Beyond the Writing: Building Community, Advocacy, and a Literary Career

The 2024 WWS Submission Conference on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Plaza de la Raza in Lincoln Heights will feature a day of literary panels, workshops, performances, and vendors centering women and nonbinary writers, editors, publishers, community members, and business owners. The third in a series, the 2024 conference is the first to be offered in person thanks to a partnership with Plaza de la Raza and a grant from the Latino Community Foundation and California Arts Council. Select remote options will be available for those experiencing barriers to attending due to health, finances, travel, family care, and more. The Women Who Submit Submission submission conference is a biennial (every other year), one-day speaker program created by women and nonbinary writers for women and nonbinary writers to empower marginalized voices to submit work for publication and achieve success in publishing and academia.

Schedule of the Day:

8:30am-9am - Registration

9am-9:15am - Welcome by WWS Director, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo

BLOCK 1

9:30am-10:45am

• WWS New Member Orientation with Sakae Manning, in-person only
• Chapters Checkin with Lucy Rodriguez-Hanley, online only
• Panel: Vision, Persistence and Self Care with Désirée Zamorano, Tisha Marie Reicle-Aguilera, traci kato-kiriyama, and Kate Maruyama, hybrid on Zoom

BLOCK 2

11am-12:15pm

• Panel: Reasonable Accommodations: An Exploration of Disability in the Cinematic, Literary and Publishing Landscape with Thea Pueschel, Mimzy Reiner, Dr. Lara Ameen, and Jocelyn Mondragon, hybrid on Zoom
• Workshop: The Art of the Pitch/Query (And How to Use it for Everything You Ever Wanted) with Lorinda Toledo, in-person only

12:30pm-1:45pm

• Lunch Break
• Open Mic with Daria Topousis, hybrid on Instagram

BLOCK 3

2pm-3:15pm

• Panel: Writers as Caretakers: Balancing Creativity and Nurturing Loved Ones with Lucy Rodriguez-Hanley, liz gonzalez, Kate Mo, and Diane Marie Brown, hybrid on Zoom
• Workshop: Drafting an Effective Book Review with Lisbeth Coiman, in-person only

BLOCK 4

3:30pm-4:45pm

• Panel: Community As Keys and Bridges Within The Literary World with Karla Cordero, Gracie Azua, Angélica M. Yañez, Angélica M. Yañez, and Jackie Robledo, hybrid on Zoom
• Workshop: How to Promote Yourself as a Writer on Social Media with Yvonne Condes, in-person only

5:00pm-6:00pm

• Wine and Cheese Mixer
• Performance featuring WWS Summer Workshop Participants, hybrid on Instagram

Host or Publisher Women Who Submit