Romance Writers of Australia's 20th Annual Conference

From Here To Eternity

August 11-14, 2011

Hilton on the Park, Melbourne  

 


With thanks to our sponsors:



      


       




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Places filling fast - don't miss out!

***UPDATE JULY 13: REGISTRATION for SAT/SUN CONFERENCE CLOSED.
JULY 27: Friday workshop, A-Day, Cocktail Party and Awards Dinner closed

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Thursday August 11th: Professional Development Day for Published Authors ; Pre-Conference Tour ; Bonus Pitching Workshop
Friday August 12th: WARRIOR WRITER Workshop; Bonus Sessions ; Editor/Agent pitches
Friday evening: The Harlequin "Roaring 20's" Cocktail Party
Sat/Sun August 13th-14th: 20th Annual Conference , 2 days of plenary and breakout sessions, panels and workshops, editor/agent pitches
Saturday night: 20th Anniversary Awards Dinner


NEW THIS YEAR: REGISTER ON-LINE FOR ALL EVENTS
Please note that each event is priced separately. You can choose to register for one, two, three or all of the events. Guest tickets are also available for the evening events. Accommodation at the Hilton can also be booked on-line with the link provided.

Registration prices:

 
MEMBER EB
MEMBER FULL
NON-MEM EB
NON-MEM FULL
GUEST
AUTHOR DAY
$125
$150
$180
$200
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FRIDAY WORKSHOP
$150
$170
$180
$200
-
COCKTAIL PARTY*
$60
$60
$60
$60
$60
CONFERENCE#
$390
$425
$450
$500
-
AWARDS NIGHT
$90
$90
$110
$110
$110

EB = Early Bird, register by April 30           Full = after April 30
*A Cocktail Party ticket is included with your Conference# registration. Ticket price only applies if you're not registering for Conference#.

Featured Speakers

Kelley Armstrong
#1 NYT bestselling author of young adult urban fantasy, plus paranormal suspense and crime series.

Bob Mayer
ex-Special Forces, now NYT bestselling author and acclaimed life-change speaker and writing workshop presenter.

Susan Wiggs
3-time RITA winner and #1 NYT bestselling author of womens' fiction, contemporary romance and historical romance.



Marion Lennox
USA-Today bestselling author of category/series romance, twice a RITA winner, twice a R♥BY winner.



Angela James
Executive editor of Carina Press, Harlequin's digital-first imprint, and well-known advocate for digital publishing.

Stephanie Laurens
New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and USA-Today bestselling author of historical romance.

Erika Tsang
Executive editor at Avon Books, HarperCollins NY, seeking paranormal, historical and high concept women's fiction.

Lucy Gilmour
Editor at Harlequin Mills & Boon, UK, currently with the Modern/Sexy team but has a wide knowledge of all Harlequin's publishing programmes.

Kristin Nelson
literary agent specialising in commercial fiction, principal of The Nelson Agency, blogs at pubrants.blogspot.com.

 

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