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Saturday, April 09, 2005

Event: Small Press Center Writer's Conference

The Small Press Center’s
1st Annual New York Round Table Writer’s Conference
The Small Press Center is pleased to sponsor the
1st Annual New York Round Table Writers' Conference
on Friday and Saturday, April 29 - 30, 2005.

An alternative to the traditional writers' conference, the
Round Table offers the unique opportunity for writers
to meet the movers and shakers at the heart of the publishing
industry: A-List editors, agents, publicists, authors, and publishers.
The literary luminaries taking part include bestselling
authors Mary Higgins Clark, Meg Wolitzer, Michael Connelly,
Jonathan Ames and Rona Jaffe. The conference boasts a
diverse lineup of panelists from all corners of the industry:
Representatives from publishing houses of all types and
sizes, including Random House, Crown, W.W. Norton,
John Wiley & Sons, Simon & Schuster, Seven Stories Press,
Soft Skull Press, Warner Books; Literary agents from
James Fitzgerald Agency, The Jeff Herman Agency,
Susan Golomb Literary Agency, Marcy Posner Literary
Agency, and more; Representatives from top writers'
organizations, including PEN, Authors Guild, Poets & Writers;
And the media, including New York Times Book Review,
CBS Early Show, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and
Salon.com.

Place: Small Press Center ( 20 West 44th Street / NYC)
Date: Friday April 29 and Saturday, April 30, 2005
Time: All dayPrice: 2-days: $295.00, one-day: $195.00

Up to date SPC members get an additional 10% discount
MFA students with a valid student ID are eligible for a special rate
contact the Small Press Center for detailsPhone:
212-764-7021 for more details Email: smallpress@aol.com
Website: http://smallpress.org