Care to promote your writing conference?
I'm a big fan of writing conferences. Sure, some meet our personal budget and current needs better than others, and not everyone you encounter leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy about your future potential, but if you go along with an open mind, the positives far outweigh any negatives.
If you know of a writing conference taking place this year, please share a link to its homepage in a comment. I'll upload it into the main post here.
FEBRUARY
SCBWI Winter Conference
Fri-Sun, February 12-14 2016 - New York, New York
Farpoint Convention
Fri-Sun, February 12-14 2016 - Timonium, Maryland
MARCH
Create Something Magical Writers & Readers Conference
Sat-Sun, March 19th - 20th, 2016 - Iselin, New Jersey
APRIL
The Write Stuff Conference
Thurs-Sat, April 9th - 11th, 2016 - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Pikes Peak Writers Conference
Fri-Sun, April 15th-17th, 2016 - Colorado Springs, CO
Malice Domestic
Fri-Sun, Apr 29th - May 1st, 2016 - Bethesda, Maryland
DFW Writer's Conference
Sat-Sun, April 23rd-24th, 2016 - Dallas, Texas
MAY
Balticon
Thurs-Sun, May 27th - 30th, 2016 - Baltimore, Maryland
JUNE
Philadelphia Writers' Conference
Fri-Sun, June, 2016 (exact dates tba) - Philadelphia, PA
SCBWI NJ Chapter - Summer Conference
Sat-Sun, June, 2016 (exact dates tba) - Plainsboro , New Jersey
JULY
IWWG Summer conference
Thurs-Mon, July 15th - 22nd, 2016 - Litchfield, CT
Shore Leave
Fri-Sun, July 15th - 17th, 2016 - Hunt Valley, Maryland
AUGUST
Deadly Ink
Fri-Sun, August 5th - 7th, 2016 - New Brunswick, New Jersey
Killer Nashville
Thurs-Sun, August 18th - 21st, 2016 - Nashville, Tennessee
SEPTEMBER
Women Who Write (Men are also welcome at the conference)
Saturday, September, 2016 (exact dates tba) - Madison, NJ
OCTOBER
Put Your Heart in a Book
Fri-Sat, October 2016 (exact dates tba) - Iselin, NJ
Magna Cum Murder
Fri-Sun, October 2016 (exact dates tba) - Indianapolis, Indiana
NOVEMBER
Philcon 2016
Fri-Sun, November 2016 (exact dates tba) - Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Crime Bake
Fri-Sun, November 2016 (exact dates tba) - Dedham, Massachusetts
DECEMBER
SOME FUN, CONFERENCE-RELATED LINKS:
10 Things You Shouldn’t Say to an Agent During an In-Person Pitch
The Agent Pitch: 10 Responses You Don't Want to Hear