What is the Unicorn Writer's Conference?
Unicorn Writers’ Conference is uniquely designed to arm visionary writers with the
practical know-how they need to get their manuscripts through – or around – the
gatekeepers to the publishing world. In today’s world of multinational media corporations
and global entertainment conglomerates, getting a publisher’s attention takes more
than a great idea and a flair for the written word. Whether you like it or not,
publishers view your manuscript as much a business proposition as a work of art.
The Conference will offer dozens of workshops involving the inside world of book
publishing from the perspectives of various departments within a publishing company-
Contracts, Copyrights, Permissions, Legal, Subsidiary Rights, Foreign Rights, Audio,
Electronic, Special Sales/ Premium Sales, Marketing, Advertising, Promotion, Publicity,
Sales, Royalties, Art & Design, Production, as well as Editorial workshops focusing
on key genres: Fiction, Non-fiction, Memoir, Children’s Books, Mystery Writing,
Screenwriting, and more. Plus, we’ll have agents, publishers, and editors at the
event.
In addition to holding workshops on publishing essentials like writing and editing, Unicorn Writers’ Conference will bring together industry insiders to offer rare tutorials on what publishers really care about – including how to market a book, how to generate publicity, how to select artwork and how to negotiate a book deal. Not only will you make industry connections with established editors and get one-on-one feedback from published fiction, nonfiction, screenplay, mystery and children’s writers, but there will be leading publicists, marketers and executives to tell you exactly what they expect from you before they buy your manuscript. There will be leading filmmakers and bloggers to give tutorials on how to take advantage of cutting-edge technologies and social media services like YouTube videos, blogs, and podcasts. There will be a networking dinner party and live music with a band for dancing.
The next conference will be held from 8:00 am to 9:30 pm on April 10, 2010, at the Oronoque Country Club in Stratford, Connecticut. For more information on our speakers, workshops and how to register, please see the menu to the left. See you there!
In addition to holding workshops on publishing essentials like writing and editing, Unicorn Writers’ Conference will bring together industry insiders to offer rare tutorials on what publishers really care about – including how to market a book, how to generate publicity, how to select artwork and how to negotiate a book deal. Not only will you make industry connections with established editors and get one-on-one feedback from published fiction, nonfiction, screenplay, mystery and children’s writers, but there will be leading publicists, marketers and executives to tell you exactly what they expect from you before they buy your manuscript. There will be leading filmmakers and bloggers to give tutorials on how to take advantage of cutting-edge technologies and social media services like YouTube videos, blogs, and podcasts. There will be a networking dinner party and live music with a band for dancing.
The next conference will be held from 8:00 am to 9:30 pm on April 10, 2010, at the Oronoque Country Club in Stratford, Connecticut. For more information on our speakers, workshops and how to register, please see the menu to the left. See you there!
