The RWA National Conference is in Anaheim, CA, July 25 – 28, 2012. Registration opened January 18th. Check out the site for additional information.
Classes available through RWA
JANUARY 27
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE** Hypnosis: How It Works; How to Write About It Convincingly. Presenter: Jeannie Eddy. Kiss of Death. http://www.rwamysterysuspense.org/coffin.html.
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE** Channeling Your Characters. Presenter: Alicia Rasley. Kiss of Death. http://www.rwamysterysuspense.org/coffin.html.
FEBRUARY 1
**CLASS BEGINS ** Finished Now What. Presenter: Alexa Bourne. Feb. 1–29. Outreach International Romance Writers. http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/#FEB.
**CLASS BEGINS** Yummy Heroes Workshop. Presenters: Jackie Ivie/Teresa Bodwell. Feb. 1–15. Outreach International Romance Writers. http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/#FEB.
**CLASS BEGINS** Romance Writing 101. Presenter: Anne Marie Novark. Feb. 1–15. Outreach International Romance Writers. http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/#FEB.
**CLASS BEGINS** Developing the Brand You. Presenter: Jennifer Fusco. Feb. 1–15. Celtic Hearts Romance Writers. http://www.celtichearts.org/workshops.html.
**CLASS BEGINS** Steamed Up: Writing Erotic Steampunk. Presenter: Christine D’Abo. Passionate Ink. http://www.passionateink.org/workshops/.
FEBRUARY 3
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE** The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing. Presenter: Mayra Calvani. Feb. 6–24. Lowcountry RWA. http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/#FEB1.
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE** The Dreaded Synopsis. Presenter: Elizabeth Sinclair. Feb. 6–24. Lowcountry RWA. http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/#FEB2.
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE** Whose Story Is This? Presenter: Susan Palmquist. Feb. 6–17. Lowcountry RWA. http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/#FEB3.
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE** Completing Your Mystery. Presenter: Jaqueline Corcoran. Feb. 6–24. Lowcountry RWA. http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/#FEB4.
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE** Fiction to Freelance in Six Easy Steps. Presenter: Beth Morrow. Feb. 6–24. Lowcountry RWA. http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/#FEB5.
Other Conferences and Events
**REGISTRATION DEADLINE** Silken Sands 2012 Conference. Speakers: Beverley Kendall and Barbara Vey. Early bird registration deadline Feb. 1; conference held March 16–18, 2012, on Pensacola Beach. Gulf Coast RWA. http://www.gccrwa.com/silkensands/.
Save the Cat!®: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need by the late Blake Snyder presented by Jessica Brody. April 14 and 15. (9am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday). It will take place at the Wyndham Garden Hotel near the airport.
More details about the workshop can be found here:
http://www.blakesnyder.com/services/novel-writing-beat-sheet-workshop/