Girl, I hear you....same here. I would love to attend but I have to eat this month. LOL!

Why not try writing to the addy that's given on the Web page. They can't eat you, all they can do is say no. You know? It's worth a shot and many of these conferences have funds set aside just for this. Here is the address I saw with a email provided. The woman's name is Hannelore Hahn:

The International Women's Writing Guild
P.O. Box 810, Gracie Station
New York, NY 10028-0082
Tel: (212)737-7536/Fax:(212)737-9469
dirhahn@iwwg.org
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