4th Annual New York Roundtable Writers' Conference

April 11-12, 2008
New York City

http://www.writersconferencenyc.org

The New York Center for Independent Publishing hosts this conference, which focuses on the business of writing. Attendees range from new to experienced writers. Sample topics include:

• Writing Book Proposals
• Writing a Winning Query Letter
• Online Publishing
• PR and Marketing
• Independent Publishers
• Self Publishing
  

Editors, agents, publicists, authors, and publishers, including representatives from major publishing houses (HarperCollins, Random House, Simon & Schuster, McGraw-Hill) will be present.

Registration Fees: Early bird - $225 for one day; $325 for both days; includes a copy of Getting Your Book Published for Dummies. Regular - $250 for one day; $350 for both days

Early-bird Deadline: March 15, 2008

Questions: Call: 212.764.7021 or e-mail: nycip@nycip.org

Reminder of Upcoming Events

Self-Publishing Symposium, New York City: March 9, 2008 http://www.aspicomm.com/selfpublishingsymposium

The American Society of Journalists & Authors Annual Conference, New York City: April 12-13, 2008
http://www.asja.org/wc/2008

BookExpo America, Los Angeles: May 29 – June 1, 2008
http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/

Black Writers Reunion & Conference, Tampa: June 19-21, 2008
http://www.blackwriters.org/

Harlem Book Fair, New York City: July 19, 2008
http://www.qbr.com/

2008 Cushcity.com Book Club Cruise: August 24-31, 2008 http://www.cushcity.com/displaypages/2008cruise.htm

Queens Book Fair, Queens, NY: August 30, 2008
http://www.queensbookfair.com/index.html