The 17th Annual Bay to Ocean Writers Conference will be held February 22, 2014 at Chesapeake College, in Wye Mills, Maryland. This year’s conference features twenty-four sessions/workshops. Topics include: the craft of writing–fiction, poetry, mystery, memoir, magazine features; publishing, including self-publishing; the business of writing; digital issues–blogging and using social media; and how books get made into films. One-to-one manuscript reviews by published authors will be available by appointment. Conference fees are $115 for adults and $55 for students with ID. As one of the region’s premier educational seminars, last year’s conference drew a sellout crowd of over 200 writers from five states and the District of Columbia. Registration will open on October 1 at http://www.baytoocean.com. Early registration is recommended as the conference has sold out for the last seven years.