Melissa Foster's Awesome Support Team

Sometimes, but not very often, I find myself in the right place and time. It just so happens I was fortunate enough to be on Facebook when Melissa Foster from the World Literary Cafe put a call out to bloggers for a very special event.

Now, anyone who knows me, knows I'm the shy sort. All of my Author Spotlights have been about writers who I knew from Facebook and ICL. So, really, I have all my lovely writing friends to thank for letting me interview them, thus giving me the courage to sign up for this upcoming event. Thank you, Courtney Rene, Kim Curley, Angelia Almos, Claudette Young, Rebecca Besser, and Lena Coakley.

So what is this special event, you ask? Melissa Foster's Awesome Support Team will be hosting a Best Indie Book Festival featuring the five finalists in Literary Fiction and Thriller areas of the Kindle Book Review's Best Indie Book Awards! We'll be hosting author interviews and there will be special giveaways from September 12th through September 19th. 

I have the honor of interviewing Kathleen Shoop on September 16th. Squee!!

Sign up for e-mail notifications at the top of this blog, and follow me on Twitter, and Facebook. I wouldn't want you to miss this event!

And for all my author friends, here is another fantastic FREE event for you. Did I say this was FREE? Yes, it's free. 

(Click here to register!)

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FREE Kid's Literature Writing Conference!

That's right, I said FREE!!! You can pitch your novel, have an agent read your query, and have peers critique your work, all for FREE while sitting at home or in your office.

WriteOnCon is an online writing conference for Children's literature writers that is taking place this coming Tuesday, August 14th and Wednesday, August 15th. There will be workshops, interviews, live events, and agent panels.And Ninja Agents will be lurking around and reading queries! Who knows, your query may spark an agent's interest. They just may ask for a sample!

Now, I know this doesn't give you much time, but if you write novels for YA or MG, or picture books, you should register and try to get your work posted. Even if you don't have a completed manuscript, there are so many awesome forums to use. You can get a critique, critique others, learn from published authors and learn what agents are looking for. At this price, you can't go wrong!

Visit WriteOnCon NOW and browse. Read their Full Schedule. Register and learn. Find and friend me (denise616) I'll see you there!