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Philadelphia Writing Workshop

November 1, 2020Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Advice, Agents, Annie Bomke Literary, Authors, Belcastro Agency, Bond Literary, books, CYCLE Literary, D4EO Literary, Donald Maass Literary, Dystel Goderich & Bourret, Editors, Ethan Ellenberg Literary, Feedback, Fiction, Frances Collin Literary, Howland Literary, Inspiration, Instruction, Jean V Naggar Literary Agency, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Kimberley Cameron & Associates, L. Perkins Agency, LCS Literary Services, Learning, Literary Agents, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Paul Levine Literary, Philadelphia, Pitch, Pitching, Prospect Agency, Publishers, Publishing, Raven Quill Literary, Rees Literary, Register, Speilburg Literary, Stories, Stringer Literary, The Knight Agency, The Rights Factory, The Seymour Agency, Trident Media, Trident Media Group, Veritas Literary, Wordwise Media Services, Work Shop, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Per the Philadelphia Writing Workshop website, this online writing event (November 14-15, 2020) is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Although online, please note that there are limited spots available (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 Sarah Yake (Frances Collin Literary)
Literary agent Jackie Williams (The Knight Agency)
Literary agent Patrick Munnelly (Bond Literary)
Literary agent Carly Kaserza (Bond Literary)
Literary agent Eric Smith (P.S. Literary)
Literary agent Paul Levine (Paul Levine Literary)
Literary agent Kelly Dyksterhouse (Raven Quill Literary)
Literary agent Kortney Price (Raven Quill Literary)
Literary agent Shari Maurer (Stringer Literary)
Literary agent Megan Barnard (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
Literary assistant Rae Loverde (Donald Maass Literary)
Literary agent Emma Sector (Prospect Agency)
Literary agent Lynnette Novak (The Seymour Agency)
Literary agent Lori Perkins (L. Perkins Agency)
Literary agent Amy Giuffrida (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
Literary agent Michael L. Joy (The Seymour Agency)
Literary agent Melissa Jeglinski (The Knight Agency)
Literary agent Carrie Howland (Howland Literary)
Literary agent Charlotte Wenger (Prospect Agency)
Literary agent Annie Bomke (Annie Bomke Literary)
Literary agent Ella Marie Shupe (Belcastro Agency)
Literary agent Eva Scalzo (Speilburg Literary)
Literary agent Latoya C. Smith (LCS Literary Services)
Literary agent Michael Carr (Veritas Literary)
Literary agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon (The Rights Factory)
Literary agent Savannah Brooks (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
Literary agent Jacqueline Lipton (Raven Quill Literary Agency)
Literary agent Bibi Lewis (Ethan Ellenberg Literary)
Literary agent Megan Manzano (D4EO Literary)
Literary agent Cortney Radocaj (Belcastro Agency)
Literary agent Alyssa Roat (CYLE Literary Elite)
Literary agent Mary C. Moore (Kimberley Cameron & Associates)
Literary agent Alicia Brooks (Jean V Naggar Literary)
Literary agent Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary)
Literary agent Amy Bishop (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)
Literary agent Alyssa Eisner Henkin (Trident Media)
Literary agent Kelly Peterson (Rees Literary)
Literary agent Michelle Lazurek (Wordwise Media Services)
and more to come.

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

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

Boston Online Writing Workshop

August 21, 2020Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdmin, Adult, Advice, Aevitas Creative Management, Andrea Brown Literary, Annie Bomke Litereary, Authors, Belcastro Agency, Betsy Amster Literary, Bond Literary, BookEnds Literary, books, Boston, DONALD MAASS LITERARY AGENCY, Dystel Goderich & Bourret, Ethan Ellenberg Literary, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Fuse Literary, Golden Wheat Literary, Inspiration, Instruction, Jean V. Nagger Literary, Ladderbird Literary, Laura Gross Literary, Learning, Manuscripts, Massie & Mcquilkin Literary, Metamorphosis Literary Agency, Music, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Pitch, Pitching, Prospect Agency, Prospect Literary, Pual Levine Literary, Raven Quill Literary, Register, Savvy Literary, Stories, Talcott Notch, The Purcell Agency, The Rights Factory, The Seymour Agency, The Unter Agency, Trident Media Group, Veritas Literary, Waxman Literary, Writers, Writers House, Writing, Writing Workshop, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Boston Writing Workshop website, this writing event (October 3, 2020) 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 (200) at the event, even with it online.

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

literary agent Alec Shane (Writers House)
literary agent Jemiscoe Chambers-Black (Andrea Brown Literary)
literary agent Patrick Munnelly (Bond Literary)
literary agent Alice Fugate (Trident Media Group)
literary agent Emma Sector (Prospect Agency)
literary agent Em Lysaght (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Catherine Hedrick-Armstrong (The Purcell Agency)
literary agent Nicole Payne (Golden Wheat Literary)
literary agent Jennifer Unter (The Unter Agency)
literary agent Jade Wong-Baxter (Massie & McQuilkin Literary)
literary agent Paul Levine (Paul Levine Literary)
literary agent Lynnette Novak (The Seymour Agency)
literary agent Leticia Gomez (Savvy Literary)
literary agent Eric Smith (P.S. Literary)
literary agent Tia Mele (Talcott Notch)
literary agent Caitlin McDonald (Donald Maass Literary)
literary agent Bibi Lewis (Ethan Ellenberg Literary)
literary agent Michael Carr (Veritas Literary)
literary agent Stacy Testa (Writers House)
literary agent Annie Bomke (Annie Bomke Literary)
literary agent Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary)
literary agent Kaitlyn Johnson (Belcastro Agency)
literary agent Alicia Brooks (Jean V Naggar Literary)
literary agent Mary Cummings (Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises)
literary agent Lori Steel (Raven Quill Literary)
literary agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon (The Rights Factory)
literary agent Charlotte Wenger (Prospect Agency)
literary agent Becky LeJeune (Bond Literary)
literary agent Amy Bishop (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)
literary agent Lizzie Poteet (The Seymour Agency)
literary agent Jessica Reino (Metamorphosis Literary Agency)
literary agent Tracy Marchini (BookEnds Literary)
literary agent Susan Canavan (Waxman Literary)
literary agent Lauren Scovel (Laura Gross Lite rary)
literary agent Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Lori Galvin (Aevitas Creative Management)
more agent and editor faculty coming soon.

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.

Philadelphia Writing Workshop

July 1, 2020Literary, Webinar/Workshop, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Advice, Agents, Authors, DONALD MAASS LITERARY AGENCY, Editors, Ethan Ellenberg Literary, Falculty, Feedback, Frances Collin Literary, Manuscripts, Marketing, Middle Grade, November, P.S. Literary, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Writing Workshop, Pitch, Professional, Q&A, Raven Quill Literary Agency, Rees Literary, Running Press Kids, The Book Group, Trident Media Group, Wordwise Media Services, Writers, Youngs Adultpdpabst

Philadephia Writing Workshop

Writing workshops are great to get professional advise on writing, marketing, and how to land an agent. The Philadelphia Writing Workshop will be held on November 14, 2020 and is now ONLINE. This year’s faculty so far includes:

Literary agent Sarah Yake (Frances Collin Literary)
Literary agent Eric Smith (P.S. Literary)
Literary agent Dana Murphy (The Book Group)
Literary agent Jacqueline Lipton (Raven Quill Literary Agency)
Literary agent Bibi Lewis (Ethan Ellenberg Literary)
Literary agent Megan Manzano (D4EO Literary)
Literary agent Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary)
Literary agent Alyssa Eisner Henkin (TridenTriet Media)
Editor Allison Cohen (Running Press Kids)
Literary agent Kelly Peterson (Rees Literary)
Literary agent Caitlin McDonald (Donald Maass Literary)
Literary agent Michelle Lazurek (Wordwise Media Services)
and more to come

As always, book your virtual seat right away because seats they are limited.

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

Philadelphia Writing Workshop 2018

October 1, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Advice, Agents, Authors, BookEnds Literary, books, Corvisiero Literary Agency, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Firebrand Literary, Firebrand Publishing, Inspiration, Instruction, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Learning, Literary Agents, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pande Literary, Philadelphia, Pitch, Pitching, Publishers, Publishing, Register, St. Martin's Press, Stories, Triada US Literary, Trident Media Group, Work Shop, Writers, Writers House, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Philadelphia Writing Workshop website, this writing event (November 17, 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 Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary)
Literary agent Stephany Evans (Pande Literary)
Literary agent Marie Lamba (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
Editor Lauren Jablonski (St. Martin’s Press)
Literary agent Amelia Appel (Triada US Literary)
Literary agent Nadia Cornier (Firebrand Literary and Firebrand Publishing)
Literary agent Kelly Peterson (Corvisiero Literary Agency)
Literary agent Alyssa Eisner Henkin (Trident Media Group)
Literary agent Cari Lamba (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
Literary agent Anjali Singh (Pande Literary)
Literary agent Alec Shane (Writers House)
Literary agent Damian McNicholl (Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency)
and many 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.

Boston Writing Workshop

August 1, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Advice, Aevitas Creative Management, Authors, BookEnds Literary, books, Boston, Bresnick Weil Literary Agency, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Go Literary, Inspiration, Instruction, Kneerim & Williams, Laura Gross Literary Agency, Learning, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Register, Sheldon Fogelman Agency, Stories, The Jeff Herman Agency, Writers, Writing, Writing Workshop, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Boston Writing Workshop website, this writing event (September 29, 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 Amaryah Orenstein (Go Literary)
Literary agent Jeff Herman (The Jeff Herman Agency)
Literary agent Elizabeth Bennett (Jill Corcoran Literary)
Literary agent Laura Gross (Laura Gross Literary Agency)
Literary agent Amy Stern (Sheldon Fogelman Agency)
Literary agent Tracy Marchini (BookEnds Literary)
Literary agent Lana Popovic (Chalberg & Sussman)
Literary agent Lucy Cleland (Kneerim & Williams)
Literary agent Matthew DiGangi (Bresnick Weil Literary Agency)
Literary agent Rob Arnold (Aevitas Creative Management)
Literary agent Kimiko Nakamura (Dee Mura Literary)
Literary agent Rebecca Podos (Rees Literary)
Literary agent Beth Campbell (BookEnds Literary)
Literary agent Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary)
Literary agent assistant Caleb Bollenbacher (Corvisiero Literary)
and possibly 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.

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

Writing With The Stars

January 8, 2018Contests, Literary, Mentor ProgramAdvice, Applications, Art, Artists, Aspiring, Authors, コンテスト, books, Childrens Books, Concorso, Concours, Concurso, Creative, Development, конкурс, Guidelines, Illustrators, Insight, Mentee, Mentors, Mentorshop, състезание, Opportunity, Picture Book, Published Author, Publishing, Stars, Submissions, Tara Luebe, Wedstrijd, Wettbewerb, Writers, Writing With The Stars, yarışmapdpabst

Tara Luebe is hosting Writing with the Stars, which is a mentorship opportunity for aspiring picture book writers and illustrators to win a free, three-month mentorship with a published author or author/illustrator. Mentors will help mentees further develop their craft and share invaluable advice and insight into the publishing world.

The application window will be open from January 8, 2018 through midnight January 13, 2018 EST. Each contestant is allowed three “star” picks to send their applications for consideration. Click the star mentors to learn about each one. And go here for complete guidelines.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst

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