Are you a Catholic writer? Looking for an opportunity to learn more about writing and marketing, a chance to meet like-minded authors, and get an opportunity to pitch your work? Want it all for free—and without leaving your home? The Catholic Writers’ Conference Online, which will be held February 26-March 5, 2010, is for you. Hurry, though—registration ends Feb 15.

The conference is held via chats and forums at http://www.catholicwritersconference.com. Sponsored by the Catholic Writer’s Guild, the online conference is free of charge and open to writers of all levels who register before February 15, 2010.

"Each year, we have about 300 writers and around 50 presenters participate," said organizer Karina Fabian. “This year, we’re thrilled to have added small-group critique sessions with well-established authors and editors, plus more pitch sessions than ever before!”

NOTE: THERE WAS A LINK ERROR DIRECTING YOU TO WRONG PITCH INSTRUCTIONS. IF YOU CHECKED THIS PAGE BEFORE FEB 5, PLEASE CHECK AGAIN!

ALSO NOTE: REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FEB 20. AFTER THAT, WE WILL START GIVING PEOPLE THEIR SECOND CHOICES AS WELL.

We're sent out a newsletter to everyone with information on the pitch sessions and small group crit sessions for this year. If you're interested in either of these opportunities and have not gotten the letter, you can find it here: http://catholicwritersconference.com/index.php?name=Content&pid=10

Also, we have posted the chat schedule in the Conference Calendar. Go to the calendar to see what's available and when: http://catholicwritersconference.com/index.php?name=CPGNuCalendar.

The Catholic Writers Conference LIVE! is now over. Go to our Photo Gallery to see pics of the event. And check back because audios of the talks will be available soon for download.

Thank you to all of our very generous and thoughtful presenters who gave of their time and talents to share their knowledge and to our hard-working volunteers who helped everything run smoothly.

God bless you all and we hope to see you next year!

From the Press Release:

"We've always concentrated on workshops and chats that teach the writer skills or provide information in the areas of crafting, publishing and marketing their works, but this year, we're adding critique workshops and some incredible opportunities to pitch to leading publishers," said organizer Karina Fabian.
This year, publishers hearing pitches include well known Catholic publishers like Pauline, large Christian publishers like Thomas Nelson, and smaller presses like White Rose. Thus far, eleven pitch sessions are scheduled, running the gamut from Christian romance to Catholic theology.
In a new program, at least fifty attendees will have the opportunity to have pieces of their work critiqued by successful editors and writers. In addition, there will be forum-based workshops and chat room presentations covering topics from dialogue to freelancing to how Catholic fiction differs from Christian fiction.

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Our online conference will be Feb. 26-March 5, 2010. Register here at www.catholicwritersconference.com after October 1, 2009. We will have more speakers, more pitch sessions and a lot of fun - right from your home computer--FREE!

To register - you can CLICK HERE!

Attended or presented last year? We're sorry, but due to technical difficulties, we will need you to re-register again this year. Sorry for the inconvenience.