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Ruth Kaufmann
At His Command Inspirational Romance
NYT Bestselling Headliners
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Mary Balogh
Simone Elkeles
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) Paige Wheeler (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
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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 |
Program |
TBA |
| 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 |
Pitch Practice |
Practice your pitch for our Spring Fling Writers' Conference (April 27-28) |
| April 30 |
NO MEETING |
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| May 14 |
Group Critique Night |
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| May 21* |
Program |
TBA |
| June 11 |
Group Critique Night |
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| June 25 |
Program |
TBA |
| July 9 |
Pitch Practice |
Practice your pitch for RWA Nationals |
| July 30 |
Group Critique Night |
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| August 13 |
Group Critique Night |
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| August 27 |
Program |
TBA |
| September 10 |
Group Critique Night |
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| September 24 |
Program |
TBA |
| October 8 |
Group Critique Night |
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| October 29 |
TBA |
TBA |
| November 12 |
Group Critique Night |
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| November 26 |
Program |
Manuscript Rule 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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