Opportunities

Event listings and opportunities of interest to writers, publishers, artists and illustrators

Self-Publishers Online Conference May 12-14

the second annual Self-Publishers Online Conference (SPOC) which will be held May 12-14, 2010. There is NO cost to attend the virtual event live, and you can learn from the comfort of your home or office.
A total of fifteen publishing experts will share tips and advice for both aspiring and veteran self-publishers. The event also features an online exhibit hall with book industry vendors, Q&A roundtables, and online discussion tools so attendees can network with one another. For more information or to register, visit the SPOC Web site at http://www.SelfPublishersOnlineConference.com.

OWFI Conference

OWFI (Oklahoma Writer’s Federation, Inc.) will hold its forty-second annual conference on April 29 – May 1, 2010 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Headlining the conference…

Spring Book Show in Atlanta

Spring book show March 26-28, Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, Georgia. All registered attendees attend the SIBA educational seminars for free. www.springbookshow.com

Short Story Competition

Lorian Hemingway short story competition enters its 30th year. To submit, go to http://www.shortstorycompetition.com/submissions.php and read the guidelines carefully—there are a lot of rules to follow. Deadline is April 1,…

Writer's Digest Writing Competition

79th annual Writer’s Digest writing competition’s deadline is May 14, 2010. More than $30,000 in cash and prizes for the ten categories—includes a trip for two to New York for…

Writers-Editors Contest

Enter your best fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s lit in the 2010 international writing contest sponsored each year by Writers-Editors.com. Postmark deadline is March 15. For complete guidelines see http://www.writerseditors.com/Writers/Contests/Contest_Guidelines/contest_guidelines.htm.

Seven-Day Mystery Cruise

A Web site is up for the seven-day mystery cruise to the Mexican Riviera next November: www.2010mysterycruise.blogspot.com Panels and presentations are being pulled together as authors sign up. Short mystery…

Spring Book Show in Atlanta

Spring Book Show, March 26-28, 2010, Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, GA, www.springbookshow.com or call Cathie Eargle at 865-922-7490 to register.

CLAS Book Proposal Workshop

CLAS is sponsoring a three-session book proposal workshop on February 3, 10 and 17, 7-9 p.m., at Bank of Books, 748 East Main Street, Ventura, CA. The workshop will include…

2010 San Francisco Book Festival

The 2010 San Francisco Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program celebrating the best books of the spring season. The event will hold its awards…