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Writing Success in the Digital Age

THE NATIONAL WRITERS UNION ANNOUNCES
"WRITING SUCCESS IN THE DIGITAL AGE"
THE 3RD ANNUAL WRITERS CONFERENCE

Saturday, October 19, 2013
National Writers Union Headquarters
256 West 38th Street, New York City

8 AM - 6:30 PM

SCHEDULE

8:00-9:00: REGISTRATION, Networking Opportunities, Visit NWU Literature Table

9:00-10:00: COPYRIGHT LAW: Learn how to Protect Your Intellectual Property, Susan E. Davis, NWU Grievance & Contract Adviser, Co-chair NWU Book

10:00-12:00: MINING SOCIAL MEDIA: Learn How to Use Online resources such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagrams, Blogs & Web Sites to establish your brand, establish your brand and identify customers, Don Lafferty, Marketing Consultant.

12:00-2:00 NEW YORK ON TEN CENTS A WORD?. Four freelance writers share stories of struggle and success fighting the low wage model of web content. David Roth - Editor and Founder of The Classical, staff writer for SbNation, former columnist for Vice, WSJ, USAToday; Sarah Jaffe - Freelance journalist for The Nation, Jacobin, Salon; Maggie Serota - Host of Low Times Podcast, freelance writer for The Onion AV Club, amNewYork, The Observer; David Hill, moderator.

LUNCH WILL BE SERVED.

2:00-3:00 Write in Multi-Media: Adding video and interactive features to your work. Jillian Abbott.

3:00-4:00: Self-Publishing On A Shoe String: Learn how to collect all the royalties and to enlist NWU editors, graphic artists and book designers to produce a high quality book at a fraction of the cost of high profile book packaging sercies: Tim Sheard, author, publisher, Hard Ball Press.

4:00-5:00 BUSINESS TIPS THAT IMPROVE YOUR WRITING: From taxes and business structures to monitoring cash flow and planning for growth, treating your writing as a business does improve your art: Alexandria Faiz, personal business coach.

5:00-6:30 IS THE BOOK AN ENDANGERED SPECIES? Reflections on the future of publishing.: Over cocktails and food, join in a conversation with a publisher, literary agent, book seller and a book reviewer regarding the future of the industry that challenges and sustains freelance writers.

COCKTAILS & LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

COST OF THE CONFERENCE: $15.00 for Union Members, $40.00 for non-members, $20.00 for students & seniors (65 and older). If you join during the program you will receive $25.00 discount.

Includes light breakfast, lunch, and dinner and drinks.

To register and pay at the door, email: info@nwuny.org.

Space is limited to 75 participants, so sign up today!