RWA 2009 Conference Day 2

The Romance Writers of Australia is holding its 2009 National Conference in Brisbane.

We’re not writers, but we’re sticky beaks, so we’re following the live tweets to keep up to date on the goings on (no incriminating photos, yet).

If you have a Twitter account, the hashtag is #RWAus09, and you might also want to follow @RWAus. You can catch up on Day 1 tweets here.

You can find additional official coverage on the RWA blog, including award winners as they’re confirmed. If you know of any bloggers or tweeters covering the conference, please let us know so we can link to them.

This is an archive of the Twitter stream for Day 2. You can also view the tweets on ScribbleLive.

• 8:04 AM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09. Brisbane at dawn 16flrs up. First official day on conference. Regos open. http://twitpic.com/dwa45
• 8:04 AM: ReadNikkiLogan
• 8:04 AM: kikilon @sandiehudson Wow, I’m impressed by the #claytons late night prowess. A lot of us wussy #rwaus09 -ers retired way before midnight!
• 8:04 AM: BookThingo Twitter stream from the Romance Writers of Australia conference – #RWAus09
• 8:05 AM: kikilon I just noticed that even my ‘serious’ #rwaus09 conference clothes have at least one ribbon on them. But it’s more subtle on the jacket.
• 8:05 AM: RWAus Congratulations to all the fabulous first sales this year! And to the talented short story writers in the Little Gems, too. #rwaus09
• 8:33 AM: anniereads #RWAus09 Settling in for conference day 1!
• 9:00 AM: RWAus What’s happening at #RWAus09 right now: Author/Publisher, Money matters, Keep ‘em laughing, Grammar & punctuation workshops start now.
• 9:00 AM: RWAus Are you pitching at #RWAus09? Have you already? Want to share your one-line perfect pitch?
• 9:01 AM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09. Just picked up my ‘first sale’ ribbon onstage… twitpic.com
• 9:01 AM: ReadNikkiLogan
• 9:07 AM: sandiehudson #claytons is kicking off foe another day. Hope #RWAus09 is going well for everyone.
• 9:15 AM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09. Great quotes on writing from MaryJo Putney (keynote speaker). “Before publishing there must be passion. The writing must come 1st”
• 9:17 AM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09. “The writers dilemma – the desire to be discovered, the fear of being found out…”
• 9:40 AM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09. Mary Jo Putney was an inspirational, engaging and brilliant speaker. Buy all her books! TEA BREAK time…
• 10:00 AM: RWAus What’s happening at #RWAus09 right now: Drugs&poisons, emotional punch, world building for SFF/paranormal, pub authors round table start now
• 11:28 AM: kikilon “Emotion is not on the page. It’s in the heart of the reader.” Anne Gracie. #rwaus09 quotes
• 12:00 PM: RWAus What’s happening at #RWAus09 right now: Harlequin luncheon talks, a day in the life of an agent. Also, lunch.
• 12:01 PM: kikilon Know your heroine’s and hero’s vulnerabilities/weakness, then exploit them through plot. #rwaus09
• 12:39 PM: RWAus Is everyone getting excited about the awards tonight? Rubies, Emeralds at #RWAus09 & Writing and cover Awards at #Claytons Awards
• 1:00 PM: RWAus What’s happening at #RWAus09 right now: crime control counter terrorism, cardboard cutout to 1st breath, beyond brainstorming start now.
• 1:51 PM: RWAus Callout to #Claytons attendees to submit their PJ photos by 8.30pm this evening bit.ly
• 2:51 PM: kikilon How tall is your heroine? How does it affect her character? #rwaus09
• 3:00 PM: RWAus What’s happening at #RWAus09 right now: Author chats: Blogs, Erotica, Sweet, Historical. What would YOU want to know from our authors?
• 3:24 PM: RWAus discussing 1st or 3rd POV in the #Claytons chat room
• 3:48 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 Sorry for going dark there for a bit.. 2 closed sessions (no tweeting). Harlequin to sell ‘vintage’ books in Oz (ie: 1950 titles)..
• 3:52 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 MJ Putney on perks of writing romance:”Many of us get romantic mail from tall, dark, dangerous men from some of our finest prisons”
• 4:00 PM: RWAus What’s happening at #RWAus09 right now:AGM. Committee reports will be on the website next week, so check them out. Are you volunteering yet?
• 4:30 PM: kikilon “Pure romance novels don’t really make great movies.” Anna Campbell. Do you agree? #rwaus09
• 5:03 PM: RWAus 1 hour left of voting for the entries in the inaugural #Claytons awards and then the party begins at 8pm tonight in the chat room.
• 5:46 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09. AGM concluded 2010 RWA president = Amy Andrews. Job well done by Kelly Hunter 2009.
• 5:52 PM: BookThingo CONGRATULATIONS to 2010 RWA president, Amy Andrews! via @ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09
• 6:00 PM: RWAus What’s happening at #RWAus09 right now: Are you on the edge of your seat? Awards dinner starts soon!
• 6:07 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09. Quick’n'dirty survey of delegates suggests good level of requests today. Well done, all. Muchos quick changes before awards dinner
• 6:09 PM: chickollage @kikilon Good luck Miss Kiki for your Lynn Wilding nomination tonight #rwaus09
• 6:19 PM: RWAus Voting has now closed for the inaugural #Claytons awards for everything except best PJ’s. Awards to be announced this evening.
• 6:53 PM: RWAus and the votes for the #Claytons have been counted – stay tuned.
• 7:10 PM: kikilon Everyone’s looking fabulously frocked for the #rwaus09 awards dinner.
• 7:36 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. Everything is getting underway…
• 7:51 PM: sandiehudson Best Wishes to everyone up for the awards @RWAus conference #RWAus09
• 8:04 PM: kikilon And the winner is… FIRST KISS Anisa Hasic #rwaus09 awards
• 8:05 PM: kikilon And the winner is… SELLING SYNOPSIS Shannon Stein #rwaus09 awards
• 8:06 PM: SussanMarz Congrats to Enisa HAsic for winning the FIRST KISS at #rwaus09 awards
• 8:08 PM: kikilon And the winner is… HIGH 5 Louise Groarke #rwaus09 awards
• 8:11 PM: BookThingo RW Australia awards are in progress. To check results, follow @RWAus or check #RWAus09.
• 8:11 PM: kikilon And the winner is… STALI Alison Withers #rwaus09 awards
• 8:12 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. Award presentations to the 2009 (already announced) finalists…. Onto main course…
• 8:15 PM: SussanMarz Congrats to all the #RWAus09 award winners!
• 8:21 PM: RWAus RWA blog updated with Award winners to date www.romanceaustralia.wordpress.com
• 8:32 PM: kikilon I’m sitting at the same table as #rwaus10 conference coordinators. Super excited, even though it’s still #rwaus09
• 8:56 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. ROMANCE MEDIA AWARD: true romantics, sunshine coast weekender
• 8:56 PM: kikilon And the winner is… ROMA True Romantic in the weekender sunshine coast #rwaus09 awards
• 9:03 PM: RWAus 3rd Prize in the #Claytons Best Sexual Tension – mary Warwick (maggie)
• 9:05 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. LYNNE WILDING MERITORIOUS AWARD: Anne Gracie…. congrats Anne!
• 9:05 PM: kikilon And the winner is… LYNN WILDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD Anne Gracie #rwaus09 awards
• 9:06 PM: RWAus Tie for 2nd prize – #Claytons Best Sexual Tension @jennjmcleod & SueBT
• 9:10 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. HONORARY LIFE MEMBER: Trish Morey. Congratulations Trish.
• 9:10 PM: kikilon And the winner is… Honorary Life Membership Trish Morey #rwaus09 awards
• 9:12 PM: RWAus 1st place in the #Claytons for Best Sexual Tension is Dana Fletcher-Scully
• 9:16 PM: sandiehudson Congratulations to Annie Gracie & Trish Morey #RWAus09
• 9:18 PM: RWAus tied for 2nd prize in the #Claytons most ludicrous romance plot are @MoniWood , Shona Husk & Cathryn Brunet
• 9:22 PM: RWAus 1st prize for #Claytons Most Ludicrous Romance Plot awarded to Neely Lyons
• 9:24 PM: RWAus 3rd prize for #Clayton Best Synopsis goes to @jennjmcleod for A Place in the Past
• 9:28 PM: RWAus 2nd prize for #Claytons Best Synopsis goes to Dana Fletcher-Scully for Believe in Fairy Tales
• 9:32 PM: RWAus 1st prize for Best Synopsis in the inaugural #Claytons awards goes to Julie-Ann for The Possession
• 9:39 PM: RWAus 3rd prize in the #Clayton First Kiss Award goes to Heather Boyd (Hmm, is that the kiss you have when you’re not having a kiss?)
• 9:42 PM: RWAus 2nd prize in the #Claytons First Kiss Award goes to Bec Sampson
• 9:47 PM: RWAus 1st prize in the #Claytons Best Kiss award goes to Heather Brown
• 9:52 PM: RWAus 3rd prize in the #Claytons Fractured Fairytale Award goes to Mary DeHaas for The Beautiful Maiden
• 9:55 PM: RWAus 2nd Prize in the Fractured Fairytales for the #Claytons goes to Neely Lyons for Beastie and the Beaut
• 9:58 PM: RWAus 1st Prize in the Fractured Fairytales for the #Claytons goes to @jennjmcleod for her Kyle-inspired version of Pinocchio
• 10:00 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. VALERIE PARV coming up next….
• 10:07 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. VALERIE PARV…. winner is: Kylie short
• 10:08 PM: RWAus #Claytons attendees are on edge waiting for the announcement of the VP Award with @RachaelJohns #RWAus
• 10:08 PM: kikilon And the winner is… Valerie Parv Award Kylie Short #rwaus09 awards
• 10:14 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. EMMY (category): helen Lacey!
• 10:14 PM: kikilon And the winner is… EMERALD CATEGORY Helen Lacey #rwaus09 awards
• 10:17 PM: RWAus 3rd prize for the #Claytons Best Cover goes to Shona Husk for Dry
• 10:18 PM: RWAus 2nd prize for #Claytons Best Cover goes to @jennjmcleod for Mosaid
• 10:19 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. EMMY (single title): aj mcpherson
• 10:19 PM: kikilon And the winner is… EMERALD SINGLE TITLE AJ Macpherson #rwaus09 awards
• 10:21 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. Special congrats to Kylie short for coming 2nd, 3rd & 4th in the EMMY (single title)
• 10:22 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. ANNA CAMPBELL HISTORICAL: Amy mathews!
• 10:22 PM: kikilon And the winner is… ANNA CAMPBELL AWARD Tess LeSue #rwaus09 awards
• 10:24 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. RUBY (short, sweet): Marion lennox
• 10:24 PM: kikilon And the winner is… R*BY SHORT SWEET Marian Lennox – His Island Bride #rwaus09 awards
• 10:25 PM: RWAus RT @kikilon: And the winner is… ANNA CAMPBELL AWARD Tess LeSue #rwaus09 awards
• 10:28 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. RUBY (short, sexy): trish Morey!
• 10:29 PM: kikilon And the winner is… R*BY SHORT SEXY Trish Morey – The Italian Boss’s Mistress of Revenge #rwaus09 awards
• 10:31 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. RUBY (long romance): Anne Gracie!!
• 10:32 PM: kikilon And the winner is… R*BY LONG ROMANCE Anne Gracie – The Stolen Princess #rwaus09 awards
• 10:34 PM: ReadNikkiLogan #RWAus09 #awardsdinner. RUBY (romantic elements): Suzanne Perazzini!
• 10:35 PM: kikilon And the winner is… R*BY ROMANTIC ELEMENTS Suzanne Perazzini – Beneath The Surface #rwaus09 awards
• 10:37 PM: kikilon What a wonderful awards dinner it’s been. It truly is the highlight of the romance writing year. #rwaus09 awards
• 10:43 PM: RWAus 1st Prize for #Claytons Best cover goes to Sue BT for dancetwirl bit.ly
• 10:48 PM: RWAus All RWA Awards results are available on the Romance Australia blog #RWAus09 bit.ly
• 11:13 PM: BookThingo #RWAus09 awards tweets have stopped. I wonder if that means everyone’s busy having dessert? *g*
• 11:17 PM: TezMillerOz Congrats to @ajmacpherson on winning the Emerald Single Title at #RWAus09 :-)
• 11:52 PM: sandiehudson Thanks love RT @Anita_Joy @sandiehudson @chickollage Congrats on the Clayton’s ladies – loud applause from attendees at AGM for you #RWAus09
• 11:57 PM: BronwynParry Great evening at #RWAus09 awards. Congrats to all award winners!!