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2022 CHICAGO ONLINE WRITING WORKSHOP

April 7, 2022Webinar/Workshop5 Otter Literary, Adult, agent, Allium Press, Authors, Belcastro Agency, Blue Heron Literary, Blue Ridge Literary, Blue Ridge Literary Agency, books, Books & Such Literary Management, Chicago, Chicago Writing Workshop, Dana Newman Literary, DONALD MAASS LITERARY AGENCY, editor, Falculty, Feedback, Fiction, Fuse Literary, Go Literary, Golden Wheat Literary, Instructions, June, Ken Sherman & Associates, Knight Agency, Learning, Manuscripts, Massie & McQilkin, Maximus Literary, Metamorphosis Literary, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Page Turner Literary, Paul S. Levine Literary, Pitch, Publishing, Q&A, Raven Quill Literary, Rees Literary, Savvy Literary, Sheldon Fogelman Agency, Sourcebooks, Speilburg Literary, The Bent Agency, The Deborah Harris Agency, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Per the Chicago Writing Workshop website, this writing event (June 10-11, 2022) 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 this is an online event, so anyone can attend from anywhere!

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

Literary agent Eva Scalzo (Speilburg Literary)
Editor Emily Clark Victorson (Allium Press)
Editor Anna Michels (Sourcebooks and Poisoned Pen Press)
Literary scout Mark William Norby (Metamorphosis Literary)
Literary agent Julia Byers (Sheldon Fogelman Agency)
Literary agent Amy Levenson (Blue Heron Literary)
Literary agent Daniel Cramer (Page Turner Literary)
Literary agent Rena Rossner (The Deborah Harris Agency)
Literary agent Maria Vicente (P.S. Literary)
Literary agent Ian Shea (Maximus Literary)
Literary agent Susan Nystoriak (Golden Wheat Literary)
Literary agent Ali McDonald (5 Otter Literary)
Literary agent Kelly Peterson (Rees Literary)
Literary agent Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary)
Literary agent Debbie Alsdorf (Books & Such Literary Management)
Literary agent Leticia Gomez (Savvy Literary)
Literary agent Nephele Tempest (Knight Agency)
Literary agent James Mustelier (The Bent Agency)
Literary agent Julie Stevenson (Massie & McQuilkin)
Literary agent Ken Sherman (Ken Sherman & Associates)
Literary agent Kaitlyn Johnson (Belcastro Agency)
Literary agent Paul Levine (Paul Levine Literary)
Literary agent Eric Smith (P.S. Literary)
Literary agent Dana Newman (Dana Newman Literary)
Literary agent Leslie Truex (Blue Ridge Literary Agency)
Literary agent Kortney Price (Raven Quill Literary)
Literary agent Amy Stern (Sheldon Fogelman Agency)
Literary assistant Rae Loverde (Donald Maass Literary Agency)
Literary agent Cortney Radocaj (Belcastro Agency)
Literary agent Amaryah Orenstein (Go Literary)
Literary agent Mary DeMuth (Books & Such Literary Management)
Literary agent Laura Stone (Blue Ridge Literary)
and more to come

Don’t delay in registering. Have fun and learn lots!

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

2022 Florida Writing Workshop

March 30, 2022Webinar/Workshopagent, Authors, books, editor, Edits, Feedback, Fiction, Learning, Literary Advise, Manuscript, Non-Fiction, Online, Opportunity, Publishing, Register, The Florida Writing Workshop, Writers, Writing, Writing Workshoppdpabst

Per the Florida Writing Workshop website, this online writing event (July 8-9, 2022) is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of the conference, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Writers can join from anywhere. However, there are still a limit of 200 seats for attendance, so hurry!

Here are a few of this year’s faculty that will be in attendance:

Literary agent Analieze Cervantes (Harvey Klinger Literary Agency)
Literary agent Maria Napolitano (Bookcase Literary Agency)
Literary agent Rebecca Eskildsen (Writers House)
Literary agent Rachel Beck (Liza Dawson Associates)
Literary agent Ken Sherman (Ken Sherman & Associates)
Literary agent Paul Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary)
Literary agent Eric Smith (P.S. Literary)
Literary agent Leticia Gomez (Savvy Literary)
Literary agent Rach Crawford (Wolf Literary Services)
Literary agent Debbie Alsdorf (Books & Such Literary Management)
Literary agent Amy Stern (Sheldon Fogelman Literary)
Literary agent Dan Milaschewski (United Talent Agency)
Literary agent Amaryah Orenstein (Go Literary)
Literary agent Laurel Symonds (The Bent Agency)
Literary agent Zoe Bodzas (McIntosh & Otis)
Literary agent Annie Bomke (Annie Bomke Literary)
Literary agent Eva Scalzo (Speilburg Literary)
Literary agent Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary)
Literary agent Julia Byers (Sheldon Fogelman Literary)
Literary agent James Mustelier (The Bent Agency)
Literary agent Eloy Bleifuss (Janklow & Nesbit)
Literary agent Ian Shea (Maximus Literary)
Literary agent Susan Nystoriak (Golden Wheat Literary)
Literary agent Kelly Peterson (Rees 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.

San Francisco Virtual Writing Workshop

July 27, 2021Literary, Webinar/Workshop#A, Adult, agent, amuiraa, Andrea Brown Literary, Annie Bomke Literary, Art + Deco Agency, Authors, Azantian Litererary, จัดการ ประชุม, Book Wyrm Litereray, books, Brower Literary & Management, California, comhdháil, Conférence, Conferência, Conferencia, Conferentie, Conferenza, Conferinţă, DeFiore and Company, Конференции, Конференция, Конференції, Feedback, Fiction, Folio Literary Management, Go Literary, Golden Wheat Literary, Gynhadledd, Harvey Klinger Inc, Harvey Klinger Literary Agency, Hội nghị, How To Get Published, Industry, Instrution, Διάσκεψη, 회의, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Joelle Delbourgo Associates, konafesi, Konferans, Konferansen, Konference, Konferencia, Konferencija, Konferencji, Konferens, Konferensi, Konferensie, Konferenssi, Konferenz, Konferenza, KT Literary Agency, kumperensya, Ladderbird Literary, Manuscripts, Martin Literary Management, MG, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Online, P.S. Literary, Paul S. Levine Literary, Persidangan, Pitch, Pitching, Prentis Literary, Publishing, Rainbow Nerds Literary, Ráðstefnu, San Francisco, San Francisco Writing Workshop, Savvy Literary, Speilburg Literary, Sterling Lord Literistic, Stimola Literary, Stories, Storm Literary, The Bent Agency, The Friedrich Agency, The Seymour Agency, Transatlantic Agency, Transatlantic Litereary, کنفرانس, Virtual, Writers, Writers House, Writing, YA, Young Adult, 會議, 会議, 会议, المؤتمرpdpabst

Per the website, the San Francisco Writing Workshop is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of two days, pitch a literary agent (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that this is a virtual workshop, so anyone can attend from anywhere. This workshop is a full-day “How to Get Published” writing event in San Francisco, CA on October 8-9, 2021

Literary agent Elisa Houot of The Seymour Agency
Literary agent Paige Terlip of Andrea Brown Literary
literary agent Sandy Lu (Book Wyrm Literary)
literary agent Amanda Orozco (Transatlantic Literary)
literary agent Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Allison Hellegers (Stimola Literary Studio)
literary agent Kimberly Brower (Brower Literary)
literary agent Amaryah Orenstein (Go Literary)
literary agent Jeff Silberman (Folio Literary Management)
literary agent Stefanie Molina (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Lindsay Auld (Writers House)
literary agent Alexandra Weiss (Azantian Literary)
literary agent Hannah Brattesani (The Friedrich Agency)
literary agent Stephanie Winter (P.S. Literary)
literary agent Nicole Payne (Golden Wheat Literary)
literary agent Jennifer Herrington (Harvey Klinger Literary)
literary agent Jamie Vankirk (Rainbow Nerds Literary)
literary agent Leticia Gomez (Savvy Literary)
literary agent Brenna English-Loeb (Transatlantic Agency)
literary agent Kelly Van Sant (KT Literary)
literary agent Leslie Varney (Prentis Literary)
literary agent Reiko Davis (Defiore and Company)
literary agent Lynnette Novak (The Seymour Agency)
literary agent James Mustelier (The Bent Agency)
literary agent Erin Clyburn (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
literary agent Chris Combemale (Sterling Lord Literistic)
literary agent Sera Rivers (Martin Literary Management)
literary agent Felice Laverne (Art + Deco Agency)
literary agent Joelle Delbourgo (Joelle Delbourgo Associates)
literary agent Devon Halliday (Transatlantic Literary)
literary agent Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency)
literary agent Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary)
literary agent Analieze Cervantes (Harvey Klinger Literary Agency)
literary agent Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary)
literary agent Annie Bomke (Annie Bomke Literary)
literary agent Cecilia Lyra (P.S. Literary)
literary agent Eva Scalzo (Speilburg Literary)
and possibly more to come.

For those partcipating, this sounds like a great day of learning and marketing yourself. Good luck!

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

Bath Children’s Novel Award

July 20, 2021Contests, Literary#WritingCommunity, agent, Authors, コンテスト, ประกวด, Bath Children's Novel Award, Bell Lomax Moreton Agency, Book Deal, books, Competition, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Contract, Cornerstone Literary Consultany, Course, Cuộc thi, Deal, Конкурс, Edit Your Novel the Professional Way, editor, Entry, 경연 대회, Guidelines, Gystadleuaeth, Independently, Information, International, Διαγωνισμό, Jane Brittan, Judge, kampf, Keppni, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, Lauren Gardner, Learning, Longlisted, Lucy Van Smit, Macmillan, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, Natjecanje, Novelists, Opportunity, Orphans of the Tide, paligsahan, Particpant, Penguin Random House, Published, Publishing, Rules, Sallyanne Sweeney, Shortlistee, Six Figure Deal, Sophie Cameron, Soutěž, Stories, Struan Murray, Submissions, Submit, Tävling, United Kingdom, Unpublished, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Winners, Writers, Yarışması, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

The Bath Children’s Novel Award is an international writing competition for unpublished and independently published novelists. This years judge is literary agent Stephanie Thwaites of Curtis Brown literary agency. The winner will receive £3,000 (approximately $2168 USD). And the most promising longlisted novel will recieve the Edit Your Novel the Professional Way from Cornerstones Literary Consultancy.

Some of the past participants and winners have gone on to getting agents and/or publishing deals. Inaugural winner Lucy Van Smit was swiftly signed by literary agent Sallyanne Sweeney. Jane Brittan attracted a Carnegie Medal nomination for her indie-published debut. Shortlistee Sophie Cameron signed a book deal with Macmillan Children’s after accepting representation with literary agent Hellie Ogden for her YA novel Out of the Blue. Struan Murray signed a six figure deal with Penguin Random House for his novel Orphans of the Tide.

Entry for the award ends November 30, 2021 (and remember, this is UK time zone)! For complete guidelines and entry fee information, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Fall Internship: Defiore and Company

July 5, 2021Internship, LiteraryAgency, agent, Application, Authors, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, Backend Duties, Behind-The-Scenes, books, Candidates, College, Contracts, Creative Industry, DeFiore and Company, Distribution, Drafting, Стаж, Стажировки, Стажування, Editorial, Estágio, Evaluate, Fall, Fantasy, Fiction, Galuega faataitai, Gyakorlat, Industry, Intéirneacht, Intern, Interniaeth, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Knowledge, Literary, Magang, Manuscripts, Media, Michael Mejias, Mysteries, New York, Opportunity, Organized, pasantía, Praktik, Praktikum, Publishing, Reader, Reading, Recommendations, Records, Reports, research, Romance, Science Fiction, Social media, Stage, Stagiu, Staj, Stáž, Stories, Student, Submissions, Tập, Thrillers, کارآموزی, Writers, Young Adult, 实习, 實習。pdpabst

Defiore and Company is looking for an intern wanting to learn about all aspects of the publishing industry. Working with agents as they liaison between authors and publishers can give interns a wealth of knowledge to progress in the publishing industry.

Candidates should be motivated, well-organized, responsible, and have excellent communication skills. Some experience analyzing and assessing written materials is preferred, but not necessary. Interns should be willing to commit 15-20 hours per week for a minimum of three months.

To apply, email a resume and cover letter to resumes@defliterary.com to Parik Kostan’s’s attention. Be sure to include ‘resume’ in the subject lin

As always, good luck!

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

Remote Internship: Writers House

December 18, 2020Internship, LiteraryAgency, agent, Application, Authors, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, Backend Duties, Behind-The-Scenes, books, Candidates, College, Contracts, Creative Industry, Distribution, Drafting, Стаж, Стажировки, Стажування, Editorial, Estágio, Evaluate, Fall, Fantasy, Fiction, Galuega faataitai, Gyakorlat, Industry, Intéirneacht, Intern, Interniaeth, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Knowledge, Literary, Magang, Manuscripts, Media, Michael Mejias, Mysteries, New York, Opportunity, Organized, pasantía, Post-Graduate Degree, Praktik, Praktikum, Publishing, Reader, Reading, Recommendations, Records, Reports, research, Romance, Science Fiction, Social media, Stage, Stagiu, Staj, Stáž, Stories, Student, Submissions, Tập, Thrillers, کارآموزی, Writers, Writers House, Young Adult, 实习pdpabst

Writers House is searching for a remote intern for spring 2021 with an interest in publishing. Office experience is a plus with knowledge and interest in genre fiction; especially, young adult, thrillers, mysteries, romance, and science fiction/ fantasy. The end goal of the internship is to provide its participants an education in the publishing industry from the perspective of a literary agency. According to Writers House, at the end of the program the interns:

•Will have developed sound criteria for evaluating query letters, partial manuscripts, and full manuscripts.
•Will have advanced their ability to generate rejection letters, reader’s reports, editorial letters, and pitch letters.
•Will have gained new administrative skills that pertain specifically to publishing including Literary Expert, comparing contracts, reviewing royalty statements, and managing and maintaining calendars.
•Will have advanced their cover letter and resume writing skills.
•Will have advanced their job interviewing skills.

This internship involves a series of ongoing programs; specifically, weekly intern meetings, weekly tutorials, evening seminars, and one-on-one sessions. Interns will regularly engage in a broad range of editorial, administrative, organizational, and logistical duties as they develop the skills requisite to entry-level positions in publishing.

Length of intership with beFebruary 8 – June 4, 2021. Application is due by January 25, 2021. Payment will be a monthly stipend. To apply, send cover and resume to:

Michael Mejias
Director, Writers House Intern Program
mmejias@writershouse.com

As always, good luck!

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

JEAN V. NAGGAR LITERARY AGENCY, INC

December 12, 2020Internship, LiteraryAgency, agent, Application, Authors, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, Backend Duties, Behind-The-Scenes, books, Candidates, College, Contracts, Creative Industry, Distribution, Drafting, Стаж, Стажировки, Стажування, Editorial, Estágio, Evaluate, Galuega faataitai, Gyakorlat, Industry, Intéirneacht, Intern, Interniaeth, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Jean V. Nagger Literary, Knowledge, Literary, Magang, Manuscripts, Media, Opportunity, Organized, pasantía, Post-Graduate Degree, Praktik, Praktikum, Publishing, Reader, Reading, Recommendations, Records, Remote, Reports, research, Screenplay, Social media, Stage, Stagiu, Staj, Stáž, Stories, Student, Submissions, Tập, کارآموزی, Writers, 实习, 實習。pdpabst

Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency is offering a spring remote internship. It involves tasks that are designed to acquaint an intern with the daily workings of a literary agency, as well as the world of publishing as a whole. The intern would be trained in areas such as use of a software program used by a variety of literary agencies and publishers, the nature of the submission process (both domestically and internationally), along with other various projects; including database entry, social media, and assisting with royalty statements and contracts.

Length of intership is September through December (start and end dates are flexible.
20 hours a week required for 3-4 months (at least 2 day per week commitment)
No payment, school credit only. (Thus, applicants must be able to recieve school credit.)

If you demonstrate knowledge and passion for books and the publishing industry, have excellent verbal and writing skills, and a critical eye, you might want to apply. Send a cover letter and resume to Ariana Philips at aphilips@jvnla.com, or apply through their website.

As always, good luck!

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

Remote Intership: Liza Dawson Associates

December 10, 2020Internship, LiteraryAgency, agent, Application, Authors, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, Backend Duties, Behind-The-Scenes, books, Candidates, College, Contracts, Creative Industry, Distribution, Drafting, Стаж, Стажировки, Стажування, Editorial, Estágio, Evaluate, Fall, Fantasy, Fiction, Galuega faataitai, Gyakorlat, Industry, Intéirneacht, Intern, Interniaeth, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Knowledge, Literary, Liza Dawson Associates, Magang, Manuscripts, Media, Michael Mejias, Mysteries, New York, Opportunity, Organized, pasantía, Post-Graduate Degree, Praktik, Praktikum, Publishing, Reader, Reading, Recommendations, Records, Reports, research, Romance, Science Fiction, Social media, Stage, Stagiu, Staj, Stáž, Stories, Student, Submissions, Tập, Thrillers, کارآموزی, Writers, Young Adult, 实习pdpabst

Liza Dawson Associates is looking for a remote intern for 2021 spring. They are a full-service literary agency based in New York City that represents a wide range of fiction and non-fiction. The canidate should be passionate and knowledgable in the science-fiction and fantasy genres to assist agent Hannah Bowman in reading queries, requesting partials, reading partials and preparing reader reports.

A strong applicant will be familiar with Hannah Bowman’s list and her manuscript wish list. Strong written and verbal communication skills are necessary. Candidates must be able to commit 5-6 hours a week for 3-4 months. BIPOC applicants encouraged to apply.

Compensation will be provided and they can approve academic credit. Send your cover letter in the body of the email and your resume as an attachment to Nan.wu19@outlook.com with “HB Internship Application” in the subject line.

As always, good luck!

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

Remote Internship: McIntosh & Otis, Inc.

December 6, 2020Internship, LiteraryAgency, agent, Applicants, Apply, Assist, Author, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, books, Candidates, Children, Стажировки, Editorial, Efficient, Evaluate, Fiction, File, Genres, Industry, Intern, internat, Interniaeth, Internship, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Learning, Librarians, Manuscripts, McIntosh & Otis, Middle Grade, New York, Organized, pasantía, Picture Book, Praktik, Publishing, Reading, Reliable, research, Slush, Stage, Stáž, Stories, کارآموزی, Voracious Reader, Writer, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

McIntosh & Otis, Inc. is looking for a remote intern for the adult department. This is unpaid and the candidate must be enrolled as a student. They would like an intern to work 12-18 hours per week and to commit to a 3-month term, but they’ll work with the interns schedule. The agency will also work with students to possibly receive academic credit.

Requirements:

Currently enrolled as a student
Voracious reader
Strong writer
Keen editorial eye
Interested in in adult fiction and non-fiction
Detail-oriented, with office skills as a plus
Enthusiastic

There is a modest stipend. Interested candidates should email their resume (as a Word doc or PDF attachment) and cover letter (in the body of the email) to Zoë Bodzas at zbodzas@mcintoshandotis.com. Please write “Spring Intern Application – Adult” in the subject line.

As always, good luck!

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

The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition

December 4, 2020Contests, Literaryagent, コンテスト, ประกวด, Chicken House, Childrens Books, Competition, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Cuộc thi, December, Конкурс, Editing, 경연 대회, Fiction, Guidelines, Gystadleuaeth, Διαγωνισμό, kampf, Keppni, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Monetary Prize, Natjecanje, paligsahan, publisher, Publishing, Representation, Royalty Advance, Soutěž, Stories, Tävling, Times, Unagented, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Writers, Writing, Yarışması, Young Adult, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

While they no longer accept unsolicited manuscripts, they do offer unpublished and unagented writers of children’s fiction the chance to submit their work to the annual Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition. They’re looking for original ideas, a fresh voice and a story that children will love!

First prize is a worldwide publishing contract with Chicken House with a royalty advance of £10,000 (approximately $12,500 US), plus representation from a top children’s literary agent.

To enter, you must have written a completed full-length novel suitable for children/young adults aged somewhere between 7 and 18 years. The full-length , manuscript should be minimum of 30,000 words and do not exceed 80,000 words in length.

The competition closes February 1, 2021. Also, there is an entry fee of £15 (approximately $18.76 US). For complete guidelines and entry form, go here.

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

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