WELCOME TO BWC 2010

"Ugwu was writing as she spoke, and his writing, the earnestness of his interest, suddenly made her story important, made it serve a larger purpose that even she was not sure of, and so she told him all she remembered ..."

-- from Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Not registered yet? There's still time ...

Remember that you can still register for BWC by mail through this coming Friday. If that doesn't work for you, we'll also take walk-up registrations Saturday morning when the conference starts at the University Union at Towson University.

Registration buys you a day filled with authors, editors and agents (featuring our keynote speaker, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie), along with a hot lunch and post-conference wine-and-cheese reception. Registration the day of the conference opens up at 8:30 a.m. See you there!

Beat the deadline! Save money!

Take advantage of BWC's lower rates for early registration by registering today! The early-registration deadline of FRIDAY, NOV. 5 is rushing toward us. Pay $75 now ($35 for students). After Nov. 5, the rates go up to $95 and $50.

Your registration fee gets you a full day of writers -- including keynote speaker Chimamanda Adichie -- editors and people who work in publishing, quick critiques of your work, a hot lunch, and a post-conference wine & cheese reception.

Print out your registration form and send it in today!

(Or pay us more later. We're good with that, too.)

Adichie part of New Yorker's 20 under 40

The New Yorker magazine recently named twenty writers to watch who are under the age of 40, and included Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the keynote speaker for BWC 2010. The online edition of magazine includes a story, "Birdsong," and an interview.