detailed program
See the full program booklet below. If you would like to see more information on the speakers or workshops, please click on the speakers names in the program below.
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friday 16 August 2024 |
| 7.00am | Registration Opens | Conference Foyer |
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| OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS | |||
| HINDMARSH ROOM | BALLROOM 5 | MOSELEY ROOMS | |
| 8.30am | Romancing Academia Curated by Amy T Matthews |
Become a Marketing Boss Elana Johnson |
Rock Your Writing Career Cathy Yardley |
| COLLEY 1 - 2 | |||
| 9.00am | Pitching Opens - 9am - 4pm |
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| 10.00am | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.30am |
Romancing Academia Curated by Amy T Matthews |
Become a Marketing Boss Elana Johnson |
Rock Your Writing Career Cathy Yardley |
| 12.00pm |
Lunch | ||
| 12.45pm |
Romancing Academia Curated by Amy T Matthews |
Become a Marketing Boss Elana Johnson |
Rock Your Writing Career Cathy Yardley |
| 2.15pm |
End of Cathy & Elana's Workshops Romancing Academia concludes at 3pm |
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| BALLROOM 1 - 4 | |||
| 3.00pm | Trope Actually Book Signing VIP access - 3pm General admission access - 3.30pm More Information |
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| GRAND BAR, STAMFORD GRAND | |||
| 6.30pm | Newbies welcome |
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| GRAND BAR, STAMFORD GRAND | |||
| 7.00pm | Trope Actually Cocktail party |
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saturday 17 August 2024 |
| SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2024 | ||||||
| 7.00am | Registration Opens | Conference Foyer |
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| MOSELEY 1 - 3 | COLLEY 1 - 2 | |||||
| 10.00am | HQ and Mills & Boon Writers' Room Opens |
Pitching Opens |
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| PLENARY SESSION | ||||||
| BALLROOM 1 - 5 | ||||||
| 8.00am | Official Opening & Welcome to Country | |||||
| 8.20am | It's Never Too Late to Reach Your Dream BJ Daniels sponsored by HQ and Mills & Boon |
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| 8.50am | 50 Years of Mills & Boon Panel Melanie Milburne, Bella Mason, Enisa Haines & Jodi McAllister | Facilitator: Kita Kemp sponsored by HQ and Mills & Boon |
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| 9.50am | Mini Break | |||||
| 10.00am | Anthology Launch and First Sale Ribbons |
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| 10.30am | What’s Hot and What’s Not! Christine Ebbs, Kate Cuthbert, Anthea Bariamis, and Rachael Donovan | Facilitator: Jem Gowen |
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| 11.30am | Morning Tea DEI Quiet Space opens | Hindmarsh Room |
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| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| 12.00pm | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 | |
| Partners-in-Prose Christina Lauren sponsored by Hachette |
Sizzling Direct Sales Pt 1 Morgana Best |
Sex Ed Uncensored Mim Kempson |
Success with Series Anne Gracie |
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| 1.30pm |
Lunch | |||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| 2.15pm | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 | |
| Suspenseful Seduction BJ Daniels |
Sizzling Direct Sales Pt 2 Morgana Best |
Social Media Strategy Unlocked Jennifer St. George |
Novella-licious Megan Mayfair |
Ten things a publisher wants you to know (and a couple of things they don’t) Jo Mackay sponsored by HQ and Mills & Boon |
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| 3.45pm |
Afternoon Tea | |||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| 4.00pm | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 | |
| How to be a Tiktok Superstar Panel with Kat T Masen and AK Mulford Facilitator: Jer'tarme Williams | Your Literary Legacy Fiona Shilton |
Your Page, Their Heart Kate Cuthbert |
Writing Category Romance 101 Ally Blake & Clare Connelly sponsored by HQ and Mills & Boon |
Widen Your World Dan Wood sponsored by Draft2Digital |
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| 5.00pm |
End of Workshops & DEI Quiet Space closes | |||||
| BALLROOM 1 - 5 | ||||||
| 7.00pm | HQ and Mills & Boon Gala Awards Dinner |
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sunday 18 August 2024 |
| SUNDAY 18 AUGUST 2024 | |||||
| 7.00am | Registration Opens | Conference Foyer LGBTQIA+ Networking Breakfast (free) | Hindmarsh Room |
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| MOSELEY 1 - 3 | |||||
| 9.00am | HQ and Mills & Boon Writers' Room Opens | Moseley Rooms 1-3 |
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| PLENARY SESSION | |||||
| BALLROOM 2 - 5 | |||||
| 8.30am | Romance Writers of Australia Annual General Meeting | ||||
| 9.00am | I Don't Just Write Kissing Books Elana Johnson |
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| 9.30am | Bestsellers Spill the Tea Elana Johnson, Cathy Yardley, Christina Lauren in conversation with Amy Andrews |
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| 10.30am | Morning Tea | DEI Quiet Space open | Pitching opens - Colley Rooms 1 & 2 | ||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| 11.00am | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 |
| Indie Evolution Anna Hackett |
Writing Between the Sheets Amy Andrews |
Representation or appropriation? Panel with Anita Heiss, Jack Bridges & Amelia Shaw Facilitator: Alexandra Almond |
Show Me The Money Tanya Nellestein |
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| 12.30pm |
Lunch | ||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| 1.15pm | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 |
| Your Blurb Blueprint Elana Johnson |
Trope-tastic Shannon Curtis |
Scriptwriting Kickstart Kaneana May |
Sign and Shine Nicole Flockton |
Creating Canva Magic |
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| 2.15pm |
Movement between rooms | ||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| 2.20pm | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 |
| Cracking the Cozy Mystery Code |
Sub-rights Secrets (Virtual Presentation) Kimberly Brower |
Fortune and Fiction Catherine Evans |
Trove of Treasures Cheryl Adnams |
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| 3.20pm |
Afternoon Tea | ||||
| PLENARY SESSION | |||||
| BALLROOM 2 - 4 | |||||
| 4.00pm | Raffle Draw and Silent Auction Announcement | ||||
| 4.10pm | Tropes, HEAs, and female joy: How to achieve longevity in your romance career Christina Lauren |
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| 4.55pm | Launch of 2025 Conference |
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| 5.00pm | Close of conference |
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In the spirit of reconciliation, Romance Writers of Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders, past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.