The 2009 Muse Online Writers Conference concluded two days ago and my head is still spinning from all the great workshops. There was a workshop on “how to” just about anything a writer would need to know about.  At least twelve publishers were also represented. And the seven-day event didn’t cost me a dime. No registration fee. No transportation costs. No hotel bill.

A first this year was “pitch sessions” with a number of reputable publishers. These were real-time individual chats and quite a few of them resulted in the author being asked to submit at least a partial manuscript.  Pretty impressive for any writers conference. The “pitch sessions” were so well received that conference coordinator Lea Schizas is already working to set them up again for MuseCon 2010.

The dates for next year’s conference are October 11-17, 2010. It’s essential that you register before the August 1, 2010 cut-off. You can register now by going here.