Welcome to the New Orleans Writers' Conference (NOWC), the most unique conference of its kind in the nation. The Conference has united aspiring writers and top editors and agents, generated bylines and launched successful careers.

The New Orleans Writers' Conference agenda is versatile and reaches out to those interested in fiction, non-fiction, juvenile fiction, poetry, mystery writing, screenwriting, magazine writing, and much more. Here are a few of the topics which will be covered during the conference.

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Changing Trends in the Market
Cover Letters and Book Proposals that Work
Tips on Funding Sources for Writers
Ingredients for Successful Cookbooks and Food Writing
Tips On Writing Memoirs
Finding Your Subject Matter
The Broadening Scope of Travel Writing
Writing Biographies that Sell
Writing and Illustrating for the Young Market
Taking the Mystery Out of Writing
Writing Fiction that Sells
Writing Non-Fiction
Marketing Yourself and Your Book
How to Be a Literary Detective
Writing Investigative Narrative
Writing Humor
Writing Songs and Music
Sage Words from Saavy Journalists
Making Documentaries
Agents Answer Your Questions
Writing Faith-Based Books
Tips on Screenwriting
Book Sense for the Bestseller List
Program subject to change.