he Great White Art is what John Gardner called it, what it is that we, the writer, do. While artists we may be, today's publishing realities mandate that, in order to win over the needed, passionate advocates of our work, we must also become entrepreneurial authors. Entrepreneurial in spirit. Entrepreneurial in execution. Excellence in craft alone no longer cuts it.
Having facilitated some $4 million worth of first-time authors' book and screen deals, the SCWC is devoted to writers of all levels working to become both exceptional authors and modern, entrepreneurial self-advocates. Through our uniquely tailored, inclusive programs the SCWC empowers writers with the vital recognition, encouragement, understanding and opportunities required to succeed in today's ever-changing transmedia marketplace.
So whether you're a writer just starting out, a writer looking to get professional feedback on your work, a writer at the ready, or a writer simply wanting to hang with other writers, join us for the Tenth Annual Southern California Writers' Conference *LA (in Newport Beach), Sept. 21-23, 2012.
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Monday, Apr 30, 2012
Special Guest Speaker No. 3, Good “Muse” Aplenty, Staffers & More
Having sold nine novels in four years (two adult to St. Martin’s Press and seven young adult to Farrar, Straus, Giroux), author Jessica Brody will be joining us for the first time in Newport Beach. Her latest, 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, is out this Summer, while Unremembered, the first book in a new teen sci-fi series, is due early 2013. Both have already been optioned for film and Jessica's going to tell us all about it as one of our special guest speakers. She'll also be conducting a new workshop informing how to apply the unique, proven methodology she uses to structure novels. And look who else will be with us:
Agents
NOTE: Agents wanting to participate contact Michael Steven Gregory only if you're accepting clients. There are plenty of other conferences that provide reps who have no sincere intent of acquiring new clients with free weekends at nice hotels in desireable locales. The SCWC is not one of them.
