I hope you’ll mark your calendars for this event. I’ll be participating on panels and in workshops on Saturday, May 22, 2010. It promises to be one of the best literary conferences in the Pacific Northwest in 2010!
From the Richard Hugo House website:
Finding Your Readers in the 21st Century
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”
—A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens was describing the era of the French Revolution, but he might as well have been discussing the state of modern-day publishing. Bookstores are going out of business; publishing houses are laying off staff, and everyone keeps predicting the imminent death of The Book.
Meanwhile, writers soldier on, putting one word after the other, revising and revising again and wondering how, and if, anyone will ever read their work.
Well, it’s time to stop wondering and take matters into your own hands.
On the weekend of May 21-23, Richard Hugo House will be hosting its first writers’ conference. The topic will be: Finding Your Readers in the 21st Century.
Our focus will be on exploring the changing literary landscape and the options available to writers for getting their work out in the world and into the hands of readers. While we will certainly look at traditional publishing models, what we’re really interested in is showcasing new possibilities that writers in our community may not be aware of, from the traditional to the off-the-wall. We’ll look at ways writers can promote themselves and their work directly to their readers, and offer hands on practical workshops on basic tools of the writing business from creating a pre-pub platform to building your own website.
Registration for Finding Your Readers in the 21st Century will open on April 5 for Hugo House members and April 12 for the general public.
Featured speakers:
Alan Rinzler
Barbara Sjoholm
Matthew Stadler
Jeff Vandermeer
Presenters:
Alice Acheson
Ryan Boudinot
Wendy Call
Karen Finneyfrock
Stacey Levine
Priscilla Long
Elizabeth Wales
…and many others!
We’ll be updating information about the conference as it comes in, so check back often for the latest 411.
*Program details, presenters and schedules are subject to change.
The Richard Hugo House
1634 11th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
206-322-7030
Open Hours:
Monday-Friday: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
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