RWNZ Conference 2009 The 16th annual conference of The Romance Writers of New Zealand was held at the Waipuna Conference Centre, Auckland over the weekend of 20th to 23rd August 2009. However unlike the last two years it was actually sunny! CP Sara Hantz was on Emcee duty for the weekend and was awesome. Here she is doing her stuff!
The Friday Night Cocktail party had a Leather and Lace theme. I did my bit with some lacy tights!!
Amanda, Kylie Griffin (Clendon Award Winner!) and Christina
Berkley Sensation author Nalini Singh, Christina, Amanda and Sara
Here I am with Ellora's Cave and Samhain author, Shelley Munro
On our way to the Touch of Fantasy Awards dinner. Look at our sparkly tiaras!!
Christina, NAL & Puffin author Amanda Ashby and Flux author Sara Hantz Barbara Clendon, of Barbara's Books and founder of the Clendon Award (aka Finish the damn book!) in her fabulous devil wings.
Kylie as a Jedi Knight!
Urban Fantasy author Erica Hayes being a Bad Faery!
Amanda, Giovanna Lee and RWNZ PR whiz, Sue Knight
Sara, Desire author Sandra Hyatt and Jan, up in our hotel suite just before the Saturday night dinner
Christina and Amanda playing princesses
Executive Editor for Silhouette Mary-Teresa Hussey, Desire author Yvonne Lindsay and Mira/Berkley/Silhouette author Fiona Brand at the Saturday night awards dinner
Amanda, Harlequin Sales, Marketing & Publishing Director Christina Lee and Presents/Sexy author Annie West
Amanda and Sara's workshop - Getting Your
Manuscript Out the Door- it doesn't show up too well here, but the slogan
on the whiteboard says:
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