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Writers' League of Texas
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Latest News
2010 WLT Agents Conference
June 25-27, Hyatt Regency Austin
The lineup of agents and editors for the 2010 Writers' League
of Texas Agents Conference is beginning to take shape.
 Jud
Laghi of
LJK Literary Management will be in attendance. Jud has
represented a broad range of nonfiction and fiction, including
the bestsellers Brainiac
by Ken Jennings, The Hipster
Handbook by Robert Lanham,
Found: The Best Lost, Tossed
and Forgotten Items From Around the World by Davy
Rothbart, and Why Do Men Have
Nipples? by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg. He began
his career as a literary agent at ICM.
Register early and
save!
Registration fees for the 2010 WLT Agents Conference go up on
January 1, so if you want to attend, be sure to take advantage
of the early-bird rates: $309
for WLT members ($369 for nonmembers). Remember, the
earlier you register, the better your chances of scheduling a
consultation with the agent of your choice!
Register here!
Save on room reservations, too: Save $10 per night at the
Hyatt if you make your reservations by December 31! See our
WLT Agents Conference Hotel Accommodations page for
details on making reservations online or by phone.
 Congrats
to the 2009 NaNoWriMos!
We want to extend a hearty
congratulations to this year's NaNoWriMos -- otherwise known
as writers who completed the National Novel Writing Month
challenge. You did it! To show our support, we are offering
WLT members 50% off of the submission fee for the
2010 WLT Manuscript Contest (nonmember NaNoWriMoers
receive $10 off the submission fee). Just submit a copy
of your NaNoWriMo certificate along with your Manuscript
Contest entry to get the discount.
 The
WLT Holiday Party and Raffle at Nuevo
Leon
Was a Great Success!
Great food, conversation, and our fabulous raffle prizes were
the highlights of the 2010 WLT Holiday Party. We'd like to
congratulate Bill Holloway,
the grand prize winner of the 2010 WLT Agents Conference
registration. Pictured above, enjoying themselves at the
party:
John Pipkin, Carol
Dawson, and WLT's Executive Director
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Creative Nonfiction Course with Gail Folkins
Starts
January 13 - meets alternate Wednesdays, 6-8:50 pm,
at St. Edward's University (New College). Taught by Gail
Folkins, author of Texas
Dance Halls. For information, email gfolkins@austin.rr.com
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Giving Back to the Writers' League
End-of-Year
Giving
Give back to the League this holiday season
and help us to continue to support you by providing the
latest information on publishing trends and the craft of
writing through our diverse programming, services, and
events. Every dollar counts, so we've made it especially
easy to donate this year.
Click here or visit the
WLT homepage and click on the big blue "Donate to the
Writers' League" bow. You can't miss it!
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Holiday Break
In honor of the holidays,
the WLT office will be closed December 24 - January 1, 2010!
We will be open again Monday Jan. 4.
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Online Class:
How to Get Freelance Work
with Eric
Butterman
February 16-March 16
With five weekly chats
7-8 p.m. CST on Tuesdays, February 16, February 23,
March 2, March, 9, & March 16
With publishing companies laying off workers, freelance
writers offer them a cheaper alternative -- yep, you might
actually make more money. The sad truth is the success of
a freelance writer isn't usually just based on quality of
work or marketing. It's often about who's the most
organized, has a clear plan for future goals, and
understands how to best execute it.
In this course, you'll learn pitching from actual pitches
that sold for $1,000 or more, and we'll write pitches
together and analyze them for a better chance at landing
assignments.
Each Monday a lecture will be e-mailed out, followed by
everyone meeting in a chat room every Tuesday night.
Eric Butterman is a
freelance writer and teacher who's written for more than
fifty publications, including
Glamour and
ESPN.com.
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The Practice of
Reading and Writing Together
with Saundra Goldman
Five sessions on Sundays
3-6 p.m. January 10,
February 14, March 14, April 11, & May 16
This class combines writing practice with the practice
of close and careful reading for craft. Each month we
will cover a different book, selected for its example
of structure, scene, setting, etc. Then, we'll try
those techniques in class using the structure of
writing practice. In between meetings, students will
write in small groups.
This class requires a commitment to regular writing
practice, reading the assigned material at least once,
and reading/listening to each others work without
judgment or comment. While we will not be working on
specific projects, students can use the class to
strengthen work in progress or begin new work.
Students have the opportunity to turn in one piece of
writing to the instructor, between 10 and 15 pages,
for feedback.
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Reminder:
There will be no third Thursday
Happy Hour or Monthly Program in December! They'll
resume on January 21.
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The Writers' League is now offering a more streamlined
gift certificate system. Memberships, workshops, and
conference registrations can now be given as gifts to
literary-minded loved ones for the holidays! Gift
certificates in predetermined dollar amounts may also be
purchased. Whatever you choose, recipients will receive a
special code to use on any Writers' League event or
product in our online store, making redemption easier
than ever.
For more information, contact Kate at the Writers' League
(Kate@writersleague.org) or
visit our online store!
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Member News
E.P. Garth (Toledo Bend Lake, LA) just
self-published a new novel through Ingram Press and
Booklocker.com, Off the
Air: A Pat Cassidy Novel. When Pat Cassidy stumbles
upon 1976 political corruption in Texas, he teams up with
his best friend, newsman Brett Tucker. The result is murder
and cover-up involving the most powerful politician in the
Lone Star State. Scheduled book signings include Sabine
Parish Library, Many, LA., 9 a.m.-12 p.m., December 12, and
Kolache Depot Bakery, 114 W. Brown Street, Ennis, Texas, 10
a.m.-12 p.m. December 19.
Jim H. Ainsworth's (Commerce) novel
Home Light Burning
is now available from Sunstone Press. Two brothers are
warned that the rivers of Texas will run red with the
blood of former Confederate soldiers. Violence pursues the
brothers and their families -- until one violent act goes
too far. For information, visit
www.sunstonepress.com.
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Send Us Your News!
We want to help you get the word out to other members about
book signings, appearances, book releases, publications,
etc.
Please submit items of up to 50 words describing upcoming
events or success story, and we'll run them in the "Member
News" section of future
Footnotes and Scribe.
News items should include links to your web site and /or
stores, publications, and so on.
At least two weeks before publication, please send your
news to
submissions@writersleague.org
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Writers' League of Texas is a non-profit corporation, funded
in part by the
City of Austin,
Texas Commission on the Arts, and
National Endowment for the Arts.
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