It's Almost Time for the Annual 2016 WRITE NOW Writer's Conference in Raleigh

Registration is now open! The Triangle Association of Freelancers (TAF) invites all to our 9th annual freelance writing conference. It promises to be our best event yet! Save the date! April 30, 2016

Keynote Address: 

Getting Published in Today’s World

by Brian Klems, Editor at Writer’s Digest

Brian will also be presenting a session: 15 Tips in How to Write Like the Pros.

Brian will be joined by other fantastic presenters such as:

Scott Myers on Character Development for Screenwriters

Linda Formichelli with Pay the Writer: Making Sure you Get What you Deserve

Tom Welch shares Running Your Business: Financial Tips for Writers

Don Vaughan on The Seven Pillars of Freelance Success

Frank Hyman shares Column Writing for Beginners

Laura Poole gives us tips on Self-Editing Made Easy

Connie Gentry tells us about Writing for Trade Publications

Please note that Write Now! 2016 will be held at a NEW location: The McKimmon Conference & Training Center 1101 Gorman Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27606

TAF has worked extremely hard to keep the cost affordable for all writers.

Registration is just $69; $59 for students with valid ID & seniors 65-plus; $80 at the door.

Registration includes all conference activities, coffee before the workshops, a catered box lunch, and all beverages. We also will be giving away some EXCITING DOOR PRIZES!

To learn more, or to register via PayPal, 

please visit

http://tafnc.com/WriteNow.html

Writer's Workshop

October 24th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

With New York Times, USA Today 

Bestselling Author Joshilyn Jackson

sponsored by the Heart of Carolina Romance Writers 

(HCRW) a chapter of Romance Writers of America. 

 Location: the new Hilton Garden located at 3912 Arrow Drive in Raleigh. A book signing, open to the public, will follow the workshop.

The workshop will be conducted by Jackson, who is the author of Gods in Alabama, Between, Georgia, The Girl Who Stopped Swimming, Backseat Saints, and A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty. Jackson will present “No Place Like Mine,” a discussion on how to create richly imagined, evocative settings that can transport readers to the world of your book. Her books have been translated into a dozen languages, won SIBA’s novel of the year, twice been a #1 Book Sense Pick, twice won Georgia Author of the Year, and twice been shortlisted for the Townsend prize. 

Registration is now open. The session is expected to fill quickly, so early registration is encouraged.

Full day: $65 for HCRW/CRW members / $72 for non-members

Afternoon only: $35 for HCRW/CRW members / $40 for non-members

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, both workshops and priority at book signing. A convenient box lunch can be pre-ordered and raffle tickets for gift baskets will be available at the event.

For more information email 

vicepresidentprogramming@heartofcarolina.org. 

To register please click here.