About this Event
Register at www.southfloridawriters.org
SFWA MANGO Writers Conference Schedule - February 21st 9am – 5 pm
9:00 am Check in / Coffee/Pastries
9:30 am Welcome: GC Cevallos,SFWA President and C. Shaw, Conference Chair
9:45 am Ice Breaker Writing Exercise/Hook (1st paragraph)
10:00 am Ritu Anand, literary agent with D4EO Literary Agency
“Everything You Need to Know About Traditional Publishing - From Perfecting Your Query to Signing with a Publisher”
10:45 am 15 min Break Coffee/Tea/Soft Drinks
11:00 am Dr. Billy Jones – Author / Professor / Podcaster
“Artificial Intelligence and Writing – Pros and Cons”
“The Importance of Social Media for Writers”
11:45 am Create a post or story for IG / Create an IG account
12:00 pm Flor Ana – Publisher, Indie Earth Books / Author / Poet
“Understanding the Independent Self-Publishing Process”
“How to Prepare a Poetry Book”
12:45 pm Poetry Table Exercise guided by Flor Ana
1:00 pm Lunch Break /SFWA Author Tables Open – “Meet and Greet”
2:30 pm Shawn Macomber, Writer/Editor
"Perfecting your manuscript before it goes out on query or to the self-publishing process"
3:10 pm Duba Leibell, Screenwriter / Professor
“From Book to the Big Screen… or Little Screen”
3:45 15 min Break Cookies/Coffee/Tea
4:00 pm Cortney Casey, Author / Books & Books Representative
“Author Journey/Agent Guide” / “How to get your into your Local Book Store”
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, 1395 Northwest 57th Avenue, Miami, United States
USD 135.23
