BWRC Announces 2012 Location 
Black Writers Reunion & Conference heads to beach-side bliss in 2012, with a spectacular Fort Lauderdale oceanfront setting at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort.
Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort & Spa
321 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard (Route A1A)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
888.627.7108 / 954.467.1111
www.westinftlauderdalebeach.com
Book your reservation
Accommodations are available at a BWRC group rate of $129 per night plus 11% occupancy and sales tax. BWRC overnight guests will enjoy complimentary Internet access, discounted valet parking of $20 each night, 10% Heavenly Spa discount, and complimentary WestinWORKOUT fitness center access. Conference attendees who are not guests of the hotel will have daily valet parking discounted to $10 per day.
Guests who book outside of the BWRC block will not enjoy any of these special BWRC group concessions.
Westin is now accepting BWRC reservations. Be sure to book your reservations before summer starts! This resort historically sells out over Labor Day weekend.
Other features include:
- Westin Heavenly® Bed
- Intracoastal and ocean views
- Outdoor heated rooftop pool for late night swimming
- Fort Lauderdale's best restaurants, boutiques, and nightlife within short walking distance
- Two miles from world-class shopping on Las Olas Boulevard
- Only 1.5 miles from Galleria At Fort Lauderdale
- Miles of magnificent soft sand beaches
See Accommodations for more and to make your reservation.
Final Call for Session and Breakfast Roundtable Proposals Black Writers Reunion & Conference invites you to contribute your ideas, experience, and expertise at our 7th national conference on creative, professional, and freelance writing and publishing.
BWRC is accepting proposals for sessions on the craft and business of writing to be presented on Thursday and Friday, August 30 and 31. We are especially interested in interactive workshops which will allow participants to engage in hands-on writing activities wherever possible and to receive feedback on their work, whether during or immediately following the conference. Tracks for the 2012 conference include:
- Writer's Life
- The Writing Craft
- Next-Level Writing
- Publishing & Promoting
The deadline for proposal submission is
Tuesday, February 21, 2012.
Confirmed workshops include:
- Writing Faction – weaving real-life stories into your novels (ethically)
- Your Writing as an Investment in Others' Growth
- The Written World – an in-depth look at professional writing careers, industries & disciplines
- Staging the Page – transitioning from script to stage, creating/staging a trailer for your book
- Judging Your Book By Its Cover – the art of book cover design
- How to Get Corporate Sponsorship Money to Promote Your Books
- The Life of a Writer – balancing life & writing
- How to Increase Book Sales Via Web Avenues
- eBook Formatting for Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords
- Social Media Book Marketing Strategies
- Gritty Writer's Website Strategies
- Plotting Boot Camp
- Journaling as a Writing Tool
BWRC is also accepting proposals for Breakfast Roundtables, a new addition to the conference which offers participants an opportunity to share knowledge on a topic of your choice with fellow attendees during breakfast.
For more information, see 2012 Call for Proposals:
Write Time Black Writers Retreat Now Accepting Applications Writing can be extremely difficult with all of the distractions of everyday life—family, friends, household tasks, errands, interruptions, work responsibilities, and the like. Have you ever wanted to hole up at a resort in a desert oasis, near the mountains, a lake or the beach, away from all the distractions of your busy life, and just write? When was the last time you were able to escape to a creative environment with writing friends and allow yourself to get lost in your writing? Never?
The Write Time Black Writers Retreat is a 2-1/2 day program that offers you the peace and quiet to work productively on your writing in the calming surroundings of a beautiful beachfront resort. This retreat is about doing the work. Whether the work consists of the mental part of figuring out where the story is going, or what's not working, or the pounding out of a rough draft, here's your chance to escape and focus solely on your pages. For more information, visit Retreat.
Black Literary Scoop to Spotlight BWRC Fam News Black Literary Scoop is an online newsletter/e-zine created to keep the literary community updated with the latest news from current and past Black Writers Reunion & Conference faculty, alumni, and staff. Designed to be a one-stop BWRC community news shop, we proudly showcase upcoming book releases, film options, new literary services businesses, special appearances, accomplishments, awards, honors, and the like.
Current and past alumni, faculty, and staff of the BWRC are invited to submit announcements, event invitations, and other newsworthy items of note for inclusion.
Check out Black Literary Scoop at BLS.blackwriters.org
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