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Patricia Fry is presenting a workshop on writing a book proposal at the Maryland Writers' Association Conference May 2-3 at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum, Maryland. For more information and to register go to http://www.marylandwriters.org/conferences.html.

Patricia Fry is currently teaching her online article-writing course. If you want to join in, it may not be too late. Contact Patricia at PLFry620@yahoo.com. Learn more about Patricia's online, on demand courses at http://www.matilijapress.com/courses.htm.

PMA announces that its 2008 Publishing University will take place May 27-29, 2008 at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. For details, visit www.pma-online.org or call (310) 372-2732. As a member of SPAWN, you can save $50! Join SPAWN by going to www.spawn.org and clicking Join in the top left corner. Let us know you are signing up to attend the University and we’ll send you the code to enter for the $50 savings. Enjoy networking and learning in Los Angeles and with SPAWN membership, continue learning year round. For details on Publishing University, visit The Independent Book Publishers Association’s website or contact Terry Nathan, Executive Director, The Independent Book Publishers Association at 310-372-2732. Register today and join us for three days of knowledge and networking at the 2008 Publishing University.

Heartland Writers Guild is having a Writing Conference June 7, 2008 at University Center Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. They're also running a flash fiction contest alongside this conference. For more information: http://www.heartlandwriters.org, Heartland Writers Guild, POB 652, Kennett, MO 63857.

At the Nebraska Summer Writers’ Conference you’ll enjoy energizing interaction with other writers. But that won’t stop when the conference ends. Our year-long “virtual conference” keeps going with exclusive access to Internet-based writer resources, support and discussion boards.

• June 14th - 20th, 2008
• Novels, nonfiction, screenwriting, poetry & more
• Weekend and week-long curriculum options
• Learn from successful writers, agents and editors

Nebraska Summer Writers' Conference
Department of English, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0333
(402) 472-3067
nswc@unl.edu

The 2008 Santa Barbara Writers Conference takes place June 21-26. Ray Bradbury joins the conference for its 36th year, and Joseph Wambaugh will be one of the featured speakers. Register by going to https://www.sbwritersconference.com/ or by calling (805) 964-0367.

The 2008 New York Book Festival has set Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28 as the dates for its annual program celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the world’s publishing capital. Grand prize for the 2008 New York Book Festival Author of the Year is $1,500 and a flight to New York for the awards and our day festival in Central Park. For more information: www.newyorkbookfestival.com.

In June 2008, the Swedish Writers’ Union launches WALTIC - the Value of Words, the first literary world congress of its kind. From June 28-July 2, 2008, 1,000 writers, translators and scholars will gather for a mutual manifestation of the value of words and in support of human rights. For more information: www.waltic.com.

The Highlights Foundation is holding its 24^th annual Writers Workshop at Chautauqua, Chautauqua, NY, on July 12-19, 2008. The conference includes seminars, small-group workshops, and one-on-one sessions with some of the most accomplished and prominent authors, illustrators, editors, critics, and publishers in the world of children’s literature. It has something to offer for folks at all levels. For more information: www.HighlightsFoundation.org.

The third annual Ventura Book Festival will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza, Ventura Beach, at California Street and Harbor Boulevard in Ventura. The festival is in a beautiful location, only steps from the promenade, the ocean, and the historic Ventura Pier. California Literary Arts Society (CLAS) is accepting reservations now for exhibitor space. This year they are offering a special fee for those who would like to share a table with one other exhibitor. The registration deadline is July 19. However, to be assured of a listing in the festival program, exhibitors must register at least two weeks prior to the event. The fee per booth is $125 for those who register by June 30 and $150 after that date. The fee for half a table is $65 by June 30 and $80 afterward. For more information, call (805) 643-3385 or get Membership applications and book festival exhibitor applications at the CLAS web site, www.literaryarts-ca.org.

The Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference takes place August 13-24, 2008 at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. For more information: http://www.middlebury.edu/blwc.

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