Wyoming Writers, Inc. - 2008 Conference

34th Annual Conference
June 6-8, 2008, Casper, Wyo.
Ramada Inn

Conference hotel name change

The location is the same, but the hotel name has changed. Please note: the Holiday Inn on the River is now the Ramada Inn.

Conference brochure and registration form

Get all the details! Download the conference brochure now! Or request a brochure from conference@wyowriters.org or 307-283-2813. Register by May 15 for the Early Bird discount.

About Casper

Casper is located in Natrona County in central Wyoming, easily accessible from Interstate 25. Settled in the late 1800s, it was the point of convergence for all major westward trails - Oregon Trail, California Trail, Mormon Trail, Bridger Trail, Bozeman Trail, and Pony Express Trail. Wyoming's second-largest city, Casper has diverse terrain and abundant wildlife, and is home to a vigorous downtown with plentiful restaurants and shopping.

For more area information, visit the Casper Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Conference faculty

Screenwriting: Robert Ben Garant, screenwriter for A Night at the Museum, and Comedy Central's hit show, Reno911!

Poetry: Ray Gonzalez, author of 10 books of poetry and former poetry editor of The Bloomsbury Review.

Fiction: Masha Hamilton, author of three novels, including two Book Sense picks, Hamilton served as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press in the Middle East and Moscow.

Literary agents: Rita Rosenkranz, founded the Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency in 1990 after a career as an editor with major New York houses; and Katharine Sands, agent and author of Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent's Eye, a collection of pitching wisdom from leading literary agents.

Read more about this year's conference faculty HERE.

One-on-one sessions with literary agents

Are you ready for a literary agent? Bring your proposals and find out what you are doing right, and what needs fixing. Pitch your project to Rita Rosenkranz or Katharine Sands, literary agents looking for good writers marketing good work. Rosenkranz will have 20 one-on-one slots and Sands 15 slots on a first-come, first-served basis, with a sign-up sheet at the registration table.

Conference bookstore

Want to buy books? Find your favorite books by conference faculty and Wyoming writers! The bookstore will be open through the conference in the Birch Room.

Want to sell books? Contact Tammy Fleetwood, Ralph's Books, ralphsbooks@juno.com or 1-800-767-9946, if you are registering for the conference and want your books carried in the bookstore. She will order the books for you or you may arrange to bring them to the conference. Her commission is the standard 40% of sales.

Conference scholarships

A limited number of conference scholarships are available. Application deadline: postmark by April 25, 2008. For more details, contact Scholarship Chair Nancy Wall at 208-238-8079 or scholarship@wyowriters.org.

Bringing a guest?

Trips to local museums, shopping and other Casper attractions are planned for non-registered guests of conference attendees. No need to sign up in advance -- inquire at the registration table.

Hotel information

The Ramada Inn (formerly the Holiday Inn on the River), Casper, is the site for this year's conference. A block of rooms has been reserved until May 18th. Special conference rates at the Holiday Inn are $80 (tax included) for up to 4 persons per room. The toll-free reservation number is 1-877-576-8636. Be sure to ask for a room in the Wyoming Writers' block to ensure you are charged our group rate.

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