My friend and fellow author Joe O’Connell’s debut novel, EVACUATION PLAN, is a finalist for the Violet Crown Book Award in Fiction given out annually by the Writers’ League of Texas. The winner gets $1,000 and is announced at the Texas Book Festival on Nov. 1 at the Capitol! Congrats to Joe!!! I wish you [...]

In addition to the 2008 Agents & Editors Conference the Writers’ League of Texas is sponsoring two upcoming writing contests… Manuscript Contest: 2008 The Writers’ League of Texas sponsors an annual manuscript contest for fiction, non-fiction and children’s book writers. You are invited to submit a one-page synopsis and the first 10 pages of your [...]

The 2008 Agents & Editors Conference, hosted by the Writers’ League of Texas, will take place June 20-22 at the Sheraton Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. The premise of the conference is to pair writer-registrants who have works ready for the marketplace with participating agents for one-on-one “pitch” sessions. In addition, there are numerous panel [...]