Writers Conference

2012 Countdown

04/28/2012

Please remember to register. Registrations at the door is $210.

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Authors Welcome

Author

...but no more than 100.

We keep the number of conference registrations low, allowing promising writers to rub shoulders with seasoned authors and agents in a relaxed, retreat-like atmosphere.

Pitching Tips

How to Pitch Your Novel at a Writer's Conference

Each year Central California Conference attendees promote their work to visiting agents and editors. Here are some simple tips to insure success in those meetings:
 
1. Do Your Homework
 
2. Prepare a Pitch
 
3. Be Professional
 
4. Break the Ice
 
5. Conduct Your Own Interview
 
6. Get a Business Card
 
7. Make Lemonade from Lemons
 
8. End the Right Way
 
9. Pretend You're From Missouri!
 
10. Breathe
 

Literary Agents

Seeking new clients? Anxious to see Yosemite?

Yosemite national Park

Contact us, and let our references describe how important this event is to you.

NOTE: If you are not seeking new talent, we cannot help you visit Yosemite. There are numerous conferences providing reps with free weekends at nice hotels in desireable locales, knowing those agents have no sincere intent of acquiring new clients. However, the Central California Writers' Conference is not one of them.
Christopher Allan Poe to Assist with 2012 Conference PDF Print E-mail

Christopher Allan PoeChristopher Allan Poe will be joining the panel of agents and authors assisting writers improve their craft at the 2012 Central California Writers' Conference.

Christopher is an author and musician from Los Angeles, CA. He writes paranormal fiction, with an emphasis in themes that shed light on social problems for women and children. His award-winning novel, THE PORTAL, is slated for release on Black Opal Books in fall of 2011.

With nearly twenty years experience in marketing and promotion, he is a model for the new era of ePublishing, where more responsibility falls to the author.

On Fridays, he meets with his private critique group, featuring best-selling thriller and YA author Bonnie Hearn Hill, humorous astrology author Hazel Dixon-Cooper, and prescriptive non-fiction author Dr. Dennis Lewis.