Saturday, June 20, 2009
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Northwest Phoenix Valley

WRITE PATH SEMINAR - by Vijaya Schartz
TEN  SECRETS  TO  ESCAPE
THE  DREADED  SLUSH  PILE

The slush pile is that dreaded back room in every publishing company, where most submissions end up, piled up from floor to ceiling, unread, forgotten, and eventually given a standard rejection letter from an administrative assistant, without so much as a glance from an editor.

Even with publishing credits, nowadays, it's not enough to have a darn good manuscript to get read by an editor.  At a time when publishers are inundated with quality work, learn how to make your submission stand out from the crowd, and get read first.

Monday, May 25, 2009
10 pm (Eastern)
GLOBAL TALK RADIO

The Odd Mind

GlobalTalkRadio.com
 

LIVE RADIO INTERVIEW with Vijaya Schartz
and other Sapphire Blue Publishing authors

Vijaya talks on this live web radio program with Lisa Pietsch and other authors of Sapphire Blue Publishing on THE ODD MIND.  Tune in at 10 pm Eastern, 9 central, 7 pacific & Arizona.  Click on link or logo at left for the radio station website.  Once there, click on the blue flashing rectangle to listen live.  You can instantly email the Global Talk Radio host with questions by clicking on the link on the right of the blue rectangle. 

Or call on the air during the show at: 347-945-7025

April 22 to April 26, 2009
ORLANDO - Florida
Wyndham Orlando Resort
8001 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819

2009 ROMANTIC TIMES BOOKLOVERS CONVENTION

Vijaya attended and participated in this momentous event of the book industry.

During this event, she met editors and agents and participated in the Electronic Book Fair event on Wednesday, as well as The Faery Ball on Thursday, and a  book signing gathering over 300 authors from all over the US.

Sunday, March 15, 2009
10 am workshop
Afternoon book signing

TUCSON   FESTIVAL  OF  BOOKS
University of Arizona Campus
 Sunday, March 13-14-15, 2009

At 10 AM, Vijaya presents a workshop room #119:
 VILLAINS YOU LOVE TO HATE OR HATE TO LOVE

Vijaya also autographed her books Sunday afternoon in the  Romance Writers booth #50, along with other Tucson and Phoenix authors.

Saturday, March 7, 2009
Gilbert - AZ
9 am to 5 pm

ANWA  CONFERENCE
WAKING THE WRITER WITHIN

Vijaya presented a workshop at this annual conference of the American Night Writers Association in Gilbert, AZ. Open to the General Public. information and Registration HERE

Workshop: 12 Secrets for writing compelling fiction

Location: Eagle's Aerie School, Gilbert, AZ

Saturday, February 21, 2008
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Northwest Phoenix valley

Write Path Seminar - by Vijaya Schartz
GET HAPPILY PUBLISHED IN 2009

Can you make sense of the confusing jumble of new publishing opportunities? Which one is best for you, which are dangerous to your career? What is POD? Are e-books viable? And what about MP3 audiobooks? How far can you trust a small press? Are print books on the decline? Does self-publishing still carry a stigma? Should you be worried about the large publishers buying off the competition? And what's the deal with partnership publishing? Subsidy publishing?  Do you need an agent? Is being on Amazon important at all? The good news is, there are so many new opportunities to get published nowadays.  But some are more lucrative than others, and some can prove lethal to your career. Come and learn the pros and cons of each opportunity and make the right choice for your particular book, your particular field, considering where you are in your career right now, to get happily published in 2009.

MORE INFORMATION HERE

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, February 6-7-8, 2009

GLENDALE CHOCOLATE AFFAIRE
Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 - 5:00 – 10:00 pm
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 - 10 am - 10 pm
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 - noon - 5 pm
Historic Downtown Glendale,
NE corner of 58th Avenue & Glenn Drive
Vijaya will sign her books during these three days, at the Romance Authors Booth, and give a free workshop about author promotion on Sunday afternoon at 3 pm.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009,  6:30 – 8:30 pm

Glendale Foothills Library, 19055 N. 57^th Avenue, Glendale
Just north of Union Hills - Organized by the Arizona Authors Association:

“So You Want to Write Sci-Fi”
Vijaya Schartz participated in a panel discussion
 with other Sci-Fi & Fantasy authors:

 Matthew Peterson and Linda Andrews

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Vijaya was the main speaker at this meeting of the
DESERT ROSE ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA

SPEAKING SKILLS FOR AUTHORS AND WRITERS: Sooner or later you will have to stand up and speak. It could be at a book signing, in a library, pitching your book to an editor, an agent, at a marketing group meeting, making a speech upon receiving an award. Do you know how to captivate an audience? Can you control the butterflies in your stomach? Will you remember what to say? Are you prepared to shine? It can all be learned

Wednesday, January 21
6pm to 8 pm

Sedona Public Library
3250 White Bear Rd.
Sedona AZ 86336

Si Birch Community Room

SO YOU WANT TO BE A PUBLISHED AUTHOR

Vijaya shared her experience on the do's and don'ts and the surest ways to become or remain a published author in today's ever changing publishing industry and dwindling economy.  Also participating, author Kris Neri.  Talk, discussions, Q&A and book signing.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, December 5-6-7, 2008
10 am to 5 pm - Tempe

Vijaya autographed her books at BORDERS during the TEMPE  FESTIVAL  OF  THE  ARTS

699 S. Mill Avenue (Mill Avenue and 7th street) - in front of the bookstore, under the black umbrellas, with other local fiction authors

Saturday, November 22, 2008
2 pm to 3:30 pm

Vijaya Schartz participated in an AUTHOR PANEL
for the "National Novel Writing Month" on
Becoming a Published Novelist
at the
BURTON BARR CENTRAL PHOENIX LIBRARY
1221 N. Central Ave - Phoenix 85004
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Other authors: Darlene Quinn, Jenn McKinlay, Donna Hatch
the program is in the lecture room on the 4th floor

Saturday, November 15, 2008
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Scottsdale Civic Center Library

 

THIRD  ANNUAL  FALL   WRITERS   WORKSHOPS
Free event at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library - downstairs - 3839 N Drinkwater Blvd - Scottsdale, AZ 85251 - Tel: (480) 312-7323
Vijaya teaches a workshop on Dynamic Writers' Websites and participates in an author panel - Other speakers include: NYT Best selling author Vicki Lewis Thompson, Laurie Schnebly Campbell, Linda Style, Roz Denny Fox, Kerrie Droban, Tina Lavon, Kim Watters, Carol Web, C.C. Harrison, Pamela Kaye Tracy, Susan Yarina, Tina Gerow and more...

Monday, November 10, 2008
7 pm to 9 pm

PARANORMAL,  MORE  NORMAL  THAN  YOU  THINK!
Have you ever had a premonition? Did you wonder if, somehow, you received a warning of things to come? Have you found answers in dreams? What if we were all psychic but just didn't know it? Come listen to Vijaya Schartz and find out - for more info, call Pam at 800-435-7128 - Vijaya will also sign her paranormal novels at this event
 

Monte Vista Village Resort - 8865 E. Baseline Road - Mesa, AZ 85208

 

Saturday, November 8, 2008 Phoenix - 5:00 to 11:00 pm
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ARIZONA  LITERARY  AWARDS  BANQUET
Glendale Civic Center - 5750 West Glenn Drive - Glendale - AZ

Organized by the Arizona Authors Association
Open to the public and to the press - formal dress
Advanced Reservation necessary at:
info@azauthors.com
The winners of the Arizona Literary Contest and Book Awards will be announced during the banquet.
Vijaya will attend as former President and current webmistress of the Arizona Authors Association'
She will also autograph her books at the event.

Saturday, October 4, 2008
1 pm to 4 pm

BOOK SIGNING AT BARNES & NOBLE ARROWHEAD
7685 West Bell Road - Peoria, AZ 85382

Vijaya autographed her books along with other authors, including Christina Skye, Cathy McDavid, Tina Lavon, Shelley Mosley, Catherine Hughey.

If you missed the signing, you can still get the books at the store.

The Arrowhead B&N store is located on the South side of Bell Road at 76th Avenue.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - Phoenix

 

At the Wrigley Mansion - click HERE
2501 E. Telawa Trail, Phoenix, AZ 85016 - Tel: 602-955-4079
DESERT ROSE AWARDS BANQUET
Desert Rose Romance Writers members and guests
Reservation necessary - As a former recipient of the Desert Rose Award, and this year's President of the Desert Rose Chapter, Vijaya attended and presided to a small part of this event.

Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008
8:30 am to 4:30 pm

 

Northwest valley - Write Path Seminar - by Vijaya Schartz
TAMING THE BOOK PROMOTION MONSTER
Whether you are unpublished, self-published, published with a small press, or with a large publisher, most of the promotion work nowadays falls to the author. Mistakes in that field can be costly. Selecting the smartest ways to promote may seem like an overwhelming task, but worry no more.  Come and find out how easy it can be.
MORE INFORMATION HERE

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
10 am to 11 am - Mesa

 

UNDER THE YELLOW UMBRELLA SUMMER CLASSES
Award-winning author Vijaya Schartz spoke about
WRITING  SCIENCE  FICTION
and signed her books at the
Mesa Senior Center - 247 N. MacDonald, Mesa, AZ 85206
Sponsored by The New Frontiers Group, of the Mesa Community College
To register, contact: Patricia De Blake, 480-897-6872
Find a map HERE