Every year, Phoenix’s Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter brings together a sensational line-up of bestselling authors, experienced editors and qualified agents for an informative and exciting day, filled with presentations, panel discussions and workshops. Whether you’re a published author, an aspiring writer or a dedicated book fan, no matter what genre you write, you will find what you’re looking for at WriteNow!

Craft + Publish + Market

**The WriteNow! 2020 Conference**

is going virtual!

September 12, 2020
(New Date!)

Named the Best Writers Conference in Arizona by The Writer Magazine!

Featuring best-selling, award-winning and critically acclaimed authors
Michael Connelly, Matt Coyle, and Naomi Hirahara;
plus top-tier developmental editor Jessica Page Morrell and Literary Agent Kirby Kim (Janklow & Nesbit Associates).

Author Matt Coyle

With the move to take our conference online, we also decided to open it up to a broader community and waive the registration fee this year. To continue supporting authors and local booksellers, we are asking that all attendees buy books from our conference bookstore, The Poisoned Pen, which ships across the country.

REGISTER!

BONUS CONTENT

PitchNow! with Literary Agent Chip MacGregor (MacGregor and Luedeke) **SOLD OUT**

PitchNow! with Senior Acquisitions Editor Terri Bischoff (Crooked Lane Books)

EditNow! with Freelance Developmental Editor Jessica Morrell **SOLD OUT**

MarketNow! with Hailey Dezort (Kaye Publicity)

Bonus content sessions are incredible supplemental opportunities to the WriteNow! 2020 Conference and available for a nominal fee on a first come, first served basis. Registration for these events is separate. Some sessions are available on Sept 11 and/or Sept 12. Click here for those details.

Bonus Events

**RESCHEDULED**

ONLINE PLATFORMS* with FAUZIA BURKE
October 29, 6p-7p
Author and book marketing consultant Fauzia Burke presents a workshop on building online platforms. Ms. Burke will show through examples and case studies how to connect all the elements of online marketing (website, mailing list, blogging, social media, advertising and publicity) into a cohesive, successful and sustainable author platform.

*The webinar title has changed and the topic has been refined for our group.

DS Members Only – These meetings will be held via Zoom, and all details will be shared via email and posted on the Desert Sleuths Members Only Facebook Group.

Next Meeting

Please note, all remaining 2020 Member Meetings will be held online.

Next chapter meeting: October 21, 2020

DS Members Only- This meeting will be held via Zoom. Meeting details will be emailed to all members and posted on the Desert Sleuths Members Only Facebook Group.

Guest Speaker: Tom Leveen
Topic: How to Speak in Public for the Introverted Author

Award-winning author and Bram Stoker Award finalist Tom Leveen brings 22 years of live theatre experience to his classes, keynotes, and panels. He has five sessions of classical training with the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and has won and been nominated for many local theater awards, including three Best Of Phoenix awards from the Phoenix New Times for his two theater companies. Tom has written for the SPAWN comic book series, mobile app games, and was the resident storytime storyteller at Changing Hands Bookstore for many years. You can follow him on most platforms @TomLeveen.

Be sure to join our Members Only Facebook Group.
(Nonmembers please use link to request a one-time guest pass.)