Writing Industries Conference 2010

The second East Midlands Writing Industries Conference will be held on Saturday 6th March at Loughborough University. The conference will bring together writers from across the East Midlands with professionals from the writing industries to share knowledge, develop skills and forge new contacts. The conference is organised by the Literature Network, Writing East Midlands and Loughborough University.

What will happen at the conference?
200 writers from the region will have the opportunity to hear from and meet with professionals from the writing industries in a variety of settings.

• Agents and editors in one-to-one sessions with selected writers, giving advice and support in their area of expertise.

• Panel discussions exploring specific areas of writing, from breaking into commercial publishing to working in the community.

• Writing industries fair featuring stalls from local publishers, funders and other organisations involved with supporting writing.

• And of course there will be plenty of opportunity to meet and talk with other writers over a coffee.

What are the Writing Industries?
The conference takes in all the creative areas where writers can build a career. These include fiction, creative non-fiction, graphic fiction and poetry, writing for performance such as playwrighting, storytelling and spoken word and writing for media from screenwriting to video games and other new media. The writing industries also cover the range of valuable skills writers can offer to the wider community from teaching and work in education, through work in community settings to residencies and commissions.

Who is the conference for?
All writers who are working or aim to work within the writing industries. Writers of all levels of experience are welcome to attend.

How can I get involved?
The Writing Industries Conference will open to bookings in November 2009. To get more information contact Damien Walter on:  damien@charnwood-arts.org.uk