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WWA members only through July 31!

August 1-October 18: General public registration

October 19: Registration closes to all



Reserve your room today!

Dates: Friday October 25, 12pm - Saturday October 26, 5pm

Online:

1. Go to Stoney Creek Hotel La Crosse

2. Enter the correlating block code: 24WWAC

Phone:

Reservations can be made by calling the Hotel at 608-781-3060 and pressing 3. During the reservation process, provide block code 24WWAC.

WWA maintains a strict No-Refund Policy.


Schedule Overview

Friday mid-day:

Gather at Stoney Creek and pick up your registration packet.

Friday afternoon: 

Two rounds of breakout sessions in the areas of novice craft, advanced craft, and marketing/publishing

Opportunity for Practice Pitches

Agent Panel: Hear from Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong, Jennie Goloboy, and Kelly Van Sant about their wish-lists and what they are looking for in a client!

Friday evening: 

Keynote from Lan Samantha Chang

Jade Ring Banquet Dinner - we will reveal the winners of the Jade Ring contest and celebrate them!

Open Mic - hear the Jade Ring winners read their pieces live!

Saturday morning:

Keynote from Ann Garvin

Opportunity to have a 1:1 pitch session with one of our agents (extra cost)

Opportunity to sell your books at our vendor fair (extra cost), or shop the fair yourself!

Opportunity to take a master class with Ann Garvin (extra cost)

Opportunity for a 1:1 critique of your work (extra cost and sent in advance)

Saturday afternoon:

Boxed Lunch

Two more rounds of breakout sessions  in the areas of novice craft, advanced craft, and marketing/publishing

Publisher Panel: Hear from Wisconsin Presses about how YOU can make it out of the slush pile to get your book published!

End time: approximately 5:00 pm

Take a look at our INCREDIBLE lineup of speakers!

  • Christine Keleny
  • Fabu the Poet
  • Valerie Biel
  • Silvia Acevedo
  • Joanne Nelson
  • Terri Karsten
  • TK Sheffield
  • Michael Popke
  • Matt Cashion
  • Amanda Zieba
  • Sue Berg
  • Maggie Ginsberg
  • Kim Suhr
  • Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong



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Master Class

For $30, you can attend a 75-minute workshop with the talented and charming Ann Garvin. With a class limit of 30 students, you’ll be able to get an intimate space to learn from Ann about the craft of writing, specifically focused on PLOT. 

Items of Note:

  • This class has been filled. No more spots are available.

  • This class takes place during the vendor fair on Saturday, so please do not register if you are planning to be a vendor.

Agent Pitches

For $20, you can register to pitch your completed manuscript 1:1 with one of our fabulous agents!

You’ll have 8 minutes to sit down with an agent and show them why they should absolutely sign you as their newest client.

Items of note:

  • Your session will be scheduled for you, and you’ll find out that time when you arrive on Friday

  • If you register for the Ann Garvin master class, your pitch will NOT be scheduled during that time

  • Please be aware that pitches WILL be scheduled during other activities – so you may need to miss part of a breakout session, etc. 

These sessions will go fast, so register for the conference today to reserve your spot!

LIMITED SPOTS REMAIN!

Author Tables

The Author Fair is BACK!

This year, you can sign up to have either a full or half a table to sell your books at our fall conference.

Items of Note:

  • The author fair has LIMITED space. We will use every space available to us at the venue, however, the slots we have opened will put us at our max. Please know we are doing our best to be as inclusive as possible.

  • The author fair will only be open for TWO HOURS on Saturday. This will run concurrently with the Ann Garvin Master Class. We offer this shortened time period so attendees can still attend sessions and we won’t have an empty ballroom while others are learning, and we won’t have authors worried about leaving their merchandise unattended.

  • You are responsible for your own payments/money/etc.

Practice Pitches

This session has been filled. No more spots remain.

Items of Note:

  • You’ll have 10 minutes to deliver your pitch and get 1:1 feedback from a fantastic WWA member.

  • These pitches will be scheduled for you

  • The pitches will take place on Friday afternoon, so you may need to miss a short time of a breakout session.

  • Spots are limited!

FAQs


Manuscript Critiques

For $35, you can receive a 1:1 consultation and paid evaluation of any 20 pages of a manuscript/query letter/back cover blurb with Lisa Lickel.

Items of Note:

  • This session has been filled. No more spots remain.

  • Material must be emailed directly to submit@wiwrite.org by September 15th, 2024. Please put “WWA Conference Critique” in the subject line.

  • The 20 pages can be ANY combination of material

  • The in-person consultation will be scheduled for you.

  • You may miss 15 minutes of a scheduled activity or class.



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