Which fan favorites are returning to this year’s WD Conference? Find out!

Is your fave on this list?

You asked and we listened: We’re bringing back some of your favorite past speakers.

At Writer’s Digest, we put a lot of care into choosing speakers and instructors who will truly connect with Writer’s Digest Annual Conference attendees when they make the trip to New York. We’re not just looking for warm bodies. No, our goal is to bring you the best—the mentors who will empower you to move closer to your goals (and who know how to get you there).

That’s why we’ve invited back a few standout speakers from previous conferences:

DIY MFA maven Gabriela Pereira returns with two exciting options. If her past sessions are any indication, you’ll leave feeling energized for what’s next.
• Pixels to Platform: Marketing for Creative People
• Rock Your Revisions

Ask and you shall receive. Paula Munier, Senior Literary Agent and Content Strategist at Talcott Notch Literary Services, is bringing her wide-ranging expertise back to New York this summer!
•  Pitch Perfect
•  Unbeatable Beginnings: How to Craft Story Openings that Sell
•  Panel: Secrets to Succeeding as a Mystery Writer

Ben Sobieck is returning with up-to-the-minute news on social reading apps and how they could change your writing career. (Hint: It’s for the better.) Don’t miss his panel appearance either!
• Panel: Is Self-Publishing the Path for You?
• Build Your Writing Career with Wattpad and Social Reading Apps

The multitalented Jane Cleland—an award-winning mystery author, writing mentor, and past chapter president of the Mystery Writers of America’s New York Chapter—is presenting two dynamic sessions and participating in an A-List panel:
•  The Art of Distraction: Using Red Herrings to Create Suspense
•  Mastering Plot Twists
•  Panel: Secrets to Succeeding as a Mystery Writer

Past attendees have flocked to Fauzia Burke’s sessions, and with good reason: She’s a marketing and promotions guru who will help you plan your outreach efforts with strategy instead of guesswork.
• The Three Step Formula for Building an Author Platform
• New Digital Tools: Make Your Social Media Marketing Easier and More Effective

Ready to get published? You need to attend Janet Reid’s signature query letter workshop. Expect feedback on your own letter, or just find out how to get started—all with the expert guidance of the Query Shark.
• The Effective Query Letter Workshop
• Ask the Agents (& Editor) Anything: FYSA & Friends

See these favorites again, or experience them for the first time. Most of these sessions are new this year, so you can expect plenty of fresh insights and advice. Now is the time to save your seat—and book your discounted hotel room. Register today.

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