October 21-23, 2022
Sponsored by Emerald City Romance Writers
We will be holding the 33rd Annual Emerald City Writers’ Conference completely online this year! Whether you’ve been published many times over or are just starting out, there’s something at ECWC for everyone.
The 2022 ECWC will include three 3-hour master classes, an opportunity to pitch to one of our guest editors or agents, an online charity auction, plus more! Plans are still in the works. Please check back for more information and feel free to subscribe to the conference mailing list for updates.
Meet Our Speakers
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Robin Covington
USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author
A USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Robin Covington loves writing sexy romance, spoiling her Corgis (Dixie Joan Wilder & Delilah Skye O'Malley), indulging in a little comic book geek love, and stalking Chris Evans.
It’s a damn good life.
A biracial author of Native American descent, Robin proudly writes diverse romance where everyone gets their happily ever after.
Meet Our Agents & Editors
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Adria Goetz
Agent, P.S Literary
Adria Goetz is a literary agent with P.S Literary. She represents picture books, middle grade, adult fiction, and graphic novels. She represents books for both the general market, and the Christian market. She graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor’s degree in English with a Creative Writing emphasis, as well as the Columbia Publishing Course. In 2019, she was selected as a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree. She was recently proud to represent The Ocean Calls by Tina Cho, which received four starred reviews and was optioned for an animated special with 9Story Media, and The Whatifs by Emily Kilgore which made the shortlist for Barnes & Noble’s 2020 Best Picture Book Award. She was also proud to represent Taste Your Words by Bonnie Clark, The Ugly Doodles by Valeria Wicker, No Ordinary Thing by G.Z. Schmidt, Batter Royale by Leisl Adams, and Halal Hot Dogs by Susannah Aziz. Adria lives in an old Victorian farmhouse with her husband Alex and their two darling cats, Maple and Mulberry. To learn more about Adria and what she is (and isn’t) looking for, check out her detailed wish list at adriagoetz.com. You can find her on Twitter at @adriamgoetz and on Instagram at @adriagoetz.
Please note: All times listed in PST
2022 Conference Schedule
Friday, Oct. 1
8:00 a.m. Charity Auction Opens
Friday, Oct. 21
12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. Opening and Welcome
12:10 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Master Class: Farah Heron
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Agent/Editor Panel
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Pitch Appointment Changes
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Happy Hour Social
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Pitchfest
Saturday, Oct. 22
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pitch Appointments
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Writing Sprints
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. ECRW Chapter Awards
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Master Class: Bryn Donovan
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Master Class Speakers Panel
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Social Program
Sunday, Oct. 23
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Writing Sprints
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Master Class: Robin Covington
12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Closing and Thanks
$100
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$125
2022 Conference Pricing
ECRW chapter members (Opens June 28)
Early Bird (Opens July 9)
Regular pricing (After Aug. 1)