The 2006 Backspace Writers Conference brings together best-selling authors, top agents, and editors for a two-day, two-track program of workshops, panel discussions, pitch sessions and socializing in the heart of the publishing world. Serious writers in all genres are invited to come meet the people who can make a difference in their writing career.

Sara Nelson (EIC of Publishers Weekly) and Richard Curtis are the keynote speakers; authors Lee Child, Kay Hooper, Ron McLarty, Gayle Lynds, Barry Eisler, J.A. Konrath, M.J. Rose and many more will be participating on panels, as well as 11 agents including Jenny Bent, Miriam Goderich, Jeff Kleinman, Kristin Nelson and Dan Lazar; editors from Penguin, Crown, Warner, Shaye Areheart and Random House, C. Michael Curtis of The Atlantic Monthly, and many more. Attendance limited to 150. Early registration discount through January 1.

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