THE COLUMBUS WRITERS CONFERENCE

ABOUT THE
CONFERENCE

Goals

The Columbus Writers Conference was born in 1993 with the goal of offering educational and networking opportunities to those in the writing field.  The conference has featured a wide variety of presentations aimed at writers ranging from beginners to seasoned professionals. Writers attending the conference have experienced a broad spectrum of writing topics presented by writers, editors, and literary agents.

Topics

Over the years, writing topics have included the novel, nonfiction book, short story, flash fiction, essay, children, young adult, finding and working with a literary agent, working with an editor, business of publishing, book proposal, poetry, science fiction, screenwriting, playwriting, memoir, travel, humor, cookbook, technical, magazine, query letter, corporate, educational, targeting markets, self-editing, freelance writing, research, creative thinking, time management, and obtaining grants.

Presenters

A few of the many writers and/or editors who have participated include Lee K. Abbott, David Baker, Tracy Bernstein, David Citino, Oscar Collier, Brenda Copeland, Betty Deramus, Tracey E. Dils, Hallie Ephron, Robert Flanagan, Stephen Fraser, Jane Friedman, Kathy Fagan, Mike Harden, Karen Harper, Brent Hartinger, Jack Heffron, Melvin Helitzer, Michelle Herman, Gretchen Hirsch, Ralph Keyes, Rachel Kahan, Sally Kim, Barbara Kuroff, J. Patrick Lewis, Frederick Levy, David H. Lynn, Patrick LoBrutto, Lee Martin, Paul Raymond Martin, Erin McGraw, Jack Matthews, Kim Meisner, Maureen F. McHugh, Duncan Murrell, Alice Pope, Julia Reichert, Les Roberts, Lore Segal, Darrell Spencer, Paul Stevens, Sarah Willis, and Nancy Zafris.  

Literary Agents have included Andrea Brown, Sheree Bykofsky, Jim Donovan, Jennifer DeChiara, Deborah C. Grosvenor, Jeff Herman, Jeff Kleinman, Daniel Lazar, Noah Lukeman, Kirsten Manges, Donald Maass, Janet Manus, Doris S. Michaels, Jeff Herman, Mark Ryan, Simon Lipskar, Rita Rosenkranz, Katharine Sands, and Rachel Vater.

Conference Attendees

Conference attendees have come from throughout
the United States and from Canada, Europe, and Australia.
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