Those of us who organize and produce the annual WriteAngles conference recently learned of the death of Daisy Mathias, a much admired and well-liked member of our group. For years she has helped to plan the conference, contributing both her wisdom and enthusiasm. For several years she served as the planning committee\’s coordinator. More recently […]
On Wed. Nov. 18th at 7 p.m. the Broadside Bookshop in Northampton will be celebrating the release of Knitting Pearls, an anthology by bestselling novelist, memoirist, and WriteAngles 2012 keynoter Ann Hood. WriteAngles 2015 panelist Cathi Hanauer will be reading from the piece she contributed to the anthology. Please come! Bring your knitting, obviously. writeangles
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We are very happy to announce that Susan Stinson and Carol Edelstein have agreed to be the keynote speakers for this year\’s WriteAngles conference. As published writers and well-established writers advocates, we know they will have no shortage of encouraging and inspiring words for writers. writeangles
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Ann Hood, our keynoter at last year\’s conference, will be reading and signing her new novel The Obituary Writer at 7pm on Monday, March 18. There will also be an open book group discussion of Ann’s book The Red Thread led by Elli Meeropol at 6pm. Read More. Book summary: On the day John F.
Ann Hood at the Odyssey Bookshop March 18 Read More »
Mark your calendars now for the annual WriteAngles conference that will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2013. Once again we\’ll be at the attractive and welcoming Willits-Hallowell Center on the Mount Holyoke College campus in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Planning is underway and we will let you know more as the conference shapes up. writeangles
Our 27th annual WriteAngles conference is now over. Thanks again to everyone who made it a success. We will begin planning for the 28th conference sometime in January of 2013 (TBA). If you are interested in becoming one of the planners, please let us know (Click on Contact Us in the right hand column). We
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Yes, it\’s all over, but we\’re already thinking of how we can WOW writers with WA 25, at which we will celebrate our 25th consecutive year! Yesterday was a big success and we thank everyone who made it happen — the planners, panelists, keynoters, Willits-Hallowell staff, and every single writer who attended. writeangles
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We can take pre-registrations until Friday at noon and expect to be able to accommodate a few people at the door. See you soon! writeangles
We have stopped taking names for agent meetings at this point. We will place names on a waiting list but cannot promise a meeting. Thanks for all the interest in this feature. We are, however, still taking registrations for the conference. writeangles
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We have had strong response from participants wanting to meet with agents but can still schedule a few more. Please note that this requires full registration (with payment) and will involve writing a one-page pitch letter for your book. You will be sent instructions after registration. writeangles
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