Programme Outline for 2019 RWNZ conference (@17Feb2019)
Note: This programme is DRAFT and subject to further changes.
| Description | Description | Title | Speaker |
| REGISTRATION | |||
| Plenary | Free 2-hour workshop for 3-day attendees | Think Like A CEO, Earn Like A CEO | Mel Storm |
| Description | Title | Speaker |
| REGISTRATION | ||
| Plenary | Beginnings: It Takes More than Once Upon a Time…
(Starting the Journey by Hooking the Reader) |
Sophie Jordan |
| BREAK | ||
| Plenary | Unforgettable Heroines
(Making the Journey Unforgettable) |
Sophie Jordan |
| BREAK | ||
| Plenary | The Dreaded DNF
(Finishing the Journey by Keeping the Reader) |
Sophie Jordan |
| BREAK | ||
| Keynote
|
Confessions of a Romance Writer (Her Journey) |
Sophie Jordan |
| CLOSE | ||
| Cocktail Party, Official Welcome & Conference Opening | ||
| Description | Title | Speaker | |
| REGISTRATION | |||
| COLD READS | |||
| Keynote
|
Love is Hard, and So Is Writing: Accidents, Silver Linings, and Reinventions | Laura Kaye | |
| Plenary | Publishing House Spotlight | Monique Patterson | |
| BREAK | |||
| Breakout Workshops 1 | Charmaine Ross:
Book Cover Design Secrets that Sell
|
Amy Andrews: Laughing Them Into Bed
|
Jackie Ashendon: Tension is the Thing |
| Breakout Workshops 2 | Sophie Jordan: Historical Romance | Natalie Anderson & Soraya Lane:
So You Got Published? Now Stay Published |
Iola Goulton:
Ten Top Tips to Improve your Manuscript |
| BREAK | |||
| Breakout Workshops 3 | Bronwyn Sell:
Attention-seeking – shape and share your author story in the media |
Mel Storm:
Relaunch & Reinvigorate Your Backlist |
Laura Kaye:
Writing stories at every length: Tips for single-title novels, category novels and novellas |
| BREAK | |||
| Plenary | Publishing House Spotlight | Harlequin | |
| Plenary | Market Spotlight | Draft2Digital | |
| RWNZ Annual General Meeting (AGM) | RWNZ Executive | ||
| CLOSE | |||
| Conference Dinner and RWNZ Awards Presentations | |||
| Description | Title | Speaker | |
| COLD READS | |||
| Keynote
|
From Assistant to USA Today Bestselling Author | Mel Storm | |
| Plenary | Publishing House Spotlight | May Chen | |
| BREAK | |||
| Breakout Workshops 4 | Laura Kaye:
Social Media Mistakes You Might be Making |
Zana Bell:
The Joy of Writing – Going with the Flow |
Michelle Somers: Characterisation Through Narration |
| Breakout Workshops 5 | Mel Storm:
Going Deep with Data to Up Your Marketing Game |
Nalini Akolekar, with Brynn Kelly, Janet Elizabeth Henderson and Barbara DeLeo:
Do I need an Agent? |
Amy Andrews:
Let’s Talk Dialogue |
| LONG BREAK WITH TRADESHOW | |||
| Plenary | Create Page Turning Conflict | Laura Kaye | |
| Plenary | Guest Speaker Panel | International Speakers | |
| CLOSE | |||
