Rocky Mountain Chapter (Colorado and Wyoming)

The Rocky Mountain Chapter includes both Colorado and Wyoming. We have about 640 members, with just over 450 of those designating themselves as writers and over 145 as illustrators or writer-illustrators. Of the total, about 400 are Associate members, just over 100 are Full and nearly 130 are PAL (Published and Listed) members. We have nearly 200 Illustrator members. Many of our members are award-winners, both locally and nationally, as well as best-selling authors.

Learn about the opportunities the education market has for freelance authors! In this presentation Laura Perdew, an author with over ten years experience writing for the education market, provides a step-by-step guide to breaking into this market including how to approach educational publishers and generate a writing sample (even if you are pre-published!). She will also discuss how to choose assignments, research topics, write to assigned specs and reading levels, revise according to editorial feedback, and keep records. In addition, there will be time for Q&A at the end of the presentation.

Co-Regional Advisor: Susan Wroble Co-Regional Advisor: Stan Yan Assistant Regional Advisor: Amy Ellerman Regional Illustrator Coordinator: Hilary Hickman