Moonlight and Magnolias….
For the past two years I have not been able to attend the national RWA conference. However, this year…..I will be attending the Moonlight and Magnolias conference presented by the Georgia Romance Writers. To be held in Atlanta, this year’s theme is the Course of True Love. Sounds heavenly!
Keynote speaker will be Eloisa James, one of my current favorite authors. I had the opportunity to hear her speak in Washington DC at the RWA conference a couple of years ago and I must say she is an incredibly entertaining and insightful writer. I look forward to hearing her speak again.
I have never attended a local conference…but am really looking forward to seeing the presentation of the Maggies. Those judging the unpublished works this year are (information taken from the Georgia Romance Writers website):
Single Title–Holly Blanck, Editor, St. Martins Press*
Series Contemporary–Victoria Curran, Editor, Harlequin*
Inspirational–Charlene Patterson, Editor, Bethany House*
Historical–Tessa Woodward, Editor, Avon
Paranormal–Claire Eddy, Sr. Editor, Tor
Young Adult–Leah Hultenschmidt, Editor, Sourcebooks*
*Also attending the 2011 Moonlight & Magnolias conference.
There will also be a presentation of the Maggie Medallion to a worthy published author!
I am looking forward to meeting other Southern writers as well as writers from other parts of the country (and hopefully a few from other countries).
There will be a wonderful Book Fair, an awards’ ceremony with dinner and dancing and many workshops for published and aspiring authors.
My first conference meeting of this year…and I am getting pretty excited!
KW
Karen,
I usually read but do not reply, but I wanted to stop by to wish you great writing and to enjoy the conference.
Regards,
Robert Meacham
Robert!!! Great to see you are still out there reading…I’d wondered how you’ve been!
Thank you Karen. I would love to catch up if you have the time to email me. I can not wait to read your final manuscript.
Karen, thank you so much for commenting at Writers LiPP today. I am so happy to know you are coming to M&M and look forward to meeting you. As for dinner Friday night, there will be a handful of individuals hosting small groups going to various restaurants near the hotel. I’m not sure where I will end up, but you are always welcome to hang with me. My cell phone number is XXX-XXX-XXXX if you need anything. Can’t wait!