The DC area’s premiere writing conference. May 1-2 in 2026! https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-2026-washington-writers-conference
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From the byline to the book deal. 📚
Join @melaniedgkaplan.bsky.social, Mike Tidwell, Vicki Valosik, and Cathy Alter as they share the reality of the journalist-to-author pipeline at #WWC2026!
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202...
We’re reaching "standing room only" status! 229 attendees and counting. 📈
Registration is closing ahead of schedule—expect the link to go dark tomorrow (4/22). If you want a seat in the big ballroom, grab it NOW!
(P.S. Agent sign-ups now closing early on April 27th!) 🗓️
How do you turn a stack of poems or stories into a collection?
@chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social, @hiramlarew.bsky.social, Teri Cross Davis, and Zach Powers join #WWC2026 to tackle the puzzles of structure, sequencing, and cohesion: www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202...
How do you keep readers turning pages through the "muddle middle"? ✍️
We’re sharing Plot Secrets from the Pros at #WWC2026. E.A. Aymar (@eaymar.bsky) picks the brains of award-winning writers Alma Katsu (@almakatsu.bsky) and Nathan Leslie.
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202...
Nonfiction writers! 📣 Spots are still open for agent pitch sessions at the Washington Writers Conference (May 1-2). Take the next step in your publishing journey.
Check out the agent lineup here:
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/2026-wa...
#Nonfiction #WWC2026
Had a terrific day at @dcwriterscon.bsky.social 2026 today! Helpful panels, a fantastic keynote, chatting with friends old and new, a couple of agent pitches, and seeing Richard Peabody be honored for his lifelong commitment to the lit world. Life is good. 🤗
These five writers will attend the Washington Writers Conference for free! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/ann... @dcwriterscon.bsky.social #booksky
Eric Dezenhall chats with the 2026 Washington Writers Conference keynote speakers Margot Lee Shetterly and Aran Shetterly! @dcwriterscon.bsky.social @aranshetterly.bsky.social @margotleeshetterly.bsky.social #booksky
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Planning to register for the 2026 Washington Writers Conference? Don't wait! Our Early Bird Rate ends tomorrow night! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our... @dcwriterscon.bsky.social #booksky
Richard Peabody receives our Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Washington Writers Conference (for which we also gave him a football signed by Sonny Jurgensen instead of a boring plaque)! @peabody.bsky.social @dcwriterscon.bsky.social #booksky
