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CONFERENCE 2009

The 2009 Conference sold out and was a great success. See photos from the event.

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Conference 2010

Our 2010 Writers' Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 8 - 9 at the Library of Virginia. New in 2010: workshops on Thursday afternoon, October 7. Registration will be online by June, 2010. Scroll down to see what Conference 2009 was all about.


Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10, 2009
at the Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street, Richmond

FEATURING:

  • Katherine Neville, New York Times bestselling author of The Eight and other thrillers, including her most recent, The Fire
  • Thomas Lux, author of eleven full-length collections of poetry
  • Michael Knight, literary novelist
  • Jennifer Pooley, editor of HarperCollins' William Morrow imprint
  • Karen Lotz, president and publisher, Candlewick Press

Conference Offerings

» Sessions and speakers for Friday

» Sessions and speakers for Saturday

» Speaker and Moderator Bios

» One-on-One with a Literary Agent or Editor: 5 minutes each

» First Pages Critique sessions

Conference Registration

The 2009 Conference has sold out. Please add your name to our waiting list and we will notify you if spaces become available.

Other Information

» Confirmed Registrations

» Hotel Information

» Conference Directions and Parking

» Press Release, July 2009 (PDF doc)

Have a question about the James River Writers Conference? E-mail fallconference@jamesriverwriters.org or give us a call at (804) 230-4575.

Thank you to Tyler Darden for designing our 2009 conference poster. www.tylerdarden.com