Third Annual Atlanta Writers Conference

May will bring flowers and a bang-up writing conference to Atlanta. Join Wino Writers Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the Third Annual Atlanta Writers Conference. According to the AWC site:

“The goal of this conference is to give you access to top literary agents–from six renowned agencies–who will respond to your pitches, critique the work you submit in advance, and educate you about the current environment of the publishing industry and the likely trends for the near future.”

What’s more, Shamus-award winning historical mystery author David Fulmer (a Wino Writer favorite!) will provide four talks on topics like query writing and even his infamous sex and violence lecture.

We’re excited about this conference and hope you’ll join us there!

What Do Agents Want?

That is the question. Of course, the answer varies widely. We Wino Writers think it’s best to answer this question by first asking, what do agents hate?

We found useful answers to that question on Writer’s Digest – click here to find out.

What have you found that agents want/don’t want/love/hate?

Work the Skirt!

Skirt! Magazine is a great place to get your essays published. This is a publication that can help you build your resume, your confidence or just place that personal piece that you’ve been working so hard on.

However, there are guidelines and the ones for 2009 are in – check ‘em out!