A large list of writers conferences with literary agents! See them all below. I will be teaching at many of the writers conferences and writing workshops I list on this page, but not all. I am a frequent speaker/presenter at writers’ conferences, and I love teaching writers about writing and publishing. Please note that where the faculty (literary agents) are listed below for 2022 writing conferences, those faculties are always growing, so the events usually add agents and editors as time goes along. Be sure to check back to the site(s) of this list if curious of new agent faculty additions.

2023 List of Writers Conferences (In-Person Events and Online Events):

December 8-9, 2023: Fall Online Writing Workshop of Chicago 2023 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents will attend this online conference. Check the website.

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November 10-11: Fall Online San Diego Writing Workshop 2023 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents will attend this online conference. Check the website.

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October 13-14, 2023: Fall Online Seattle Writing Workshop 2023 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents will attend this online conference. Check the website.

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September 8-9, 2023: Colorado Writing Workshop 2023 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents will attend this online conference. Check the website.

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August 4-5, 2023: Pittsburgh Writing Workshop 2023 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents will attend this online conference. Check the website.

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July 7-8, 2023: Carolina Writing Workshop 2023 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents will attend this online conference. Check the website.

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We are returning to In-person writers conferences in 2023, with agents meeting writers one on one.

June 24, 2023: Chicago Writing Workshop 2023 (Live and In-Person)
Chicago, IL
Attending agents: This is an in-person event. Check the website for the growing agent list.

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June 2-3, 2023: Tennessee Writing Workshop 2023 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 30 agents will attend this online conference! Check the website.

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May 13, 2023: Writers Conference of Los Angeles 2023 (Live and In-Person)
Los Angeles, CA
Attending agents: This is an in-person event. Check the website for the growing agent list. Confirmed agents include Rachelle Gardner (Gardner Literary); Sarah Bowlin (Aevitas Creative Management); Carlisle Webber (Fuse Literary); Ken Sherman (Ken Sherman Associates); Paul S. Levine (Paul Levine Literary); Zabe Ellor (Jennifer De Chiara Literary); Steven Hutson (Wordwise Media Services); Vanessa Campos (D4EO Literary Agency); Lucy Hamilburg (The Hamilburg Agency), and several more.

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May 12-13, 2023: Florida Writing Workshop 2023 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 30 agents will attend this online conference! Check the website.

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April 29, 2023: San Diego Writing Workshop 2023 (Live and In-Person)
San Diego, CA
This is an in-person event. Check the website for the growing agent list.

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April 29, 2023: Seattle Writing Workshop 2023 (Live and In-Person)
Seattle, WA
Attending agents: This is an in-person event. Check the website for the growing agent list. Confirmed agents include: literary agent Jenna Land Free (Ross Yoon Literary), literary agent Danya Kukafka (Trellis Literary), literary scout Kate MacGregor (MacGregor & Luedeke Literary), literary agent Anjanette Barr (Dunham Literary), literary agent Leslie Varney (Prentis Literary), literary scout Rae Loverde (Donald Maass Literary)

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April 29, 2023: Michigan Writing Workshop 2023 (Live and In-Person)
Outside Detroit, MI
Attending agents: This is an in-person event. Check the website for the growing agent list. Confirmed attending agents include Justin Brouckaert (Aevitas Creative Management); literary agent Carrie Howland (Howland Literary); literary agent Linda S. Glaz (Linda S. Glaz Literary); literary agent Claire Harris (PS Literary), literary agent Jon Michael Darga (Aevitas Creative Management).

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April 22, 2023: Philadelphia Writing Workshop 2023 (Live and In-Person)
Philadelphia, PA
Attending agents: This is an in-person event. Check the website for the growing agent list. Confirmed agents thus far include Ramona Pina (BookEnds Literary Agency); Pam Gruber (Irene Goodman Literary); Lindsey Smith (Speilburg Literary); Eric Smith (P.S. Literary); Amy Giuffrida (Belcastro Agency); Allison Cohen (Running Press Kids); Kelly Peterson (Rees Literary); Eva Scalzo (Speilburg Literary); Larissa Melo Pienkowski (Jill Grinberg Literary Management); Marie Lamba (Jennifer De Chiara Literary); Caitlin McDonald (Donald Maass Literary); Michelle Lazurek (Wordwise Media Services), Maria Alcantara (Arthouse), and more.

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April 14-15, 2023: Writing Workshop of San Francisco 2023 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 30 agents will attend this online conference! Check the website.

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March 25, 2023: Minnesota Writing Workshop 2023 (Live and In-Person)
St. Paul, MN
Attending agents: This is an in-person event. Check the website for the growing agent list. Confirmed faculty include literary agent Jennifer Carlson (Dunow, Carlson & Lerner); literary agent Erin Casey Westin (Gallt & Zacker); literary agent Claire Harris (P.S. Literary); editor Elizabeth Schleisman (Beaming Books); literary agent Savannah Brooks (KT Literary); literary agent Catherine Hedrick Armstrong (The Purcell Agency); editor Meg Gaertner (Flux & Jolly Fish Press); literary agent Laura Zats (Headwater Literary), and more.

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Online writing conferences allow anyone to attend from anywhere. In addition to classes online, our online conferences usually have 25-40 agents who meet with attendees one-on-one via Zoom.

March 11, 2023: Cincinnati Writing Workshop (Live and In-Person)
Cincinnati, OH
Attending agents: This is an in-person event. Check the website for the growing agent list. Confirmed agents include Laura Crockett (TriadaUS) and Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary).

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March 11, 2023: Atlanta Writing Workshop 2023 (Live and In-Person)
Atlanta, GA
Attending agents: This is an in-person event. Check the website for the growing agent list. Confirmed faculty include literary agent Kat Kerr (Donald Maass Literary); literary agent Kristen Terrette (Martin Literary Management); literary agent Erin Clyburn (Howland Literary); literary agent Carlisle Webber (Fuse Literary); literary agent Elaine Spencer (The Knight Agency); literary agent Caroline Trussell (Metamorphosis Literary), literary agent Michelle Jackson (Olswanger Literary), literary agent Pamela Harty (The Knight Ageney), and more.

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March 11, 2023: St. Louis Writers Conference 2023 (Live and In-Person)
St. Louis, MO
Attending agents to pitch: Kortney Price (Corvisiero Literary); Cole Lanahan (The Seymour Agency); Bonnie Swanson (Purcell Literary), and possibly more to come.

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March 10, 2023: Alabama Writing Workshop 2023 (Live and In-Person)
Birmingham, AL
Attending agents to pitch: This is an in-person event. Check the website for the growing agent list. Confirmed faculty includes Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary); Erin Clyburn (Howland Literary), Michelle Jackson (Olswanger Literary), Kat Kerr (Donald Maass Literary).

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March 3-4, 2023: Chesapeake Writing Workshop 2023 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere. Attending agents: More than 35 agents will attend this online conference. Check the website.

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Feb. 3-4, 2023: Boston Writing Workshop 2023 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere. Attending agents: More than 35 agents will attend this online conference. Check the website.

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2022 List of Writers Conferences (Online Events):

Dec. 10, 2022: Pittsburgh Writing Workshop 2022 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents attending. Check the website.

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November 11-12, 2022: San Diego Writing Workshop 2022 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents attending. Check the website.

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October 7-8, 2022: Minnesota Writing Workshop 2022 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents attending. Check the website.

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September 9-10, 2022: Writers Conference of Los Angeles 2022 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents attending. Check the website.

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August 5-6, 2022: Kansas City Writing Workshop 2022 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents attending. Check the website.

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Teaching at a small intimate setting in Northern Virginia to a writers group.

July 8-9, 2022: Florida Writing Workshop 2022 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents:More than 25 agents attending. Check the website.

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June 10-11, 2022: Chicago Writing Workshop 2022 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents attending. Check the website.

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May 6-7, 2022: Philadelphia Writing Workshop 2022 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents attending. Check the website.

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April 1-2, 2022: Seattle Writing Workshop 2022 (Online)
Seattle, WA
Attending agents: More than 25 agents attending. Check the website.

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March 4-5, 2022: Atlanta Writing Workshop 2022 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents attending. Check the website.

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February 4-5, 2022: Michigan Writing Workshop 2022 (Online)
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents attending. Check the website.

2021 List of Writers Conferences:

Dec. 11, 2021: Pittsburgh Writing Workshop
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents at this online event.

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Don’t let your location stop you from attending a writers conference and pitching agents one-on-one. Online conferences can be attended by anyone, anywhere.

Nov. 12-13, 2021: Carolina Writing Workshop
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 35 agents at this online event.

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Oct. 8-9, 2021: Writing Workshop of San Francisco
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 30 agents at this online event.

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Sept. 10-11, 2021: Chesapeake Writing Workshop
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 30 agents at this online event.

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August 7, 2021: Tennessee Writing Workshop 2021
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents at this online event.

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July 9-10: Colorado Writing Workshop 2021
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: More than 25 agents at this online event.

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Teaching at the Toronto Writing Workshop

June 12, 2021: Florida Writing Workshop 2021
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: Jackie Williams (The Knight Agency), Maura Kye-Casella (Don Congdon Associates), Charlotte Wenger (Prospect Agency), Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary), Cassie Mannes Murray (Howland Literary), Kimberly Brower (Brower Literary), Leonicka Valcius (Transatlantic), Grace A. Ross (Regal Hoffman Associates), Latoya C. Smith (LCS Literary), Gordon Warnock (Fuse Literary), Jennifer Herrington (Harvey Klinger Literary), Amaryah Orenstein (Go Literary), Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary), Jess Dallow (Brower Literary), Analieze Cervantes (Harvey Klinger Literary), and more to come.

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May 14-15, 2021: San Diego Writing Workshop 2021
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: Latoya C. Smith (LCS Literary); Susana Alvarez (Park & Fine Literary); Kimberly Brower (Brower Literary); Analieze Cervantes (Harvey Klinger Literary); Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary); Cassie Mannes Murray (Howland Literary); Jemiscoe Chambers-Black (Andrea Brown Literary); Colleen Oefelein (Jennifer De Chiara Literary); Becky LeJeune (Bond Literary); Markus Hoffmann (Regal Hoffman & Associates); Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary); Matt Belford (Tobias Agency); Tessa Emily Hall (CYLE Literary); Suzie Townsend (New Leaf Literary); Michaela Whatnall (Dystel, Goderich, and Bourret); Leticia Gomez (Savvy Literary); Heather Cashman (Storm Literary); Sandy Lu (Book Wyrm Literary); Garrett Alwert (Emerald City Literary); Stephanie Winter (P.S. Literary); Eric Smith (P.S. Literary); Amaryah Orenstein (Go Literary); Tessa Emily Hall (CYLE Literary); Erica Bauman (Aevitas Creative Management); Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary), and more to come.

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April 9-10, 2021: Michigan Writing Workshop 2021
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: Jennifer Unter (The Unter Agency); Susana Alvarez (Park & Fine Literary); Samantha Wekstein (Thompson Literary); James Mustelier (The Bent Agency); Stephanie Winter (P.S. Literary); Jennifer Herrington (Harvey Klinger Literary); Eric Smith (P.S. Literary); Amaryah Orenstein (Go Literary); Katherine Wessbecher (Bradford Literary); Jess Dallow (Brower Literary); Courtney Miller-Callihan (Handspun Literary); Ben Miller-Callihan (Handspun Literary); Tessa Emily Hall (CYLE Literary); Reiko Davis (Defiore and Company); Nikki Terpilowski (Holloway Literary); Amanda Leuck (Spencerhill Associates); Brenna English-Loeb (Transatlantic Agency); Darlene Chan (Linda Chester Literary); Erica Bauman (Aevitas Creative Management); Cortney Radocaj (Belcastro Agency); Emmy Nordstrom Higdon (Westwood Creative); Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary); Cecilia Lyra (P.S. Literary), and more to come.

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Getting a panel of agents ready in Philadelphia.

March 13, 2021: Atlanta Writing Workshop 2021
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agents: Jackie Williams (The Knight Agency); Susana Alvarez (Park & Fine Literary); James Mustelier (The Bent Agency); Garrett Alwert (Emerald City Literary); Maura Kye-Casella (Don Congdon Associates); Jemiscoe Chambers-Black (Andrea Brown Literary Agency); Becky LeJeune (Bond Literary); Markus Hoffmann (Regal Hoffman Associates); Grace A. Ross (Regal Hoffman Associates); Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary); Erin Clyburn (Jennifer De Chiara Literary); Kim Lindman (Stonesong); Ayla Zuraw-Friedland (David Black Agency); Charlotte Wenger (Prospect Agency); Amanda Leuck (Spencerhill Associates); Gordon Warnock (Fuse Literary); Reiko Davis (Defiore and Company); Suzie Townsend (New Leaf Literary); Heather Cashman (Storm Literary); Sandy Lu (Book Wyrm Literary); and more to come.

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February 12-13, 2021: Minnesota Writing Workshop 2021
Online event — anyone can attend from anywhere
Attending agent: Stacey Graham (3 Seas Literary); Carly Kaserza (Fuse Literary); Paige Terlip (Andrea Brown Literary Agency); Amanda Orozco (Transatlantic Agency); Matt Belford (Tobias Literary Agency); Darlene Chan (Linda Chester Literary Agency); Nikki Terpilowski (Holloway Literary); Michaela Whatnall (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret); Leticia Gomez (Savvy Literary); Jess Dallow (Brower Literary); Colleen Oefelein (Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency); Cecilia Lyra (P.S. Literary); Shannon O’Neill (Ross Yoon Agency); Eva Scalzo (Speilburg Literary); Tori Sharp (Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency); Courtney Miller-Callihan (Handspun Literary Agency); Ben Miller-Callihan (Handspun Literary Agency); Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary); Emmy Nordstrom Higdon (Westwood Creative Artists); Cortney Radocaj (Belcastro Agency); Carlisle Webber (Fuse Literary); Cate Hart (Harvey Klinger); Erica Bauman (Aevitas Creative Management); Brenna English-Loeb (Transatlantic Agency); Carrie Howland (Howland Literary); and more to come.

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2020 List of Writers Conferences:

November 14, 2020: Philadelphia Writing Workshop 2020
Philadelphia, PA
Attending agents: Eric Smith (P.S. Literary), Dana Murphy (The Book Group), Bibi Lewis (Ethan Ellenberg Literary), Caitlin McDonald (Donald Maass Literary), Kelly Peterson (Rees Literary), Jacqueline Lipton (Raven Quill Literary), Allison Cohen (editor, Running Press Kids), Megan Manzano (D4E0). Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary), Alyssa Eisner Henkin (Trident), and more to come.

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December, 2020: Chesapeake Writing Workshop 2020
Washington DC area
Attending agents: Forthcoming, but the event usually has 10-14 agents. Amanda Jain (BookEnds), Kirsten Neuhaus (Foundry Literary + Media), Stephane Kehr (CYLE Literary), Emily Williamson (Williamson Literary), Sarah Davies (Greenhouse), Zabe Ellor (Jennifer De Chiara).

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Moderating a panel of literary agents at a writers conference in Los Angeles.

October 3, 2020: Boston Writing Workshop 2020
Boston, MA
Attending agents: Charlotte Wenger (Prospect Agency), Rebecca Podos (Rees Literary), Lauren Scovel (Laura Gross Literary), Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary), Lori Galvin (Aevitas Creative Management), Jessica Reino (Metamorphosis Literary Agency), Lucy Cleland (Kneerim & Williams), Tara Gelsomino (One Track Literary), and many more to come.

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August 8, 2020: Toronto Writing Workshop 2020
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attending agents: Carly Watters (P.S. Literary). Stephanie Winter (P.S. Literary), Cecilia Lyra (The Rights Factory), Olga Filina (The Rights Factory), Lindsey Leggett (The Rights Factory), and many more to come.

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July 25, 2020: Colorado Writing Workshop 2020
north Denver, CO
Attending agents: Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency), Keely Boeving (Wordserve Literary), Rachelle Gardner (Books & Such Literary), Becky LeJeune (Bond Literary), Angie Hodapp (Nelson Literary), Elizabeth Copps (Maria Carvainis Literary), Alex Barba (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Jori Hanna (CYLE Literary Elite), Liz Pelletier (Entangled Publishing), and probably more to come.

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July 11, 2020: Cleveland Writing Workshop 2020
Cleveland, OH
Attending agents: Jennifer Wills (The Seymour Agency), Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary), Ella Marie Shupe (Belcastro Agency), Hope Bolinger (CYLE Literary), Jacqueline Lipton (Raven Quill Literary), Weronika Janczuk (Janczuk Literary), Erica Bauman (Aevitas), and more to come.

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June 27, 2020: Chicago Writing Workshop 2020
Chicago, IL
Attending agents: Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary), editor Alicia Clancy (Lake Union / Amazon), Lindsey Smith (Speilburg Literary), Chrysa Keenon (CYLE Literary), Dan Cramer (Flannery Literary), Kerstin Wolf (D4EO Literary), Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), editor Emily Clark Victorson (Allium Press), Jennifer Flannery (Flannery Literary), editor Anna Michels (Sourcebooks), Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary), Alyssa Roat (CYLE Literary), Mark William Norby (Metamorphosis Literary)and more to come.

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June 13, 2020: Tennessee Writing Workshop 2020
Nashville, TN
Attending agents: literary agent Margaret Riley King (William Morris Endeavor), Alyssa Roat (CYLE Literary), Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency), Erin Clyburn (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Mike Parker (Wordcrafts Press, editor), Lizzie Poteet (The Seymour Agency), Kenzi Nevins (CYLE Literary), Greg Daniel (The Daniel Group), Cate Hart (Harvey Klinger), Eric Smith (PS Literary), and probably more to come.

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May 16, 2020: Cincinnati Writing Workshop 2020
Cincinnati, OH
Attending agents: Jacqueline Lipton (Raven Quill Literary), Chrysa Keenon (CYLE Literary), Kenzi Nevins (CYLE Literary), Laura Crockett (TriadaUS), Weronika Janczuk (Janczuk Literary), Denise Barone (Barone Literary), and possibly more to come.

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April 25, 2020: Seattle Writing Workshop 2020
Seattle, WA
Attending agents: Ben Grange (L. Perkins Agency), Leslie Varney (Prentis Literary), editor Alicia Clancy (Lake Union / Amazon), Lauren Scovel (Laura Gross Literary), Chip MacGregor (MacGregor Literary), Neal Swain (Wales Literary), editor Jason Kirk (47 North / Amazon), Amy Levenson (Blue Heron Literary), Britt Siess (Martin Literary Management), Tara Gilbert (Corvisiero Literary), Cortney Radocaj (Belcastro Agency), Garrett Alwert (Emerald City Literary Agency), editors Jennifer Worick & Daniel Germain (Sasquatch Books & Little Bigfoot), and probably more to come.

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April 25, 2020: Michigan Writing Workshop 2020
Outside Detroit, MI
Attending agents: Carrie Howland (Howland Literary), Weronika Janczuk (The Janczuk Literary Agency), Bibi Lewis (Ethan Ellenberg Agency), Latoya C. Smith (LCS Literary Services), Chrysa Keenon (CYLE Literary), Janna Bonikowski (The Knight Agency), Jennifer Wills (The Seymour Agency), Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary), Cyle Young (CYLE Literary Elite), Hannah VanVels (Corvisiero Literary), and more to come

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April 18, 2020: Carolina Writing Workshop 2020
Charlotte, NC
Attending agents: Cassie Mannes Murray (Howland Literary), Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary), Diana Flegal (Hartline Literary), Melissa Jeglinski (The Knight Agency), and Dawn Michelle Hardy (Dream Relations PR & Literary Consulting), and more to come.

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April 4, 2020: Kentucky Writing Workshop 2020
Louisville, KY
Attending agents: Cate Hart (Harvey Klinger Literary), Lizzie Poteet (The Seymour Agency), Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Kortney Price (Corvisiero Literary), Brent Taylor (Triada US Literary), Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary), Chrysa Keenon (CYLE Literary), Kenzi Nevins (CYLE Literary), Brittany Smith (Metamorphosis Literary), and possibly more to come.

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Teaching at a writers conference in Illinois.

March 28, 2020: Kansas City Writing Workshop 2020
Kansas City, MO / Kansas City, KC
Attending agents: Heather Cashman (Storm Literary), Elizabeth Copps (Maria Carvainis Literary), Reiko Davis (Defiore & Company), Kortney Price (Corvisiero Literary), Stephanie Hansen (Metamorphosis Literary Agency), Jessica Schmeidler (Golden Wheat Literary), editor Andrea Hall (Albert Whitman & Company), Jori Hanna (CYLE Literary), and possibly more to come.

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March 28, 2020: Pittsburgh Writing Workshop 2020
Pittsburgh, PA
Attending agents: Gwen Hawkes (St. Martin’s Press), Danielle Chiotti (Upstart Crow Literary), Jacqueline Lipton (Storm Literary), Weronika Janczuk (The Janczuk Literary Agency), Jennifer Wills (The Seymour Agency), Lindsey Smith (Speilburg Literary), Hope Bollinger (CYLE Literary Elite), Uwe Stender (TriadaUS Literary), Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary), and possibly more to come.

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March 7, 2020: Minnesota Writing Workshop 2020
St. Paul, MN
Attending agents: Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency), Rachelle Gardner (Books & Such), Kelly Peterson (Rees Literary), Eric Smith (PS Literary), Essie White (Storm Literary), Savannah Brooks (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Jennie Goloboy (Donald Maass Literary), Kelly Van Sant (Red Sofa Literary), Mary Cummings (Betsy Amster Literary), Catherine Hedrick-Armstrong (The Purcell Agency), Mark William Norby (Metamorphosis Literary), editor Anni Liu (Graywolf Press).

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March 7, 2020: Atlanta Writing Workshop 2020
Atlanta, GA
Attending agents: Pamela Harty (The Knight Agency), Ali Spencer (Spencerhill Associates), Caroline George (CYLE Literary), Sally Apokedak (Apokedak Literary), Tessa Emily Hall (CYLE Literary), Katharine Sands (Sarah Jane Freymann Literary), Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary), Nicole Resciniti (The Seymour Agency), Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary), Erica Bauman (Aevitas Creative Management), and possibly more to come.

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March 6, 2020: Alabama Writing Workshop 2020
Birmingham, AL
Attending agents: Erin Clyburn (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Katharine Sands (Sarah Jane Freymann Literary), Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary), Cate Hart (Harvey Klinger), Erica Bauman (Aevitas Creative Management), Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary), and editor Mike Parker (Wordcrafts Press).

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2019 List of Writers Conferences:

November 23, 2019: Philadelphia Writing Workshop 2019
Philadelphia, PA
Attending agents to pitch: Abby Saul (The Lark Group), Tia Mele (Talcott Notch Literary), Eric Smith (P.S. Literary), Stephanie Kehr (C.Y.L.E. Literary Elite), Kelly Peterson (Rees Literary), Caitlin McDonald (Donald Maass Literary), Susan Velazquez (JABberwocky Literary), Cari Lamba (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Jade Wong-Baxter (Massie & McQuilkin Literary Agents), and more listed on the website.

November 16, 2019: 2019 Houston Writing Workshop
Houston, TX
Attending agents to pitch: Ann Rose (Prospect Agency), Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary), Leticia Gomez (Savvy Literary), Jessica Kirkland (Kirkland Media Management), and possibly more to come.

November 15, 2019: 2019 Writing Workshop of Austin
Austin, TX
Attending agents to pitch: Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary), Mark Falkin (Falkin Literary), Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary), and more to come.

October 26, 2019: 2019 Writers Conference of Dallas
Dallas, TX
Attending agents to pitch: Natascha Morris (BookEnds), Shannon Hassan (Marsal Lyon Literary), Caroline George (CYLE Literary Elite), Annie Bomke (Annie Bomke Literary), and possibly more to come.

September 7, 2019: Boston Writing Workshop 2019
Boston, MA
Attending agents to pitch: Nikki Terpilowski (Holloway Literary), Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary), Leonicka Valcius (Transatlantic Agency), Susan Velazquez (JABberwocky Literary), Stephanie Winter (P.S. Literary), Eva Scalzo (Speilburg Literary), John Butman (Kneerim & Williams), Tara Gelsomino (One Track Literary), Amaryah Orenstein (Go Literary), Shari Maurer (Stringer Literary), Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary), Elizabeth Bennett (Transatlantic Literary), Lauren Scovel (Laura Gross Literary), Barbara Collins Rosenberg (Rosenberg Group), Lori Galvin (Aevitas Creative Management), and possibly more to come.

August 17, 2019: Toronto Writing Workshop 2019
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attending agents to pitch: Carly Watters (P.S. Literary), Ali McDonald (The Rights Factory), Paige Sisley (CookeMcDermid), Léonicka Valcius (Transatlantic Literary), Lindsay Leggett (The Rights Factory), Nicole Bezanson (Metamorphosis Literary), Cassandra Rodgers (The Rights Factory), Erica Bauman (Aevitas), Lauren Scovel (Laura Gross Literary), Weronika Janczuk (D4EO Literary), and more.

Teaching at the Arizona Writing Workshop.

August 10, 2019: Writing Workshop of San Francisco 2019
San Francisco, CA
Attending agents to pitch: Jennie Kendrick (Red Fox Literary), Michael Carr (Veritas Literary), Elizabeth Kracht (Kimberley Cameron & Associates), Andy Ross (Andy Ross Literary), Moe Ferrara (Fuse Literary), Laurie McLean (Fuse Literary), Jennifer March Soloway (Andrea Brown Literary), Lisa Abellera (Kimberley Cameron & Associates), Carly Kaserza (Fuse Literary), Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency), and possibly more to come.

August 9, 2019: Sacramento Writing Workshop
Sacramento, CA
Attending agents to pitch: Jennifer Chen Tran (Bradford Literary), Emma Sector (Prospect Agency), Lisa Abellera (Kimberley Cameron Literary), Moe Ferrara (BookEnds), Jennifer Soloway (Andrea Brown Literary), Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency), and possibly more to come.

August 3, 2019: Tennessee Writing Workshop
Nashville, TN
Attending agents to pitch: Sandra O’Donnell (RO Literary), Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency), Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary), editor Mike Parker (Wordcrafts Press), Erin Clyburn (Corvisiero Literary), Nikki Terpilowski (Holloway Literary), Kelly Peterson (Rees Literary), Caroline George (CYLE Literary), Cate Hart (Harvey Klinger Literary), and possibly more to come.

July 27, 2019: Colorado Writing Workshop 2019
Denver, CO
Attending agents to pitch: Hilary Harwell (KT Literary), Kristin Nelson (Nelson Literary), Alex Barba (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Rachelle Gardner (Books & Such Literary), publisher Liz Pelletier (Entangled Publishing), Greg Johnson (Wordserve Literary), Sara Megibow (KT Literary), Becky LeJeune (Bond Literary), Elizabeth Copps (Maria Carvainis Literary), Shannon Hassan (Marsal Lyon Literary), agency assistant Angie Hodapp (Nelson Literary), Caroline George (CYLE Literary), Adria Goetz (Martin Literary Management), and possibly more to come.

July 20, 2019: Cleveland Writing Workshop 2019
Cleveland, OH
Attending agents to pitch: Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary), Hope Bolinger (C.Y.L.E. Literary), Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary), Ella Marie Shupe (Belcastro Agency), Bethany Morehead (Hartline Literary), Jacqueline Lipton (Storm Literary), and probably more agents to come.

July 13, 2019: Chesapeake Writing Workshop 2019
Washington, DC
Attending agents to pitch: Emily Williamson (Williamson Literary), Zabe Ellor (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Laura Strachan (Strachan Literary), Stacey Graham (Red Sofa Literary), Stephanie Kehr (C.Y.L.E. Literary), Tanusri Prasanna (Foundry Literary), and many more to come.

June 29, 2019: Writing Workshop of Chicago 2019
Chicago, IL
Attending agents to pitch: Jennifer Flannery (Flannery Literary), literary agent Bethany Morehead (Hartline Literary), literary agent Amanda Luedeke (MacGregor Literary), script/literary agent Sarah Louise Gorman (C.Y.L.E. Literary), editor Grace Menary-Winefield (Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark), literary agent Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), editor Anna Michels (Sourcebooks), literary agent Tina P. Schwartz (The Purcell Agency), editor Emily Clark Victorson (Allium Press), and many more to come. This event typically has more than 20 agents/editors.

June 8, 2019: Florida Writing Workshop 2019
Tampa, FL
Attending agents to pitch: Saritza Hernandez (Corvisiero Literary), Cricket Freeman (The August Agency), Karen Solem (Spencerhill Associates), Sharon Belcastro (Belcastro Agency), Marisa Corvisiero (Corvisiero Literary), Nicole Resciniti (The Seymour Agency), Amanda Leuck (Spencerhill Associates), Marlene Stringer (The Stringer Agency), Kaitlyn Johnson (Corvisiero Agency), Caroline George (CYLE Literary), Weronika Janczuk (D4EO Literary), and probably more to come.

May 18, 2019: Cincinnati Writing Workshop
Cincinnati OH
Attending agents to pitch: Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary), Cyle Young (Hartline Literary), an agent from Brower Literary, Denise Barone (Barone Literary), Bob Hostetler (Steve Laube Agency), and several more coming soon

May 11, 2019: San Diego Writing Workshop 2019
San Diego, CA
Attending agents to pitch: Hannah Mann (Writers House), Sandra O’Donnell (RO Literary), Faye Atchison (McBride Literary), Masha Gunic (Azantian Literary), Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary), Annie Bomke (Annie Bomke Literary), Taylor Martindale (Full Circle Literary), Elise Capron (Sandra Dijsktra Literary Agency), Jill Kramer (Waterside), Natalie Lakosil (Bradford Literary Agency), Jessica Watterson (Sandra Dijsktra Literary Agency), and possibly more to come.

May 4, 2019: Writers Conference of Los Angeles 2019
Los Angeles, CA
Attending agents to pitch: Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary), Stephanie Kehr (CYLE Literary), Rachel Beck (Holloway Literary), Dana Newman (Dana Newman Literary), Betsy Amster (Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises), Anne Tibbets (Red Sofa Literary), Kari Sutherland (Bradford Literary), Nephele Tempest (The Knight Agency), and more to come. I will be there teaching on how to get published.

May 2-4, 2019: Las Vegas Writers Conference
Las Vegas, NV
Attending agents to pitch: Ken Sherman (Ken Sherman & Associates), Jessica Watterson (Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency), Mary C. Moore (Kimberley Cameron & Associates), Heather Flaherty (independent literary scout), and DongWon Song (Howard Morhaim Literary Agency). I will be there teaching on how to get published.

Teaching at a writers conference in Missouri.

May 4, 2019: Michigan Writing Workshop 2019
Near Detroit, MI
Attending agents to pitch: Elaine Spencer (The Knight Agency), Ella Marie Shupe (Belcastro Agency), Elana Roth Parker (Laura Dail Literary), Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary), Bethany Morehead (Hartline Literary), Laura Crockett (TriadaUS Literary), Janna Bonikowski (The Knight Agency), Kelly Peterson (Rees Literary), and possibly more to come.

April 27, 2019: Seattle Writing Workshop 2019
Seattle, WA
Attending agents to pitch: Natalie Grazian (Martin Literary Management), Rachel Letofsky (Cooke McDermid), Amy Levenson (Blue Heron Literary), Cortney Radocaj (Corvisiero Literary), editor Jennifer Worick (Sasquatch Books), Adria Goetz (Martin Literary Management), Kelli Martin (Wendy Sherman Associates), Michael Neff (AEI Films & Books), Laurel Symonds (The Bent Agency), Britt Seiss (Martin Literary Management), editor Erin Calligan Mooney (Amazon Publishing), Gordon Warnock (Fuse Literary), Clelia Gore (Martin Literary Management), Rae Loverde (Donald Maass Literary), and Rachael Bradley (Speilburg Literary), and possibly more to come.

April 22, 2019: Cincinnati SCBWI April 2019 Meeting
Cincinnati, OH (suburb of Sharonville)
This is a two-hour (free) session in my hometown where I will be speaking to writers of young adult, middle grade, and children’s books concerning query pitches and elevator pitches.

April 13, 2019: North Carolina Writing Workshop 2019
Charlotte, NC
Attending agents to pitch: Melissa Jeglinski (The Knight Agency), Amelia Appel (TriadaUS Literary), Nikki Terpilowski (Holloway Literary), Abby Saul (The Lark Group), Tessa Emily Hall (Hartline Literary), Dawn Michelle Hardy (Dream Relations PR & Literary Consulting), and possibly more to come.

April 6, 2019: Kentucky Writing Workshop 2019
Louisville, KY
Attending agents to pitch: Laura Crockett (TriadaUS Literary), Abby Saul (The Lark Group), Denise Barone (Barone Literary), Brandi Bowles (United Talent Agency), Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary), Alyssa Roat (CYLE Literary Elite), and Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency), and possibly more to come.

March 29-31, 2019: Maryland Writers Association Conference
Baltimore, MD
Attending agents to pitch: Jess Dallow (Brower Literary), Dawn Dowdle (Blue Ridge Literary), Claire Easton (Painted Words), Jennie Goloboy (Donald Maass Literary), Stacey Graham (Red Sofa Literary), Ben Grange (L. Perkins Agency), Amanda Jain (BookEnds), Tia Mele (Talcott Notch), Kelly Peterson (Corvisiero Literary), Peter Rubie (Fineprint), and Latoya Smith (LCS Literary). I will be there teaching on how to get published.

March 30, 2019: Kansas City Writing Workshop 2019
Kansas City, MO
Attending agents to pitch: Stephanie Hansen (Metamorphosis Literary Agency), Eric Smith (P.S. Literary), Victoria Selvaggio (Storm Literary), Jessica Schmeidler (Golden Wheat Literary), editor Heather Cashman (Entangled Publishing), Leanne Tavares (Metamorphosis Literary Agency), and possibly more to come.

March 29, 2019: St. Louis Writers Conference
St. Louis, MO
Attending agents to pitch: Kortney Price (Corvisiero Literary), Eric Smith (P.S. Literary), Victoria Selvaggio (Storm Literary), Patty Carothers (Metamorphosis Literary), Justin Wells (Corvisiero Literary), and Eliza Rothstein (Inkwell).

March 9, 2019: Pittsburgh Writing Workshop
Pittsburgh, PA
Attending agents to pitch: Hope Bollinger (CYLE Literary Elite), Katelyn Uplinger (D4E0 Literary), Marisa Corvisiero (Corvisiero Literary), Amelia Appel (TriadaUS Literary), Lydia Sharp (Entangled Publishing), Danielle Chiotti (Upstart Crow Literary), Uwe Stender (TriadaUS Literary), Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary), and Ella Marie Shupe (Belcastro Agency).

March 9, 2019: Atlanta Writing Workshop 2019
Atlanta, GA
Attending agents to pitch: Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary), Diana Flegal (Hartline Literary), Caroline George (C.Y.L.E. Literary), Ali Herring (Spencerhill Associates), Cherry Weiner (Weiner Literary), Sally Apokedak (Leslie H. Stobbe Literary Agency), editor Shae Anderson (UrbanEdge Publishing), Alexis Sattler (HSG Agency), Weronika Janczuk (D4E0 Literary), and Susan Velazquez (JABberwocky Literary).

March 8, 2019: Alabama Writing Workshop 2019
Birmingham, AL
Attending agents to pitch: Caroline George (C.Y.L.E. Literary Elite), Nikki Terpilowski (Holloway Literary), Alexis Sattler (HSG Agency), Weronika Janczuk (D4E0 Literary), Sandra O’Donnell (RO Literary), Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary), Hannah Whatley (Hartline Literary), Susan Velazquez (JABberwocky Literary), and editor Mike Parker (Wordcrafts Press).

March 2, 2019: Minnesota Writing Workshop 2019
St. Paul, MN
Attending agents to pitch: Dawn Frederick (Red Sofa Literary), Savannah Brooks (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Kelly Van Sant (Red Sofa Literary), Mary Cummings (Betsy Amster Literary), Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Laura Zats (Red Sofa Literary), Jennie Goloboy (Donald Maass Literary), Erik Hane (Red Sofa Literary), Lynnette Novak (The Seymour Agency), Latoya Smith (LCS Services), Amelia Appel (TriadaUS), Weronika Janczuk (D4E0) and probably more to come.

February 23, 2019: New Orleans Writing Workshop 2019
New Orleans, LA
Attending agents to pitch: Pamela Ahearn (The Ahearn Agency), Hannah Whatley (C.Y.L.E. Literary Elite), Marisa Corvisiero (Corvisiero Literary), Eric Smith (PS Literary), Amelia Appel (TriadaUS), and Sharon Belcastro (Belcastro Agency). I will be there teaching on how to get published.

2018 Conferences to Check Out:

Nov. 17, 2018: Philadelphia Writing Workshop
Philadelphia, PA
Attending agents to pitch: Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary), Stephany Evans (Pande Literary), Marie Lamba (Jennifer Di Chiara Literary), editor Lauren Jablonski (St. Martin’s Press), Amelia Appel (Triada US Literary), Kelly Peterson (Corvisiero Literary Agency), Alyssa Eisner Henkin (Trident Media), Cari Lamba (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Anjali Singh (Pande Literary), Alec Shane (Writers House), Damian McNicholl (Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency), and more.

Nov. 3, 2018: Buffalo Writing Workshop
Buffalo, NY
Attending agents to pitch: Veronica Park (Corvisiero Literary), Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary), Eva Scalzo (Speilburg Literary), Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary), and possibly more agents to come.

Nov. 3, 2018: Writing Workshop of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Attending agents to pitch: Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency), Jessie Stover (The Seymour Agency), Tessa Emily Hall (Hartline Literary), Caroline George (CYLE Literary Elite).

Oct 18-20, 2018: Florida Writers Association Annual Conference
Orlando, FL
Attending agents to pitch: Alec Shane (Writers House), Marcy Posner (Folio Literary), Emily Keyes (Fuse Literary), and some attending editors. I am teaching the Celebrity Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 18, on “Everything You Need to Know about Agents, Submissions, Queries, and First Pages.” My event is a separate add-on and I hope to see you there!

Teaching at a writers conference in Austin, TX.

September 29, 2018: Boston Writing Workshop
Boston, MA
Attending agents to pitch: Amaryah Orenstein (Go Literary), Eric Smith (P.S. Literary), Elizabeth Bennett (Jill Corcoran Literary), Laura Gross (Laura Gross Literary Agency), Amy Stern (Sheldon Fogelman Agency), Tracy Marchini (BookEnds Literary), Lana Popovic (Chalberg & Sussman), Lucy Cleland (Kneerim & Williams), Matthew DiGangi (Bresnick Weil Literary Agency), Rob Arnold (Aevitas Creative Management), Kimiko Nakamura (Dee Mura Literary), Rebecca Podos (Rees Literary), Beth Campbell (BookEnds Literary), Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary), Caleb Bollenbacher (Corvisiero Literary).

August 25, 2018: Writing Workshop of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Attending agents to pitch: Andy Ross (Andy Ross Literary), Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary), Amy Cloughley (Kimberley Cameron & Associates), Jennifer March Soloway (Andrea Brown Literary), Pam Victorio (D4EO Literary), Lisa Abellera (Kimberley Cameron & Associates), Chiara Rosati (Veritas Literary), and more.

August 4, 2018: Florida Writing Workshop
Tampa, FL
Attending agents to pitch: Nicole Resciniti (The Seymour Agency), Nalini Akolekar (Spencerhill Associates), Saritza Hernandez (Corvisiero Literary), Marlene Stringer (Stringer Literary Agency), Sharon Belcastro (Belcastro Agency), Amanda Leuck (Spencerhill Associates), Tina Wainscott (The Seymour Agency), Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Agency), Kaitlyn Johnson (Corvisiero Agency).

July 28, 2018: Chesapeake Writing Workshop
Washington, DC
Attending agents to pitch: Stacey Graham (Red Sofa Literary), Shaheen Qureshi (Capital Talent Agency), Kimberly Brower (Brower Literary), Amanda Jain (Inklings Literary), Ayesha Pande (Pande Literary), Sha-Shana Crichton (Crichton & Associates), Tamela Hancock Murray (The Steve Laube Agency), editor Lauren Jablonski (St. Martin’s Press), and Erica Bauman (Aevitas Creative Management).

July 14, 2018: Cleveland Writing Workshop
Cleveland, OH
Attending agents to pitch: Vicki Selvaggio (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Ella Marie Shupe (Belcastro Agency), Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary), Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary), Cyle Young (Hartline Literary).

June 23, 2018: The Writing Workshop of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Attending agents to pitch: Cynthia Ruchti (Books and Such), Michelle Grajkowski (3 Seas Literary), editor Anna Michels (Sourcebooks), Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary), Kelly Van Sant (D4EO Literary), Tracy Brennan (Trace Literary Agency), Gemma Cooper (The Bent Agency), Dawn Frederick (Red Sofa Literary), editor Grace Menary-Winefield (Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark), Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Marcy Posner (Folio Literary), Loretta Caravette (LR Children’s Literary), editor Emily Clark Victorson (Allium Press), Tina P. Schwartz (The Purcell Agency), Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency), Kortney Price (Corvisiero Agency).

Teaching at a writers conference in Tennessee.

April 28, 2018: Seattle Writing Workshop
Seattle, WA
Attending agents to pitch: Gordon Warnock (Fuse Literary), Natalie Grazian (Martin Literary Management), Chip MacGregor (MacGregor Literary), Kathleen Ortiz (New Leaf Literary + Media), Adria Goetz (Martin Literary Management), Amy Levenson (Blue Heron Literary), Cortney Radocaj (Corvisiero Agency), and more.

April 14, 2018: Michigan Writing Workshop
Livonia, MI
Attending agents to pitch: Eric Smith (P.S. Literary), Cyle Young (Hartline Literary), Stephany Evans (Pande Literary), editor Lauren Jablonski (St. Martin’s Press), Jennifer Unter (The Unter Agency), Linda Glaz (Hartline Literary), Vicki Selvaggio (Jennifer De Chiara Literary), Bethany Morehead (Hartline Literary), Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency).

March 24, 2018: Pittsburgh Writing Workshop
Pittsburgh, PA
Attending agents to pitch: Andrea Somberg (Harvey Klinger Inc.), Uwe Stender (Triada US Literary), Jim Hart (Hartline Literary), Ella Marie Shupe (Belcastro Agency), Bethany Morehead (Hartline Literary).

March 10, 2018: Atlanta Writing Workshop
Atlanta, GA
Attending agents to pitch: Ali Herring (Spencerhill Associates), Cherry Weiner (Weiner Literary), Sally Apokedak (Leslie H. Stobbe Literary Agency), editor Mike Parker (Wordcrafts Press), Latoya C. Smith (L. Perkins Agency), Kristy Hunter (The Knight Agency), Samantha Fountain (Corvisiero Agency), editor Lauren Jablonski (St. Martin’s Press), and Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency).

Feb. 17, 2018: Minnesota Writing Workshop
St. Paul, MN
Attending agents to pitch: Eric Smith (P.S. Literary), Michelle Grajkowski (3 Seas Literary), editor Lauren Jablonski (St. Martin’s Press), Mary Cummings (Betsy Amster Literary), editor Mari Kesselring (Flux and Jolly Fish Press), Cynthia Ruchti (Books & Such Literary), Laura Zats (Red Sofa Literary), Jennie Goloboy (Donald Maass Literary), Erik Hane (Red Sofa Literary), Lynnette Novak (The Seymour Agency), editor Yana Makuwa (Graywolf Press), editor Raela Schoenherr (Bethany House Publishers).

Feb. 10, 2018: Indiana Writing Workshop
Indianapolis, IN
Attending agents to pitch: Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary), Laura Zats (Red Sofa Literary), Amanda Luedeke (MacGregor Literary), Marisa Corvisiero (Corvisiero Literary), Cyle Young (Hartline Literary), Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency), Kortney Price (Corvisiero Agency).

2017 Speaking Engagements:

Teaching at a writers conference in Chicago, moderating a panel of literary agents.

Sept. 30, 2017: Lorain Public Library System Writing Conference
Lorain, OH
Attending agents: None at this event. I will be teaching all day on getting an agent and how to get published.

Sept. 15-17, 2017: Permian Basin Writers Workshop
Midland, TX

July 22, 2017: Tennessee Writing Conference
Nashville, TN
Attending agents: Lauren MacLeod (The Strothman Agency); Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency); Michael Caligaris (Holloway Literary Agency); Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary); Cate Hart (Corvisiero Literary); Laura Crockett (Triada US Literary); Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency); Beth Phelan (The Bent Agency); Elizabeth Copps (Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc.); Kimberly Brower (Brower Literary); Mark Gottlieb (Trident Media).

June 24, 2017: The Writing Workshop of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Attending agents: Laura Zats (Red Sofa Literary); Dawn Frederick (Red Sofa Literary); Gemma Cooper (The Bent Agency); Michael Caligaris (Holloway Literary Agency); Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary); Marcy Posner (Folio Literary); Laura Crockett (Triada US Literary); Loretta Caravette (LR Children’s Literary); Jen Karsbaek (Fuse Literary); Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency); and more to come.

June 8-10, 2017: Carnegie Center Books-in-Progress Writers Conference
Lexington, KY
Attending agents: Mark Gottlieb (Trident Media) and Heather Flaherty (The Bent Agency).

May 19-21, 2017: PennWriters Conference
Pittsburgh, PA
Attending agents: Noah Ballard (Curtis Brown, Ltd.), Mark Gottlieb (Trident Media Group), Eric Myers (Dystel and Goderich Literary), Roseanne Wells (Jennifer De Chiara Literary).

May 6, 2017: Seattle Writing Workshop
Seattle, WA
Attending agents: Carlie Webber (CK Webber Associates); Mandy Hubbard (Emerald City Literary); Thao Le (Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency); Valerie Noble (Donaghy Literary Group); Nephele Tempest (The Knight Agency); Amy Levenson (Blue Heron Literary); Scott Eagan (Greyhaus Literary); Elizabeth Wales (Wales Literary Agency); Lindsay Mealing (Emerald City Literary); Adria Olson (Martin Literary Management); Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary); editor Jason Kirk (47 North).

April 22, 2017: Kentucky Writing Workshop
Louisville, KY
Attending agents: Brent Taylor (TriadaUS Literary); Brandi Bowles (Foundry Literary + Media); Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency); Jennifer Wills (The Seymour Agency); Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary); Victoria Lea (Aponte Literary); Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency).

April 8, 2017: Philadelphia Writing Workshop
Philadelphia, PA
Attending agents: Hannah Fergesen (KT Literary); Quressa Robinson (D4EO Literary); Erica Bauman (Zachary Schuster Harmsworth); Vanessa Robins (Corvisiero Literary Agency); Damian McNicholl (Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency); Elizabeth Copps (Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc.); editor Amy Singh (Skyhorse Publishing); John Willig (Literary Services); Marie Lamba (Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency); Eric Smith (P.S. Literary); Kelly Peterson (Corvisiero Literary Agency); editor Lauren Jablonski (St. Martin’s Press); Kirsten Carleton (The Prospect Agency); Amy Stern (Sheldon Fogelman Agency); and Jennifer Unter (The Unter Agency).

March 25, 2017: Michigan Writing Workshop
outside Detroit, MI
Attending agents: Elana Roth Parker (Laura Dail Literary Agency); Jennifer Wills (The Seymour Agency); Janna Bonikowski (The Knight Agency); Kirsten Carleton (Prospect Agency); editor Elizabeth May (Kensington Publishing); Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary); Michael Caligaris (Holloway Literary Agency); Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency); Sara Megibow (KT Literary); Paul Stevens (Donald Maass Literary); Irene Goodman (Irene Goodman Literary); Moe Ferrara (BookEnds); Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary); Abby Saul (Lark Words).

Feb. 25, 2017: Atlanta Writing Workshop
Atlanta, GA
Attending agents: Cherry Weiner (Weiner Literary); Marisa Corvisiero (Corvisiero Literary); Janell Walden Agyeman (Marie Brown Associates); Sally Apokedak (Leslie H. Stobbe Literary Agency); Latoya C. Smith (L. Perkins Agency); Eric Smith (P.S. Literary); Elizabeth Copps (Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc.); Vanessa Eccles (Golden Wheat Literary); editor Elizabeth May (Kensington Publishing); Kristy Hunter (The Knight Agency); Mark Gottlieb (Trident Media).

Feb. 24, 2017: Alabama Writing Workshop
Birmingham, AL
Attending agents: Latoya C. Smith (L. Perkins Agency); Eric Smith (P.S. Literary); Cate Hart (Corvisiero Literary); editor Elizabeth May (Kensington Publishing); Marisa Corvisiero (Corvisiero Literary); Misty Williams (Fiery Seas Publishing); Mark Gottlieb (Trident Media).

Feb. 11, 2017: Minnesota Writing Workshop
St. Paul, MN
Attending agents: Laura Zats (Red Sofa Literary); Gemma Cooper (The Bent Agency); editor Yana Makuwa (Graywolf Press); Mary Cummings (Betsy Amster Literary); Kimiko Nakamura (Dee Mura Literary); Vicki Selvaggio (Jennifer De Chiara Literary); Jennie Goloboy (Red Sofa Literary); editor Elizabeth May (Kensington Publishing); Abby Saul (The Lark Group); Samantha Fountain (Corvisiero Literary); Dawn Frederick (Red Sofa Literary); editor Lauren Kukla (Mighty Media Press Children’s Books); Kaylee Davis (Dee Mura Literary); and Erik Hane (Red Sofa Literary).

2016 Speaking Engagements:

Me speaking at the Writer’s Digest Conference in NYC. Quite a thrill to address 800+ writers at the same time to kick off the event multiple years in a row.

November 19, 2016: Las Vegas Writing Workshop
Las Vegas, NV
Attending agents: Thao Le (Sandra Dijkstra Literary); Patricia Nelson (Marsal Lyon Literary Agency); Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary); Jill Marr (Sandra Dijkstra Literary); Jamie Bodnar Drowley (Inklings Literary); and Annie Bomke (Annie Bomke Literary).

November 5-6, 2016: ShowMe Writers Masterclass
Columbia, MO
Attending agents: None. The weekend is full of workshops on the craft and business of writing.

September 10, 2016: San Francisco Writing Workshop
San Francisco, CA
Attending agents: Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary); Chelsea Lindman (Greenburger Associates); Elizabeth Kracht (Kimberley Cameron Literary Agency); Laurie McLean (Fuse Literary); Carlie Webber (CK Webber Associates Literary); Laurie Fox (Linda Chester Literary Agency); Mary C. Moore (Kimberley Cameron Literary Agency); Andy Ross (Andy Ross Agency); Patricia Nelson (Marsal Lyon Literary); Chiara Rosati (Veritas Literary Agency); and Lisa Abellera (Kimberley Cameron Literary Agency).

September 9, 2016: Sacramento Writing Workshop
Sacramento, CA
Attending agents: Elizabeth Kracht (Kimberly Cameron Literary Agency); Jennifer March Soloway (Andrea Brown Literary); Carlie Webber (CK Webber Associates Literary); Patricia Nelson (Marsal Lyon Literary); Jen Hunt (Booker Albert Literary); and Jennifer Chen Tran (Fuse Literary).

August 20, 2016: Toronto Writing Workshop
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attending agents: Ali McDonald (The Rights Factory); Stacey Donaghy (Donaghy Literary); Monica Pacheco (The McDermid Agency); Moe Ferrara (BookEnds, Inc.); Rachel Letofsky (The Cooke Agency); Olga Filina (The Rights Factory); Sue Miller (Donaghy Literary); Chris Bucci (The McDermid Agency); and Cassandra Rodgers (The Rights Factory).

June 4, 2016: Cleveland Writers Conference
Cleveland, OH
Attending agents: Kaylee Davis (Dee Mura Literary); Kimiko Nakamura (Dee Mura Literary); Moe Ferrara (BookEnds); Victoria Selvaggio (De Chiara Literary); Jennifer Karsbaek (Fuse Literary); and Mallory Brown (TriadaUS).

May 14, 2016: Chicago Writing Workshop
Chicago, IL
Attending agents: Gordon Warnock (Fuse Literary); Nicole Resciniti (The Seymour Agency); Rachel Burkot (Holloway Literary); Marcy Posner (Folio Literary); Gemma Cooper (The Bent Agency); Eric Smith (PS Literary); Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary); Adam Chromy (Movable Type Literary); Chip MacGregor (MacGregor Literary); Susan Hawk (The Bent Agency); Regina Brooks (Serendipity Literary); and more.

April 9, 2016: Philadelphia Writing Workshop
Philadelphia, PA
Attending agents: Alyssa Eisner Henkin (Trident Media Group); Maria Lamba (Jennifer De Chiara Literary); Mackenzie Brady (New Leaf Literary); Adriana Dominguez (Full Circle Literary); Jordy Albert (Booker Albert Literary Agency); Eric Smith (P.S. Literary); Elise Erickson (Harold Ober); and more.

March 26, 2016: Fort Lauderdale Writers Conference
Fort Lauderdale / Miami, FL
Attending agents: Nicole Resciniti (The Seymour Agency); Greg Aunapu (Salkind Literary); Kurestin Armada (P.S. Literary); Cricket Freeman (The August Agency); Kaylee Davis (Dee Mura Literary); and Kimiko Nakamura (Dee Mura Literary).

March 25, 2016: Tampa Bay Writers Conference
Tampa, FL
Attending agents: Lucienne Diver (The Knight Agency); Marlene Stringer (Stringer Literary Agency); Nicole Resciniti (The Seymour Agency); Saritza Hernandez (Corvisiero Literary); and Amanda Leuck (Spencerhill Associates).

February 20, 2016: Atlanta Writing Workshop
Atlanta, GA
Attending agents: Kurestin Armada (P.S. Literary); Pamela Harty (The Knight Agency); Veronica Park (Corvisiero Literary); Sally Apokedak (Leslie H. Stobbe Literary Agency); Penny Moore (FinePrint Literary); Kaylee Davis (Dee Mura Literary); Stephanie Fretwell-Hill (Red Fox Literary); and Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency).

February 19, 2016: Alabama “How to Get Published” Writing Conference
Birmingham, AL
Attending agents: Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency); Kurestin Armada (P.S. Literary); Veronica Park (Corvisiero Literary); Kaylee Davis (Dee Mura Literary); and Lauren MacLeod (Strothman Agency).

February 6, 2016: Houston Writing Workshop
Houston, TX
Attending agents: Rachel Brooks (L. Perkins Literary); Paul Levine (Paul Levine Literary); Eve Porinchak (Jill Corcoran Literary); Tricia Skinner (Fuse Literary); and Patricia Nelson (Marsal Lyon Literary).

2015 Speaking Engagements:

Presenting at a writing conference.

Nov. 14, 2015: Boston Writing Workshop
Boston, MA
Attending agents to pitch: Rick Richter (Zachary Shuster Harmsworth), Ruben Pfeffer (Ruben Pfeffer Content), Kimiko Nakamura (Dee Mura Literary), Ann Collette (Rees Literary Agency), Lana Popovic (Chalberg & Sussman), Amaryah Orenstein (GO Literary), Kaylee Davis (Dee Mura Literary), Lane Heymont (The Seymour Agency), and more.

Nov. 13, 2015: Connecticut Writers’ Conference
Hartford, CT
Attending agents to pitch: Kaylee Davis (Dee Mura Literary); Kimiko Nakamura (Dee Mura Literary); Lane Heymont (The Seymour Agency); Penny Moore (FinePrint Literary); and Adriann Ranta (Foundry Literary).

Oct. 24, 2015: Indiana Writing Workshop
Indianapolis, IN
Attending agents to pitch: Laura Crockett (TriadaUS); Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary); Amanda Luedeke (MacGregor Literary); and Victoria Lea (Aponte Literary).

Oct. 10, 2015: Writing Conference of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Attending agents to pitch: Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary); Nephele Tempest (The Knight Agency); Jamie Weiss Chilton (Andrea Brown Literary); Patricia Nelson (Marsal Lyon Literary); Ken Sherman (Ken Sherman & Associates); Valerie Noble (Donaghy Literary); Eve Porinchak (Jill Corcoran Literary); and Megan Close (Keller Media).

Oct. 9, 2015: San Diego Writers Conference
San Diego, CA
Attending agents to pitch: Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary); Jill Marr (Sandra Dijkstra Literary); Courtney Miller-Callihan (Sanford J. Greenberger Associates); Patricia Nelson (Marsal Lyon Literary); Jennifer Azantian (Azantian Literary); Annie Bomke (Annie Bomke Literary Agency); Taylor Martindale (Full Circle Literary); and Ken Sherman (Ken Sherman Associates).

Sept. 12, 2015: Michigan Writing Workshop
outside Detroit, MI
Attending agents to pitch: Mark Gottlieb (Trident Media); Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary); Amanda Luedeke (MacGregor Literary); and Brent Taylor (TriadaUS).

June 25-28, 2015: Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Jackson Hole, WY
Attending agents to pitch: Sarah Levitt (The Zoë Pagnamenta Agency); Ken Sherman (Ken Sherman Literary); and Elizabeth Winick Rubinstein (McIntosh & Otis).

May 16, 2015: Chicago Conference for Writing
Chicago, IL
Attending agents to pitch: Jen Karsbeak (Fuse/Foreword Literary); Jennifer Mattson (Andrea Brown Literary); Tina Schwartz (The Purcell Agency); Jodell Sadler (Sadler Children’s Literary); Jennifer Flannery (Flannery Literary); Dan Balow (Steve Laube Literary); Laura Crockett (TriadaUS Literary); and Marcy Posner (Folio Literary).

May 15, 2015: Milwaukee Writing Conference
Milwaukee, WI
Attending agents to pitch: Dawn Frederick and Jennie Goloboy (both of Red Sofa Literary); Laura Crockett (TriadaUS Literary); Abby Saul (Browne & Miller); Jodell Sadler (Sadler Children’s Literary); and Elizabeth Evans (Jean V. Naggar Literary).

April 17-18, 2015: Carolina Writing Workshops
Columbia, SC (April 17) and Charlotte, NC (April 18)
Attending agents to pitch: Melissa Jeglinski (The Knight Agency); Robin Mizell (Robin Mizell Literary); Diana Flegal (Hartline Literary); Cherry Weiner (Cherry Weiner Literary); Sam Morgan (Jabberwocky Literary); and Kristy Huddle (editor, Comfort Publishing).

March 27-28, 2015: Chesapeake Writing Workshops
Baltimore, MD (March 27) and Washington DC (March 28)
Attending agents to pitch: Jeff Kleinman (Folio Literary), Jamie Bodnar Drowley (Inklings Literary); Ella Kennen (Corvisiero Literary); Laura Strachan (Strachan Literary); Marisa Corvisiero (Corvisiero Literary); Leon Husock (L. Perkins Associates); Jordy Albert (Booker Albert Literary); Lauren Sharp (Kuhn Projects); Cynthia Kane (Capital Talent Agency); and Bruce Bortz (editor, Bancroft Press).

Feb. 21, 2015: Seattle Writers Conference
Seattle, WA
Attending agents to pitch: Kristin Vincent (D4EO Literary); Kathleen Ortiz (New Leaf Literary); Fleetwood Robbins (Waxman Leavell Literary); Genevieve Nine (Andrea Hurst Literary); Adria Olson (Martin Literary Management); Scott Eagan (Greyhaus Literary); Adam O’Connor Rodriguez (editor, Hawthorne Books), and JD DeWitt (editor, River Valley Publishing).

Feb. 20, 2015: Portland Writing Workshop
Portland, OR
Attending agents to pitch: Sandra Bishop (Transatlantic Literary); Mary C. Moore (Kimberley Cameron & Associates); Adam O’Connor Rodriguez (editor, Hawthorne Books); Scott Eagan (Greyhaus Literary); Cait Spivey (Corvisiero Literary); Jodi Dahlke (Fuse Literary); Natasha Kern (Natasha Kern Literary); and Lisa Whipkey (editor, REUTS Publishing).

Feb. 7, 2015: Tennessee Writing Workshop
Nashville, TN
Attending agents to pitch: Lauren MacLeod (Strothman Agency), Greg Daniel (Daniel Literary), Cate Hart (Corvisiero Literary), Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency), Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary), and Brent Taylor (Triada US).

Feb. 6, 2014: Kentucky Writers Conference
Louisville, KY
Attending agents to pitch: Brent Taylor (Triada US); Natalia Aponte and Victoria Lea (both fo Aponte Literary); Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary); and JD DeWitt (editor, River Valley Publishing).

2014 Speaking Engagements:

Nov. 21-22: Arizona Writing Workshops
Phoenix, AZ (Nov. 21) and Tucson, AZ (Nov. 22)
Attending agents to pitch: Patricia Nelson (Marsal Lyon Literary), Adriann Ranta (Wolf Literary), and Steve Laube (Steve Laube Literary).

Nov. 14-15, 2014: Colorado Writing Conferences
Boulder, CO (Nov. 14) and Denver, CO (Nov. 15)
Attending agents to pitch: Sara Megibow (Nelson Literary); Renee Nyen (KT Literary); Sandra Bond (Bond Literary); Sarah Freese (Wordserve Literary); Erin Buterbaugh (MacGregor Literary); Rachelle Gardner (Books & Such Literary); Shannon Hassan (Marsal Lyon Literary); Alex Barba (Inklings Literary).

Nov. 1, 2014: Indianapolis Writing Conference
Indianapolis, IN
Attending agents to pitch: Jen Karsbeak (Fuse/Foreword Literary); Laura Crockett (Triada US); Whitley Abell (Inklings Literary); and Andrew Scott (editor, Lacewing/Engine Books).

Oct. 11, 2014: Books by the Banks
Cincinnati, OH

Sept. 6, 2014: Minnesota Writing Workshop
St. Paul, MN

June 13-17, 2014: Southeastern Writers Conference
St. Simon’s Island, GA

June 6-8, 2014: Wyoming Writers Conference
Sheridan, WY

May 4, 2014: University of Central Arkansas MFA Event
Conway / Little Rock, AR

April 11-13, 2014: Missouri Writers Guild Conference
St. Louis, MO

March 30 – April 4, 2014: Worship Write With God (Christian Writing Retreat)
Asheville, NC

March 28-29, 2014: Northern Colorado Writers Conference
Fort Collins, CO

Feb. 1, 2014: PennWriters Pittsburgh Event
Pittsburgh, PA

Jan. 11, 2014: Capital City Writers “Write on the Red Cedar” Conference
Lansing, MI