Free Conference Passes for Marginalized Writers in 2020
Updated: February 2020, the Minneapolis event has been claimed and taken off the list. See you there!
Hey friends!
Every year, when I get asked to go to workshops and conferences with my agent hat on, I do my best to wrangle up free passes for marginalized writers at each of them.
When I was trying to figure things out in publishing and as an author, I didn’t have as much help as I’d have liked. And there was no way I could have afforded to attend a conference. Publishing isn’t super accessible, and these workshops can be expensive. This is my little way of trying to help out.
Here are the workshops I’ll be attending in 2020, that you can request a pass for. Please note, these passes do not include transportation or a hotel stay, so please, only request one if you’re in the area.
Hopefully I’ll have a few more to offer up in the coming months, but for now, I have events in Nashville, Philadelphia, and Boise.
April 24th - 25th, 2020
Idaho Writers Conference
Boise, ID
https://idahowritersguild.wildapricot.org/Idaho-Writers-Conference
June 12th, 2020
Nashville Writers Workshop
Nashville, TN
https://tennesseewritingworkshop.com/
November 14th, 2020
Philadelphia Writers Workshop
Philadelphia, PA
philadelphiawritingworkshop.com
How do you request a pass? Easy! Just email me with:
Name: You know, your name.
Who Are You?: A bit about you. Why you write.
Your WIP: What are you currently writing?
Twitter: What's your Twitter handle?
To ericsmithrocks at gmail dot com, with what conference you'd like to attend. I'll pick someone a month or so before the conference, so you’ll have time to make the time.
Huge thank you to the conference organizers for donating the passes.