4th ANNUAL NEW YORK RAINBOW BOOK FAIR

Saturday, March 24, 2012  -  11am–5:30pm

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center  – 208 West 13th Street

Rainbow Book Fair is the largest LGBT book event in the U.S and takes place in Manhattan. Authors, poets, publishers, university presses, and the entire reading and writing community meet in this diverse spectacular of words, images, and talent. The event fills the New York Gay & Lesbian Center’s dramatic 3rd floor exhibition space and additional rooms with Panels, the Poetry Salon, and Author Readings. Expect free books, mingling, meeting of authors, and the readers who love them.

Rainbow Romance Writers in attendance: Ellis Carrington, Kimberly Gardner, Zahra Owens, Damon Suede

If you are an RRW member planning to be there as well, let us know. We have cool stuff planned! And even if you aren’t coming to the book fair, let us know if you’re in the area so we can organize a get-together.

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The date for the 2012 Lonestar LesFic Festival is Saturday, March 31st, 12:00pm until 6:00pm.  A celebration of lesbian fiction – meet the wonderful storytellers in person.  Author book signings, panel discussions, Q&A sessions, raffle and much more!  Free to the public.

The event will be at Nature’s Treasures, a local women owned business in Austin, TX.  You can view the actual venue, “the Crystal Auditorium”, by going to the community tab on their website: Nature’s Treasure or check out the Facebook page.

If you are an RRW member planning to be there, let us know. We have all kinds of cool stuff planned!

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The Romantic Times Booklovers Convention 2012 will be held from April 11th-April 15th in Chicago celebrating fans with an expanded reader program which includes more than 30 workshops, parties and author chats. The event’s  primary goal is to advance the professional interests of writers through networking and advocacy, and to let authors meet readers in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.

This year’s convention will be hosted at

The Hyatt Regency O’Hare Hotel

9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, Illinois, 60018
(847) 696-1234

Questions? Contact Convention Liaison Jo Carol Jones at jocarol@rtconvention.com or call 1-800-989-8816

Rainbow Romance Writers in attendance: Ellis Carrington, Heidi Cullinan, ZAM Maxfield, Lisa Reuter, Marie Sexton, Damon Suede, R.A. Vaughn.

If you are an RRW member planning to be there as well, let us know. We have all kind of cool stuff planned! And even if you aren’t coming to the convention, let us know if you’re in the area so we can organize a get-together.

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Outlantacon is an Atlanta-based event for the Queer Geek audience! You’ll find all the usual convention fare here—discussion panels, gaming, costuming, special events, etc—the difference is that it all has a queer ‘bent’ to it. Here you can enjoy all the convention trappings in an atmosphere where you’re free to be yourself! Outlantacon also offers some pretty unique twists as well, like our own versions of Match Game (a staple since 2007), Project Cosplay (introduced in 2010) and Nea’s Drag Race (a new addition in 2011).

DATES: May 4-6, 2012

VENUE: Holiday Inn Perimeter in Atlanta, GA

They are currently assembling their guest list for the 2012 show. Below are the guests who are confirmed so far. More will be added so check their site!

• Lee Martindale — author, editor, musician
• Eugie Foster — Nebula Award-winning author
• Andrew Greenberg — game designer
• Kayelle Allen — author
• Kiernan Kelly — author
• Sabrina Pandora — entertainer
• Michael Liebmann — voice actor
• Angela Sparrow — author, librarian
• Moxie Magnus — Star Trek drag performer

If you are an RRW member planning to be there, let us know so we can organize a get-together on the ground.

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The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) is a literary and educational organization for the enjoyment, discussion, and enhancement of lesbian literature. Our goals are to support and strengthen quality lesbian literature by providing places for readers and writers to interact, to encourage and assist new writers and established authors, and to recognize and promote lesbian work.

WHAT: The Eighth Annual Golden Crown Literary Society Conference. All readers, writers, editors, publishers and friends/supporters of lesbian fiction are welcome to attend. There will be scholarships available.

The eighth Annual Goldie Awards will be on Saturday June 16th – always a surprise or two awaiting us all there!

WHEN: June 13-17, 2012

WHERE: Minneapolis, MN, at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Bloomington, Minneapolis-South

Keynote Speaker:  Jewelle Gomez

This year will be a particularly great year, as we start moving around the country to cities where there are known communities of writers and readers who will welcome us.  Minneapolis is no slouch in this arena, with many well known writers in the area, not to mention a fab-u-lous community of women who are helping organize the conference.

If you have never been to a GCLS Conference (called “the Con”), you will get a special welcome inviting you to join with other “Con Virgins” to participate in a pre-conference event as well as to various occasions during the Con.  It’s an experience you don’t want to miss!

If you are an RRW member planning to be there, let us know so we can organize a get-together on the ground.

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Con.txt is a slash con, a place for people who enjoy slash to gather and celebrate the joy of fandom, a place where you can indulge in endless conversation about your favorite guys (or girls), debate metaslash topics of great import, and squee over the pretty, all in the company of like-minded folk. Con.txt also aims to provide a space for fans to share and learn tips and tricks for using technology to create, organize, and access things we love about slash, from art to fic to vids to online discussions. But mostly, Con.txt wants to be an accessible and welcoming place for slashers.

DATES: June 15-17, 2012

VENUE: Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza in Silver Spring, Maryland (just outside Washington DC)

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RomCon is the first total fan convention for those of us who love to read romance and genre fiction.  At RomCon, our entire weekend experience is centered around meeting authors you love, interacting with them in an intimate, one-on-one setting, playing games and having fun with like-minded friends.  It is a true reader con, putting the wants and needs of readers at the forefront, and offering authors the opportunity to meet new readers and build friendships in a casual, relaxed atmosphere.  RomCon caters to readers of all types of romance, urban fantasy, and women’s fiction!

VENUE: Crowne Plaza Hotel Denver-Intl Airport Area
DATES: Friday, June 22- Sunday, June 24, 2012

RRW Members attending: Heidi Cullinan

If you are an RRW member planning to be there as well, let us know. We have all kinds of cool stuff planned!

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Romance Writers of America – 32nd Annual Conference
Anaheim Marriott®
Anaheim, California
July 25 – 28, 2012

Join more than 2,100 published and aspiring romance writers, editors, agents, and other industry professionals in Anaheim, California. Conference attendees will enhance their writing and knowledge of the ins and outs of publishing at more than 100 workshops; get the inside track at panels and round-tables featuring publishing professionals; schedule a one-on-one pitch meeting with an acquiring editor or literary agent; attend parties and network with the stars of romance fiction; and be a part of RWA’s “Readers for Life” charity book signing. And let’s not forget the 2012 RITA®  and Golden Heart® Awards .

Tentative Schedule:
Annual Literacy Autographing:  Wednesday, July 25
Keynote Luncheon:  Thursday, July 26
Awards Luncheon:  Friday, July 27
RITA & Golden Heart Awards Ceremony:  Saturday, July 28

Registration for RWA2012 will begin at 8:00 a.m. CT on January 18, 2012.

E-mail conference@rwa.org with questions.

RRW Members attending: Heidi Cullinan

If you are an RRW member planning to be there as well, let us know. We have all kind of cool stuff planned!

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The OutWrite Book Fair will be two days chock-full of book readings, book vendors, book discussions, poetry readings and more at the DC Center for the LGBT community. We will have both new and used LGBT themed books and magazines for sale all day long.  In addition to book vendors, the DC Center will have a large number of used LGBT books for sale. You can purchase these books, or bring a food-item to be donated to the Wanda Alston House in exchange for a book.

There are several great opportunities to be a part of the OutWrite LGBT Book Fair.  If you would like to be a business sponsor or community sponsor of the Book Fair, please click here to learn about sponsorship opportunities.   Book Vendors, Self Published Authors, and other Book Sellers are invited to exhibit their books at the OutWrite LGBT Book Fair.  If you are a book vendor, self-published author, or LGBT press that would like to sell your books at the LGBT Book Fair you can click here to learn about exhibiting at the fair.

If you are an RRW member planning to be there, let us know so we can organize a get-together on the ground.

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Authors After Dark is a for readers by authors event, focused on the reader author relationship. No other convention lets you get this much quality time with authors in such a unique setting. Readers and authors alike are encouraged to let their hair down and get to know each other and talk about the one thing that really brings us all together: Books!

Also, we are the only romance convention that has a GLBT track and a participating GLBT publisher. Fans of the GLBT genre that attend can look forward to M/M panels, a roundtable discussion and a F/F panel as well as a slew of print books, and goodies from GLBT authors and the publishers,  including MLR Press, Dreamspinner Press, and Torquere Press.

This year’s event will slightly different from past years, as we will be forgoing the normal vendor room and workshops, to make room for author field trips and exploring one of the greatest cities in this country! Panels, parties and the book signing are all still there, but with a Cajun flair…

August 8-12, 2012 Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans!

300 Bourbon Street New Orleans, LA  70130

Tel: 504-586-0300 Fax: 504-586-0335

Join us on Wednesday the 8th for an evening welcome event!

Rainbow Romance Writers in attendance: Damon Suede

If you are an RRW member planning to be there as well, let us know. We have all kind of cool stuff planned! And even if you aren’t coming to the convention, let us know if you’re in the area so we can organize a get-together.

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