The RNA Annual Conference
Timetable 2024
The conference timetable is streamed to help you find talks and events most suited to you. These are for guidance only and anyone can attend any session.
- Stream 1: for newbies and aspiring writers
- Stream 2: for those who are more experienced/on the publishing ladder and looking to improve themselves
- Stream 3: for old dogs who want to learn new tricks
Friday 9th August 2024
| Stream 1 | Stream 2 | Stream 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8am-11am | Set up and Check-in | ||
| 11am-12pm | Welcome refreshments Foyer | ||
| 12pm-12.15pm | Welcome to the Conference Large lecture theatre | ||
| 12.15pm-1pm | Romance State of the Union Panel Join a panel of movers and shakers from the publishing industry to find out, first hand, what’s hot and what’s not. What’s selling and what the next big thing will be. | ||
| 1pm-2.30pm | Lunch Founders’ Building | ||
| 2.30pm-3.30pm | The Editor’s Toolkit Helen Corner-Bryant | Representation 101: What does an agent actually do for me? Hannah Schofield (LBA) | Turn Your Readers into Fans Tracy Buchanan (Savvy Writers) |
| 3.30pm-4pm | Refreshments Foyer | NWS Meet Up Tea Party Sarah Rodi Venue TBC | |
| 4pm-5.30pm | The Trickier Bits of Fiction Sue Moorcroft | Tugging at the Heart Strings Jessica Redland | Self-Publishing 101: Your toolkit for bestseller success, featuring KDP authors Panel: Nicola May and Hannah Lynn, hosted by Jen Barrett, Amazon Books |
| 6.30pm-7.30pm | Dinner Founders’ Building | ||
| 8pm-9.30pm | Hopeless Romantics Quiz in the Bar Join us for a fun evening of quizzing, laughter and prizes at the RNA’s 2nd Hopeless Romantics Quiz | ||
Saturday 10th August 2024
| Stream 1 | Stream 2 | Stream 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8am-9am | Set up and Check-in Day delegates welcome refreshments/breakfast for residential delegates | ||
| 9am-10am | So You Want to Write for Mills & Boon Mills & Boon | Recipe for a Romcom Virginia Heath | Indie Romance State of the Union Panel Alliance of Independent Authors |
| 10am-11am | Demystifying Digital Publishing Bookouture | Using Dramaturgy to Polish Your Work Lotte James | How to Keep Falling in Love With Writing (Without Losing Your Mind) Libby Page |
| 11am-11.30am | Refreshments in the Foyer | ||
| 11.30am-12.30pm | Romantic Novelists’ Association Annual General Meeting Large Lecture Theatre | ||
| 12.30pm-2pm | Lunch Founders’ Building | ||
| 2pm-3.30pm | What’s Your Hook? Fiona Lucas | AI for Authors: Practical tips for writing, marketing, and author business Joanna Penn (The Creative Penn) | |
| 3.30pm-4pm | Refreshments Foyer | ||
| 4pm-5pm | How to make Your Submission Sing Jennie Ayres (Hera) | How to Make and use Book Trailers Melissa Addey (Alliance of Independent Authors) | YouTube Marketing for Authors Emma Bennet |
| 7pm-11pm | Gala Party & Disco Get your party sparkle on! Toast the winners of the Joan Hessayon Award and the Elizabeth Goudge Trophy with some fizz, stuff your face at the BBQ and then boogie to the disco or chat with friends on the terrace till bedtime. | ||
Sunday 11th August 2024
| Stream 1 | Stream 2 | Stream 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8am-9.30am | Breakfast Residential delegates only | ||
| 9.30am-10.30am | Author IT For the Technically Challenged Imogen Martin | Tropes and Thorns: How to Write Romantasy Alex Weston | Take Your Own Headshot Julia Boggio |
| 10.30am-11.30 | What a Great Idea! Emma Robinson | Foolproof Keywords to Help Readers Find Your Book Karina Coldrick | Refining Your Scene work: A Theatrical Perspective Lotte James |
| 11.30am-12pm | Refreshments Foyer | ||
| 12pm-1pm | Beyond Description: Using Setting to Enhance Your Story Leonie Mack | The Evolution of the Writer Hannah Lynn | Book Marketing for Introverts Anna Caig |
| 1pm-1.15pm | Conclusion to the Conference Large Lecture Theatre | ||
| 1.30pm-2.30pm | Farewell Lunch Founders’ Building | ||
