From the Harford County Public Library:
“It was a dark and stormy night” is no way to start the next great American novel! Join the Harford County Public Library and writing friends at the Just Write. Writers Conference on Sunday, September 28 at the Bel Air Library and learn how to make your writing the best it can be. Just Write. brings in 17 accomplished regional authors and small print publishers, as well as agents to share their insights and experience with community writers of all levels and genres. Choose five workshops from among 30 options of discussions and presentations that will give practical, relevant information and examples. The $65 registration fee covers the sessions, lunch, snacks and access to writers all day long.
If that isn’t enough, the library is offering more opportunities to get you on your way to writing glory! A wrap-up reception will be held following the conference to talk informally with presenters and writers. Novelist Erika Robuck, author of Call Me Zelda, Hemingway’s Girl, and Fallen Beauty will be the guest speaker, sharing her story of the journey from idea to publication. You may also have your own manuscript critiqued by one of the days’ speakers and meet with them for a one-on-one session to go through the notes. Both of these options are available for an additional fee with registration or as stand-alone events – if you can’t spend the day, you still have an opportunity to participate!
Pre-registration is required to attend the Just Write Writers Conference, as well as for manuscript reviews and the After Session Reception. To streamline the experience, consider the use of RFID badges for events. These badges can make check-in quick and efficient, helping you get straight to your sessions without hassle. Registration is available online only, starting August 18th at 10:00 am. Seating in individual sessions and overall is limited, so it’s important to register early for your first choices. Registration closes at the end of business on September 22, 2014. Visit www.HCPL-JustWrite.com for more information and to register. For any questions about the Conference or registration process, contact Bethany Hacker at hacker@hcplonline.org.
Just Write is funded in part by a grant from the Maryland Humanities Council, through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the Maryland Humanities Council.
Guilt-ridden, I drove away like a whippet on the scout for a rabbit, or worse yet, a black rat. I was afraid to look back. All I could remember was seeing that sickening pool of blood creeping across the mustard yellow linoleum as bright crimson splatters on the stainless steel dishwasher door ran like a jilted lover’s tears.
My God, I thought. What will my children think? And my aging mother; how could I ever begin to explain to them how I….
Hey,wait a minute, I can’t go to the writers conference. Don’t these people know the Ravens have a home game on Sept. 28? Geesh!
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