October 12-13, 2024
Sponsored by Emerald City Romance Writers
We will be holding the 34th Emerald City Writers’ Conference completely online this year! Emerald City Writers Conference is designed for writers at every stage of their journey. Whether plotting your first novel or fine-tuning your next bestseller, you'll find valuable insights, practical advice, and a supportive community of fellow writers. Engage in expert-led workshops, participate in panel discussions, and network with industry professionals who can help you bring your stories to life.
Learn more about the craft and business of romance writing and pitch to editors and agents at this year's ECWC!
Workshops will be available for replay for 30 days after the recording links are shared.
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Meet Our Speakers
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Skye Warren
New York Times Bestselling Author
Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of dangerous romance with over 2 million books sold. Her author business started as a five-figure struggle with long hours and a constant fear she wouldn’t make enough to pay the mortgage. Investing in marketing and advertising transformed her business into a seven figure business working four hours per day. It's her goal to empower romance authors to sell more of the books they work so hard to write. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, sweet dogs, and evil cat.
Meet Our Agents & Editors
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Morena Stamm
Editor, The Wild Rose Press
Hailing from the rodeo capital in Alberta, Canada, Morena splits her time between writing and editing. After completing her Bachelor's in Professional Communication and her Masters in Intercultural and International Communication, she moved home to focus on her one true love. Books. She is an editor for The Wild Rose Press and specializes in editing steamy romance books, as well as an array of fantasy, paranormal, cozy mystery, young adult, and science fiction.
When she is not editing she writes romances under her pen name Bridgette Tell, and dark fantasy under her real name Morena Stamm.
Pitch Session wants and needs:
TWRP is looking for romance, especially mafia romance, shifter romance, dark romance suspense romance, all levels of spice/heat. They are not looking for non-fiction of any kind and children's fiction.
What she wants personally to work with is spicy romances, any sub genre under that, as well as Sci-Fi, Fantasy (series potential or epics or darker elements), and Young Adult.
Please note: All times listed in PST
2024 Conference Schedule
Saturday, Oct. 12
8:45 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. ECWC Day 1 Kickoff
9:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. Masterclass: Direct Sales with Skye Warren
11:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. Put Your Book Funnel on Autopilot in Three Simple Steps with Robyn Roste
12:00 p.m. –12:55 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Audiobooks 101 - From page to stage with J.S. Arquin
2:00 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. So, You Want to be a Ghost! with Bekah Brinkmeier
3:00 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. 5 sentence plotting with Rebecca Thorne
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Editor/Agent Questions in breakout rooms Q&A session
Sunday, Oct. 13
8:45 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. ECWC Day 2 Kickoff
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Editor/Agent Pitches in breakout rooms
9:00 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. Writing Digital Interactive Romance: Heart's Choice and Beyond with Rebecca Slitt
10:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. Masterclass: The Six Figure Author Experiment with a focus on Book Launches with Russell Nohelty and Lee Savino
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Heart’s Choice Q&A in breakout room
12:00 p.m. –12:55 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. ReelShort and KISS with Ammon K. Lyle and Tera Cuskaden
2:00 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. Writing Sex Positivity with Dr. J
3:00 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. A COVER-LUTION with Dar Albert of Wicked Smart Designs
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Crafting Engaging Blurbs with Jessie Cunniffe
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2024 Conference Pricing
ECRW Chapter Members Ticket
Non-Member Ticket
ECRW Membership + Conference Ticket (save $19)