REGISTER NOW FOR CALIFORNIA CRIME WRITERS CONFERENCE
DATE: June 13-14, 2009 (Saturday & Sunday)
LOCATION: The Pasadena Hilton, 168 S. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Robert Crais & Laurie R. King
Sisters in
Crime/LA and
Mystery
Writers of America/SoCal are co-sponsors of the inaugural California
Crime Writers Conference (CCWC) scheduled for the weekend of June 13 -
14, 2009. The two-day event’s theme, “Breaking In and Breaking Out:
Plotting the Write Course,” targets the needs of emerging and
established writers alike.
CCWC is an effort to expand Sisters in Crime/L.A.’s successful biennial No Crime Unpublished Conference, held every other June. This new partnership will make it possible for more classes to be offered for established writers while also aiding those who hope to get published for the first time.
Conference highlights and details:
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Two full days of workshops and breakout sessions from 8 AM – 5 PM Saturday and Sunday, plus an agents cocktail party Saturday 5 – 7 PM.
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Luncheon keynotes each day featuring best-selling authors Robert Crais and Laurie King.
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Business sessions include online marketing, book contracts, e-publishing, book tours, agents’ and editors’ tips, media coaching, and more.
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Craft workshops include plotting, pitching, character and voice development, query letters, rewriting and revising, adapting for TV, and more.
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Forensic sessions include NRA gun demonstration, mountain rescue team demonstration, crime scenes and cold cases with LAPD and Pasadena Police Department, and more.
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One-on-one manuscript critiques* (extra fee) [limited to first 30 registrants](CLOSED/FULL) -
Breakfast (Saturday), lunch (both days), and no-host cocktail party
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Bookseller: Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena
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Vendor room, goodie bags, give-aways and raffle
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Luxury hotel setting at the Pasadena Hilton, just footsteps away from historic and trendy Old Pasadena. Special group room rates available.
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CCWC PRINT SPONSOR |
Conference Rates:
| Early Bird Rate until February 28 | $265 |
| March 1 – June 12 | $300 |
| On-Site registration | $325 |
| Manuscript critique (5-page submission) (CLOSED/FULL) | $50* |