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Congratulations to our Chicago-North finalists for RWA's RITA and Golden Heart Awards!
RITA
Cherry Adair - HUSH,
Romantic Suspense
Carrie Lofty, writing as Ellen Connor with Ann Aguirre - NIGHTFALL, Paranormal Romance
Courtney Milan - UNVEILED, Historical Romance
Golden Heart
Lisa Laing - "Song without Words", Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
Congratulations!
NYT Bestselling Headliners
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Simone Elkeles
Dianna Love
NYT Bestselling Authors
Courtney Milan
Denise Swanson
Published Authors, Agents, RITA & Golden Heart Award winners
10 Agents and Editors
Ginger Clark (Curtis Brown)
Cori Deyoe (3 Seas Literary)
Scott Eagan (Greyhaus Literary)
Sara Megibow (Nelson Literary)
Marcy Posner (Folio Literary)
Tessa Woodward (Avon)
Shauna Summers (Ballantine Bantam Dell)
Megan Long (Harlequin)
Martin Biro (Kensington)
Tera Kleinfelter (Samhain)
30 Workshops
Workshops follow two tracks—business and craft—so there is something for everyone, whether aspiring or already published.
5 Publishing Spotlights
Avon
Ballantine Bantam Dell
Kensington
Samhain
Sourcebooks
www.chicagospringfling.com
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Author Leanna Renee Hieber (right) poses with a Chicago-North fan after her presentation.
| DATE |
SPEAKER |
PROGRAM |
| January 9 |
No meeting |
Holiday Party |
| January 30 |
Kathryn Falk, Founder & CEO of RT Book Reviews magazine |
How to Write & Promote for Today's Market |
| February 13 |
Group Critique Night |
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| February 27 |
Jennifer Stevenson |
From Contract to Chaos: The First Year after Your Sale |
| March 12 |
Group Critique Night |
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| March 26 |
First Readers Night |
Nervous about your first critique? First-time readers can read a sentence, paragraph or scene—whatever is most comfortable. |
| April 9 |
Ruth Kaufman |
Pitch Practice |
| April 30 |
NO MEETING |
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| May 14 |
Group Critique Night |
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| May 29* (Tuesday) |
Amy Sue Nathan |
My Journey to Publication |
| June 11 |
Group Critique Night |
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| June 25 |
Marci A. Rolnik, Lawyers for the Creative Arts |
Copyrights, Plagiarism and Piracy |
| July 9 |
Ruth Kaufman |
Pitch Practice for RWA Nationals |
| July 30 |
Jody Lynn Nye |
How to Write a Great Opening |
| August 13 |
Group Critique Night |
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| August 27 |
Allie Pleiter |
Become More Productive as a Writer by using "The Chunky System" |
| September 10 |
Group Critique Night |
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| September 24 |
Ruth Kaufman |
Keeping Your Self-Esteem Despite Rejections and a Rocky Publishing Environment |
| October 8 |
Group Critique Night |
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| October 29 |
TBA |
TBA |
| November 12 |
Group Critique Night |
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| November 26 |
Bernadette Cychner, Manuscript Chair |
Manuscript Critique Policy Review |
| December 10 |
Program |
“Hot Night” Critiques |
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* Meeting dates in bold were changed due to holidays.
We meet at the Des Plaines Public Library on the second Monday of the month from 6:30 - 9:00 pm (note time change!). The last Monday of the month we meet at the Arlington Heights Historical Society for our program night (7:00 to 10:00 pm).
Visitors are welcome to attend two meetings without obligation to join. Please note that meeting dates are subject to change due to holidays.
Learn more about Chicago-North RWA in the Join section.
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