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Conference Schedule 2020

Conference Schedule 2020

Friday, February 21, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Feminism and Romance: A Match Made in Fiction with Willow Sanders

Date(s): Friday, February 21, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Location: Tooker, Old Main (view map)
Type(s): Presentation
Genre and Form(s): Fiction, Romance
Tags: Feminism

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What industry generates over a billion dollars a year and is run for women by women? Would you be surprised to learn that it's the romance industry? This session examines preconceived ideas about romance writing and seeks to illustrate how opinions on the romance industry have been misshaped by the patriarchy, are rooted in puritanical shame, and have been propagated throughout the centuries as dirty and shame-filled. Come with your inquiries and learn how this thriving and important genre defies preconceived notions, and how this exciting industry might be right for you! 

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Willow Sanders

A marketer by day, and author by night, Willow Sanders writes sweet with heat Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense. Her debut novel, Dirty Little Secret won Breakout Author of the Year in 2012 from AuthorsDatabase.com and was the Book Buzz PR - Romance Novel of the year. She has been a municipal liaison for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) since 2004, both in Chicago and in Phoenix, is the Publicity Chair for Valley of the Sun RWA, the President of Desert Rose RWA, and also was named a 40 Under 40 Marketer by Connect Association last year.

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