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August 21 – Nationals recap
No meeting will be held in July due to the RWA National conference in Orlando. Please join us in August for a recap of all things National!
Members:
Silicon Valley chapter members…please fill out the meeting reservation form below. Make sure to select the correct meeting you plan to attend.
Non-members:
Are you new to the area, new to writing, new to RWA or just ready to discover what a writing chapter is all about? We love guests! Reserve your guest spot at the meeting, or pop in for an on the spot introduction! If reserving, fill out the form below and choose the option for “guest.”
Note:
You must be 18 years of age or older to attend meetings, conferences and other events sponsored by SVRWA.
Cancellation Policy:
We are billed by the hotel for the initial headcount we give them (they set up the chairs and portion food). Anyone who RSVPs to attend a meeting and then does not come is still expected to pay. Cancellations must occur within 12 hours of the meeting. To cancel, please fill out the form below and choose “cancellation.”
Please note: If the form above did not render correctly in your browser, you can fill out the form here.
Meeting Overview:
(unless noted otherwise above – for example, all day workshops will differ from the below)
Registration begins at 8:00am. From 8:00am to 1:00pm enjoy the camaraderie of fellow authors as well as a breakfast buffet. We will have the usual activities, the book raffle, sharing news, chocolate, and the like.
Our usual meeting schedule is:
8:00am – Registration begins (registration is open until 9am)
8:15am – Buffet breakfast begins
8:30 – 9:30 – Magic Bulldozer is in session, composed of either two 30 minute critiques or one 60 minute critique.
9:30 – 15 minute break
9:45 – President’s update, good news/chocolate, socializing and book raffle.
10:15 – Speaker begins
As of Feb 1, 2007, chapter monthly meeting registration will be $20 for SVRWA and $25 for guests. This includes a buffet breakfast. In the event of a longer workshop, or full day event, prices may be higher. If the price is higher, it will be included in the speaker description at top.
Due to rising hotel-related costs, the SVRWA can no longer offer members from other Bay Area RWA chapters registration at SVRWA chapter member costs. Non chapter members will be expected to pay the $25 guest fee. Anyone who RSVPs to attend a meeting and then does not come is still expected to pay. Cancellations must occur within 12 hours of the meeting. Guests are always welcome, as are walk-ins the morning of the meeting, however, we cannot guarantee there will be enough food if you have not RSVP’d at least 4 days ahead of time.
The meeting food is wonderful, as is the company and we sincerely regret that rising costs have made it necessary to establish these policies. But we need good stewardship of the chapter treasury and must take measures to keep it healthy!
*** On occasion, speakers will hold longer workshops – these will usually be announced in a notice that goes out from the Membership Chair and in the Newsletter.
Directions to our meeting venue are below.
Please note: This is our USUAL meeting place. Please see the workshop details to see if we are meeting somewhere else for the month. This will sometimes occur with half day or all day workshops. If there is no note about another location, we will be at the Sheraton.
Sheraton
1801 Barber Ln
Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: (408) 943-0600
- July – No meeting due to Nationals
- August 21 – Nationals recap
- September 25 – Rachelle Chase: Making the Mundane Sexy…and Giving Your Readers Good Sex
- October 23 – Barbara Plum: Primal Pitching – in preparation for our Nov. meeting with editor Susan Litman.
- November 20 – Susan Litman, editor for Harlequin
- December 11 – Holiday party
- January 22 – Sarah Neeri and Amytha Willard, romance friendly librarians from the Santa Clara Library
- February 27 – Margie Lawson: Topic TBA, all-day workshop
- March 26 – Sue Grimshaw – The inside scoop: Sue Grimshaw tells all about bookselling & the crazy Romance Industry
- April 23 – TBA
- May 21 – Monica McCarty and Tracy Grant – topic TBA
Future Meetings – information and speaker bios here.
Past 2009 & 2010 Meetings – information and speaker bios here.
