WD Presents: Final Annual Conference Reminder, a New Podcast, and More!

There's always so much happening in the Writer's Digest universe that even staff members have trouble keeping up. As a result, we decided to start collecting what's on the horizon to make it easier for everyone to know what's happening and when.

This week, we're excited to announce our Writer's Digest Annual Conference, the newest podcast episode, and more!

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LAST CALL! Attend Our Annual Conference July 28-31!

Don't miss this year's Annual Conference—the first in-person conference since 2019*! Listen to keynote speakers Marlon James and Beverly Jenkins, and closing keynote speaker Tiffany D. Jackson, as well as countless other publishing professionals to help keep you on track to fulfill your publishing dreams!

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*Click here for our updated mask policy.

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In this episode of "Writer's Digest Presents," we're discussing writing communities. Editor-in-Chief Amy Jones leads a roundtable discussion with Senior Editor Robert Lee Brewer, Managing Editor Moriah Richard, and Content Editor Michael Woodson, about their experiences engaging with writing communities.

Then, editors Michael Woodson and Moriah Richard sit down with the founders of PitBLK, an online writing community that is "answering the call for a literary pitch event that amplifies and celebrates Black writers and our work."

Then editors Moriah Richard and Michael Woodson end the episode with a Q&A with NaNoWriMo Executive Director Grant Faulkner.

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Join Donna Russo Morin to learn the definition of historical markers and how and where to unearth them. And uncover the tools to integrate history, research, and the fiction plot arc. Most of all, find out how to honor verisimilitude—the goal of any historical writing—and avoid the dreaded anachronism.

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If you love to write and have a story you want to tell, the only thing that can stand between you and the success you’re seeking isn’t craft, or a good agent, or enough Facebook friends and Twitter followers, but fear. In this workshop we’ll look at several techniques you can you use to keep yourself in the creative flow and out of the trouble and misery fear always causes.

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If you want to learn how to write a story, but aren’t quite ready yet to hunker down and write 10,000 words or so a week, this is the course for you. Build Your Novel Scene by Scene will offer you the impetus, the guidance, the support, and the deadline you need to finally stop talking, start writing, and, ultimately, complete that novel you always said you wanted to write.

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Do you love reading a good mystery? Have you always wanted to write one? During the Essentials of Mystery Writing course, you'll have the choice of creating a brand new mystery story from scratch or working with a story you already have in progress.

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Every writer knows that the journey to publication is a long and hard road. Once you finish your first draft, it’s time to start the arduous process of self-editing and revision. When you take this online writing course you will learn methods of self-editing for fiction writers to ensure your writing is free of grammatical errors.

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This course is designed to help you understand how to craft a winning premise, how to outline your novel, and then how to take both of those things and assemble a synopsis that will act as a guide for you to write your novel and sell it.

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What book ended in a way that you didn’t expect but was perfect anyway? Comment for a chance at publication in a future issue of Writer's Digest.

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