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Welcome to Wrangling with Writing, the hands-down best writers conference in Arizona, now in its 36th year. With 40 workshops about the craft and the business of writing, top keynote speakers to inspire you, and agents, editors, and publishers soliciting manuscripts, you won't find a friendlier or more well-rounded writing conference anywhere.
You can register for one-on-one meetings with members of the soliciting staff to pitch your fiction or nonfiction manuscript or your movie or play script. Start preparing now. Write a query letter, prepare your log lines. Write a one-page, double-spaced synopsis. Bring an outline and a few pages of your best writing. Be prepared to sell yourself and sell your work. For a great inside look at how to get the most out of your Wrangling with Writing experience, see the article, "Meet Me In The Bar: Notes on Working A Writer's Conference" by one of our favorite workshop leaders, Bob Yehling, at ssa-az.org/meet_me.htm Please complete the registration form and send us the original. You may pay by Visa or MasterCard or by check made payable to SSA Conference. Mail your registration form (and check if necessary) to:
SSA Conference
PO Box 30355, Tucson, AZ 85751-0355 We look forward to seeing you in Tucson! |
Wrangling With Writing participants are responsible for
making their own accommodation arrangements.
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Holiday Inn - Palo Verde
4550 S. Palo Verde Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85715 Ph: (800) 465-4329 or (520) 746-1161 Fax: (520) 741-1170 Tell the hotel you are a participant with the Society of Southwestern Authors conference. Be sure to ask for conference prices, $72 plus tax/night. Make reservations as soon as possible.
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Co-Director:Penny Porter wporter202@aol.com (520) 296-5299 Penny Porter, memoirist and mother of six, grandmother of nine, has always been "in love" with life, and writes about it. "One of the most successful freelancers ever to hit Reader's Digest," her works have appeared in a wide range of magazines including Arizona Highways, Guideposts, Catholic Digest, and in numerous anthologies worldwide including Joe Wheeler's And the Good Lord Made them All, Chicken Soup for the Soul (13 issues), Rocking Chair Reader, and international textbooks for all ages. She has been a member of SSA for 20 years, seven times past president and is the author of 5 books. |
Co-Director:Barbara Stahura Barbara@BarbaraStahura.com
Barbara began her writing career with an Indiana utility company in 1987 and escaped to freelancing in 1994. Her first collection of personal essays, What I Thought I Knew (Wyatt-Mackenzie Publishing), will be released in August 2008. Her articles, interviews, and essays have appeared in many print and online publications, including Newsweek online, MSNBC.com, Science of Mind, Spirituality & Health, and The Progressive. |
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Interviews Chair: Marcia Rorke - mrorke@mohawkresearch.com (520) 733-5900
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