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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.

PASS OR PAGES CONTEST

July 6, 2018Contests, Literaryagent, Andrea Somberg, Authors, Brower Literary and Manament, Critique, Feedback, Fiction, Guidelines, Harvey Klinger Literary Agency, Jess Dallow, July, Manuscript, novels, Operation Awesome, Opportunity, Pass or Pages, Request, Rules, Story, Submission, The Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Whitley Abell, Writers, Young Adult, Young Adult Contemporarypdpabst

PASSORPAGES

Operation Awesome is hosting a Pass or Pages this month. For this round, the category is for Young Adult Contemporary novels. Submissions open between July 9 (6am EST) to July 11 (6pm EST), 2018 This is an opportunity to get feedback from an agent on your query and first 250 words of your manuscript. Peeps, this is priceless! And as a possible bonus, the agent reserves the right to request your FULL.

The participating agents are:

Whitley Abell at The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Jess Dallow at Brower Literary and Management
Andrea Somberg at Harvey Klinger Literary Agency

There will be a form for submissions on Operation Awesome when the entry window opens. For complete rules and previous feedback reveals, go here. As always, good luck!

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

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.

Writers, #FaithPitch is Coming!

June 26, 2018Contests, Literary, Pitch Event#FaithPitch, Adult, Authors, Biblical, Board Books, books, Christian, Denominations, Ethnicities, Faith Based, Fiction, Genre, Guidelines, Hashtags, Insprational, Kids, Little Lamb Books, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Picture Books, Stories, Tales, Twitter, Worldview, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

A Twitter pitch event exclusively for faith-based fiction is being hosted by Little Lamb Books on June 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 to them! For complete guidelines, go here. And as always, good luck!

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.

#SFFpit Pitch Event on Twitter

June 23, 2018Contests, Literary, Pitch Event#SFFpit, Adult, Age Group, Agents, Authors, books, Category, Dan Koboldt, Editors, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Hashtags, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Publishing, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Stories, Tales, Twitter, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

It’s that time of year again for science fiction and fantasy writers to polish their pitches for Dan Koboldt’s #SFFpit writing contest on twitter! It runs on June 28, 2018 between 8am-6pm EST. This contest allows 10 pitches total and Dan asks that you use them wisely! As usual, it needs to be a 280 character pitch for twitter and includes the hashtag #SFFpit. For all the rules, including how to properly insert the age group and category, go here. And remember to research any agents or editors that favorite your tweet because ANY ONE can trawl the feed!

As always, good luck!

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

Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, NY

June 21, 2018Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Agents, Authors, books, Business of Writing, Craft, Editors, Education, Feedback, Fiction, Genre, Getting Published, Hone Your Craft, Inspiration, Literary Agencies, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Mingle, New York, New York Hilton Midtown, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch Event, Pitching, Platform, Publishers, Publishing, Stories, Writer's Digest Conference, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Writers Digest Conference

The Writer’s Digest Conference will be held in New York August 10-12, 2018 at the New York Hilton Midtown. The program is designed to give you a balanced education in both the craft and the business of being a writer—all in an encouraging, inspiring environment. Customize your experience by mixing-and-matching sessions among these core tracks: Craft, Getting Published, The Business of Being an Author, Platform & Promotion and Genre Studies. And this is the cool place where Pitchslam happens!

Agents/Editors in attendance will be:

Marilyn Allen of Allen O’Shea Literary
Amelia Appel of Triada US
Erica Bauman of Aevitas Creative Management
Lauren Bieke of Fine Print Literary Management
Amy Elizabeth Bishop of Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
Danielle Burkowski of Sterling Lord Literistic
Madelyn Burt of Stonesong Literary
Debbie Carter of Waverly Place Literary Agency
Sonali Chanchani of Folio Literary Management
Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency
Bess Cozby of Tor/Forge/Starscape/Tor Teen
achel Crawford of Mackenzie Wolf
Kerrie D’Agostino of Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Claire Draper of Inkwell Management
Jennie Dunham of Dunham Literary, Inc.
Diana Finch of Diana Finch Literary Agency
Heather Flaherty of The Bent Agency
Mark Gottlieb of Trident Media Group
Jill Grosjean of Jill Grosjean Literary Agency
Ben Grange of L. Perkins Agency
Jeff Herman of The Jeff Herman Agency, LLC
Jessica Mileo of InkWell Management
Paula Munier of Talcott Notch Literary Services
Dee Mura of Dee Mura Literary
Kimiko Nakamura of Dee Mura Literary
Kevin O’Connor of Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency
Amaryah Orenstein of GO Literary
Kelly Peterson of Corvisiero Literary
Beth Phelan of Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Michelle Richter of Fuse Literary
Rita Rosenkranz of Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency
Katherine Sands of Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency
Lauren Spieller of TriadaUS
Leah Spiro of Riverside Creative Management, Inc.
ohn Willig of Literary Services, Inc.
Leslie Zampetti of Dunham Literary, Inc.
Helen Zimmermann of Zimmermann Literary
Samantha Zukergood of St. Martins Press

Seats are limited so be sure and book right away. As always, good luck!

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.

THE LOUISE MERIWETHER FIRST BOOK PRIZE

June 15, 2018Contests, Literary$5000, Authors, Book Prize, Contract, Editors, Feminist Press, Fiction, First Time Authors, Louise Meriwether, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, Narrative Memoir, Nonbinary Writers, Opportunity, People of Color, Publishing, Publishing Contract, Short Story, Submissions, Submit, TAYO Literary Magazine, Women, Writerspdpabst

Feminist Press

Once again, the Feminist Press has partnered with TAYO Literary Magazine for a contest seeking the best debut books by women and nonbinary writers of color to celebrate author Louis Meriwether’s achievements. This contest is for first time authors. Submit your complete manuscript of fiction (including novels and short story collections) or narrative memoir between 50,000 and 80,000 words. Capture their attention with your words to receive $5,000 and a publishing contract from the Feminist Press!

The third annual Louise Meriwether First Book Prize entries will close on June 30, 2018. To learn how to enter and complete guidelines, go here. As always, good luck!

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

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