Sept 19 2010 – Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention – Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention presents legendary Author Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles) on Sunday, September 19, 2010. Ray Bradbury will be appearing 12:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M. to sign Ray Bradbury’s Chrysalis, a new Science Fiction film just released on DVD.

Ray Bradbury’s writing has inspired generation after generation of writers with his iconic works such as Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, Something Wicked this Way Comes, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine and many others. Several of Ray Bradbury’s…

Sept 14-18 2010 – Authors and Events for Fall Literary Festival – North Carolina
On the Same Page, Ashe County’s Literary Festival, will feature a complete line-up of authors and events for 2010, including a number of events that preface the festival. Held each year in September, the 2010 festival will start on Tuesday, September 14 and culminate with a luncheon on Saturday, September 18 — all in West Jefferson, NC. Preface events kicked-off on August 2nd with the start of the Community Read of Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace, a featured author at the…

Aug 28 2010 – 26th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards – C.A.
Twelve winning writers and twelve illustrators from around the globe will be honored during the 26th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards at the Roosevelt Hotel — the same location where the first Academy Awards were held — on Saturday, August 28th, 2010.

The highlight of the ceremony will be the announcement of the year’s two Grand Prize winners who will each receive $5,000. Quarterly winners also receive cash prizes from $500 to $1,000. Their winning stories and illustrations will appear in the annual anthology L. Ron…

Book Writing Workshop on August 14th, 2010 in Plano, TX
Michelle Prince, Best-Selling Author of “Winning in Life Now,” hosts the 2nd “Book Bound” book writing workshop to be held in Plano, TX on Saturday, August 14th 2010. The “Book Bound™” Workshop is designed to help aspiring authors write and publish their own book on a budget. In this all-day live workshop Michelle will teach participants how to write, edit, and publish their own book. She will also disclose her personal tips of on how to do so on a budget.

Prince recognizes the need to assist future authors by…

Oct 8-10 2010 – Southern Festival of Books – Nashville, TN
The Southern Festival of Books today unveiled its star-studded literary lineup for the popular annual event set for Oct. 8-10 at downtown Nashville’s War Memorial Plaza. Headliners include Mo Willems, Jon Sciezka, Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler’s Wife), Frank DeFord, Rebecca Skloot, Lee Smith, Jill McCorkle, and Hampton Sides.

Also featured as event presenters are former Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., former Senator Fred Thompson, and Bryan Batt, an actor who is perhaps best known as Sal from the hit series “Mad Men.”

Now in its 22nd year, the Southern…

Sept 24-26 2010 – 11th Annual Authors’ Conference (Valley Forge, Penn)
Infinity Publishing, a pioneer in author-originated book publishing, today announced its 11th annual Authors’ Conference, set for September 24-26, 2010.

The Infinity Publishing “Gathering of Authors” will take place at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Valley Forge, Penn., directly across from the famous Valley Forge National Park and approximately 30 minutes from the Philadelphia International Airport. Full registration is $695, and includes meals, two nights’ lodging at the Radisson, and all conference activities. For complete conference details and to register for the event, please click here to…

August 10-31 2010 – A Different Kind of Writer’’s Group
Creative writing can help you express emotions through putting your thoughts on paper. Hospice at Home/Lory’s Place have partnered with the Box Factory to create a new workshop called A Different Kind of Writer’s Group.

Lead by workshop leader and writing coach Barbara Simpson, this four week workshop will encourage writing to get out what is inside of you. Whether it takes the form of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, a play or a song, no one can tell your story but you. Healing can occur through writing and the sharing…

Nov 13-14 2010 – The Third San Francisco Writing for Change Conference
The Third San Francisco Writing for Change Conference has a powerful message for writers: Your books can change the world and we can show you how! This November 13 & 14, 2010 at the Hilton (Financial District), Writing for Change will feature two inspiring keynote addresses and over 30 breakout sessions on writing, publishing, technology and marketing. Attendees will have access to agents and editors who can transform a writer’s dream into reality. (http://www.sfwritingforchange.org/)

Authors who write about change in realms as diverse as the…

July 28 – 31 2010 – Anhinga Writers’ Studio 2010 Summer Workshops
What writer doesn’t dream of seeing his or her work published? Looking to publish your fiction, nonfiction or poetry, but don’t know where to begin? Let published professionals and industry experts show you how at the fourteenth annual Anhinga Writers’ Studio 2010 Summer Workshops in Gainesville, July 28-31 at the Hilton University of Florida Hotel and Conference Center.

The Anhinga Writers’ Studio offers hands-on instruction in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction taught by top authors, editors and agents. This year’s faculty includes pioneering magazine publisher George Hirsch, self-publishing…

June 30 2010 – David Zimmerman reads from new novel at Prairie Lights
David Zimmerman, a faculty member at Iowa State University, will read from his novel “The Sandbox” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, in Prairie Lights Books at 15 S. Dubuque St. in downtown Iowa City. The free event will be streamed live and then archived on the University of Iowa’s Writing University website — http://www.writinguniversity.org/.

“The Sandbox” is a story of a decent man trying to do right under impossible circumstances. Private Toby Durrant, a self-described “broke nobody” serving in Iraq, finds himself in…