Category Archives: Webinar/Workshop

San Francisco Writing Workshop

July 2, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Agents, Andy Ross Literary, Authors, books, D4EO Literary, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Fuse Literary, How To Get Published, Inspiration, Instruction, Kimberley Cameron Literary, Learning, Lupine Grove Creative, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, San Francisco, Stories, Veritas Literary, Wordsmith, Writers, Writing, Writing Workshop, Young Adultpdpabst

Per the website, the 2018 San Francisco Writing Workshop is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (200 total). This workshop is a full-day “How to Get Published” writing event in San Francisco, CA on August 25, 2018.

Agents and editors confirmed to be in attendance and/or available to pitch are:

Literary agent Jennie Kendrick (Lupine Grove Creative)
Literary agent Andy Ross (Andy Ross Literary)
Literary agent Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary)
Literary agent Amy Cloughley (Kimberley Cameron & Associates)
Literary agent Jennifer March Soloway (Andrea Brown Literary)
Literary agent Pam Victorio (D4EO Literary)
Literary agent Lisa Abellera (Kimberley Cameron & Associates)
Literary agent Chiara Rosati (Veritas Literary)
and many more to come.

This is a great opportunity, but hurry because seats are going fast! Have fun and learn lots!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Florida Writing Workshop

June 24, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, agent, Authors, Belcastro Agency, books, Corvisiero Literary Agency, editor, Event, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Florida, Inspiration, Instruction, Ladderbird Agency, Limited Seats, Literary Agent, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Register, Spencerhill Associates, Stories, Stringer Literary Agency, The Knight Agency, The Seymour Agency, Wordsmiths, Writers, Writing Workshop, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Florida Writing Workshop website, this writing event (August 4, 2018) is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (200 total). They will inform everyone directly on the website when seats are closed.

Here are a few of this years faculty that will be in attendance:

Literary agent Nicole Resciniti (The Seymour Agency)
Literary agent Nalini Akolekar (Spencerhill Associates)
Literary agent Saritza Hernandez (Corvisiero Literary)
Literary agent Marlene Stringer (Stringer Literary Agency)
Literary agent Sharon Belcastro (Belcastro Agency)
Literary agent Amanda Leuck (Spencerhill Associates)
Literary agent Lucienne Diver (The Knight Agency)
Literary agent Tina Wainscott (The Seymour Agency)
Literary agent Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Agency)
Literary agent Kaitlyn Johnson (Corvisiero Agency)
and more to come.

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. Have fun and learn lots!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Chesapeake Writing Workshop (Suburb of Washington, DC)

June 20, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Aevitas Creative Management, Agents, Arlington, Authors, BookEnds Literary, books, Brower Literary, C.Y.L.E., Capital Talent Agency, Chesapeake, Crichton & Associates, Editors, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Instruction, Learning, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Opportunity, Pande Literary, Pitching, publisher, Red Sofa Literary, Register, Ross Yoon, St. Martin's Press, Stories, The Steve Laube Agency, Virginia, Washington DC, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Chesapeake Writing Workshop website, this writing event (July 28, 2018) is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (200 total). They will inform everyone directly on the website when seats are closed.

Here are a few of this years faculty that will be in attendance:

literary agent Dara Kaye (Ross Yoon)
literary agent Stephanie Kehr (C.Y.L.E. Literary)
literary agent Stacey Graham (Red Sofa Literary)
literary agent Shaheen Qureshi (Capital Talent Agency)
literary agent Kimberly Brower (Brower Literary)
literary agent Amanda Jain (BookEnds Literary)
literary agent Ayesha Pande (Pande Literary)
literary agent Sha-Shana Crichton (Crichton & Associates)
literary agent Tamela Hancock Murray (The Steve Laube Agency)
editor Lauren Jablonski (St. Martin’s Press)
literary agent Erica Bauman (Aevitas Creative Management)
and many more to come.

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. Have fun and learn lots!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Cleveland Writing Workshop

June 16, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Agents, Authors, Barone Literary Agency, BookEnds Literary, books, C.Y.L.E., Cleveland, DeFiore and Company, Faculty, Fiction, Hartline Literary, Instruction, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Middle Grade, Ohio, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Register, Speilburg Literary, Stories, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Per the Cleveland Writing Workshop website, this writing event (July 14, 2018) is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (150 total). They will inform everyone directly on the website when seats are closed.

Here are a few of this years faculty that will be in attendance:

Literary agent Moe Ferrara of BookEnds Literary
Literary agent Vicki Selvaggio of Jennifer De Chiara Literary
Literary agent Gabrielle Piraino of DeFiore and Company
Literary agent Cyle Young of Hartline Literary
Literary agent Alice Speilburg of Speilburg Literary Agency
Junior agent Hope Bolinger of C.Y.L.E.
Literary agent Denise Barone of Barone Literary Agency
and more to come.

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. Have fun and learn lots!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Himalayan Writing Retreats

March 21, 2018Literary, Webinar/Workshop, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Advice, Authors, books, Calendar, Chats, Events, Exercise, Feedback, Fiction, Fireside, Himalayan, Himalayan Writing Retreats, Inspiration, Instruction, Long Walks, Manuscripts, Mentors, MG, Middle Grade, Mountains, Non-Fiction, Retreat, Stories, Writerly Stuff, Writers, Writing, YA, Young Adultpdpabst

Want to whisk away to the Himalayan mountains for inspiration while writing your next novel? Then sign up for one of the Himalayan Writing Retreats, or one of the writing weeks (depending on your level of expertise). There is instruction, exercises, fireside chats, long walks, and writerly chats.

If you are looking for advise or simply inspiration for your next book, be sure to check out the Himalayan Writing Retreats/Weeks event calendar. They have more than one to enroll during the year 2018. Have fun and happy writing!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Virginia Festival of the Book 2018

March 3, 2018Literary, Webinar/Workshop, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Artists, Author Readings, Authors, Book Signings, books, Celebration, Children's Programs, Festival, Fiction, Literacy Culture, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, novels, Readers, Reading, Stories, Storytelling, Virginia Festival of the Book, Workshops, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

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The Virginia Festival of the Book brings readers and writers together for a five-day celebration of books, reading, literacy, and literary culture. The 24th Annual Festival will be held March 21-25, 2018. Programs range from traditional author readings and book signings to children’s programs and hands-on workshops. All programs are open to the public and, with the exception of a few ticketed events, the majority of Festival programs are free to attend.

An abbreviated list of past participants includes Rick Atkinson, Edward Ayers, David Baldacci, Maureen Corrigan, Edwidge Danticat, Kate DiCamillo, Rita Dove, Alan Furst, John Grisham, Jan Karon, Jim Lehrer, Frances Mayes, Colum McCann, David McCullough, Alice McDermott, Katherine Paterson, Jon Scieszka, Lisa Scottoline, Pete Seeger, Karin Slaughter, Alexander McCall Smith, Lee Smith, Bryan Stevenson, Elizabeth Strout, Judith Viorst, and Charles Wright. For a current listing, go here.

As always, have fun and learn lots!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Chicago Writing Workshop 2018

March 1, 2018Literary, Webinar/Workshop3 Seas Literary, Adult, Agent Assistant, Agents, Allium Press, Attendance, Authors, BookEnds Literary, books, Books and Such, Chicago, Chicago Writing Workshop, Corvisiero Agency, D4EO Literary, Editors, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Folio Literary, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, June, Learning, Literary Agents, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch Session, Pitching, Publishing, Red Sofa Literary, Register, Sourcebooks, Stories, Storytelling, The Bent Agency, The Purcell Agency, The Seymour Agency, Trace Literary Agency, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Chicago Writing Workshop website, this writing event (June 23, 2018) is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (200 total). They will inform everyone directly on the website when seats are closed.

Here are a few of this years faculty that will be in attendance:

Literary agent Cynthia Ruchti (Books and Such)
Literary agent Michelle Grajkowski (3 Seas Literary)
Editor Anna Michels (Sourcebooks)
Literary agent Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary)
Literary agent Kelly Van Sant (D4EO Literary)
Literary agent Tracy Brennan (Trace Literary Agency)
Literary agent Gemma Cooper (The Bent Agency)
Literary agent Dawn Frederick (Red Sofa Literary)
Editor Grace Menary-Winefield (Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark)
Literary agent Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
Literary agent Marcy Posner (Folio Literary)
Editor Emily Clark Victorson (Allium Press)
Literary agent Tina P. Schwartz (The Purcell Agency)
Agent assistant Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency)
Literary agent Kortney Price (Corvisiero Agency)
and more to come.

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. Hopefully, I’ll see you there!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

DC Comics Talent Development Workshop 2018

February 24, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAuthor, awdur, écrivain, Comic Book Series, Comics, DC Comics, dreams, писател, писатель, escritor, Fantasy, författare, Feedback, Fiction, forfatter, Inspiration, 작가, Mentoring, Opportunity, Particpant, Published, Schrift, scrittore, Skilled, spisovatel, Stories, Storytelling, Submissions, Superhero, Talent, Talented, Upload, نویسنده, Villains, Workshop, Writer, Writing, Written Workspdpabst

Wow! If you’ve ever dreamed of writing for DC Comics, this is your chance. But please note, this is for writer’s who’ve been published. However, the written work does not have to be a comic. They’ll also accept up to two published fiction works that’ll highlight an authors skill as a possible DC writer. By end of the workshop, the participant(s) may obtain a position writing on one of the DC Comic book series.

Submissions open March 1st, 2018 and ends March 31, 2018. They express on the website that files can be large to upload, so don’t wait until the last minute to try. They will not accept resubmission or changes after the deadline. No exceptions.

For complete information on how to enter and the dates of when the workshop will start, go (Link Removed). As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

@WriteOnCon #Writing #Conference IS Coming!

January 22, 2018Literary, Webinar/Workshop, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAgents, Art, Authors, Cheap, Children Books, Editors, Event, Fiction, Illustrators, Kidlit, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Ninja Agents, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Picture Books, Pictures, Pitching, Schedule, Stories, WriteOnCon, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

WriteOnCon

WriteOnCon is “A writing conference you don’t even have to wear pants to. (Please wear pants, though.)” Yep, I love that line! And I’m stoked that it’s almost time! This isn’t just an opportunity to attend a writing workshop, it’s most likely the cheapest and closest conference you’ve ever attend (aside of being free, of course). Seriously, you can participate from your home! And while you might have missed the raffles and perks to buy, there is still time to sign up to join. Admission is either $5 (General Admission), $10 (General + Live Events), or $15 (General + Live Events + Extended Access). You can’t go wrong with any choice!

WriteOnCon is an online conference for kidlit writers and illustrators. Connect with writers, authors, and agents in this event. There will even be ninja agents and editors and live pitch sessions (check the schedule for all 3 days)! But hurry to get registered because it’ll take place February 9th – 11th, 2018.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Pitch Wars Webinar with New Leaf Literary Agent Suzie Townsend

January 10, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Advice, agent, Authors, books, Diversity, Написання, Письмо, писане, Editing, Escritura, Fantasy, Fiction, First Page, Genres, Hooks, L'écriture, Literary Agent, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, New Leaf Literary & Media Inc., Non-Fiction, Pitch Wars, Pitchwars, Psycological Suspense, Query, Querying, resources, Romance, Schreiben, Science Fiction, scrittura, Stories, Suzie Townsend, Tips, Voice, Women's Fiction, Writers, Writing, Young Adult, 写作pdpabst

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Pitch Wars presents a wonderful webinar with literary agent Suzie Townsend called Query and First Page Bootcamp. It’s no secret among writer’s to hook an agent immediately with their first line and first page if they want to snag a literary agent. What can sometimes be frustrating is the “how”. Suzie Townsend will “cover writing the most effective query letter, starting with your strongest first pages, as well as useful tips and resources about the actual querying process.”

About Suzie Townsend…

SUZIE TOWNSEND is an agent at New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. Prior to joining New Leaf, Suzie graduated film school, earned her Masters of Education, taught high school English, and coached a swim team. In her spare time, she read everything she could, which prompted her move to publishing. She got her start as an intern at FinePrint Literary Management where she was hired as an assistant before making the move to literary agent. She’s been part of the team at New Leaf Literary & Media since its inception in 2012. Suzie loves strong characters and voice-driven stories that break out of the typical tropes of their genres, and she’s always looking for unique new voices in stories.

SUZIE IS LOOKING FOR: Women’s Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult and literary Middle Grade. She’s especially looking for inclusive and diverse stories with new and unique voices in all genres and age groups.

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If you want to signup, you’d better hurry because they are only taking the first 50 participants. The cost is $25 (USD) and the webinar will take place Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 8:30pm ET.

Have fun learning!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA Fiction

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