Tuesday, June 15, 2010

WriteOnCon 2010- YA Writers- check it!

Hey Everyone!!
Okay, I had to get a new post, for many reasons, to share some exciting news, and frankly I was hella tired (yes I said hella - it fit) of staring at my emotional mug every time I went to the page... gah. Time to move on, eh?

So. In case ya haven't heard... There's going to be an uber awesome FREE online kidlit conference. Wha??

Yes, It's true. The following fab peeps are hosting it and frankly doing much more!

Elana Johnson, Jamie Harrington, Shannon Messenger, Casey McCormick, and Lisa & Laura Roecker (along with Jennifer Stayrook web designer)

Lookie here at this Vlog - Love it, thanks for sharing ;o)



So.

Who can join, you ask? YA Writers

Where can I get more info? Well, just check out the super-cool website! http://writeoncon.com/
Ooo when is it? *drooling already* August 10th-12th, 2010

And. Who's gonna be there?
Um, only the best and superest peeps out there!

So far... Steven Malk, Catherine Drayton, Michelle Andelman, Suzie Townsend, Mark McVeigh, Joanna Stampfel-Volpe, Kathleen Ortiz, Lindsay Eland, Dan Ehrehaft, Mandy Hubbard, Lindsey Leavitt, Josh Berk, Anica Rissi, Jodi Meadows and more.

They're still adding to the list!!

So. Click on the links and check em out. They all have awesome blogs, and many are holding contests! Also, check out the Writeoncon website!

What are ya waiting for? Check 'er out ;o)

I hope you are having a lovely week! I know I've neglected this blog a bit, sorry about that.

But.

I have been getting a lot of writing/revising done! Yay ;o)

Enjoy the rest of the week!

28 comments:

Dolly said...

Thanks for the link, Erica. I will check it out :-) Probably not good for me due to Time Zone but worth a peep anyway.

Erica Chapman said...

Dolly - sure, hope you can make it! Definitely take a look ;o) I'm still not sure I can take off either, but I figured I share the love!

Sandy Shin said...

I'm very excited for WriterOnCon. It'll be quite wonderful. :)

Tahereh said...

yay can't wait! this looks awesome :D

Diane said...

Adorable! Sounds great. :O)

Jemi Fraser said...

I can't wait for WriterOnCon!! :)

TerryLynnJohnson said...

This is going to be so awesome. Those ladies are amazing!

Melissa said...

I am so excited about this conference! I hope you can take off for it.

Angela Ackerman said...

This is why I love this crew of writers! How wonderful for them to put something like this on. :)

Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse

Erica Chapman said...

Sandy - I know! Me too. Dang I hope I can attend ;o)

Tahereh - Me too!! Can't wait to see it all pan out ;o)

Diane - Totally!

Jemi - It'll be epic (quoting LiLa there for a sec)

Terry - They are amazing. What a cool generous thing to do!

Melissa - Me too! See ya there? ;o)

Angela - I agree, it's a great bunch. Writers are amazingly unselfish people ;o)

Little Ms J said...

Goodness! I missed a lot during the week I was out a modem!

Erica Chapman said...

Ms. J - Oh I know how you feel, I've been out of the loop too ;o) So. I'm hoping since you're on here, that your modem is fixed!!

Medeia Sharif said...

These ladies are absolutely cool for doing this. I hope I can make it to the event.

Erica Chapman said...

Medeia - Totally! I hope I can make it too ;o)

Nishant said...
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Erica Chapman said...

Sorry about the deleted comment. It was an accident!

Elana Johnson said...

Thanks for the shout out! Just when I thought that vlog was buried for good...

Ha ha!

Erica Chapman said...

Elana - Anytime! LOL love the Vlog, so funny!

MBW aka Olleymae said...

I can't wait for this conference!! I'm so glad everyone is promoting it--it sounds like it's going to be great.

Erica Chapman said...

Olleymae - I know! I can't wait either ;o)

K.M. Weiland said...

Online conferences are the best. Free? Check. Can attend in pajamas and fuzzy blue slippers? Check. No need to brush teeth? Check. How does it get any better than that?

Erica Chapman said...

KM - LOL - it doesn't get any better than that!!

Jonathon Arntson said...

I just found you through your comment at LiLa's blog and all I have to say is GO BLUE!!!

Erica Chapman said...

Hi Jonathon! That's awesome that you follow LiLa. I heart them... GO BLUE indeed, let's hope this year is better than the last!!

Tara McClendon said...

I'm so excited for the conference. I think the gals have put together on heck of an event.

Erica Chapman said...

Tara - I totally agree ;o) See ya on the boards!

Amy Saia said...

This sounds really great. Can't wait to see how it all works!

Erica Chapman said...

Hi Amy! I know me too ;o)