About

The Chicago Writers Conference
where the craft meets the business

Dates: September 14-16, 2012
Location: at the historic (and gorgeous) Tribune Tower

The Chicago Writers Conference will bring writers together for an informative and fun weekend conference to network with other writers, rub elbows with publishers and connect with agents. The goal of the conference is to provide practical advice for writers to learn how to sell and promote their work, such as:

  • Learn ways to get work published (traditional or digital; fiction or non-fiction)
  • How to query agents
  • Connecting with agents
  • Advice from Non Fiction Publishers
  • Strategies for promoting your work online
    • Website/blog creation
    • Social media tactics
    • Content marketing
  • Engaging with the writing community