Writers' League of Texas YA A to Z Conference!

There's some huge stuff going on here in Texas! For those of you who adore conferences and the amazing networking opportunities and inspirations they provide, then the Writers' League of Texas has the perfect conference for you!

It's just after TLA (Texas Library Association) this April, and the schedule is packed full with authors and agents and editors! I mean, seriously, check out the schedule, because you won't believe all the awesome people coming!

The basic details are:

Writers' League of Texas Presents

YA A to Z Conference

Everything You Need to Know
About Writing for the Young-Adult Market

April 15-16, 2011
Hyatt Regency Austin
208 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704

At the Writers' League of Texas' brand-new YA A to Z Conference, you can focus on the craft of writing for teens and young adults, as well as meet agents and editors and get up to speed on the latest trends in publishing for this hot market.

Why attend?

• Study with some of the country's premier YA authors
• Meet top YA agents and editors
• Learn the latest about this booming market
• Position yourself to succeed as a YA author
  
  

Registration includes:

• Admission to more than 20 panels and lectures on writing and the publishing business
• Admission to the Friday Welcome Reception with agents and editors
• Admission to the Saturday night YA A to Z Party
• Admission to the exhibit hall featuring vendors specializing in services for writers
• Access to top agents and editors throughout the weekend
• Access to premier YA authors, publicists, marketing experts, and more
  Register Now!

Register Now!

For details, visit the registration page.

You can also sign up for extra add-ons:

• Keynote Breakfast, with Tim Wynne-Jones on Saturday, April 16 ($35 per ticket
• Agent/editor consultations( $50 per 15-minute appointment)
  
• "Ask an Author" consultations with professional authors ($50 per 15-minute appointment)
• "Building Your Buzz" consultations with marketing/publicity experts ($50 per 15-minute appointment)
• "Critique Me!," critique of 10 to 15 manuscript pages by an author or an editor ($75 per 30-minute appointment)
• Saturday Night YA A to Z Party tickets for friends and family
  

And just for a taste of the faculty...

Agents & Editors:

• Agent Regina Brooks of Serendipity Literary Agency
• Editor Francoise Bui of Random House
• Agent John Cusick of Scott Treimel NY
• Agent Mary Kole of Andrea Brown Literary Agency
  
• Editor Evelyn Fazio of WestSide Books
• Agent Laurie McLean of Larsen Pomada
• Agent Elena Mechlin of Pippin Properties
  

Authors:

• Author (Texas Sweetheart) Jessica Lee Anderson
• Author Cinda Williams Chima
• Author Beth Fehlbaum
• Author Gail Giles
• Author Bethany Hegedus
• Author Heather Hepler
• Author (Texas Sweetheart) K.A. Holt
• Author (Texas Sweetheart) P.J. Hoover
• Author Varian Johnson
• Author Uma Krishnaswami
• Author Hope Larson
• Author (Texas Sweetheart) Jeanette Larson
  
• Author Cynthia Leitich Smith
• Author Greg Leitich Smith
• Author April Lurie
• Author Mari Mancusi
• Author Margo Rabb
• Author Bettina Restrepo
• Author Carrie Ryan
• Author (Texas Sweetheart) Jo Whittemore
• Author Tim Wynne-Jones
• Author Brian Yansky
  

You can get all the details here! See you there!