NOVEL PITCHING I: Events for Crafting & Honing Pitches

Backspace November Agent-Author Seminar
http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/

$250-$295 per day.
Thursday November 5 - Saturday November 6, 2009

Held in New York, NY. Hosted by Backspace, an online writers community.

SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST DEADLINE (09/04/09) HAS PASSED. If you plan to attend their next event in the spring of 2010, read about the scholarships at the link below. Their scholarships cover admission to the conference only, not travel or hotel expenses. Details on Agent Colleen Lindsay's blog:
http://theswivet.blogspot.com/2009/08/win-scholarship-to-backspace-agent.html
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NY Writers Workshop
Perfect Pitch Fiction Conference
http://www.newyorkwritersworkshop.com/pitch_fiction.html

$395 for Conference only.
Friday November 13 - Sunday November 15, 2009
$420 for Conference & Agents Panel (Saturday morning).

Held in New York, NY. Hosted by New York Writers Workshop.
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Writers Retreat Workshop
http://www.writersretreatworkshop.com/fallretreat09.php

$449 for Pitch Weekend only.
Saturday November 14 - Monday November 16, 2009

$995 for 6-night Writers Retreat Workshop only.
Monday November 16 - Sunday 22, 2009

$1,275 for Combo: Pitch Weekend AND Retreat.
Saturday November 14 - Sunday 22, 2009

Held in Oracle, Arizona, near Tucson. Hosted by Writers Retreat Workshop.

Open only to graduates of Writers Retreat Workshop and/or (Agent) Donald Maass Breakout Novel Intensive Workshops. Prices include room and meals.
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NYC Pitch and Shop
http://nycpitchconference.com/

$495
Thursday December 3 - Sunday December 6, 2009

Held in New York, NY. Hosted by Algonkian Writer Conferences.
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Write and Pitch Conference
http://www.writeandpitchconference.com/

$229
Friday February 19 - Sunday 21, 2010

Held in Corte Madera, near San Francisco, CA. Hosted by Algonkian Writer Conferences.