2012 San Francisco Writing for Change Conference September 15, 2012

The 2012 San Francisco Writing for Change was specifically created for writers of nonfiction books who believe their writing can have a positive impact in the world. The idea is to give writers the knowledge, inspiration and power to publish their work.

The SFW4C conference features important authors--including Paul Hawken (Blessed Unrest and coauthor of Natural Capitalism-called one of the most important books in the world by Bill Clinton), Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior), Cami Walker (29 Gifts) who found her agent and editor at a previous SFW4C event, and Kirk Boyd (2048: Humanity's Agreement to Live Together). All have indeed offered profoundly new ideas in their work and will inspire attendees. Since SFW4C's mission is to help get a writer's work published, a variety of literary agents and editors from major publishing houses that specialize in nonfiction books including editorial director Georgia Hughes of New World Library and Managing Editorial Director Jeevan Sivasubramaniam of Berrett-Koehler will be at the event. Self-publishing will be handled by Mark Coker, CEO of Smashwords.

The SFW4C embraces topics as diverse as the environment, spirituality, politics, health, technology, personal growth, business and the economy. Conference co-founder Michael Larsen, said: "The right book will change the world and now is the best time ever to be a writer. The goal of the conference is to give writers the knowledge they need to write, sell, and promote their books." Larsen is a literary agent at Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents.

This biannual event will be held Sept. 15 at the Unitarian Universalist Church with a no-host networking dinner to follow. The registration fee is $125 until Sept. 1 and $149 until sold out. A gourmet lunch is an additional $20 (vegetarian lunches can be ordered). More details and registration are available at www.SFWritingforChange.org.

Official Website: http://www.SFWritingforChange.org