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Pikes Peak Writers Conference

February 17, 2020Literary, Writing Conferences & Getawaysadvise, Agents, Allegory, Aquiring Editors, Authors, Best-Sellers, Bond Literary, books, Chuck Wendig, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Del Rey, Del Rey Books, Delilah Dawson, Editors, Feedback, Inspiration, International, Laura DiSilverio, Learning, Literary Agency, Manuscripts, Mary Jo Putney, Nelson Literary Agency, New Leaf Literary, New York TImes Best Sellers, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Plum Bay Books, Professionals, Random House, Reavis Wortham, Registration, Speakers, Stories, The Lark Group, The Seymour Agency, Tor/Forge, Writerspdpabst

Pikes Peak Writers Conference is an opportunity to get literary advise from a professional in the business or get invaluable feedback on your manuscript. The conference will be April 17-19, 2020 held in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Delilah Dawson (New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Phasma and more!)
Laura DiSilverio (National bestselling and award-winning author of 21 mystery, suspense and young adult sci-fi novels.)
Mary Jo Putney (New York Times bestselling author, won ten RWA RITA nominations, two RITA wins, and received RWA’s 2013 Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award.)
Chuck Wendig (New York Time bestselling author of Star Wars: Aftermath, alongside other works across comics, games, film, and more.)
Reavis Wortham (Spur Award winner and author of historical mysteries and contempory westerns.)

ACQUIRING EDITORS:

Ty Drago (Allegory an SF, Fantasy & Horror Magazine)
Claire Eddy (Tor/Forge)
Tom Hoeler (Del Rey Books, and imprint of Random House Books)
Claire McKinney (Plum Bay Books)

AGENTS:

Becky LeJeune (Bond Literary Agency)
Angie Hodapp (Nelson Literary Agency, LLC)
Maureen Moretti (P.S. Literary)
Devin Ross (New Leaf Literary)
Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency)
Abby Saul (The Lark Group)

For more authors and specialist, go here. And be sure to register before the workshop fills up and make your reservations at the DoubleTree by Hilton Colorado Spring. As always, have fun!

P.D. Pabst

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.

Query Kombat Open Tomorrow!

May 15, 2018Contests, LiteraryAdult, Agents, Author, BookEnds Literary, books, Brower Literary and Management, Corvisiero Literary Agency, Dunham Literary, Emerald City Agency, Feedback, Fiction, First 250, Fuse Literary, Guidelines, Kara Reynolds, Kimberly Cameron & Associates, Literary Agent, Liza Dawson Associates, LKG Agency, Manuscript, Martin Literary, McIntosh & Otis, Mentor, Michael Anthony, Michelle Hauck, Middle Grade, Nelson Literary Agency, Opportunity, Pitching, Query, Query Kombat, Stories, Submissions, The Jennifer De Chiara Literary, The Kepner Agency, The Rights Factory, The Seymour Agency, Unpublished, Writer, Young Adultpdpabst

Reminding everyone that Query Kombat submissions open tomorrow May 16 (9am) and close on May 18, 2018 (noon). Michelle Hauck is the creator of the contest and has help from this year hosts Kara Reynolds and Michael Anthony hosting. You can find the instructions to submit here. The participating agents are:

Laurie McLean of Fuse Literary
Christa Heschke of McIntosh and Otis
Lynnette Novak of The Seymour Agency
Jess Dallow of Brower Literary and Management
Whitley Abell of the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Amanda Jain of Bookends Literary Agency
Jordy Albert of The Booker Albert Literary Agency
Nicole Resciniti of The Seymour Agency
Kelly Peterson of Corvisiero Literary Agency
Chris Kepner of The Kepner Agency
Lindsay Mealing of Emerald City Literary
Lauren Galit of LKG Agency
Leslie Zampetti of Dunham Literary
Danielle Burby of Nelson Literary
Moe Ferrara of Bookends Literary
Clelia Gore of Martin Literary Agency
Alison McDonald of The Rights Factory
Jennifer Wills of The Seymour Agency
Dorian Maffei of Kimberly Cameron & Associates
Caitie Flum of Liza Dawson Literary
Carlisle Webber of Fuse Literary
Caitlen Rubino-Bradway of LKG Agency
Lauren Spieller of TriadaUS Literary Agency
Andrea Somberg of Harvey Klinger, Inc.
Alec Shane of Writers House
Lisa Abellera of Kimberley Cameron & Associates
Natascha Morris of BookEnds Literary
Lesley Sabga of The Seymour Agency
Kortney Price of Corvisiero Literary Agency

Whoa! What a list that is! So if you have a novel ready for submission, polish those queries and first 250 words. And remember, this is for completed and unpublished works. And as always, good luck!

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

Pikes Peak Writers Conference

January 26, 2018Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, advise, Agents, Anita Blake: Vampire Series, Authors, books, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Corvisiero Literary Agency, Critiques, DeFiore and Company, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Film, Hugo Award, Jim Butcher, Jolly Fish Press, Kensington Publishing, L. Perkins Agency, Laurell K Hamilton, Lee & Low Books, Manuscripts, Marriott, Mary Robinette Kowal, Middle Grade, Nelson Literary Agency, New York TImes Best Sellers, Opportunity, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Publishers, Sourcebooks, Stonesong, Stories, The Dresden Files, Titan Books, Tu Books, Workshop, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Jim Butcher (NYT Bestseller of The Dresden Files, which is also a TV Series.)
Laurell K Hamilton (NYT Bestseller of Anita Blake: Vampire Series)
Mary Robinette Kowal (Award winning author and finalist for Hugo Awards.)
Jonathan Mayberry (NYT bestseller & five-time Bramstoker Award winner.)

ACQUIRING EDITORS:

Martin Biro (Kensington Publishing)
Steve Saffel (Titan Books)
Kelsy Thompson (Jolly Fish Press)
Deb Werksman (Sourcebooks)
Stacy Whitman (Tu Books, imprint of Lee & Low Books)

AGENTS:

Melissa Edwards (Stonesong)
Angie Hodapp & Quressa Robinson (Nelson Literary Agency, LLC)
Gabrielle Piraino (DeFiore and Company)
Justin Wells (Corvisiero Literary Agency)
Maximilian Ximenez (L. Perkins Agency)

For more authors and specialist, go here. And be sure to register before the workshop fills up and make your reservations at the Colorado Springs Marriott. As always, have fun!

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

Nelson Literary Agency Pitch Tomorrow!

June 20, 2017Contests, Literary#NLAPitch, Age Category, Agents, Authors, books, Fiction, Genre, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Nelson Literary Agency, Opportunity, Pitching, Stories, Twitter, Women's Fiction, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Tomorrow (June 21, 2017) Nelson Literary Agency sponsors #NLAPitch on Twitter from 9am-4p MST. Writers are permitted to tweet three times only per completed manuscript. Authors can include the age category and genre of their stories. Pitching should be done as with any twitter pitch contest, so no need to pitch directly to a particular agent.

For complete details, go here. And remember, tweets can be pre-scheduled using TweetDeck if a writer is unavailable to participate live. As always, good luck!

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

Pikes Peak Writers Conference

January 30, 2017Literary, Writing Conferences & Getaways#amediting, #amwriting, Arthur A. Levine Books, Authors, books, Darynda Jones, Del Rey Books, DONALD MAASS LITERARY AGENCY, Dystel & Goderich, Editing, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Hone Your Craft, Inspiration, JABberwocky Literary Agency, Kensington Publishing, Kevin Hearne, Kimberley Cameron Literary, Learning, Literary Agents, Manuscripts, Nelson Literary Agency, Non-Fiction, NYT Bestseller, Penguin Random House, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Pitch Events, Published, Publishing, Scholastic, Stories, Tess Gerritsen, The Bent Agency, Unpublished, USA Bestseller, Writingpdpabst

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Donald Maass (Donald Maass Literary Agency)
Darynda Jones (USA & NYT Bestseller author)
Kevin Hearne (Author of The Iron Druid Chronicles )
Tess Gerritsen (Internationally bestselling author)

ACQUIRING EDITORS:

Esi Sogah (Kensington Publishing)
Cheryl Klein (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)
Kate Brauning (Entangled Publishing)
Mike Braff (Del Rey Books, imprint of Penguin Random House)

AGENTS:

Sharon Pelletier (Dystel & Goderich Literary Management)
Kristin Nelson (Nelson Literary Agency, LLC)
Sam Morgan (JABberwocky)
Natalie Lakosil (Bradford Literary Agency)
Heather Flaherty (The Bent Agency)
Lisa Abellera (Kimberley Cameron and Associates)

For more authors and specialist, go here. And be sure to register before the workshop fills up. As always, have fun!

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

Colorado Writing Workshop

June 13, 2016Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAgents, Bond Liteary, CK Webber Associates, Colorado Writing Workshop, Corvisiero Literary, Critiques, Hilton, Inklings Literary, Kimberley Cameron Literary, Manuscripts, Nelson Literary Agency, Pitches, Red Sofa Literary, Wordserve Literary, Writingpdpabst

The Colorado Writing Workshop is a special one-day “How to Get Published” writing workshop on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Denver-Thornton. In other words, it’s one day full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. They’ll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. No matter what you’re writing — fiction or nonfiction — the day’s classes will help point you in the right direction. And of course, their are pitch and critique opportunities!

Here are some of the agents participating:

literary agent Carlie Webber (CK Webber Associates)
literary agent Dawn Frederick (Red Sofa Literary)
literary agent Alex Barba (Inklings Literary)
literary agent Lisa Abellera (Kimberley Cameron Literary)
literary scout Angie Hodapp (Nelson Literary)
literary agent Greg Johnson (Wordserve Literary)
literary agent Becky LeJeune (Bond Literary)
literary agent Samantha Fountain (Corvisiero Literary)
literary agent Laura Zats (Red Sofa Literary)
and possibly more to come.

As always, good luck!

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

Pikes Peak Writers Conference

February 14, 2016Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysColorado Springs, Conference, Critique, Feedback, Harper Collins, Jeff Lindsay, Joe R. Lansdale, Kevin J. Anderson, KT Literary Agency, Literary Advise, Manuscripts, Nelson Literary Agency, New Leaf Literary, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Rachel Caine, St. Martin's Press, Teh Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency, The Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency, The Knight Agency, Thomas Dunne Books, Titan Books, Wendy Corsi Staub, Writers, Writers Housepdpabst

Pikes Peak Writers Conference

Pikes Peak Writers Conference is an opportunity to get literary advise from a professional in the business or get invaluable feedback on your manuscript. The conference will be held April 15-17, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Keynote speakers will be Kevin J. Anderson, Rachel Caine, Joe R. Lansdale, Jeff Lindsay, and Wendy Corsi Staub. Acquiring agents and editors will be Annie Berger (Harper Collins), Caitlin Dareff (St. Martin’s Press), Melissa L. Edwards (The Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency), Linda Epstein (The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency), Angie Hodapp (Nelson Literary Agency), Jennifer Letwack (Thomas Dunne Books), Renee Nyen (KT Literary Agency), Steve Saffel (Titan Books), Alec Shane (Writers House), Elaine Spencer (The Knight Agency), Suzie Townsend (New Leaf Literary).

As always, don’t wait to register because seats fill up fast!

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

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