In June 2012, I had the pleasure of presenting at the Crested Butte Writers Conference in Crested Butte, CO. I’m telling you — this cute mountain town is AWESOME. It’s artsy and small and everyone knows each other and everyone bikes everywhere and it’s full of fun characters. What a great town. Sunshine in the summers; skiing in the winters. The only thing I had problem with was the altitude. I set off to run one afternoon and almost passed out after going 0.5 miles. I had to turn Bon Jovi up loud on my iPod just to finish one mile!
The conference itself was fantastic. There were about 75 attendees for the intimate event, and 4 literary agents were in attendance along with editors and authors. There were open readings, panels, sessions, critiques, and more. If you want to plan a summer getaway in 2013, seriously consider this awesome conference. The town is great and the event was amazing.
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The big publishing panel at the event. All four of the event’s literary agents are sitting on the panel with me.
Dinner out at one of the cute restaurants in Crested Butte, CO. Sitting with writers, presenters, and organizers.
Me selling books, obviously told to “SMILE this time!” by the photographer.
Other writing/publishing articles & links for you:
- How To Pitch Agents at Writers’ Conferences.
- 10 Tips For Attending a Writers’ Conference, by Agent Michelle Brower.
- How to Have an Awesome Time at a Writers’ Conference.
- 9 Things I Learned From Reading Other Writers.
- Sell More Books by Building Your Author Platform.
- Follow Chuck Sambuchino on Twitter or find him on Facebook. Learn all about his writing guides on how to get published, how to find a literary agent, and how to write a query letter.
Me getting set to teach in a class.
I Will Speak At These Great Writing Events in 2012-2013:
- June 7-8: Clarksville Writers Conference (Clarksville, TN)
- June 22-24: Crested Butte Writers Conference (Crested Butte, CO)
- July 26-28: Midwest Writers Workshop (Muncie, IN)
- Aug. 2-8: Homeric Writers Retreat & Workshop (Isle of Ithaca, Greece)
- Sept. 13-14: Chicago Writers Conference (Chicago, IL)
- Feb. 14-17, 2013: San Francisco Writers Conference (San Francisco, CA)
- April 5-7. 2013: Writer’s Digest Conference East (New York, NY)
- April 19-20, 2013: Kentucky Writers Conference (Bowling Green, KY)
- May 17-19, 2013: PennWriters Conference (Pittsburgh, PA)
- May 23-26, 2013: Writers Guild of Alberta Event (Edmonton, Canada)
- June 7-8, 2013: Carnegie Literary Center “Books-in-Progress Conference” (Lexington, KY)
- June 21-23, 2013: Agents & Editors Conference / Writers League of Texas (Austin, TX)
- July 25-28, 2013: Pacific Northwest Writers Conference (Seattle/Bellevue, WA)
I think this is a great picture of Crested Butte, because it shows the beautiful mountain west scenery, the plethora of lodges & condos everywhere, and how the town embraces its “come here and camp” identity.
HA. I just got an iPhone before this picture was taken at a dinner. Evidently I was so fascinated by my phone that they took this picture of me.
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