Save the Date – Conference 2012
The dates for Conference 2012 will be Saturday-Sunday, October 20-21, 2012, with workshops on Friday, October 19. Mark you calendar now to save the date.
CONFERENCE 2011
October 6-8, at the Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street
Two-day registration (Friday-Saturday) : $190.00
One-day only registration: $125.00
Workshop-only registration (Thursday): $40.00
See more information below
Authors. Agents. Insiders.
And you.
Join us in
Richmond to pitch your project, learn how to improve your craft and meet
fellow writers. Among featured speakers are Robert Goolrick, author of the
New York Times bestseller, The Reliable Wife, Tayari Jones, author of
Leaving Atlanta, Karl Marlantes, author of the New York Times bestseller Matterhorn, and Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor Award-winning author
of The Underneath. Other noteworthy conference events include these:
- Pitchapalooza - Sharpen your pitching skills with national book
marketing experts David Henry Sterry and Arielle Eckstut
- Hands-on workshops on query letters, poetry, and pitching an agent
- One-on-one meetings with distinguished literary agents
- Panels led by national and regional leaders in publishing
- New sessions on using Facebook, Twitter and other social media
 Robert Goolrick, from the New York Times bestselling A Reliable Wife
“Men only give you what they give you,
Catherine thought, staring out at the
endless and
uncontrollable snow,
when they know they can't
give you what
you want.”
 Tayari Jones,
winner of the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction, on Leaving Atlanta
“It is a love letter to my generation and also an effort to remember my own childhood. To remind myself and my
readers what it was like to have been eleven and at the mercy
of the world."
 Karl Marlantes, winner of the William E. Colby Award for the New York Times bestselling Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
“I wanted to be understood. Ultimately, the only way we’re ever going to bridge the chasms that divide us is by transcending our limited viewpoints.”
 Kathi Appelt, winner of the Newbery Honor Award for The Underneath
“Where the heart cracks open is where our deepest longings
lie, and that is what Story is all about.”
 John Casey, winner of the National Book Award for Spartina
“I write very slowly, and I have to have a goal. Sometimes it’s very hard to get there, and when I do, it’s sort of like a hoop you burst through.”
2011 Conference Information
Conference Offerings
» Thursday Workshops
» Sessions and speakers for Thursday
» Sessions and speakers for Friday
» Sessions and speakers for Saturday
» One-on-One with a Literary Agent or Editor: 7 minutes each
» First Pages Critique sessions
» Participate in PITCHAPALOOZA!
» Speaker and moderator bios
Other Information
» Visit our conference blog!
» Hotel Information
» Directions to the Library of Virginia (Googlemap)
» Parking in the vicinity of the Library of Virginia (PDF doc)
» Confirmed Registrations
Have a question about the James River Writers Conference? E-mail fallconference@jamesriverwriters.org or give us a call at (804) 433-3790.
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