Antoinette is The founder of The La Jolla Writers Conference - one of the first writers conferences to cover the art, craft, and business of writing and which is now in it's seventeenth year - Antoinette Kuritz is also the founder of Strategies Book Development & PR, a company devoted to helping both aspiring and successful authors […]

Kamala Devi teaches revolutionary methods to help dozens of students—many of them first-timers—turn their ideas into books within record time. Kamala Devi’s coaching is based on top coaching strategies, proven writing technologies, and tantric principles! One of the biggest benefits of this afternoon is simply surrounding yourself in a like-minded community of talented writers and tapping into the […]

SDMWA welcomes Paula Margulies and Tricia Van Dockum for a day of Public Relations for Memoirists. Learn the secrets of: Finding Your Audience Packaging Your Book to Attract the Appropriate Audience Building Pre-Buzz for the Book via Social Media Various Ways to Market Your Book Both Online & Offline Building a Platform (and What Does That Mean […]

Join SDMWA to learn all about the author/agent relationship with Literary Agent Annie Bomke. This talk focuses on the author/agent relationship, detailing the agent's role at every stage of the publishing process, how to find an agent, and what makes for a strong author/agent relationship. You can learn more about Annie Bomke by visiting her website.