Registration 2011

REGISTRATION LINK COMING SOON!
PRICE:

CONFERENCE PRICE
  • $160 for paid-up members of MWA or SinC, or librarians
  • $200 for non-members or lapsed members
REGISTRATION
(NOTE: all registration will be done online. Payment options are Paypal or Check.)
* Price includes conference plus Friday night welcome pizza party and one Free Friday Night Seminar,
Saturday's continental breakfast, box lunch and Cocktail Hour hors d'oeuvres,
and Sunday's full breakfast.
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REGISTRATION POLICY:
  • Attendance will be capped at 225.
  • Registration (including sign-up for optional features and banquet) will
       close November 7 or when capacity is reached. Last year we sold out early!
  • No walk-ins, please.
  • REFUND POLICY: Full refund minus $30.00 cancellation fee up to Oct. 31.
  • No refund after Oct. 31.
REGISTRATION
(NOTE: all registration will be done online. Payment options are Paypal or Check.)
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FRIDAY NIGHT SEMINARS: FREE
Conference attendees are entitled to sign up for one of two Free Friday night seminars (7:30 - 8:50 pm)
NOTE: ALTHOUGH THESE SEMINARS ARE FREE, YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER
FREE SEMINARS I & II and WELCOME PARTY:
  1. Practice Your Manuscript Pitch with Lynne Heitman and Paula Munier (space is limited, register early)
    Let Lynne Heitman, author of the Alex Shanahan thriller series and manuscript consultant, and Paula Munier help you practice and refine your pitch. The format is similar to a writing group where participants not only try out their own pitches, but provide support and critique to their fellow writers. Warning: agents attending Crime Bake have been known to stop by. More info

  2. Using Social Media Panel with Dorie Clark and Shawn Nicholls.

  3. Free Friday Night Welcome Party for all attendees (6:30 - 7:30 pm)
    NOTE: The Free Friday Night Welcome Party is a ticketed event. You MUST register in order to attend. - please check the Free Friday Night Welcome Party box on the registration form. You will receive your ticket at registration along with your name tags.
REGISTRATION
(NOTE: all registration will be done online. Payment options are Paypal or Check.)
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PITCH SESSION WITH LITERARY AGENTS: FREE
Crime Bake conference attendees are entitled to sign up for a Free 5-minute one-on-one session to pitch their work to a literary agent. This year, attendees will have the opportunity to list their top three agent choices.

TO REGISTER:
  • Check off the Agent Pitch Session box on the registration form.
  • Make sure your email is listed on your registration form.
  • The committee will email you closer to the conference (when the agent list is complete) for your top three agent choices.
  • Sign up early, space is limited!
  • Attendees will hear about their pitch assignments on or around November 1.
REGISTRATION
(NOTE: all registration will be done online. Payment options are Paypal or Check.)
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MASTER CLASSES: (additional fee required)
Attendees can register for up to two of our six Friday Master Classes.
For descriptions of Master Classes and Instructor bios, see Master Class Info
TO REGISTER:
  • Check off only one Master Class box for each time frame on the registration form.
  • Sign up early, space is limited!
REGISTRATION
(NOTE: all registration will be done online. Payment options are Paypal or Check.)
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MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUES: (additional fee required)
Attendees may submit a 15-page writing sample (novel or short story) in advance and receive a one-on-one critique with a published mystery author during the conference.

TO REGISTER:
  • Be sure to read the Guidelines for Manuscript Critiques
  • Check off Manuscript Critique box on the registration form.
  • Check off the appropriate category of your work on the registration form.
  • Include an additional $50 (until Oct. 1) with your conference registration fee .
  • Oct. 2-15, fee is $60.
  • Sign up early to make sure you get your writing critiqued!

REGISTRATION
(NOTE: all registration will be done online. Payment options are Paypal or Check.)
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SATURDAY NIGHT GALA BANQUET: (additional fee required)
This festive evening of fun, relaxation, and good food held on Saturday night includes dinner. More details TBA.

TO REGISTER:
  • Check off the number of tickets you wish to purchase on the registration form (Limit three per registered attendee.)
  • Include an additional $55 per dinner reservation with your registration fee.
  • Guests must be accompanied by a registered conference attendee.
REGISTRATION
(NOTE: all registration will be done online. Payment options are Paypal or Check.)
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TO REGISTER FOR CRIME BAKE 2011:
REGISTRATION
(NOTE: all registration will be done online. Payment options are Paypal or Check.)

Be sure to check the appropriate box:
  • If you want an agent/editor meeting
  • If you'd like to attend the Saturday Night Gala Banquet
  • If you wish to have a Manuscript Critique
  • If you wish to participate in a Friday Master Class.
*You will receive an electronic confirmation. The Crime Bake website will list registrants on a weekly basis in alphabetical order on the REGISTRANTS PAGE.

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