:
Nov. 17, 2010: Ann Katz Festival of Books
Indianapolis, IN
2006: Me moderating a panel with authors Les Edgerton, James Rollins, and David Morrell
Nov. 12-13, 2010: San Francisco Writing for Change Conference
San Francisco, CA
Nov. 6, 2010: Vegas Valley Book Festival
Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 22-24, 2010: Surrey International Writers’ Conference
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Sept. 24-26, 2010: Wrangling With Writing Conference (Society of Southwestern Authors)
Tucson, AZ
July 30-31, 2010: Clarksville Writers Conference (at Austin Peay State University)
Clarksville, TN
July 17, 2010: Northern Ohio SCBWI Regional Meeting
Akron, OH
June 12, 2010: American Independent Writers Conference
Washington, DC
April 2010: Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop
Dayton, OH
March 2010: Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning: Spring Session
Lexington, KY
2009 Speaking Engagements:
October 2009: South Carolina Writers Workshop
Myrtle Beach, SC
August 2009: Northern Ohio SCBWI Meeting
Akron, OH
June 2009: Jackson Hole Writers’ Conference
Jackson Hole, WY
2008: My vantage point when giving the keynote speech at the Northern Colorado Writers Conference
June 2009: Southeastern Writers’ Conference
St. Simon’s Island, GA
June 2009: Wyoming Writers Conference
Casper, WY
May 2009: Writer’s Digest Books Writers’ Conference (with BEA)
New York, NY
April 2009: Muse and the Marketplace: Grub Street Writers
Boston, MA
April 2009: Las Vegas Writers’ Conference
Las Vegas, NV
March 2009: Reno Writers’ Conference at Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV
2008 Speaking Engagements:
November 2008: Cincinnati SCBWI Regional Meeting
Cincinnati, OH
September 2008: International Women’s Fiction Festival
Matera, Italy
July 2008: Smith Mountain Lake Summer Session
Virginia (near Roanoke)
June 2008: Agents and Editors Conference (Writers League of Texas)
Austin, TX
2011: Me at the Clarksville Writers Conference
May 2008: Writer’s Digest Books Writers’ Conference
Los Angeles, CA
April 2008: NETWO: Northeast Texas Writers’ Organization
East Texas
April 2008: League of Vermont Writers’ Spring Session
Rutland, VT
April 2008: Northern Colorado Writers’ Conference
Fort Collins, CO
March 2008: Christopher Newport Univ. (CNU) Writers’ Conference
Newport News, VA
February 2008: San Francisco Writers’ Conference
San Francisco. CA
January 2008: Space Coast Writers’ Conference
Cocoa Beach, FL
2007 Speaking Engagements:
November 2007: La Jolla Writers’ Conference
San Diego, CA
October 2007: Midwest Literary Festival
Aurora, IL
August 2007: Killer Nashville
Nashville, TN
August 2007: Writers’ Conference at Ocean Park
Ocean Park, ME
2007: Me teaching at the La Jolla Writers Conference
July 2007: Harriette Austin Writers’ Conference
Athens, GA
June 2007: International Mystery Writers’ Festival
Owensboro, KY
June 2007: Tennessee Writers Alliance Writers Conference
Franklin, TN
June 2007: Clarksville Writers’ Conference
Clarksville, TN
May 2007: Writer’s Digest Books Writers’ Conference
New York, NY
2006 Speaking Engagements:
October 2006: Midwest Literary Festival
Aurora, IL
October 2006: Ozark Creative Writers Conference
Eureka Springs, AR
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