Melanie Rigney's Conference Speaking

Conferences are great ways to meet agents and editors and to pick up tips about craft and marketing. I've spoken at dozens of conferences across the country. If you're interested in having me speak, please e-mail me; I'm a cheap date and a lot of fun! I'm happy to evaluate manuscripts at conferences, moderate panels, and speak on topics including:

• self-publishing
• memoir writing
• marketing your work
• publishing trends
• editing your own work 
• creating winning query letters
• building book proposals that sell
• jump-starting your creative
• determining whether your book idea is marketable

I've spoken at dozens of conferences across the country, including Maui, St. Davids Christian, Glorieta, Green Lake (Wis.), Express Yourself (Valley Forge, Pa.), Penticton (British Columbia), California Writers Club (East of Eden and Jack London), Cape Cod, North Carolina Writers Network, Columbus (Ohio), Virginia Writers Club, and more. If you'd like references, just let me know!

"Participants found you to be 'extremely informative,' 'helpful,' and 'receptive.' They also appreciated your sense of humor." --Central Ohio Writers of Literature for Children