So I would like to go to a couple writer conferences next year and am looking for a couple suggestions. I've been to trade conventions. Is it like those?
It seems every conference is the greatest and will change your life.
How do I go about figuring out what conference would give me a broad experience / exposure?
Do I look for genre, fav authors, is there one that is a perennial mega one?
Hey Friend!
I haven't been to many, although I've been to Book Expo America and wouldn't recommend it from a writing perspective.
The ones I've wanted to go to include Clarion (depending on the teachers): http://clarion.ucsd.edu/2019-faculty/
And for funsies, I always thought Bizarro Con looks awesome. It's relatively cheap too! https://bizarrocon.com/
Hi! I just published an article on the site covering exactly this topic. Hope it helps!
https://litreactor.com/columns/8-conventions-for-horror-writers-in-2019