FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2007

CONTACT: Steve Dolan
(619) 594-5664
sdolan@mail.sdsu.edu

SAN DIEGO, Thursday, January 4, 2007 - The 23rd annual San Diego State University Writers' Conference will take place Friday, January 26-Sunday, January 28 at the Doubletree Hotel in Mission Valley.

The conference is one of the largest of its kind on the West Coast and will include one-on-one consultations and hands-on editing assistance. Participants will learn ways to sharpen their writing skills and make connections with editors and agents of fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, and children's books.

Marjorie Hart of La Mesa discovered just what can result from the SDSU Writers' Conference at the 2006 event. She met Jennifer Pooley of William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, leading Hart to contract with Pooley's company to write a book on her 1945 adventure in New York City titled Summer at Tiffany. The book will go on sale April 3.

This year's conference will offer participants workshops on fiction and nonfiction. Industry experts will be on hand to discuss how to produce screenplays from inception to finished product and how to attract the necessary attention to get them produced.

Top editors, agents, and industry professionals will be available to meet one-on-one to critique writing and offer specific advice about how to take a project forward. There will be many networking opportunities, including a no-host mixer and a networking lunch, to make connections with editors, agents and fellow writers.

Registration is still available. The fee to attend the conference is $399. To register or for more information, call (619) 594-2517 or visit www.NeverStopLearning.net/writers.

The conference takes place from 6:30-8:30 pm Friday, January 26; 8:30 am-5 pm Saturday, January 27; and 9 am-3:20 pm Sunday, January 28.

SDSU's College of Extended Studies offers a wide variety of lifelong learning classes, seminars, and certificate programs. Career advancement courses are offered in many areas of management, leadership, and quality improvement while self-enrichment courses range from astronomy to web design. Additionally, the College offers over 35 certificate programs, on-line courses, and many other learning opportunities. To register or for more information, call (619) 265-SDSU(7378) or log on to www.NeverStopLearning.net.