Featuring Keynote Speaker, NY Times bestselling author, Jennifer Cruisie

Special guest speaker, multi-award winning, Anne Stuart.


Agenda

Workshops


 

Friday August 10:

  • registrations open 8 am
  • Friday morning workshop (morning tea provided)
  • lunch
  • Friday afternoon workshop (afternoon tea provided)
  • Harlequin 'meet the authors' cocktail party--theme 'Venetian ‘Carnevale’'

Saturday August 11

  • registrations open 7.30 am
  • opening address
  • plenary sessions
  • morning tea
  • morning tutorials
  • lunch
  • afternoon tutorials
  • afternoon tea
  • plenary sessions
  • AGM
  • Awards dinner 7pm

Sunday August 12

  • pink breakfast 6.30 start
  • plenary session
  • morning tea
  • morning tutorials
  • author chats
  • lunch
  • afternoon tutorials
  • afternoon tea
  • plenary session
  • close of conference

Editor and Agent Appointments

Sheila Hodgson, M&B London Senior editor

Conference Flyer and Hotel registration form
(please note, this is a 4 page document)

Conference Registration form (2 page document)

To view the Conference Hotel,  (4 Points Sheraton Darling Harbour), click this link

For a list of alternative hotels, please click here

If you wish to pre-order how-to books, please click here for the catalog (.pdf format)

HELPFUL INFORMATION

To check out the conference FAQ's, click here (available soon!)

To check out the general information sheet, click here.  (word format)

if you have any questions, please contact the conference coordinator
 

Anna Campbell and Annie West
Unleash the Alpha Hero!

Jennifer Crusie (Friday Morning Workshop)
Analysing your original story idea, the characters, core conflict and plot

Jennifer Crusie (Friday Afternoon Workshop)
Pacing, character and the unity of your book

Anna Jacobs
How to turn a good idea into a Great story

Bronwyn Jameson
Tension: Making your Story a Pageturner

Mary Hawkins
Writing for the Inspirational market

Alex May & Allison Tait
Making Freelance Writing pay

Terry McLaughlin
Point of View--a different perspective

Valarie Parv
Romance Writing's Brave New World--parts 1 & 2)

Paula Roe
Goal, Motivation and Conflict

Denise Rossetti and Christine Wells
Inspiration/Perspiration

Allison Rushby
How to Structure your Story

Alison Stuart
Cutting the Perfect Gem

Anne Stuart
Writing Dark Contemporary Fiction

Anne Stuart, Elizabeth Rolls, Anne Gracie, Anna Campbell & Alison Stuart
Historical Romance

Angela Verdenius
Sci-fi/Futuristic Romance

Deborah Wallace (Detective Superintendent)
My life of Crime

Published Author Workshops

Jenny Crusie
Theme and Motif masterclass

Marion Lennox
Round table discussion: staying published--the next learning curve

 

 


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