Programme Outline for 2019 RWNZ conference
Note: This programme is DRAFT intended to help conference attendees make choices. Although every effort has been made to provide complete information, this programme may be subject to further changes. Thanks for your understanding.
| 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 | |||
