Tag Archives: Adult

Writing Retreat In Venice, Italy

April 27, 2019Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Adventure, Art, Authors, Book, Culture, Emotional, Fiction, History, Inspiration, Italian, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Novel, Opportunity, Participants, Pink Panged, Refresh, Rejunenate, Restarants, Retreat, Shopping, Stories, Venice, Women, Workshops, Writers, Writing, Written Word, Young Adultpdpabst

The Pink Panged writing retreat in Venice is for women only during June 19-23, 2019. If you’re looking for inspiration for your next novel, this might be the spot. The retreat is filled with adventure, culture, art, shopping, restaurants, and history. During Pink Panged writing retreat in Venice authors will:

Express themselves through the written word
Experience Venice’s age-old beauty
Immerse themselves in Italian culture
Participate in Pink Pangea’s interactive workshops
Connect with participants from all over the world
Feel emotionally refreshed and physically rejuvenated

If you’re wanting to visit this scenic place and write your novel, hurry because there are only a few spots available! And enjoy your writing vacation.

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

Seattle Writing Workshop

April 23, 2019Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, AEI Films & Books, Agency, Agents, Amazon Publishing, Blue Heron Literary, Cooke McDermid Literary Management, Corvisiero Literary Agency, D4EO Literary, Editors, Emerald City Literary, Fiction, Film, Instruction, Manuscripts, Martin Literary Management, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Production, Sasquatch Books, Seattle Writing Workshop, Speilburg Literary, Stories, The Bent Agency, Wendy Sherman Associates, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

It might not be too late to attend the Seattle Writing Workshop. (My apologies for posting this so late!) According to the website this writing event (April 27, 2019) 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 Tara Gilbert (Corvisiero Literary Agency)
Literary agent Garrett Alwert (Emerald City Literary)
Literary agent Anne Tibbets (D4EO Literary)
Literary agent Natalie Grazian (Martin Literary Management)
Literary agent Rachel Letofsky (Cooke McDermid Literary Management)
Literary agent Amy Levenson (Blue Heron Literary)
Literary agent Cortney Radocaj (Corvisiero Literary)
Editor Jennifer Worick (Sasquatch Books)
Literary agent Adria Goetz (Martin Literary Management)
Literary agent Kelli Martin (Wendy Sherman Associates)
Editor / Agent / Scout Michael Neff (AEI Films & Books)
Literary agent Laurel Symonds (The Bent Agency)
Literary agent Britt Seiss (Martin Literary Management)
Editor Erin Calligan Mooney (Amazon Publishing)
Literary agent Gordon Warnock (Fuse Literary)
Literary agent Clelia Gore (Martin Literary Management)
Literary agent assistant Rachael Bradley (Speilburg Literary)

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering.

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

Chicago Writing Workshop 2019

March 25, 2019Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Agents, Andrea Brown Literary, Authors, books, C.Y.L.E Literary, Chicago, Chicago Writing Workshop, Critique, D4EO Literary, Editors, Education, Entangled Publishing, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Flannery Literary, Hartline Literary, Instruction, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Learning, MacGregor Literary, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Nelson Literary Agency, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pande Literary, Pitch, Pitching, publisher, Publishing, Q & A, Registration, Sourcebooks, Sourcebooks Landmark, Stories, TriadaUS Literary Agency, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Chicago Writing Workshop website, this writing event (June 29, 2019) 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 Jennifer Flannery (Flannery Literary)
Literary agent Kerstin Wolf (D4EO Literary)
Editor Grace Menary-Winefield (Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark)
Literary agent Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
Literary agent Ayesha Pande (Pande Literary)
Literary agent Weronika Janczuk (D4E0 Literary)
Literary agent Bethany Morehead (Hartline Literary)
Literary agent Joanna Mackenzie (Nelson Literary)
Literary agent Jennifer Mattson (Andrea Brown Literary)
Literary agent Laura Crockett (TriadaUS)
Editor Stacy Abrams (Entangled Publishing)
Literary agent Amanda Luedeke (MacGregor Literary)
Script/literary agent Sarah Louise Gorman (C.Y.L.E. Literary)
Literary agent Stephany Evans (Pande Literary)
Editor Anna Michels (Sourcebooks)
Editor MJ Johnston (Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark)
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.

25th Anniversary: Virginia Festival of the Book

March 13, 2019Literary, Writing Conferences & Getaways25th Anniversary, Adult, Author Readings, Authors, Autographs, Book Festival, books, Children's Program, Culture, Edward Ayers, Fiction, John Grisham, Middle Grade, Music, Non-Fiction, Readers, Reading, Rick Atkinson, Stories, Virginia Festival of the Book, Workshops, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

The Virginia Festival of the Book brings readers and writers together for a five-day celebration of books, reading, literacy, and literary culture. The annual festival will be held March 20-24, 2019. 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.

Oscars: Academy Nicholl Fellowships

March 6, 2019Contests, Fellowship, LiteraryAcademy Nicholl Fellowship, Adaptations, Adult, Authors, books, Competition, Deadline, Fiction, Film, Guidelines, Middle Grade, Monetary Prize, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Oscars, PG, PG-13, R, Rules, Screenplay, Screenwriter, Stories, Submission, Television, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in screenwriting is an international screenwriting competition established to identify and encourage talented new screenwriters. And yes, this is a branch of the Oscars!

If you write screenplays and haven’t earned more than $25,000 for writing fictional work for film or television, then this contest is for you. Up to five fellowships for $35,000 are awarded each year. Please read the entire guidelines and obligations before submitting. There is a small entry fee, with an option to also purchase reader comments. And who doesn’t love feedback? Although there are three separate deadlines, the final entry deadline is May 1, 2019.

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

#Pitmad is March 7, 2019

March 4, 2019Contests, Literary#Pitmad, Adult, Age Category, Agents, Authors, Brenda Drake, Editors, Event, Fiction, Genre, Guidelines, Hashtags, Kellye Garrett, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Picture Book, Pitch, Pitching, Publishing, research, Rules, Submit, Twitter, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Nothing soothes the writerly soul than a good twitter pitch party! This Thursday, March 7, 2019 is the infamous #PitMad founded by Brenda Drake, now ran by Managing director, Kellye Garrett, and a full committee (yeah, it’s grown that much!). This event will run between the hours of 8am-8pm (EDT). Common age category and genre hashtags are below.

Age Categories:
#PB = Picture Book
#C = Children’s
#CB = Chapter Book
#CL = Children’s Lit
#MG = Middle Grade
#YA = Young Adult
#NA = New Adult
#A = Adult

Genres/Sub-genres:
#AA = African American
#AD = Adventure
#CF = Christian Fiction
#CON = Contemporary
#CR = Contemporary Romance
#DIS = Disabilities
#DV = Diversity
#E = Erotica
#ER = Erotic Romance
#ES = Erotica Suspense
#F = Fantasy
#H = Horror
#HA = Humor
#HF = Historical Fiction
#HR = Historical Romance
#INSP = Inspirational
#IRMC = Interracial/Multicultural
#MR = Magical Realism
#M = Mystery
#Mem = Memoir
#LGBT
#LF = Literary Fiction
#NF = Non-fiction
#R = Romance
#P = Paranormal
#PR = Paranormal Romance
#RS = Romantic Suspense
#S = Suspense
#SF = SciFi
#SPF = Speculative Fiction
#T = Thriller
#UF = Urban Fantasy
#W = Westerns
#WF = Woman’s Fiction

The rules clearly state to only pitch THREE times per manuscript during the contest. Don’t break the rules and clog the feed! Also, please remember anyone can stalk the feed. So, do your research before submitting your manuscript. And as always, good luck!

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

RevPit Critique Giveaways!

December 18, 2018Contests, Critiques, Literary#RevPit, Adult, Authors, Blog, December, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Giveaway, Guidelines, Hashtag, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Query, Rafflecopter, Synopsis, Twitter, Win, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

The RevPit editors are giving away critique packages through December 21, 2018! Check out the site each day for the package you want to submit to the Rafflecopter. Here are their sites guidelines:

When: 12/17/2018–12/21/2018 (Yes, it started already.)
Where: On Twitter, using the #RevPit hashtag, and on this blog post.
Who: The editors of #RevPit and you!
How: Check in each day on Twitter AND here on the blog post to enter to win the daily giveaways. Each day a new Rafflecopter link will go live, and you’ll only have 24 hours to enter!

Be sure to check out each editors likes for the raffle before signing up. And as always, good luck!

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

Pitmad is Coming, December 6, 2018

December 3, 2018Contests, Literary#Pitmad, Adult, Age Category, Agents, Authors, Brenda Drake, Committee, Contempory, Diversity, Editors, Fantasy, Fiction, Genres, Guidelines, Historical, Horror, Humor, Kellye Garrett, Magical Realism, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, New Adult, Non-Fiction, Paranormal, Picture Books, Pitch Party, Publishing, research, Romance, Rules, SciFi, Subgenres, Thriller, Twitter, Westerns, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Nothing soothes the writerly soul than a good twitter pitch party! This Thursday, December 6, 2018 is the infamous #PitMad founded by Brenda Drake, now ran by Managing director, Kellye Garrett, and a full committee (yeah, it’s grown that much!). This event will run between the hours of 8am-8pm (EDT). Common age category and genre hashtags are below.

Age Categories:
#PB = Picture Book
#C = Children’s
#CB = Chapter Book
#CL = Children’s Lit
#MG = Middle Grade
#YA = Young Adult
#NA = New Adult
#A = Adult

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

Tor/Forge Submissions (Macmillan Imprint)

November 26, 2018Literary, Publishing OpportunityAdult, Age Category, Author, Book, Documents, Fantasy, Fiction, Forge, General Fiction, Genre, Historical, Horror, Imprint, Macmillan, Mail, Manuscript, Middle Grade, Mystery, Opportunity, Paranormal, publisher, Publishing, Science Fiction, Story, Submissions, Submit, Suspense, Thriller, Tor, Unagented, Urban Fantasy, Woman's Fiction, Writer, Young Adultpdpabst

Did you know that Tor/Forge takes unagented submissions for science fiction and fantasy manuscripts! But it doesn’t end there. They’ll also take fiction of all other types including but not limited to general fiction, historical fiction, horror, mystery, paranormal, suspense/thriller, urban fantasy, and woman’s fiction. Among the age groups they accept are middle grade, young adult, and adult. But they do it the “old school” way. So, no sending emails with attached documents. This publisher wants paper submissions. Whoa!

If you have a manuscript that fits one of these genres and age categories, then be sure and check out their submission guidelines. And as always, good luck!

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

#FaithPitch is Coming!

November 24, 2018Contests, Literary#FaithPitch, Adult, Authors, Biblical Worldview, Board Books, books, Christian, Different Denominations, Editors, Encouragement, Faith Based, Fiction, Inspirational, Little Lamb Books, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Opportunity, Picture Books, Pitch Party, Pitching, Publishing, research, Stories, Twitter, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

A Twitter pitch event exclusively for faith-based fiction is being hosted by Little Lamb Books on November 28, 2018 between 8am – 8pm CST. This is for board books, picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction that fall under the categories of inspirational, faith-based, biblical worldview, or Christian. Different denominations, ethnicities, a POV in this niche are encouraged. Be sure to use the hashtag #FaithPitch and only pitch 4 times per manuscript during the pitch window. (Maximum of 4 manuscripts are permitted.)

As with all pitch events, any agent or editor can troll the feed. Be sure to do you research before sending off your book baby! For complete guidelines, go here. And as always, good luck!

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

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