This year's Pennwriters conference takes place on May 16-18, 2008, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It offers three days of workshops, agent/editor appointments, and other special events, plus an evening with Joyce Carol Oates.

Jane Friedman, editorial director of Writer's Digest Books, will present a workshop on Sunday on nonfiction queries and submissions, and will be available for one-on-one appointments. For more information, visit the conference site.