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Learn about romance publishing trends, strengthen your craft, and find your writing community with ECRW. To join one of our upcoming meetings before joining the organization, please contact us.

2025 Meetings & Events

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Sat, May 03
Choosing Love: Writing Interactive Romance
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May 03, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
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We all know that readers love to insert themselves into our romance novels. What if you could make that a whole lot easier? Interactive romance is a hot and growing market, and it's certainly lucrative.
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Sat, May 10
Writers Retreat
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May 10, 2025, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM PDT
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ECRW is holding another Zoom Writers Retreat! Join us on May 10th, from 9:00 am until 7:00 pm for awesome writing sessions, conversations, and the company of other writers.
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Sat, Jun 07
Stealing Secrets from Screenwriting: How to make your book Bingeworthy
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Jun 07, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
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In television - every scene matters and if you don’t hook the viewer and keep them engaged, you’ll lose them to another channel. The secret to success is in the writing - and an ex-screenwriter-turned-bestselling author is sharing all of her secrets of screenwriting in this class.
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Sat, Jun 14
Emerald City Romance Author and Reader Event - Reader Tickets
South Seattle College
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Jun 14, 2025, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT
South Seattle College, 6000 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106, USA
Join us for a day filled with your favorite romance authors, book signings and more. Meet your favorite authors in person, connect with fellow romance readers, and immerse yourself in all things romance. Don't miss out on this opportunity to celebrate love, passion, and happily ever afters.
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Sat, Aug 02
Dumas Bay Summer Writers Retreat 2025
Dumas Bay Center
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Aug 02, 2025, 10:00 AM PDT – Aug 03, 2025, 4:00 PM PDT
Dumas Bay Center, 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA 98023, USA
Join us this August 2nd and 3rd for an ECRW member writers retreat! This two day event includes meals, views, wifi, community and private writing space, and all the tea and coffee you can drink.
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Past Meetings and Events

Sat, Apr 05
Systems and Processes for Writers
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Apr 05, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
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Do you feel like you have too much to do and not enough time? Are you feeling stressed or overwhelmed? If you’ve found yourself stuck, if you’d like to be more productive, or have a more sustainable, balanced writing life, this workshop can help you.
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Sat, Mar 08
A Day With Zoe York
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Mar 08, 2025, 9:45 AM – 3:15 PM PST
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Please join us on March 8th as Emerald City Romance Writers welcomes bestselling fiction and nonfiction author Zoe York. Zoe will present two workshops.
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Sat, Feb 08
Writers Retreat
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Feb 08, 2025, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM PST
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ECRW is holding another Zoom Writers Retreat! Join us on February 8th, from 9:00 am until 7:00 pm for awesome writing sessions, conversations, and the company of your tribe.
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Sat, Feb 01
Take Off Your Pants
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Feb 01, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PST
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Plotting can help you create stronger stories while saving time by avoiding unnecessary edits. This workshop will introduce Libbie Hawker's "Take Off Your Pants" method of outlining.
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Sat, Jan 04
Strengths for Writers Masterclass
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Jan 04, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
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Have you ever taken a workshop and no matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t make the outcomes happen that were promised? Ever wondered why that happens? If you join us for this masterclass in success alignment, you’ll not only learn *why* this happens, but how to maximize your capacity better.
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