Scenes from BWC 2009

The 2009 Baltimore Writers' Conference featured Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down, and dozens of other panelists and speakers mingling with more than 100 publishes, aspiring or up-and-coming writers. We had a great time, and we hope you did, too, and that we'll see you again for the expaned BWC 2010, featuring a Friday night reading on Nov. 19 and the main conference on Nov. 20.

Bowden discussed the nature of truth in war reporting during his keynote speech.

The quick critiques allowed participants to have their work evaluated by published writers.

Elissa Weissman, author of Standing for Socks and The Trouble with Brent Hopper, shared her insights of the Young Adult market.

Novelist and dramaturge James Magruder, author of Sugarless, gave tips for playwriting.

Michael Salcman answered questions about poetry during his craft lecture.