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Missouri Writers' Guild Annual Conference
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Website
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missouriwritersguild.org/conference-home/
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Year Established
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1915
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Program Description
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Workshops (fiction/nonfiction, romance, mystery, screenwriting, query letters, book design), critiques, pitches to literary agents, Slush Pile sessions, awards banquet & keynote address. Eight (8) Sunday master classes.
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Number of Programs/Year
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1
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Program Length
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3 Days
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Group Size or S:T Ratio
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200
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Program Focus
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Screenwriting, Business/Technical, Publishing, Romance, Marketing, Non-fiction, Young Adult, Autobiography/Memoir, Mystery, Fiction
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Faculty
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Literary agents Nikki Terpilowski, Caroline, George, Savannah Brooks, and Jill Marr (remote). Claudia Shelton, Karen Sargent, Steve Wiegenstein, Paul Bass, Ellie Searl, and The Deadly Duo, Bill & Sharon Hopkins.
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Costs
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$135 early bird registration until January 31, 2019; Student-$135; MWG members-$150; Chapter members-$175; non-members-$200. Master classes-$75. Critiques: $40 & $60. Volunteer registration-$75 (limited to first 12). See conference website for details.
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U.S. Locations
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Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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Months
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May
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Sponsor's Facebook Page
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www.facebook.com/pages/The-Missouri-Writers-Guild/123164441031618?ref=ts&fref=ts
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Contact
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Donna J. Essner
Conference Chair
Missouri Writers' Guild
United States
E-Mail: mwgconferenceinfo@gmail.com
@mowritersguild
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