Date
Friday, April 28, 2017 - Saturday, April 29, 2017
Categories
Children’s, Fiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult
Location
College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
3501 University Blvd. E. Hyattsville, MD 20783
Admission Fees
Early bird registration open through February 15: $240
Full-time student discount rate: a special $130.00
Description
The biggest writers conference in the DC area! Every registrant will have the opportunity to “speed pitch” their fiction or nonfiction book to literary agents (up to 3 per registrant) —over 20 literary agents are expected to attend, travelling from New York City, Boston, and Los Angeles as well as the DC area for this conference. In addition, editors, including Ron Charles, Washington Post Book World fiction editor, and noted DC area authors: Susan Coll, Mary Kay Zuravleff, David Stewart, and dozens more. A luncheon, included in the registration, will feature legendary writer Judith Viorst, renowned for her Alexander series of children books including Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, as the keynote speaker. Jon us for a jam-packed conference of literary agents, editors, and established writers all working together to get you writing and get you published!
Contact Information
Organized by the Washington Independent Review of Books, a nonprofit on-line review journal
more at www.wirobooks.com