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~ IMPORTANT Notice ~

Members are asked to prepare for a vote to be taken during the March 18th, 2012 LARA meeting in regards to adding a new position to the board. The position of liaison for the new office of SPA, Self Published Authors, as brought up by our President, Erica Barton at the January 15th, 2012 meeting, will be the SPAL, Self Published Authors Liaison. In order for it to pass, a quorum must be reached by attending members.

Look for more information on this subject in the February 2012 newsletter.

 

Our Next Meeting - Sunday February 19, 2012

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

February's Speakers:

Charlotte Carter - Inspirational
Lauren Strasnick - Young Adult
Rochelle Staab - Cozy Mystery

present

"Offshoots of Romance"

 

Fantasy Writing: Making Your Fantasy Fiction a Reality

a Three-Week Online Class

Instructor: Dawn Carrington, mutli-published author

Dates: February 5 - February 25, 2012

$15 per member; $20 non-member



Don't miss the February
Passion and Prose Canference

Saturday February 25, 2012
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Westin Hotel
333 East OceanBlvd,

Long Beach, CA

$125/person

 

The first annual Passion and Prose Conference will bring 500 romance readers and 50 of their most beloved romance writers together for a fabulous day of conversation and fun.

Join Terry Gilman is welcoming bestselling authors Meg Cabot, Christina Dodd, Gail Carriger, and 50 other fabulous romance authors for the first Passion & Prose one-day conference event for romance readers, and the writers who love them. This project has been Terry's pet project for three years and now it's a reality.

Your $125 ticket includes a breakfast buffet and chat, special lunch presentations by Meg, Christina, and Gail, an opportunity drawing to benefit WriteGirl, a non-profit organization that empowers disadvantaged girls through the creativity and self-expression of writing, multiple book buying and autographing opportunities, 'speed dating' with the authors, goodie bags filled with fun giveaways, an opportunity to connect with other romance readers, and much more...

We are also sending out a call for SWAG! Because RWA has been so gracious with their support, we want to offer an opportunity to any Los Angeles based RWA author to insert any items they wish (no bigger than a paperback) into the free goodie bags we will be giving out to every single attendee.

This is a fantastic opportunity to meet your reader's, hear what they like about Romance and what they are looking forward to in the future.

 

For more information, go to passionandprose.org

or call Susan McBeth at (619) 300-2532 .

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  • complete a manuscript
  • receive a rejection or revision letter
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  • final in or won a contest
  • make a submission to any publisher or agent
  • make a sale
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We'd love to hear about it! If you have any other milestones that don’t 'fit' in here, send an email to Casey Wheitman.

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