Regency Fiction Writers
2024 Virtual Conference
A New Regency England:
A Kaleidoscope that Resonates with Today’s Reader
August 8 – 10, 2024
Our three-day conference will be held live via Zoom, showcasing fabulous speakers, informative workshops, networking opportunities, our annual Silent Auction and Soireé, and much more!
Keynote Speakers
This year, we are proud to announce the legendary Loretta Chase and Beverly Jenkins as our keynote speakers.
Loretta Chase has worked in academe, retail, and the visual arts, as well as on the streets—as a meter maid—and in video, as a scriptwriter. She might have developed an excitingly checkered career had her spouse not nagged her into writing fiction. Her bestselling historical romances, set in the Regency and Romantic eras of the early 19th century, have won a number of awards, including three from the Romance Writers of America®. They have been published in a great many different languages, which she wishes she could read. Learn more at www.LorettaChase.com.
Beverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2017 Romance Writers of America® Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature and was featured both in the documentary “Love Between the Covers” and on CBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she’s been leading the charge for inclusive romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, Salon, Shondaland, The New York Times, and NPR. She was also named 2018 Author of the Year by the Michigan Library Association. She has 60 works in print. This is her 30th year as a published author.
Schedule
Conference Chair Cecilia Rene and her committee of volunteers are working hard to create a conference to remember. The Board of Directors and the Conference Committee are delighted to offer a wide variety of workshops and presenters and hope the attendees enjoy this year’s virtual event. If you have any questions, please contact Cecilia Rene or Ilene Withers.
Subject to Change
Conference Day 1: Industry Day/Career Day
All times are EDT
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Conference Zoom Opens
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Welcome: RFW President Ilene Withers Housekeeping Announcements – Conference Chair
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Workshop: Writing in the Margins: Developing a Full-Time Career on a Part Time Schedule
Presented by: Robin Covington
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm
Break
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Workshop: Beyond Queer & Bi
Presented by: Tonya Todd
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Break
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Workshop: Reclaim Your Author Career
Presented by: Claire Taylor
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Panel: Career/Process Panel
Moderated by: Lisa Rayne
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Break
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Workshop: Writing the Diaspora: Create Diverse Characters with History and Depth.
Presenter: Adriana Herrera
**Previously Recorded**
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Workshop: Regency Marketing
Presenter: Celeste Barclay
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Meet & Greet w/ breakout rooms
Conference Day 2
All times are EDT
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Conference Zoom Opens
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Welcome to Day 2 – President Ilene Withers
Announcements – Conference Chair
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Workshop: Global Fashion in the Age of Jane Austen: Communities and Colonies
Presenter: Hilary Davidson
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm
Break
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
A Conversation w/ Vanessa Riley & Tia Smith (Director of Re-Imagined “Sense & Sensibility”)
Moderated by: Ann Chaney
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Break
1:45 pm – 3:05 pm
Workshop: Children of Uncertain Fortune
Presenter: Daniel Livesay
3:05 pm – 3:20 pm
Break
3:20 pm – 4:20 pm
Workshop: Regency Crimes
Presenter: Susannah Fullerton
4:20 pm – 4:35 pm
Break
4:35 pm – 5:20 pm
Keynote Q&A: Loretta Chase
5:25 pm – 6:25 pm
RFW Annual General Meeting – Members Only
Recognition Awards
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Write & Drink
Conference Day 3
All times are EDT
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Conference Zoom Opens
1015 am – 10:45 am
Welcome to Day 3 and Announcements
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop: Writing Regency England
Presenters: Jayne Davis & Gail Eastwood
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
Break
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Workshop: Men’s Clothing
Presenter: Zack Pinsent
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Break
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Workshop: History of Condoms
Presenter: Jessica Cale
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 pm –3:45 pm
Workshop: Illness in Regency England
Presenter: Elizabeth Paquette
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Break
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Workshop: A Small World After All – The Cultural Enclaves of London — Where to Find Them, Write Them, and Use Them to Create a More Realistic Picture of the Era.
Presenter: Louisa Cornell
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Break
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Workshop: Jane Austen & Freed Blacks
Presenter: Dr. Sharon Ware
6:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Keynote Address: Beverly Jenkins
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Soireé, Silent Auction, & Breakout Rooms
Workshop: Reinterpreting the Regency Era in Film and Literature: A Culinary and Cultural Exploration
Presenter: Dr. Alessandra Pino
**Previously Recorded**
All times given are in U.S. Eastern Time Zone (EDT).
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With presenter permission, our sessions will be recorded for registrants’ use. Any sessions not recorded will be marked as such in advance so attendees may plan to attend in person.
Conference Fees
RFW Members
Early-Bird Registration
until 11:59 pm, July 1st, 2024
$125 USD
Full Registration
from 12:00 am, July 2nd, 2024
until 11:59 pm August 7th, 2024
$150 USD
RFW Non-Members
Early-Bird Registration
until 11:59 pm, July 1st, 2024
$225 USD
Full Registration
from 12:00 am, July 2nd, 2024
until 11:59 pm August 7th, 2024
$225 USD
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All times given are in U.S. Eastern Time Zone (EDT).
Cancellation Policy: There will be no refunds due to availability of recorded sessions for future access.
A Feather to Fly With —
The Emily Hendrickson Scholarship Fund
Any RFW member in good standing who has financial need and qualify can apply to have their conference fees paid through the generous contributions and fundraising efforts of the A Feather to Fly With—The Emily Hendrickson Scholarship Fund BEFORE registering, as if approved you will receive a special registration link to use instead of reimbursement.
Review the application criteria, rules, and deadlines for submission before applying. Visit the Scholarship Fund page for more information and the application.
If anyone has a question about the scholarship process, please contact RFW’s Membership Director and Coordinator for A Feather to Fly With Scholarship Fund.