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 Eleventh Annual Southern California Writers' Conference *LA (in Newport Beach), Sept. 20-22, 2013.
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Screenwriter and award-winning author of 66 Laps and Wife Goes On Leslie Lehr will be joining us for the first time come September. Her essays have appeared in the anthologies Mommy Wars, The Honeymoon's Over and Arianna Huffington's On Becoming Fearless. Her latest is What a Mother Knows, out next week from Sourcebooks Landmark. Heather Gudenkauf (New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and One Breath Away) proclaims the book, "A fast-paced and gripping exploration of a mother's love. A powerful affecting novel." Along with conducting at least one workshop, Leslie is the third of LA11 special guest speakers announced thus far.
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 desirable locales. The SCWC is not one of them.
