http://www.laurenwillig.com/news Lauren Willig's News and Events Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you have a manuscript tucked away at the back of your desk, just awaiting the opportunity to catch the right editor's eye, this might be your chance. Dorchester Publishing is holding a competition for all the unpublished romance writers in the land-- at least the over eighteen ones, ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2009/07/03/for-aspiring-writers/ Mark your calendars. It's official. The release date for The Betrayal of the Blood Lily is January 12th, 2010. After all, if Amazon says it, it must be true. http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2009/07/02/blood-lily-to-be-released-january-12th/ Pink the Paperback officially makes its British debut today! Look for it at Waterstone's and WH Smith. My spies across the Pond inform me that it's part of their summer sales. http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2009/07/01/pink-the-paperback-arrives-in-england/ Doesn't this picture just cry out for captioning? http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2009/06/30/two-fops-in-search-of-a-caption/ Come mid-month, hordes of romance novelists will be storming the nation's capital, making the world safe for books with pink covers. Along with about five hundred of my peers, I'll be signing copies of my books from 5:30 to 7:30 on July 15th at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2009/06/29/dc-signing-july-15th/ Hi, all! I'm back from Illinois and the HNS and I just wanted to say a great big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to see me on Saturday. Jenna and Kayse, you two are the best. Hugs also go to Kristin, Tina, Sara and Laura ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2009/06/16/historical-novel-society/ Hi, all! As you can see from the sidebar, I'll be jetting off to Illinois this weekend for the Historical Novel Society Conference. Unfortunately, the rest of the information over there to your right, concerning such small details as booksigning timing, is, alas, not so accurate. It ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2009/06/09/pink-in-illinois/ For those in the New York area, Lady Jane's Salon, New York's only romance reading series, will be convening tomorrow, June 1st, at Madame X on West Houston Street. Diane Gaston, Marjorie M. Liu, Amanda McCabe and Wendy Corsi Staub will be reading from their latest releases. ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2009/05/31/lady-janes-salon/ ... and a little bit about Blood Lily in an interview with the Book Club Queen. http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2009/05/31/more-about-night-jasmine/ Hi, all! If you haven't already put your name in the hat, today (May 30th) is the last day to enter to win a copy of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine on Kelly Hewitt's site, Loaded Questions. Check out Loaded Questions for details! http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2009/05/30/night-jasmine-giveaway/