2011 Washington Romance Retreat: “In the Company of Writers”

Dates: The retreat will be held the last weekend in April. April 29-May 1, 2011.

Location: Once again we will convene at Carradoc Hall in Leesburg, Virginia. The hotel includes a 1747 Mansion House adjacent to a modern Holiday Inn.  (Rumor has it there’s a ghost!) The Hotel was fully renovated a few years ago and is large enough to accommodate any member who wishes to attend, with space to spare for a few other guests (so, yes, there may be a few strangers in the hotel with us but as with this year, all the meeting spaces will be exclusively ours).

Special Guests: The line-up is always subject to change, but so far the following people will be there:

Authors:

Lori Wilde

Roxanne Rustand

Rita Winner: Kristan Higgins

NYT Bestseller: Sherrilyn Kenyon

Agents:

Elaine English - The Elaine P. English Literary Agency

Amy Boggs of Donald Maass Literary Agency

Jenny Bent of The Bent Agency

Sara Megibow of Nelson Literary Agency

Editors:

Angela James of Carina Press

Kreyren Gerlach of Harlequin

Deb Werksman of Sourcebooks

Shauna Summers of Bantam Books

Esi Sogah of Avon

With more special guests to come!

Sounds great, sign me up:Registration for the 2011 retreat is now closed.  See you in April!

Cost: $445 This covers all retreat costs including hotel room for two nights, all meals and programs.

Scholarships: The WRW Board recently named the retreat scholarship fund the Kate Duffy Memorial Scholarship fund in honor of the woman who made so many retreats so fabulous for all of us, and who helped so many of our members’ careers over the decades.  This fund will assist those members who may have trouble paying full cost for the retreat.  If you wish to donate to that fund, please go to our website and use the donation link.  If you wish to apply for a scholarship, please email Keely Thrall for more information before sending in your retreat application:  .



2011 WRW Retreat Chair
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