Creating the Conference
Conferences offer an unparalleled opportunity for writers to make strides toward their publishing dreams while learning more about the business and craft of writing. Even if you have no interest in managing a writing conference, the following offers a glimpse of the efforts undertaken on your behalf whenever you attend one.
The advice and opinions offered here are based on my experience as the creator and director of 20 Atlanta Writers Conferences (and counting), sponsored by the nonprofit, 105-year-old Atlanta Writers Club. Because of our twice-yearly event, thousands of writers have become better informed about the industry, scores have signed with literary agents and acquisitions editors, and some have achieved life-changing levels of success.
