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News: 22nd Annual Pennwriters Conference in Pittsburgh

News Online Registration is open for the Pennwriters 22nd Annual Conference A Writer's Tool Chest . WHEN: May 15 - 17, 2009 WHERE: Pittsburgh Airport Marriott KEYNOTE SPEAKER: New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline PENNWRITER SPEAKER: Asimov's Readers' Award winner and Seton Hill mentor Timons Esaias I'll post continuing updates about the conference, guests, and events. Pennwriters , Heidi Ruby Miller , annual conference , A Writer's Tool Chest , Pittsburgh , Lisa Scottoline , Timons Esaias , writing , Seton Hill Writers

Submissions: 2008 Submissions and Responses

Submissions I always like to look back on my submissions record for the previous year right around this time, so here are my statistics for 2008 , along with commentary: 2008 SUBMISSIONS AND RESPONSES: 68 total submissions *The total is 58 less than 2007 and much less than the Buckell 150 I've been striving for annually, but the results of these meager submissions were encouraging. 15 rejections *These are from various sources for a variety of projects, some agented, some freelance (mags, agents, online media, editors). 3 withdrawals *All withdrawals were for online publications, 2 of which turned out to be of questionable integrity. 1 other *I created the "other" category for circumstances which cannot be covered under the usual headings; in this instance, it was a bad e-addy with no way to find an alternate one. 20 non-responders *This isn't as cut and dry as it would seem because either my agent or me are still in direct contact, negotiations,