Chapter Events
Local RWA chapters offer a number of conferences, contests, and workshops. Listed below are the chapter contests and conferences scheduled for the coming months.
Email [email protected] to submit your event.
Disclaimer: RWA includes contests, conferences, and online workshops from fully affiliated RWA chapters in good standing on RWA’s Chapter Events page. RWA chapters are separate legal entities. The inclusion of an RWA chapter contest, conference, online workshop, and/or speaker on the RWA website does not constitute an endorsement or approval by RWA in any way.
Contests
NHRA's 2024 Romance Novel Blurb Contest
Sponsor: New Hampshire Romance Writers of America Chapter
How and When to Enter: On or after March 15, 2024, submit an application that includes a PDF of your blurb and a fee of $20 per contest submission (maximum of two; fee is $15 for New Hampshire Romance Writers of America members)
Dates: March 15- April 30, 2024
More information: https://nhrwa.wordpress.com/special-events/2024-blurb-contest/
Online Workshops & Webinars
AUGUST WORKSHOPS
Nuance in Fiction: Saying More by Saying Less
Sponsor: CBC-RWA
Fee: CBC-RWA Members: $0 | Nonmembers: $10
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 1 - 2pm Mountain Time (Zoom)
Presenter: Jenny Proctor, bestelling rom-com author
FMI: https://cbcrwa.com/meetings-events/
Searching for Your Romance Voice & Style – Aug ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $15 | Nonmembers: $20
Date: Monday, August 5, 2024 – Friday, August 30, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter:Eilis Flynn
FMI:https://ffprwa.com/product/searching-for-your-romance-voice-style-aug-24/ or email [email protected]
It Takes a Village: Writing Supporting Characters – Aug ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $5 | Nonmembers: $10
Date: Monday, August 5, 2024 – Friday, August 16, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Tere Michaels
FMI:https://ffprwa.com/product/it-takes-a-village-writing-supporting-characters-aug-24/ or email [email protected]
Clans of Scotland
Sponsor: Hearts Through History Romance Writers
Fee: Member $15 | Non-member $25
Date: August 5 - 30, 2024 (4 Weeks via Groups.io)
Presenter: Sheila Currie
FMI: https://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/product/clans-of-scotland-aug-24/
Fictionalizing Your Holidays
Sponsor: Hearts Through History Romance Writers
Fee: Member $15 | Non-member $25
Date: August 5 - 30, 2024 (4 Weeks via Groups.io)
Presenter: Sally Walker
FMI: https://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/product/fictionalizing-your-holidays-aug-24/
The People We Meet: Using Body Language to Show Character and Emotion
Sponsor: Hearts Through History Romance Writers
Fee: Member $15 | Non-member $25
Date: August 5 - 30, 2024 (4 Weeks via Groups.io)
Presenter: Kathy Otten
FMI: https://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/product/the-people-we-meet-using-body-language-to-show-character-and-emotion-aug-24/
Troping Your Scenes
Sponsor: Kiss of Death
Date: August 17 9AM CT
Presenter: Michelle Pennington
FMI: https://rwakissofdeath.org/workshops/
Making the Leap from 5 to 6 Figures a Year – Aug ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FF&P Member – $10; Non-Member – $15
Date: Saturday, Aug 17, 2024; 11: 00 AM MT (Zoom 1 Hour)
Presenter: Ines Johnson
FMI: https://ffprwa.com/product/making-the-leap-from-5-to-6-figures-a-year-aug-24/ or email [email protected]
Where on Earth Is My Next Favorite Author?
Sponsor: Kiss of Death
Date: August 27 9AM CT
Presenter: Tia Benson-Bond
FMI: https://rwakissofdeath.org/workshops/
SEPTEMBER WORKSHOPS
Open the Vein: Emotional Bleeding – Sep ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $15 | Nonmembers: $20
Date: Monday, September 9, 2024 – Friday, October 4, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Christina Rich
FMI:https://ffprwa.com/product/open-the-vein-emotional-bleeding-sep-24/ or email [email protected]
Take Your Characters From Flat to Fabulous – Sep ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $15 | Nonmembers: $20
Date: Monday, September 9, 2024 – Friday, October 4, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Cynthia Owens
FMI:https://ffprwa.com/product/take-your-characters-from-flat-to-fabulous-sep-24/ or email [email protected]
Loving the Monster – Sep ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $5 | Nonmembers: $10
Date: Monday, September 9, 2024 – Friday, September 20, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Deb Bailey
FMI: https://ffprwa.com/product/loving-the-monster-sep-24/ or email [email protected]
Keeping the New Releases Coming: Rapid Release for Hybrid and Indie Author
Sponsor: Hearts Through History Romance Writers
Fee: Member $15 | Non-member $25
Date: September 9 - October 4, 2024 (4 Weeks via Groups.io)
Presenter: Beth Daniels
FMI: https://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/product/keeping-the-new-releases-coming-rapid-release-for-hybrid-and-indie-authors-sep-24/
Prep for NaNoWriMo the Bare Bones Way
Sponsor: Hearts Through History Romance Writers
Fee: Member $15 | Non-member $25
Date: September 9 - October 4, 2024 (4 Weeks via Groups.io)
Presenter: Catherine Chant
FMI: https://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/product/prep-for-nanowrimo-the-bare-bones-way-sep-24/
Creating a Living Setting
Sponsor: Hearts Through History Romance Writers
Fee: Member $10 | Non-member $15
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024 | 11:00 AM Eastern (Zoom approx. 1 hour or view recording at your convenience)
Presenter: Jeannie Moon
FMI: https://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/product/creating-a-living-setting-sep-24/
OCTOBER WORKSHOPS
Build YOUR Authentic World of Magic and Magic System – Oct ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $15 | Nonmembers: $20
Date: Monday, October 7, 2024 – Friday, November 1, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Rebekah R. Ganiere
FMI: https://ffprwa.com/product/build-your-authentic-world-of-magic-and-magic-system-oct-24/ or email [email protected]
Tick Tock: Time Management for Writers – Oct ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $15 | Nonmembers: $20
Date: Monday, October 7, 2024 – Friday, November 1, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Jacqui Jacoby
FMI: https://ffprwa.com/product/tick-tock-time-management-for-writers-oct-24/ or email [email protected]
Freedom and Framework: Story Planning for Pantsers – Oct ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $5 | Nonmembers: $10
Date: Monday, October 7, 2024 – Friday, October 18, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Catherine Chant
FMI: https://ffprwa.com/product/freedom-and-framework-story-planning-for-pantsers-oct-24/ or email [email protected]
Outlining Your Novel
Sponsor: Hearts Through History Romance Writers
Fee: Member $15 | Non-member $25
Date: October 7 - November 1, 2024 (4 Weeks via Groups.io)
Presenter: Robin Henry
FMI: https://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/product/outlining-your-novel-oct-24/
Witchhunting in Britain
Sponsor: Hearts Through History Romance Writers
Fee: Member $15 | Non-member $25
Date: October 7 - November 1, 2024 (4 Weeks via Groups.io)
Presenter: Val Fassnight
FMI: https://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/product/witchhunting-in-britain-oct-24/
Marketing Your Book with Key Phrases
Sponsor: Hearts Through History Romance Writers
Fee: Member $10 | Non-member $15
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024 | 11:00 AM Eastern ( Zoom approx. 1 hour or view recording at your convenience)
Presenter: Eilis Flynn
FMI: https://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/product/marketing-your-book-with-key-phrases-oct-24/
NOVEMBER WORKSHOPS
He Said, She Said Definine Your Characters with Dialogue – Nov ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $15 | Nonmembers: $20
Date: Monday, November 4, 2024 – Friday, November 29, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Cynthia Owens
FMI: https://ffprwa.com/product/he-said-she-said-definine-your-characters-with-dialogue-nov-24/ or email [email protected]
Something Tried and True – Nov ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $15 | Nonmembers: $20
Date: Monday, November 4, 2024 – Friday, November 29, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Christina Rich
FMI: https://ffprwa.com/product/something-tried-and-true-nov-24/ or email [email protected]
Gut Punch: Using Emotional Conflict – Nov ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $5 | Nonmembers: $10
Date: Monday, November 4, 2024 – Friday, November 15, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Tere Michaels
FMI: https://ffprwa.com/product/gut-punch-using-emotional-conflict-nov-24/ or email [email protected]
DECEMBER WORKSHOPS
Writing Romance with “Older” Characters – Dec ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $5 | Nonmembers: $10
Date: Monday, December 2, 2024 – Friday, December 13, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Deb Bailey
FMI: https://ffprwa.com/product/writing-romance-with-older-characters-dec-24/ or email [email protected]
How to Design and Teach an Online Workshop – Dec ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FFPRWA Members: $5 | Nonmembers: $10
Date: Monday, December 2, 2024 – Friday, December 13, 2024 (Groups.io Platform)
Presenter: Catherine Chant
FMI: https://ffprwa.com/product/how-to-design-and-teach-an-online-workshop-dec-24/ or email [email protected]
Podcast Promotion for Indie Authors -Dec ’24
Sponsor: FFPRWA
Fee: FF&P Member – $10; Non-Member – $15
Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024; 11: 00 AM MT (Zoom 2 Hour)
Presenter: Amy L Bernstein
FMI: https://ffprwa.com/product/podcast-promotion-for-indie-authors-dec-24/ or email [email protected]
To have your chapter's contest, conference, or online workshop included in the RWR and on this web page, please send the pertinent information (following the format above) to [email protected].
Disclaimer: RWA includes contests, conferences, and online workshops from fully affiliated RWA chapters in good standing on RWA’s Chapter Events page. RWA chapters are separate legal entities. The inclusion of an RWA chapter contest, conference, online workshop, and/or speaker on the RWA website does not constitute an endorsement or approval by RWA in any way.
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