RWA National 2009 - DC

Susan Gable · Mar 30, 2009

Okay, it was mentioned in the Rita thread that we should do this. <G>

Who's going to National this year?

I am.

We'd like to maybe plan an AW "Gathering" of some sort.

Susan G.

Kasey Mackenzie · Mar 30, 2009

*raises hand* Me, me, me! I would love to get together with my fellow AW & RWA members!

GirlWithPoisonPen · Mar 30, 2009

When is the conference?

Susan Gable · Mar 30, 2009

July 15-18th.

For more information, go here: http://www.rwanational.org/cs/conferences_and_events

Susan G.

Jersey Chick · Mar 30, 2009

I wish. But I, alas, am not.

Some day.

Oh, yes.

Some day, I will make National...

Irysangel · Mar 30, 2009

I will be going!

Last year, Friday and Saturday seemed to be the really busy days (pub signings and panels). It might be a good idea to do the AW gathering on Wed/Thurs. Or we could meet for one of the breakfasts one day.

Susan Gable · Mar 30, 2009

Wed. night, right after the lit signing, I can invite you all to attend a Super party. <G> Seriously, the Super authors are doing a party. We did one last year.

We wore tiaras. <G> We gave away great prizes. We offer (FREE <G>)wine and chocolate.

So if you want to come to that, you're welcome to come.

Susan G. - who knows that's not an AW gathering, but wants her AW friends to feel free to come party with us.

job · Mar 31, 2009

Yep. I'll be there.

Harliquin always has the best parties. <jo is jealous>

Susan Gable · Mar 31, 2009

job said:
Yep. I'll be there.

Harliquin always has the best parties. <jo is jealous>

LOL - Well, the Super party is put on by the Super Authors. Harlequin might donate some tote bags and stuff, and our eds will probably be there, but this party is all on the authors.

But...as for the publisher parties....yeah. <G> Harlequin really knows how to PARTY!!!! <G>

Friday night party is awesome stuff. I'm the one hiding behind the camera, taking all sorts of future blackmail pictures. <G>

Susan G.

Kasey Mackenzie · Mar 31, 2009

I would LOVE to go to the Super party! =) Sign me up! Though of course I would also like to have a separate AW get-together if we can swing it.

I need to find out if Berkley's having a party I can "crash" during National!

ellisnation · Mar 31, 2009

I've been planning a trip to my hometown in VA. Maybe, just maybe, I could take a detour for a few days... and leave the kids with grandma and grandpa!

Probably won't happen, but one can dream!

dragonjax · Mar 31, 2009

I'll be there -- my first-ever RWA national conference! Eek...

jodiodi · Mar 31, 2009

Wish I could go. I went regularly for several years, but haven't been the last few (even when it was held in Nashville). The sad (I suppose) thing is, I never attended anything but the speakers during the day. I never attended a single party of any sort. If my husband was with me, we usually went out in the town somewhere. If I was alone, I usually stayed in my room, watched TV, wrote and/or read. I'm a lousy conventioneer.

Irysangel · Apr 1, 2009

Yay Jackie! We'll have to hang out and swap succubi stories!

san_remo_ave · Apr 2, 2009

I'm still on the fence about it. My folks live in the area and I can stay there or... I can wait till they come HERE next year (Nashville). Or both. Can't decide...

job · Apr 2, 2009

Kasey Mackenzie said:
I need to find out if Berkley's having a party I can "crash" during National!

Yes. Yes. They're having one. No crashing involved for you.

It's the Penguin Party where everyone dresses in black-and-white and waddles around on ice floes.

Your editor or her Admin should be giving you details along about now.

Irysangel · Apr 2, 2009

Pocket actually sends along invitations. I didn't receive mine until a lot closer to National, so don't worry quite yet.

But I'd say make sure you let your editor know early June.

Kasey Mackenzie · Apr 2, 2009

job said:
Yes. Yes. They're having one. No crashing involved for you.

It's the Penguin Party where everyone dresses in black-and-white and waddles around on ice floes.

Your editor or her Admin should be giving you details along about now.

Oh that sounds like tons of fun! Thanks for the info! I sent my editor an email asking if she was going to National so I'm sure she'll give me the scoop when she gets back in the office.

Kasey Mackenzie · Apr 27, 2009

Just bumping this thread so it doesn't fall too far down the list! =)

Any "new" people planning to attend?

san_remo_ave · May 3, 2009

OK --I'm going for sure!

I'll be there to attend the sessions and also to help promote IASPR.

What can we do to help identify each other at the hotel?

job · May 4, 2009

IASPR sounds like a worthy endeavor. Can you tell a little more about it?

LorelieBrown · May 4, 2009

IASPR is founded by Dr. Sarah F. Frantz, seen about the internet at dearauthor.com and teachmetonight.blogspot.com. I think they're shooting for 2010 for their first journal, but I'm not positive. Or maybe I should say "we" as I volunteered, though I haven't been hit up for any duties yet.

As for RWA, I'm scheduled to go. Paid my fee and everything. But we just found out the Army's moving us sometimes this summer, so I've got my fingers crossed it doesn't get screwed up.

Irysangel · May 4, 2009

LorelieBrown said:
IASPR is founded by Dr. Sarah F. Frantz, seen about the internet at dearauthor.com and teachmetonight.blogspot.com. I think they're shooting for 2010 for their first journal, but I'm not positive. Or maybe I should say "we" as I volunteered, though I haven't been hit up for any duties yet.

Yes, but what is it?

LorelieBrown · May 4, 2009

Irysangel said:
Yes, but what is it?

Above my intellectual level? lol

But seriously, it's an academic society. Turning a scholarly eye on the romance genre, and hopefully garnering a little more respect for us. Papers and literary analysis and the like. And maybe getting romance taught at the collegiate level, too.

san_remo_ave · May 4, 2009

job said:
IASPR sounds like a worthy endeavor. Can you tell a little more about it?

Irysangel said:
Yes, but what is it?

IASPR is the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance and the mission is to foster the academic study of romance fiction. It hasn't been formally launched yet, but it's near and we're planning to have some folks at RWA in July.

The IASPR will also sponsor an online, open source, peer reviewed publication (the JPRS or Journal for Popular Romance Studies). And the first PRS Conference is scheduled in Brisbane, Australia this August (co-sponsored with U of Queensland, Queensland U of Tech, and RWA.)

Dr. Sarah Frantz, the founder, received an RWA Academic Grant and teaches English and Literature at Fayetteville State U.

I'm very excited about this organization and just signed on as secretary, so I'll be part-timing it with Dr. Frantz to get out the word in DC.

Plus, this is my 1st RWA conference ever, so I'm sure I'll be on major overload from the wonderful lineup of lectures/workshops!

LorelieBrown said:
IASPR is founded by Dr. Sarah F. Frantz, seen about the internet at dearauthor.com and teachmetonight.blogspot.com. I think they're shooting for 2010 for their first journal, but I'm not positive. Or maybe I should say "we" as I volunteered, though I haven't been hit up for any duties yet.

As for RWA, I'm scheduled to go. Paid my fee and everything. But we just found out the Army's moving us sometimes this summer, so I've got my fingers crossed it doesn't get screwed up.

Yes, February 2010 is the publication date. TeachMeTonight is a good place to go to get a feel for the type of discourse you can expect.

LorelieBrown said:
But seriously, it's an academic society. Turning a scholarly eye on the romance genre, and hopefully garnering a little more respect for us. Papers and literary analysis and the like. And maybe getting romance taught at the collegiate level, too.

Yep! If anyone wants more info, feel free to PM me. I'll post a formal announcement in the proper thread when the site is up and running and we're ready for the formal launch.

RWA National 2009 - DC

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