Time Out for Writers: the 20th Annual ANWA (American Night Writers Association) Writers Conference will be held Thursday evening 6:00 pm through Saturday 5:30pm. Meet and Greet Authors, Agents, Editors, Publishers and Bookstore owners Friday night 9:00pm - 11:00pm. BOB (Beginning of Book Contest)http://anwawritersconference.com/bob-contest entry deadline is 12/31/2011. Winners will be acknowledged during lunch on Saturday. Hone your query at Thursday night's workshops and come prepared to pitch to an agent, editor or publisher. A pitch session is ten minutes . It's an opportunity for you to sit across the table from an agent or editor and pitch your manuscript. Basically, it's a one-on-one query letter, live and in person! Your manuscript should be complete. DO NOT bring it to the appointment. If interested, the agent or editor will request your manuscript via email. Cost for pitch session is $20.00. You may reserve a pitch session by going to the Registration page, fill in required fields, under Add-ons you may click your selection. In order to ensure that as many attendees as possible have an opportunity to pitch, the current limit is one per attendee, assigned on a first come, first served basis.

Jane Dystel / Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (Friday and Saturday)

Lisa Mangum / Assistant Editor of Deseret Book/ Shadow Mountain (Friday and Saturday)

Linda Mulleneaux / Managing Editor at Walnut Springs Press (Friday and Saturday)

Anita Mumm / Nelson Literary Agency (Friday and Saturday)

Linda Radke / President of Five Star Publications
Partnership, Self & Traditional Publishing (Friday only)


Questions about the Conference, contact ANWA Event Co-Chairs,
Cindy or Patti at [email protected]

Hilton Hotel Discounts: 1-800-544-5866

To register go to: http://anwa-lds.com/2012conference.html
Questions about ANWA go to: http://anwa-lds.com