Apply for One of Two Passes to the (Online!) James River Writers Conference
So there are a lot of things I miss from my time living in Richmond. The Fountain Bookshop, my old writing crew (who I wrote Don’t Read the Comments with!), the Book Riot gals (hi Rebecca and Amanda!), and all the beautiful scenery everywhere.
But one event I miss terribly, is the James River Writers Conference.
I went to that conference within the first two weeks of moving to town, and basically made all my friends that I’d spend that year with. It’s a fantastic event that I’ve traveled back for, and during this strange pandemic times, it’s going online.
I’ll be going back, virtually, and I want to give you the chance to as well! I’m offering up two passes to two marginalized, unpublished writers. (And by unpublished, I mean you don’t have a book out yet. It’s fine if you’ve published essays and short stories).
That JRW team gave me two passes, for two days of the conference, and they’ve got a really outstanding line up this year. You can see the full schedule here, on their official website. Familiar faces like Sarah Glenn Marsh, Beverly Jenkins, Saba Sulaiman (one of my favorite agents in all of publishing!), Philly’s own Athena Dixon, Phil Hilliker, Meg Medina, Linda Sue Park, and so many more.
This year it’s October 9th - 11th, and again, it’s all online. How do you request a pass? Easy!
One: 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. No need to send an essay, just a little bit of detail. I'll pick two folks in September, so you’ll have time to set the time aside. These passes are worth $200+ and this event is awesome, so email me!
Two: Watch for the second giveaway on Twitter! In August I’ll be giving away a pass on Twitter. I’ll likely tweet it out sometime on August 3rd, so, keep an eye open! This is my Twitter. Follow along!
Huge thank you to the conference organizers for donating the passes, and making this event even more accessible. I appreciate you so much.