CELEBRATE ROMANCE!

May 21 - 23, 1999

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

You are cordially invited to spend three fun-filled days with friends from cyberspace who share a passion for the romance novel. Share stories with kindred spirits who know and understand TBR (to be read) piles, TBB (to be bought) lists, keepers, wallbangers, glomming a favorite (or newly discovered) author, hunting down backlists, overflowing bookshelves, and chatting online on bulletin boards and listservs. Exchange ideas and share your expertise, on everything related to romance reading, including:

book hunting successes and strategies for those elusive hard-to-find romance titles

cataloguing, organizing, managing, or generally keeping track of that ever growing library

books, plots, and characters you love, those you don't, and the stories, plots, settings and characters that you're (still) waiting for

supporting the authors of the books we enjoy, including midlist authors and authors who write within various romance genres, e.g. Regency, time travel, paranormal, futuristic, medieval, multicultural, etc.

society's perception of romance novels, e.g. why it's hard to be a professional/liberated/modern/working woman who reads romance novels

During this exciting, social weekend we will:

Enjoy two fully catered meals

Be entertained with delightful speeches from attending authors

Spend quality time with all authors in attendance

Get books autographed

Have door prize drawings for terrific prizes

Receive free books, bookmarkers, cover flats, and other author and publisher freebies

Explore the lovely city of Philadelphia, the birthplace and first capital of our nation, and the site for the signing of the Declaration of Independence

Visit the links below for all the details of our gathering! All proceeds from the weekend will be given to a literacy program - the entire event has been created by voluntary efforts.

NOTE! REGISTRATION DEADLINE NOW EXTENDED TO APRIL 30, 1999! (registration must be received by this date)

SEND IN YOUR REGISTRATION TODAY TO CELEBRATE ROMANCE IN 1999!!