Welcome to WriteOnCon—the exciting online writer’s conference for children’s writers everywhere!
The seven of us: Jamie Harrington, Elana Johnson, Casey McCormick, Shannon Messenger, Lisa and Laura Roecker, and Jen Stayrook started this project with a single goal: paying it forward. We’d all heard so many writers tell us they wished they could attend a conference, but simply didn’t have the time or money. So we decided to bring a conference to them—a free online conference that anyone could attend in the convenience of their own homes. And so, WriteOnCon was born. (Rated MC-18: for main characters 18 and under.)
The response from industry professionals has been overwhelming (check out our awesome list of presenters) and we’ll be adding more names as people confirm. In the meantime, we suggest you mark your calendar for August 10-12, and tell your friends so they can be here too. We’re working hard to make this the best conference we can, and it’s going to be—dare we say—EPIC!
Feel free to browse the site and see what we have in store. And check back regularly for updates. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Thanks for stopping by, and we look forward to seeing you August 10-12th!
This is awesome! Might be the only conference I can get to this year, so I’m really excited! Thank you so much for arranging this…”thank you” doesn’t seem adequate, but it is heartfelt.
Great idea, ladies! And the website looks fabulous. You’re brilliant and wonderful and…well, you deserve big huge bestseller success. I hope you get it soon!
Very cool site! Will you be my fb friend?
EEEEEEEEP! This is sooo cool! Partly because it is so generously awesome, and partly because I am soooo broke and there’s no way I could afford a conference. Thank you doesn’t quite cut it. Perhaps I will send you all Reese’s.
*slinks off to spread the word*
You are all SO AMAZING for doing this! How do we sign up?
This is AWESOME! Thank you SO MUCH for doing the live stuff in the evenings. That’s been my complaint with all other online events I’ve wanted to take part in. They’re always at like 2:30 and those of us who work aren’t able to take part. I’m looking forward to it!
Jen
Can we just say you guys are AWESOME? This is the most amazing, generous idea I have ever heard. Wow.
THANK you!
Martina & Marissa
This is a very cool idea. Kudos to all of you for coming up with it. I look forward to participating.
Kyle White
I am so excited for this conference! Great idea!!
Thank you so much for all of your time and effort to launch something so amazing for aspiring writers!!
I have been waiting for this
this couldn’t have come at a better time!
Count me in on this one. It’ll be my first conference of any kind. I’m looking forward to it.
Thanks, y’all.
What a great idea! How cool?! I’m so on board and can’t wait to start!
What a brilliant idea! I’ve marked it on the calendar. EXCELLENT. *rubs hands together.
Whoot! How cool is this. With four kiddos at home, this may be the only conference I get to anytime soon:) TYTYTYTY
If/when I’m published, I’d love to be a part of something like this. Writers are such generous people, and I’ve been fortunate to know wonderful ones. Thanks for paying it forward.
What a great idea! I so look forward to coming here! With kids and job, I can’t always get to other conferences. So excited!
I’m so excited to be a part of this conference. Thank you for organizing–what a great idea!
Thank you for putting this conference together. It is my first conference and am looking forward to learning a thing or two in the process.
I can’t wait!! Why can’t it be August?!