Attracting writers of all levels from beginner to seasoned professional, the two-day New York Round Table® Writers' Conference provides access to the nation's leading literary figures, including editors, agents, publicists, reviewers, bestselling authors and publishers, speaking on the business and career of writing.

Presented by the non-profit New York Center for Independent Publishing (NYCIP), this event brings some 75 publishing professionals together to discuss the promises and pitfalls of the writing life.

Based upon last year's extremely successful agent and editor panels, the conference will again feature two literary agent panels divided into nonfiction and fiction agents and two book editor panels divided into nonfiction and fiction editors.

This year's conference will also include presentations by best-selling authors
    John Berendt - acclaimed author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
     Alice Hoffman - author of 18 novels including her newest, The Third Angel
     Joshua Ferris -winner of the 2008 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
     Charles Bock - author of acclaimed novel Beautiful Children
     Lincoln Child - author (or coauthor) of a dozen novels including Deep Storm

Other participating authors include: Richard Goodman - The Soul of Creative Writing; Phoebe Damrosch - Service Included (NY Times Notable Book 2007); Susan Breen - The Fiction Class; Janice Erlbaum - Have Your Found Her; Peter Selgin - By Cunning & Craft; Stephanie Elizondo Greist - Around the Bloc; Sandra Newman - How Not to Write a Novel, and others.         

           

The conference also includes two luncheons; cocktail receptions; craft workshops and panel discussions on topics including:

Panelists will include representatives from HarperCollins, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Broadway Books, McGraw-Hill, Soft Skull Press, The Permanent Press, Persea Books, Wiley & Sons, Autonomedia, bookreporter.com, A Public Space, Alimentum, Bloom; FOX TV, Allen O'Shea Literary Partners, FinePrint Literary Management, Sarah Jane Freymann Agency, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management, Liza Dawson Associates, Sanford J Greenburger Associates and other organizations.

If your material is ready for publication, this is one conference that you will want to attend. Participation is limited to 200 writers. Early registration is advised.

Friday, April 11, 2008
     Registration   8:15 - 9:00 am
     Panels   9:00 am - 5:00 pm
     Cocktail Reception   6:00 - 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 12, 2008
     Registration   8:15 - 9:00 am
     Panels   9:00 am - 5:00 pm

View the 2008 Conference Schedule here.
Read a Writer's Digest profile of the conference here.

The Conference will be held at the NY Center for Independent Publishing, 20 West 44th Street, New York City.

TO REGISTER: Visit WritersConferenceNYC.org or call  212 764-7021.

Registration is now closed.

Out-of-town attendees may consult our list of recommended hotels.

Praise from last year's conference participants:

"Thank you for an excellent conference, I learned a great deal and enjoyed meeting so many authors!" - V.S.

"I have an MFA and learned more about publishing in those two days than I did in my whole program." - A.B.

"I thoroughly enjoyed the conference. It was a high quality job in so many respects--the panels, luncheon speakers, and the receptions." - L.M.

"I was especially impressed by the caliber of the panelists. You drew from a wide swath of professionals. And the two lunch speakers were terrific - a real treat. Also, I liked the broad cross-section represented by the attendees -- young, middle-aged, old; black, white, Asian, and everything in between. Most were serious and accomplished - to whatever level they'd achieved." - C.R.

"I want to congratulate you on a job well done!"  - M. M.

"The panel discussions were excellent. It was fun to meet beautiful, creative people. I look forward to next year's conference."  - G.M.

"I have been meaning to write this week to say thank you for putting together such a great conference. I truly enjoyed it and found it very valuable."  - J.G.

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