Conferences & Residencies

Retreats—from Atlanta to Las Vegas.

The 2019 Atlanta Writers Conference, sponsored by the Atlanta Writers Club, will be held from May 3 to May 4 at the Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel. The conference features publishing panels, pitch sessions, manuscript and query letter critiques, and a workshop on author branding for fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and graphic novelists. Participating publishing professionals include editors Rebecca Brewer (Ace/Berkley Publishing Group), Stephanie Guerdan (HarperCollins), Jennifer Gunnels (Tor Books), Emily Hartley (Ballantine Books), Chelcee Johns (37 INK), Danielle Marshall (Lake Union Publishing /Amazon Publishing), Grace MenaryWinefield (Sourcebooks), and Kristine Swartz (Berkley Publishing Group); and agents Caroline George (Cyle Young Literary Elite), Natalie Grazian (Martin Literary & Media Management), Julie Gwinn (Seymour Agency), Sharon Pelletier (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret), Michelle Richter (Fuse Literary), Elizabeth Winick Rubinstein (McIntosh & Otis), Jennifer March Soloway (Andrea Brown Literary Agency), and Léonicka Valcius (Transatlantic Agency). The cost of a single session ranges from $50 to $170, depending on the activity; the cost of the full conference, which includes two manuscript critiques, one query letter critique, two pitch sessions, and the author branding workshop, is $620. For nonmembers of the Atlanta Writers Club, an additional $50 membership fee is also required. Lodging is available at the conference hotel for a discounted rate of $119 per night until April 11. The deadline to register for a manuscript critique is April 3. Space is limited; registration is first come, first served. The general registration deadline is May 2. Visit the website for more information. Atlanta Writers Conference, 1285

Willeo Creek Drive, Roswell, GA 30075. George Weinstein, Conference Director. awconference@gmail.com

atlantawritersconference.com