About the Conference
The 2013 Florida Writer’s Conference will be held from October 18-20 at the Lake Mary Marriott, in Lake Mary, Florida (just east of Orlando). In the past, conferences have attracted more than 350 attendees, as well as a wide variety of published authors, agents, publishers, and other experts to help you with the craft and business of writing.
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Whoa, Chris, this blog is so cool! LOVE IT!!!!
Hi All!
I’m really looking forward to participating in my first Florida Writers Association Conference! I hear it’s a great one. I’m doing two workshops, as well as talking to other writers. Looking forward to meeting everyone!
Please stop by my web/blog. I write 3 times a week, covering topics on writing, the writer’s life, and any other pertinent information we writers might want to know about.
Laura Parker Castoro
Laura, we’re looking forward to your being here and to your Saturday afternoon session on Diversity in Characterization! I’m sure we’ll be reading mroe about that session in an upcoming blog post!
I will write about my upcoming workshops as the time nears. Menawhile, I have a new video out about my latest book LOVE ON THE LINE. It’s on YouTube. Now I know I’ve come up in the world. LOL
It’s aptly, on the subject of one of my workshops: Diversity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvUiWmBX2rE
Let me just say I think this blog is a great way to encourage enthusiasm for the conference. Can’t wait to read what other presenters have to say!
Laura
please send me information about your next writers conference.
Laura,
I am looking forward to meeting you at the Florida Writers Conference. I left a comment at your YouTube video. There are so many different experiences for folk like you and me, who do not “fit the mold.” It took twelve years to get my first novel published. Publishers said, “She doesn’t write the black experience.” Even published I got the kiss of death from a reviewer at Publisher’s Weekly, a young, white male, who could not “get it. His luck-warm review prevented the work from a fair viewing, despite superlative reviews by outstanding authors.
Looking forward to the conference.
Hi Gwendoline,
I look forward to meeting you, too. I suspect we will have a lot to talk about in my workshop and out. Writers have so many hurdles to jump these days. What constitutes an ‘ethnic’ experience for a reader? Who defines it? Why? How? I’ve heard some very interesting and very funny stories. I plan to have a very good, lively, positive, and fun discussion. The more we learn about our world, the better we all are at navigating and appreciating it. I hope participants will bring anecdotes with them.
And then we do Sensuality and the Five Senses! Lots to share.
Laura
Hi Laura,
Thanks for your reply. Soon and very soon.
Gwendoline (Gwen)
Hi, all! I’d love to come. Is there a schedule of events yet?
Thanks!
Not yet, Lisa, but this is the place to keep looking. I know the conference committee is hard at work lining everything up!
Thinking I will have to attend… the location is great for me.
I would like more info about org and meetings.
I am a member of the IWWG and presentlty writing freelance articles.
I live in Boynton Beach and summer on long Island NY.
Please keep me in touch.
thanks
fondly,
babs
would like to attend oct conference.
Am planning on attending IWWG summer conference in R I
Babette. Please check out the list of writers groups in FWA by clicking here. Probably the best way to get a feel for FWA is to attend one of the local group meetings. And certainly, pleaset stay tuned here for more information about the conference.
Is there a discounted rate for those that register before 8/31/10? I have a non-member friend who’s interested.
The current rate is $309 and that’s good until 9/22. For full information, go to this URL and you can get the registration form: http://floridawriters.net/uploads/2010_Conference_Registration.pdf
Chris, I found you via Steve Berry’s newsletter. Is there a price just to go to his seminar. Funds are limited
Is there a meet & greet or reading that is priced separately? TY TY TY
Diane,
That’s still in the finalization phase, but please come back for more information. When it gets nailed down, we’ll post on the blog! In the meantime, I hope you find other useful information here, as well.
Chris
Is there a particular age limit for this??
Shay, there’s no age limit, but the sessions are not geared toward young writers. Over the next couple months, we’ll start posting more information about the conference sessions, so stay tuned!
Chris:
Have you finalized the authors who will be on panels? I have missed the last two conferences because I was caring for my parents, but won RPLAs for two of my thrillers and would be interested in participating.
We have the preliminary list of people (you know how things go), which will appear both here and at the conference page at the Florida Writers Association website.
I hope you’ll be able to make it this year.
Exciting things are happening as we prepare for the Florida Writers Foundation’s 2011 Silent Auction.
Duain Vierow, one of Central Florida’s award-winning artists, has donated a painting which exemplifies his spiritual experiences through the creative use of layered acryllics. Conference bidders get ready…there is more to come and I’ll keep you posted with periodic updates between now and October.
Wilma Fleming
Florida Writers Association
2011 Silent Auction Chairperson
Hello,
This will be my first conference… Do you have any tips on what an author should bring with him/her?
Thank you,
Sara
Sara,
I’m sure I’ll blog about that as the conference gets closer. I’d also encourage you to Google that question, because I know there are a number of viewpoints about that.
Any update on this conference? I’m wondering what the sessions will consist of and what the price will be.
Carrie, full information is available at http://floridawriters.net/2011_FWA_Conference.html. I’ll update this page within the next day or two to link to that information as well.
My wife and I live about 5 minutes from the hotel where the conference will be held. I am a member of the FWA and would like to volunteer our help for the event. Any jobs for us?
Gene, I’ve sent this forward to our volunteer coordinator.
Thanks for the offer!
Quick question. I was looking on the website, and will probably be able to attend a local meeting before the conference, but wanted to know if this conference would be beneficial for a virtual beginner.
Jason,
Our hope is that it’s beneficial for anyone, from beginner on. That having been said, your question is really one I can’t answer. A lot depends on what you’re looking for in a conference and what your budget is. You certainly won’t have something ready for an agent yet, but you might benefit from the exposure to the entire process. I found it beneficial when I was a beginner.
I think your best move would be to go to Floridawriters.net and check out the entire list of sessions and see what interests you. If there’s enough to justify the cost, then I’d say it’s beneficial. Please also note that you can attend for just one day.
Chris
I appreciate the reply, and exposure to the process definitely interests me.
Hi All! Thank you folks for providing this opportunity. The conference looks real promising. I’m looking really looking forward to it and appreciate the care and work FWA is putting toward writer success.
Hi,
I new here, also an emerging writer. I have a blog with my writing and artwork. Is it ok to share here? I am a new member of the FWA.
Sure. You can include the URL in any comments, if you want.
I’m a bit confused…The dates at the top say “October 19-21, 2012″ which would be awesome (I live in Lake Mary, and would love to attend this conference) but then the “About the Conference” section hasn’t been updated, and neither has the FWA website either. Is there actually going to be a 2012 conference? Or was that just a typo?
I am a complete beginnner and I’ve been wanting to find writer’s conferences nearby to “get my feet wet” as one might say. The only other one I’ve found so far was the Tallahassee Writer’s Association conference, that’s about 5-6 hours away…
The Conference will be held from October 19-21. You should soon see blog posts about it.
Thank you, Mr. Hamilton! ^____^
What a wonderful organization and a truly beneficial conference. I’m enjoying serving as an RPLA volunteer and working to organize a Panama City chapter of the FWA. Thanks to all those individuals who make this organization a productive reality!
This is a great blog for a wonderful organization. The annual conference is truly productive and beneficial. I’m enjoying my work as an RPLA volunteer and helping to organize a Panama City chapter of the FWA. Thanks to all those individuals who make the Florida Writers Association a reality. It really is about writers helping writers!
Will you be listing the RPLA finalists here any time soon? Jim Thompson suggested you likely would.
Closer to the conference, so it builds some suspense!
Unfortunately, the email address I used to enter the RPLA contest became defunct in late June. Is there any other way I can find out if I was a finalist? (It will contribute to the possibility of my being able to make it to the conference in October if I know in advance.) My email address is: sanmarcopress@me.com. Thanks for any help you can give me.