Registration Opens at Midday Tomorrow The GenreCon Registration desk will be located on the second floor of the State Library of Queensland, located outside the Queensland Terrance. Registration for GenreCon attendees will open at 12:00 PM, but you can direct question to QWC officers prior to that. The State Library of Queensland is located at: … Continue reading »
This Year’s GenreCon is Now Sold Out
We’re officially shutting down the online registration system this afternoon, because the 2013 GenreCon is now sold out. This year’s conference is now right up against our catering limits for the conference, banquet, and opening night reception, and we’re now running a waiting list for anyone who may be interested in tacking up tickets that … Continue reading »
GenreCon – Friday Events for the Early Arrivals
If you’re still thinking about coming to the conference, you’re running out of time. We’re down to just two weekend passes at the time that I’m posting this, and there’s only a handful of spaces left at both the Friday Night Opening Night Reception and the Cutlasses and Kimono’s Banquet. At the rate tickets have … Continue reading »
Three Big Announcements for the 2013 GenreCon
Pitching Now Open The GenreCon Pitching Program is your chance to sit down with an editor or agent to talk about your completed manuscript. We’ve got editors and agents representing a diverse range of genres accepting pitches across Saturday and Sunday of the conference. Applications for pitching spots will be open until 5:00 PM, October … Continue reading »
2013 GenreCon Program is Live
We’re excited by this one, so we’re going to say it loud: The GenreCon Program is live! Details for this year’s program of industry workshops, discussion panels, and feature events are now live on our website. We’re covering everything from the craft of writing, selling your work, building your career, and researching the little details that keep … Continue reading »
GenreCon Program Update
The GenreCon program is being finalised and going to print at the end of this week, which means we’ll have the full details online by the end of the coming weekend. Since we know there are a lot of people who are eager to start planning their weekend, we’re making a draft version of the … Continue reading »
Last Call for Program Volunteers
Last Call for Program Volunteers Want to get involved in GenreCon 2013? We’ve extended the closing date for discount registration and program participant sign-up until 5:00 pm, Friday, August 9. Volunteering for the program is a great way to meet other writers and publishing professionals, give back to the genre-writing community, and help guide the ongoing … Continue reading »
Latest Guest Updates: Welcome John Connolly, Kathryn Fox, and John Birmingham
We may have been quiet here at GenreCon central, but we’re kinda like a duck: the more serene we appear above the surface, the more furiously we’re working behind the scenes. There’s plenty of exciting stuff to be announced in coming weeks, but we wanted to make special mention of the fact that we’ll be … Continue reading »
Latest News: Anne Gracie! Discount Room Rates!
Some important news: Rydges South Brisbane have agreed to offer a special rate $229 a night on Superior Twin share rooms for GenreCon Attendees during the conference. Details on the special rate are included at the end of this update, but there’s been a steady stream of questions about accommodation of late, so we wanted … Continue reading »