From the byline to the book deal. 📚
Join @melaniedgkaplan.bsky.social, Mike Tidwell, Vicki Valosik, and Cathy Alter as they share the reality of the journalist-to-author pipeline at #WWC2026!
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202...
How do you turn a stack of poems or stories into a collection?
@chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social, @hiramlarew.bsky.social, Teri Cross Davis, and Zach Powers join #WWC2026 to tackle the puzzles of structure, sequencing, and cohesion: www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202...
How do you keep readers turning pages through the "muddle middle"? ✍️
We’re sharing Plot Secrets from the Pros at #WWC2026. E.A. Aymar (@eaymar.bsky) picks the brains of award-winning writers Alma Katsu (@almakatsu.bsky) and Nathan Leslie.
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202...
Join Katherine Pickett (@popediting.bsky.social) Kim Alexander, Ken Rossignol, and Ellen Prentiss Campbell (@ellenpcampbell.bsky.social) as they discuss the realities of the indie path and keeping control of your work at #WWC2026.
Register by 2/28 for the Early Bird rate! #BookSky #SelfPub
How do you capture a city that drives national headlines?
Colleen Shogan, Richard Peabody (@peabody.bsky.social), Leonard Pitts Jr., and Stefan Fatsis (@stefanfatsis.bsky.social) discuss writing DC politics/culture on May 1-2 in Rockville, MD.
#WWC2026 #BookSky
Don’t miss the panel, What Booksellers Know, at #WWC2026!
Amy Joyce, Megan Bormet, and Patricia Coral (@patriciacoral.bsky.social) share real-world insight on what catches their eye and gets readers buying.
Come ready to take notes.
#PublishingTips #Booksky
⏰ Early bird pricing ends Feb 28.
After that, registration jumps to $429.
If you’ve been meaning to sign up for the Washington Writers Conference, this is your moment.
Lock in the lower rate now.
#WWC2026 #WritersConference
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202...
Poets, let’s talk business and momentum.
@sunuchandy.bsky.social and @jcolson.bsky.social join Dwayne Lawson-Brown and Michele Wolf to talk publishing, performance, and building a lasting poetry career at the #WWC2026:
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202...
#PoetryCommunity
Writing nonfiction and ready to level up?
Learn from working authors, journalists, booksellers, and publishing pros. Ask questions. Make connections. Find your path.
May 1–2, 2026.
Secure your spot.
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202...
#WWC2026 #WritersConference
📣 Excited to highlight Marisa Kashino, writer of the acclaimed debut Best Offer Wins, as a panelist for the 2026 Washington Writers Conference! ✍️📖
Catch her insights on craft and storytelling this May.
👉 www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202...
#WWC2026
⏰ Just about one week left to lock in Super Early Bird pricing + perks for the Washington Writers Conference.
Don’t wait—your future pages will thank you. ✍️
#WWC2026 #booksky #DMVWriters #WritingConference
Thinking about ways to support writers and indie bookish services? 💭 We’re seeking sponsors for the 2026 Washington Writers Conference — check it out & tell us what you’d like to see at #WWC2026! #booksky #IndiePress #DCWriters
