Phoenix  &  Arizona  Writers  CALENDAR      June 08 - July 08 - August 08 - September 08 - October 08 - November 08 - December 08 Coming in 2009

MAY  2008

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Glendale

Valley of the Sun Romance Writers - Meeting and free workshop the second Tuesday of each month. Non members may attend two meetings before joining. Location: Great Wall Buffet banquet room (59th Ave. & Bell Rd) - Dinner and networking starts at 5:30, business meeting at 6:30, workshop and guest speaker from 7:30 to 9 pm. Guest speaker: Cristina Whitehawk will present: Eliminate Writer's Block Using Brain Gym

Monday, May 19, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Chandler

Arizona Authors Association Meeting and free workshop - At Chandler Public Library, Sunset Branch, 4930 West Ray Road, Chandler 480-782-2842. From either freeway, 10 or 101, take the Ray Road exit. -  Non-members may attend one meeting before joining - Using Intuition in the Writing Process - by Sue Henley - SUE HENLEY is the author of the book "Because of Sean. The True Story of a Mother’s Courage."  She talks about grief and loss and provides inspiration and encouragement when things seem at their worst. She is an ordained Minister, Certified Spiritual Counselor, Author and Reiki Master.  Sue has been co-facilitator for the Bereavement Group at The Wellness Community and the support group in Sun City for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  She speaks at various groups around the Valley on bereavement, recovery and encouragement. When you ask, “What should I write?” or “how should this next chapter begin?” always look within to find the answer.  Let Sue assist you in going within to find that answer.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Scottsdale

The Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime meets at 6:30 P.M., the third Wednesday of the month, at Café Carumba, located at 7303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.  Non-members welcome.

Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 10 am to 1:30 pm - Tucson

Meeting of the Saguaro Romance Writers - El Parador Tropical Restaurant in Tucson (For directions, click here: http://www.elparadortucson.com/contact/mapdirections.php) , 2744 E Broadway Blvd.  For reservations, email Suzanne Moore at suz72350@hotmail.com.  The cost is $15 for SRW members and $20 for guests; lunch is included in the price. The Saguaro Romance Writers May Meeting features 2008 Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and multipublished author Vicki Lewis Thompson and our chapter's own Jill Knowles.  Vicki will examine the motivation-reaction unit from Dwight Swain's Techniques of the Selling Writer and its impact on her own writing. Jill will demonstrate a less stressful but still highly effective way to edit a manuscript. 

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Tempe

Desert Rose Chapter of Romance Writers meeting and free workshops, the last Tuesday of each month, at Manuel's Restaurant, 1123 W. Broadway, Tempe, AZ - 480-968-4437, east of Priest on the south side of Broadway. Guests are welcome to attend two meetings before joining. Table topics, miniprogram, and main program: TBA

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 5 pm to 7:30 pm - Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS - meeting - Café Carumba, 7303 E. Indian School Rd., Old Scottsdale - the last Wednesday of each month contact the President: Patricia@plbrooks.com - Guest speaker: Penny Callmeyer, book expert.

JUNE  2008

Monday, June 2, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Surprise

WOMEN POETS OF THE SUN meet the first Monday of each month at the Barnes & Noble Café in Surprise  All women poets 18 years and older are welcome to join them for reading, critique, and informal writing exercises.  It will get your creative juices flowing.  Bring ten copies of one poem and your best-loved pen.  Contact Karen: azbruzzi@aol.com or call 623-670-3338.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Glendale

Valley of the Sun Romance Writers - Meeting and free workshop the second Tuesday of each month. Non members may attend two meetings before joining. Location: Great Wall Buffet banquet room (59th Ave. & Bell Rd) - Dinner and networking starts at 5:30, business meeting at 6:30, workshop and guest speaker from 7:30 to 9 pm.

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 6:30 to 9 pm - Oro Valley

YOU TOO CAN EDIT YOUR WRITING - By Toby Fesler Heathcotte - Learn what’s important and what’s not in editing both fiction and nonfiction. Know when to self-edit and when to hire a professional. Use a checklist to make your editing lean and sharp. Receive website and print resources handouts. Bring the first few pages of an essay, short story, or novel for editing practice. Contact Toby at: theathcotte@cox.net.
Location: Oro Valley Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive, Oro Valley, AZ 85737 - Tel: 520-229-5300 - Directions: From I-10, take Tangerine Exit #240 east. Turn left onto West Tangerine Road. Go one mile. Turn right onto N. La Canada Drive. Go one mile. Turn left onto West Naranja Drive.

Monday, June 16, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Glendale

Meeting of the Arizona Authors Association. Location: Foothills Glendale Library, 19055 N. 57^th Ave. in north Glendale 612-930-3830 - Just north of Union Hills Drive, on the West side of 57th Avenue. (easily accessible from the loop 101, exit at 59th Avenue, go South to Union Hills, turn left, then make another left on 57th Avenue). Non-members may attend one meeting before joining - Guest speaker and Program: Using Intuition in the Writing Process - by Sue Henley - SUE HENLEY is the author of the book "Because of Sean. The True Story of a Mother’s Courage."  She talks about grief and loss and provides inspiration and encouragement when things seem at their worst. She is an ordained Minister, Certified Spiritual Counselor, Author and Reiki Master.  Sue has been co-facilitator for the Bereavement Group at The Wellness Community and the support group in Sun City for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  She speaks at various groups around the Valley on bereavement, recovery and encouragement. When you ask, “What should I write?” or “how should this next chapter begin?” always look within to find the answer.  Let Sue assist you in going within to find that answer.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Scottsdale

The Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime meets at 6:30 P.M., the third Wednesday of the month, at Café Carumba, located at 7303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.  Non-members welcome.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Tempe

Desert Rose Chapter of Romance Writers meeting and free workshops, the last Tuesday of each month, at Manuel's Restaurant, 1123 W. Broadway, Tempe, AZ - 480-968-4437, east of Priest on the south side of Broadway. Guests are welcome to attend two meetings before joining. Table topics, miniprogram, and main program: TBA

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 5 pm to 7:30 pm - Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS - meeting - Café Carumba, 7303 E. Indian School Rd., Old Scottsdale - the last Wednesday of each month contact the President: Patricia@plbrooks.com - Guest speaker: Betty Webb author of the Lena Jones Mystery Series - Fiction Writing Workshop.

Saturday, June 28, 2008 - 9 am to 4:30 pm - Glendale AZ

WRITERS  ROUND  UP  MINI  CONFERENCE - Glendale Gaslight Inn - 5747 W. Glendale Avenue - Glendale AZ Tel: 623-934-9119 - across from Murphy Park - Vijaya Schartz will teach a workshop, in the Conference room - so will authors: Jeaneen O'Kerry, Cassie Ryan, Jennifer Ashley - There will be a book signing during the event - No registration fee - Coffee, tea, and water available at no cost - Pay for your own food and/or room if you plan to stay at the Inn.

JULY  2008

Monday, July 7, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Surprise

WOMEN POETS OF THE SUN meet the first Monday of each month at the Barnes & Noble Café in Surprise  All women poets 18 years and older are welcome to join them for reading, critique, and informal writing exercises.  It will get your creative juices flowing.  Bring ten copies of one poem and your best-loved pen.  Contact Karen: azbruzzi@aol.com or call 623-670-3338.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Glendale

Valley of the Sun Romance Writers - Meeting and free workshop the second Tuesday of each month. Non members may attend two meetings before joining. Location: Great Wall Buffet banquet room (59th Ave. & Bell Rd) - Dinner and networking starts at 5:30, business meeting at 6:30, workshop and guest speaker from 7:30 to 9 pm.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Scottsdale

The Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime meets at 6:30 P.M., the third Wednesday of the month, at Café Carumba, located at 7303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.  Non-members welcome.

Monday, July 21, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Chandler

Arizona Authors Association Meeting and free workshop - At Chandler Public Library, Sunset Branch, 4930 West Ray Road, Chandler 480-782-2842. From either freeway, 10 or 101, take the Ray Road exit. -  Non-members may attend one meeting before joining - Program:  TBA.

Monday, July 21, 2008 - Chandler

Chandler Sunset Library (contact the library for time) - Literary Agent Terry Whalin will speak about "Why Should a Writer Use a Literary Agent?"

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 6:30 to 9 pm - Oro Valley (near Tucson)

YOU  TOO  CAN  PROMOTE  YOUR  WRITING by Vijaya Schartz - Oro Valley Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive, Oro Valley, AZ 85737 - Tel: 520-229-5300 - CLICK HERE FOR LOCATION MAP - Promotion starts before you begin writing and never ends. The time when publishers felt responsible for promoting their authors is long gone. Whether a multi-published novelist, a self published non-fiction author, or a fledgling writer, promoting your work has become your responsibility. Your ability to self promote may determine whether or not your next book will be published. Even best selling authors still hire publicists. But in this changing world of multimedia, there is much you can do on your own to promote your name and your work, and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Come and learn how you, too, can efficiently promote yourself and launch or re-energize your writing career.
 

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Tempe

Desert Rose Chapter of Romance Writers meeting and free workshops, the last Tuesday of each month, at Manuel's Restaurant, 1123 W. Broadway, Tempe, AZ - 480-968-4437, east of Priest on the south side of Broadway. Guests are welcome to attend two meetings before joining.  main program: Sensuality in the Subtle Romance - Making Scenes Sizzle Without Graphic Sex - by Award-winning author Vijaya Schartz - As erotic romance becomes more popular, authors and readers often wonder about what constitutes a sensual romance as opposed to an erotic romance. What does an editor mean by making an action scene hotter? Romance has branched into many subgenres, even the least expected, like sci-fi and thriller romance. But how do you keep the sensual factor going in a suspense scene? How do you keep your audience hot and bothered without taking any clothes off? How do you negotiate the curves of a steamy love scene without falling into the abyss of XXX adult rating? It’s an art that will widen your audience and keep your readers turning the pages and yearning for more. Come and find out how it’s done.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 5 pm to 7:30 pm - Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS - meeting - Café Carumba, 7303 E. Indian School Rd., Old Scottsdale - the last Wednesday of each month contact the President: Patricia@plbrooks.com - Guest speaker: TBA.

July 30 to August 3, 2008 - San Francisco

ROMANCE  WRITERS  OF  AMERICA  ANNUAL CONFERENCE - San Francisco Marriott - 55 Fourth Street - San Francisco, CA - Where Romance authors and writers from all over the US meet with agents and publishers, attend workshops, seminars, panels, the national RITA and GOLDEN HEART awards, and where 450 authors autograph for Literacy. Non-members welcome. Click HERE for more information.

AUGUST  2008

July 30 to August 3, 2008 - San Francisco

ROMANCE  WRITERS  OF  AMERICA  ANNUAL CONFERENCE - San Francisco Marriott - 55 Fourth Street - San Francisco, CA - Where Romance authors and writers from all over the US meet with agents and publishers, attend workshops, seminars, panels, the national RITA and GOLDEN HEART awards, and where 450 authors autograph for Literacy. Non-members welcome. Click HERE for more information.

Monday, August 4, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Surprise

WOMEN POETS OF THE SUN meet the first Monday of each month at the Barnes & Noble Café in Surprise  All women poets 18 years and older are welcome to join them for reading, critique, and informal writing exercises.  It will get your creative juices flowing.  Bring ten copies of one poem and your best-loved pen.  Contact Karen: azbruzzi@aol.com or call 623-670-3338.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Glendale

Valley of the Sun Romance Writers - Meeting and free workshop the second Tuesday of each month. Non members may attend two meetings before joining. Location: Great Wall Buffet banquet room (59th Ave. & Bell Rd) - Dinner and networking starts at 5:30, business meeting at 6:30, workshop and guest speaker from 7:30 to 9 pm.

 

Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 6:30 to 9 pm - Oro Valley

You Too Can Write a Novel - Michael Murphy - Learn six tips for getting the process started. Find a mixture of instruction, inspiration, and interaction with a published author of mystery detective and historical. Bring pen, paper, and your imagination. Contact Michael at: mmurphy@cox.net.
Oro Valley Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive, Oro Valley, AZ 85737 - Tel: 520-229-5300 - From I-10, take Tangerine Exit #240 east. Turn left onto West Tangerine Road. Go one mile. Turn right onto N. La Canada Drive. Go one mile. Turn left onto West Naranja Drive.

Monday, August 18, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Glendale

Meeting of the Arizona Authors Association. Location: Foothills Glendale Library, 19055 N. 57^th Ave. in north Glendale 612-930-3830 - Just north of Union Hills Drive, on the West side of 57th Avenue. (easily accessible from the loop 101, exit at 59th Avenue, go South to Union Hills, turn left, then make another left on 57th Avenue). Non-members may attend one meeting before joining - Guest speaker and Program: TBA

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Scottsdale

The Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime meets at 6:30 P.M., the third Wednesday of the month, at Café Carumba, located at 7303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.  Non-members welcome.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Tempe

Desert Rose Chapter of Romance Writers meeting and free workshops, the last Tuesday of each month, at Manuel's Restaurant, 1123 W. Broadway, Tempe, AZ - 480-968-4437, east of Priest on the south side of Broadway. Guests are welcome to attend two meetings before joining. Table topics, miniprogram, and main program: TBA

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 5 pm to 7:30 pm - Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS - meeting - Café Carumba, 7303 E. Indian School Rd., Old Scottsdale - the last Wednesday of each month contact the President: Patricia@plbrooks.com - Guest speaker: TBA.

SEPTEMBER  2008

Monday, September 1, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Surprise

WOMEN POETS OF THE SUN meet the first Monday of each month at the Barnes & Noble Café in Surprise  All women poets 18 years and older are welcome to join them for reading, critique, and informal writing exercises.  It will get your creative juices flowing.  Bring ten copies of one poem and your best-loved pen.  Contact Karen: azbruzzi@aol.com or call 623-670-3338.

Saturday, September 6, 2008 - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm - Northwest Phoenix

Write Path Seminar - TAMING THE BOOK PROMOTION MONSTER - by award-winning novelist and media expert Vijaya Schartz - Book promotion starts before the book is completed and never ends. Whether you are unpublished, self-published, published with a small press, or with a large publisher, most of the promotion work nowadays falls to the author. Mistakes in that field can be costly. Selecting the smartest ways to promote may seem like an overwhelming task, but worry no more. Come and Find out how easy it can be. ($70 includes food - $60 early bird registration until August 10, 2008). More information HERE

Tuesday, September 9, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Glendale

Valley of the Sun Romance Writers - Meeting and free workshop the second Tuesday of each month. Non members may attend two meetings before joining. Location: Great Wall Buffet banquet room (59th Ave. & Bell Rd) - Dinner and networking starts at 5:30, business meeting at 6:30, workshop and guest speaker from 7:30 to 9 pm.

Monday, September 15, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Chandler

Arizona Authors Association Meeting and free workshop - At Chandler Public Library, Sunset Branch, 4930 West Ray Road, Chandler 480-782-2842. From either freeway, 10 or 101, take the Ray Road exit. -  Non-members may attend one meeting before joining - Program:  TBA.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Scottsdale

The Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime meets at 6:30 P.M., the third Wednesday of the month, at Café Carumba, located at 7303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.  Non-members welcome.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 5 pm to 7:30 pm - Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS - meeting - Café Carumba, 7303 E. Indian School Rd., Old Scottsdale - the last Wednesday of each month contact the President: Patricia@plbrooks.com - Guest speaker: TBA.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Tempe

Desert Rose Chapter of Romance Writers  - Special member recognition banquet and Service Awards - Members and guests welcome. Registration required. Location and price of Dinner TBA.  Regular meetings and free workshops, the last Tuesday of each month, at Manuel's Restaurant, 1123 W. Broadway, Tempe, AZ - 480-968-4437, east of Priest on the south side of Broadway. Guests are welcome to attend two meetings before joining. Table topics, miniprogram, and main program: TBA

OCTOBER  2008

Monday, October 6, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Surprise

WOMEN POETS OF THE SUN meet the first Monday of each month at the Barnes & Noble Café in Surprise  All women poets 18 years and older are welcome to join them for reading, critique, and informal writing exercises.  It will get your creative juices flowing.  Bring ten copies of one poem and your best-loved pen.  Contact Karen: azbruzzi@aol.com or call 623-670-3338.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Glendale

Valley of the Sun Romance Writers - Meeting and free workshop the second Tuesday of each month. Non members may attend two meetings before joining. Location: Great Wall Buffet banquet room (59th Ave. & Bell Rd) - Dinner and networking starts at 5:30, business meeting at 6:30, workshop and guest speaker from 7:30 to 9 pm.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Scottsdale

The Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime meets at 6:30 P.M., the third Wednesday of the month, at Café Carumba, located at 7303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.  Non-members welcome.

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Glendale

Meeting of the Arizona Authors Association. Location: Foothills Glendale Library, 19055 N. 57^th Ave. in north Glendale 612-930-3830 - Just north of Union Hills Drive, on the West side of 57th Avenue. (easily accessible from the loop 101, exit at 59th Avenue, go South to Union Hills, turn left, then make another left on 57th Avenue). Non-members may attend one meeting before joining - Guest speaker and Program: TBA

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Tempe

Desert Rose Chapter of Romance Writers meeting and free workshops, the last Tuesday of each month, at Manuel's Restaurant, 1123 W. Broadway, Tempe, AZ - 480-968-4437, east of Priest on the south side of Broadway. Guests are welcome to attend two meetings before joining. Table topics, miniprogram, and main program: TBA

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 5 pm to 7:30 pm - Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS - meeting - Café Carumba, 7303 E. Indian School Rd., Old Scottsdale - the last Wednesday of each month contact the President: Patricia@plbrooks.com - Guest speaker: TBA.

NOVEMBER  2008

Monday, November 3, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Surprise

WOMEN POETS OF THE SUN meet the first Monday of each month at the Barnes & Noble Café in Surprise  All women poets 18 years and older are welcome to join them for reading, critique, and informal writing exercises.  It will get your creative juices flowing.  Bring ten copies of one poem and your best-loved pen.  Contact Karen: azbruzzi@aol.com or call 623-670-3338.

Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Phoenix

ARIZONA LITERARY AWARDS BANQUET - The winners of the Arizona Literary Contest will be revealed at this momentous event of the Arizona writing community, in front of the local press. Also uncovered at this event, the fall 2008 issue of the Arizona Literary Magazine that publishes each year the wining entries. Registration necessary (info@azauthors.com).  Location: a prestigious Phoenix resort (TBA).

Monday, November 10, 2008 - 7 pm to 9 pm - Mesa

PARANORMAL,  MORE  NORMAL  THAN  YOU  THINK!  Monte Vista Village Resort - 8865 E. Baseline Road - Mesa, AZ 85208 - Presented by award-winning novelist Vijaya Schartz - Vijaya will also sign her paranormal novels at this event - Have you ever had a premonition?  Did you wonder if, somehow, you received a warning of things to come?  Have you found answers in dreams?  What if we were all psychic but just didn't know it?  Come listen to Vijaya Schartz and find out - for more info, call Pam at 800-435-7128

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Glendale

Valley of the Sun Romance Writers - Meeting and free workshop the second Tuesday of each month. Non members may attend two meetings before joining. Location: Great Wall Buffet banquet room (59th Ave. & Bell Rd) - Dinner and networking starts at 5:30, business meeting at 6:30, workshop and guest speaker from 7:30 to 9 pm.

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Tempe

Arizona Authors Association Meeting and free workshop - At Chandler Public Library, Sunset Branch, 4930 West Ray Road, Chandler 480-782-2842. From either freeway, 10 or 101, take the Ray Road exit. -  Non-members may attend one meeting before joining - Program:  TBA.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Scottsdale

The Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime meets at 6:30 P.M., the third Wednesday of the month, at Café Carumba, located at 7303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.  Non-members welcome.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Tempe

Desert Rose Chapter of Romance Writers meeting and free workshops, the last Tuesday of each month, at Manuel's Restaurant, 1123 W. Broadway, Tempe, AZ - 480-968-4437, east of Priest on the south side of Broadway. Guests are welcome to attend two meetings before joining. Table topics, miniprogram, and main program: TBA

Wednesday, November 25, 2008 - 5 pm to 7:30 pm - Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS - meeting - Café Carumba, 7303 E. Indian School Rd., Old Scottsdale - the last Wednesday of each month contact the President: Patricia@plbrooks.com - Guest speaker: TBA.

DECEMBER  2008

Monday, December 1, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Surprise

WOMEN POETS OF THE SUN meet the first Monday of each month at the Barnes & Noble Café in Surprise  All women poets 18 years and older are welcome to join them for reading, critique, and informal writing exercises.  It will get your creative juices flowing.  Bring ten copies of one poem and your best-loved pen.  Contact Karen: azbruzzi@aol.com or call 623-670-3338.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 5:30 pm - Glendale

Valley of the Sun Romance Writers - Special holiday celebration in the West Valley. Members and guests welcome. Registration necessary. Location and Dinner choices as well as price TBA.

Monday, December 15, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Glendale

Meeting of the Arizona Authors Association. Location: Foothills Glendale Library, 19055 N. 57^th Ave. in north Glendale 612-930-3830 - Just north of Union Hills Drive, on the West side of 57th Avenue. (easily accessible from the loop 101, exit at 59th Avenue, go South to Union Hills, turn left, then make another left on 57th Avenue). Non-members may attend one meeting before joining - Guest speaker and Program: TBA

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Scottsdale

The Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime meets at 6:30 P.M., the third Wednesday of the month, at Café Carumba, located at 7303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.  Non-members welcome.

EVENTS  COMING  IN  2009

April 22-26, 2009 - Orlando - FL

ROMANTIC TIMES BOOKLOVERS CONVENTION - Wyndham Orlando Resort -

July 2-5, 2009 - Tempe, AZ

FIESTACON - WESTERCON-62 - A Science Fiction & Fantasy conference, Downtown Tempe at the Tempe Mission Palms. Great view of the Tempe July 4th fireworks. Sponsored by Leprecon, Inc, the same great team that brought you World Horror, World Fantasy, the 2006 Nebula Awards and the annual LepreCon conventions. Look for updates at www.Leprecon.org/w62