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2022 YALLWEST BOOK FESTIVAL

April 1, 2022Book FestivalAdam Silvera, Authors, Book Signings, books, California, Comic, Creators, Dhonielle Clayton, Festival, Film, Food Trucks, Giveaway, Julie Buxbaum, Kacen Callender, Max Brailler, Melissa Albert, Middle Grade, New York TImes Best Sellers, Opportunity, Panels, Photos, Ransom Riggs, Rock N Roll, Santa Monica, Soman Chainani, Stephanie Garber, Stonewall Winner, Tahereh Mafi, TV, V E Schwab, Victoria Aveyard, Video Game, Writers, Yallwest, Young Adultpdpabst

If you are in the Santa Monica, California area on April 30, 2022 and you love books, you might want to attend the Yallwest Book Festival where more than 60 authors are participating in book signings, panels, and giveaways. There will be food trucks, rock ‘n’ roll, and photo ops too. Plus notable TV, film, video game, and comic creators will be in attendance.

Some of the fantastic author lineup includes:

Melissa Albert New York Times and indie bestselling author
Victoria Aveyard New York Times bestselling author
Max Brailler New York Times bestselling author
Julie Buxbaum New York Times bestselling author
Soman Chainani New York Times bestselling author
Dhonielle Clayton New York Times bestselling author
Stephanie Garber New York Times bestselling author
Kacen Callender National Book Award winning author
Tahereh Mafi New York Times bestselling author
Ransom Riggs New York Times bestselling author
Adam Silvera New York Times bestselling author
V E Schwab New York Times bestselling author
And sooooo many more!

To check out more authors attending, go here. Have fun!

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

YALLWEST BOOK FESTIVAL

March 9, 2020Book Festival, Holiday, LiteraryAdam Silvera, Angie Thomas, Authors, Becky Abertalli, Book Signings, books, California, Comic, Creators, Festival, Film, Food Trucks, Giveaway, Hafsah Faizal, Kacen Callender, Lamda Winner, Marie Lu, Middle Grade, New York TImes Best Sellers, Opportunity, Panels, Photos, Ransom Riggs, Rock 'n' Roll, Santa Monica, Stephanie Garber, Stonewall Winner, Tahereh Mafi, TV, Victoria Aveyard, Video Game, Writers, Yallwest, Young Adultpdpabst

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If you are in the Santa Monica, California area on April 24-25, 2020 and you love books, you might want to attend the Yallwest Book Festivalwhere more than 100 authors are participating in book signings, panels, giveaways. There will be food trucks, rock ‘n’ roll, and photo ops too. Plus notable TV, film, video game, and comic creators will be in attendance.

Some of the fantastic author lineup includes:

Stephanie Garber (New York Times Bestselling Author of CARAVAL, also optioned for film)
Becky Abertalli (New York Times Bestselling author of SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA, also a motion picture)
Victoria Aveyard (New York Times Bestselling author of RED QUEEN)
Ransom Riggs (New York Times Bestselling author of MISS PERIGRINE’S PECULIAR CHILDREN, also a motion picture)
Kacen Callender (Stonewall and Lamda award winner author of HURRICAN CHILD)
Hafsah Faizal (New York Times Bestselling author of WE HUNT THE FLAME)
Marie Lu (New York Times Bestselling author of LEGEND)
Tahereh Mafi (New York Times Bestselling author of SHATTER ME)
Adam Silvera (New York Times Bestselling author of MORE HAPPY THAN NOT)
Angie Thomas (New York Times Bestselling author of THE HATE U GIVE, also a motion picture)
And sooooo many more!

To check out more authors attending, go here. Have fun!

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

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

Pikes Peak Writers Conference

January 26, 2019Literary, Writing Conferences & Getawaysadvise, Agents, Aquiring Editors, Authors, Best-Sellers, Bond Literary, books, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Crooked Lane Books, Del Rey, Editors, Feedback, Film Producer, Inspiration, International, Learning, Literary Agency, Manuscripts, New Leaf Literary, New York TImes Best Sellers, Opportunity, Penquin, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Professionals, Random House, Registration, Speakers, Stories, The Seymour Agency, Writers, Writers Housepdpabst

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 May 3-5, 2019 held in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Susan Wiggs (International and #1 New York Times best-selling author)
Rachel Howzell Hall (New York Times best-selling author)
John Gilstrap (New York Times best-selling author and film producer)
Anne Bishop (New York Times best-selling author)

ACQUIRING EDITORS:

Faith Black Ross (Crooked Lane Books)
Tom Hoeler (Del Rey an imprint of Random House Books)
Stacey Barney (G.P. Putnam’s Sons and imprint of Penguin)

AGENTS:

Victoria Doherty Munro (Writers House)
Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency)
Becky LeJune (Bond Literary)
Suzie Townsend (New Leaf Literary)

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.

The Color of Children’s Literature Conference in New York

February 28, 2018Critiques, Literary, Writing Conferences & Getaways#Kweli18, #OwnVoices, @bottomshelfbks, Agents, Angela Johnson, Announcements, Artists, Authors, Cheryl Klein, Children's Publishing, Conference, Design, Editors, Facult, Feedback, Gallt & Zacker Literary, Hachette Book Group, Hashtag, Heidi Heilig, Illustrators, Inspiration, Javaka Steptoe, Joanna Cardenas, John Parra, Julie Flett, Kait Feldmann, Kate Sullivan, Kazu Kibuishi, Kheryn Callender, Kidlit, Kurestin Armada, Kweli Journal, Lee & Low Books, Linda Camacho, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Network, New York, New York TImes Best Sellers, Nic Stone, P.S. Literary, Panels, Penguin Random House, Penguin Young Readers, People of Color, Picture Books, publisher, Publishing, Renee Watson, Rita Williams Garcia, Samira Ahmed, Scholastic, Stories, The Color of Children's Literature Conference, The Graduate Center/CUNY, Twitter, Vashti Harrison, Workshop, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Kweli Journal celebrates and support #OwnVoices with The Color of Children’s Literature Conference in New York. On April 7th at The Graduate Center/CUNY, join top editors, agents, authors & illustrators in the children’s publishing world. Their spring conference is an excellent opportunity for writers and illustrators of color to learn, get inspired and network with others in the industry.

They are also offering critiques from some of the faculty. Some of those participating are:

Associate agent Kurestin Armada, P.S Literary
Associate Editor Kheryn Callender, Hachette Book Group
Literary agent Linda Camacho, Gallt & Zacker Literary
Literary agent Beth Phelan, Gallt & Zacker Literary
Editor Joanna Cardenas at Kokila Books, a new imprint of Penguin Young Readers
Editor Cheryl Klein, Lee & Low Books
Senior Editor Kate Sullivan, Delacorte Press of Penguin Random House
Associate Editor Kait Feldmann, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
Junior agent Serene Hakim, Ayesha Pande Literary
And many, many more! (See the full list here.)

They have an exciting line up with keynote address by MacArthur “Genius” ANGELA JOHNSON, and panels and workshops with award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors and illustrators SAMIRA AHMED, JULIE FLETT, RITA WILLIAMS GARCIA, VASHTI HARRISON, KAZU KIBUISHI, JOHN PARRA, JAVAKA STEPTOE, NIC STONE, RENEE WATSON, HEIDI HEILIG, and others. Keep watch on the #Kweli18 hashtag on Twitter as @bottomshelfbks announces more that aren’t currently showing on the list. It’s going to be a fabulous event! Go here to register.

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.

@WriteOnCon Campaign Has Begun for Critiques and Chats. You Can Also Register for the Conference in February 2018!

November 1, 2017Critiques, Literary, Writing Conferences & Getawaysadvise, Affordable, Authors, Beth Revis, Book ARC, Bradford Literary Agency, Calendar, Campaigne, Carrie Pestritto, Chats, Childrens Books, Clarissa Wong, Conference, Corvisiero Literary Agency, CP Partners, Critiques, Cynthia Leitich Smith, D4EO Literary, Editors, Entangled Publishing, Eric Smith, February, Feedback, Fiction, Fulls, Giveaways, HarperCollins Children's, Heather Howland, Illustrators, Kaitlyn Johnson, Kelly Van Sant, Kidlit, Learn, Lisa Maxwell, Literary Agents, Manuscripts, Marsal Lyon LIterary, Mingle, Natalie Lakosi, New York TImes Best Sellers, Non-Fiction, Non-Published, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Partials, Patricia Nelson, Phone Calls, Prospect Agency, Published, Publishers, Publishing Industry, Queries, Raffles, Sara Raasch, Stories, Teach, Triada US, Virtual Conference, Vlogs, WriteOnCon, Writers, Writing, Writing Info, Young Adult Bookspdpabst

WriteOnCon is an online conference for kidlit writers and illustrators to teach, learn, and mingle. You do not have to be published to attend, nor do you have to leave your house! And if you think I’ve been sitting on my laptop waiting for the campaign to start, YOU ARE RIGHT! The campaign often has very affordable critiques and I WANT IN!

During the campaign, writers can purchase critiques of their queries, partial pages, or full manuscripts from NYT Best Selling Authors, publishing editors, or literary agents. Writers can even purchase calls from a couple of literary agents to discuss the publishing industry. Some of the participants of the crits or chats include:

Kaitlyn Johnson, literary agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency
Natalie Lakosi, literary at Bradford Literary Agency
Lisa Maxwell, NYT best-selling author of THE LAST MAGICIAN
Patricia Nelson, literary agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Carrie Pestritto, literary agent at Prospect Agency
Sara Raasch, NYT best-selling author of the SNOW LIKE ASHES trilogy
Beth Revis, NYT best-selling author of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, A WORLD WITHOUT YOU, and STAR WARS REBEL RISING
Eric Smith, associate literary agent at PS Literary
Lauren Spieller, assistant literary agent at Triada US
Clarissa Wong, an editor at HarperCollins Children’s
Heather Howland, senior editor at Entangled Publishing
Cynthia Leitich Smith, NYT best-selling author of the TANTALIZE series, FERAL series, JINGLE DANCER, and more
Kelly Van Sant, literary agent at D4EO Literary Agency
And more!

All purchases appear to include conference registration and entry into a raffle to win a critique, book ARC, or a phone call from an agent! (There will be multiple winners.) And of course, you can purchase only the conference if not interested in any of the critiques. The prices are:

General Admission: $1
Full Conference Admission: $5
Extended Admission: $10

No, you’re not reading those numbers wrong! This will be the cheapest conference you will ever attend that will be packed with hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of information from the comforts of your home! What else could you ask for? For complete information of what the tiered admissions cover and to search through critiques you might want to purchase, go to the campaign page. The crowdfunding will end on December 7, 2017. so hurry if you want to purchase a critique. They’re going fast.

As for the conference, it’ll be February 9th – 11th, 2018. Mark your calendars and I hope to see you there, uh, virtually of course!

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

Internship Opportunity for The Bent Agency

July 15, 2017Internship, LiteraryAuthors, books, Clients, Experience, Fiction, Intern, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Molly Ker Hawn, New York TImes Best Sellers, Non-Paid, Opportunity, Publishing, Readers, Remote, Reports, The Bent Agency, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Molly Ker Hawn of The Bent Agency is looking for an intern to read young adult and middle grade fiction for her. This is a remote and unpaid internship. Her expectations are that the intern reads and reports on an manuscript every two weeks. Applicants should be familiar with all sorts of YA & MG, especially literary-commercial. Molly would like someone with knowledge of New York Time Best Sellers and has interests in authors like Katherine Rundell, John Corey Whaley, Stephanie Kuehn, Margo Lanagan, Jack Gantos, Marie Rutkoski, Naomi Novik, Jacqueline Woodson, E Lockhart, Gene Luen Yang, Libba Bray…and, of course, her own clients.

For guidelines and how to apply, go here. As always, good luck!

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

San Francisco Writers Conference

December 24, 2016Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAevitas Creative Management, Agents, Authors, books, California, Chronicle Books, Consultation, Dana Newman Literary, Editors, Fairbank Literary Representattion, Feedback, Fuse Literary, Harlequin/HarperCollins, Heather Graham, Irene Goodman Literary Agency, Jim Azevedo, John Perkins, Kimberley Cameron Literary, Literary Agents, Manuscripts, Mark Hopkins Hotel, Marketing, New York TImes Best Sellers, Peter Beren Literary Agency, Pitch Event, San Francisco, San Francisco Writers Conference, St. Martin's Press, Touchstone S&S, Trident Media Group, Viking Children's Books, William Bernahrdt, Writers, Writing, Writing Advicepdpabst

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The 2017 San Francisco Writers Conference will be held on February 16-19 at the historical Mark Hopkins Hotel. Meet keynoters:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham
Author/Red Sneaker Writers founder William Bernhardt
New York Times bestselling author/Activist John Perkins

But the SFWC presenters list also includes many more bestselling authors, literary agents, editors, and publishers from major publishing houses. There are experts on self-publishing, book promotion, platform building, social media, and author websites.

PRESENTERS:
Jon Agee, children’s book author/illustrator
Nina Amir, author, speaker, journalist, nonfiction editor/coach/consultant
Kathleen Antrim, author, Co-President, of International Thriller Writers
Jim Azevedo, Smashwords Marketing Director
Aya de Leon, author and poet
Frances Caballo, SFWC social media director
Zoe FitzGerald Carter, author of Imperfect Endings: A Daughter’s Story of Love, Loss, and Letting Go
Stephanie Chandler, author, speaker and CEO
Mark Coker, Smashwords Founder
Rana DiOrio, Chief Executive Officer of Little Pickle Press
Julia Drake, co-founder of Wildbound PR
Selden Edwards, author of The Lost Prince
Kate Farrell, author, librarian, storyteller
Steaphen Fick, founder of the Davenriche Martial Artes School
Elizabeth Fishel, author of Getting To 30: A Parent’s Guide to the 20-Something Years (coauthored with Jeffrey Arnett)
Diane Frank, poet and author of six books of poems
Joel Friedlander, award-winning book designer and blogger
Tanya Egan Gibson, author, freelance editor and consultant
Cali Gilbert, author
Jewelle Gomez, author, poet, critic and playwright
Constance Hale, journalist and author
Melissa Hart, author and contributing editor at The Writer Magazine
K.J. Howe, author and Executive Director of ThrillerFest
Stuart Horwitz, founder and principal of Book Architecture
Carla King, adventure travel author, Founder of Self-Pub Boot Camp and Author Friendly
Michael Larsen, author, co-founder/co-director of the SFWC
Linda Lee, web site designer and WordPress expert
Donna Levin, author/writing teacher
Richard Loranger, writer, performer, visual artist
Mary Mackey, novelist, poet, screenwriter
Susie Meserve, memoirist, essayist, and poet
Tim McCanna, author of Bitty Bot and Watersong
Jennie Nash, author, teacher and CCO of AuthorAccelerator
Louise Nayer, co-authored How To Bury A Goldfish: 113 Rituals for Everyday Life.
Kathryn Otoshi, children’s book author
Douglas Rees, children’s book author and librarian
Olivia Rivers, children’s book author
Jordan E. Rosenfeld, author, editor and writing coach
Orna Ross, Irish indie author. She writes and publishes novels, poetry and the Go Creative!
Naheed Senzai, children’s book author
Lida Sideris, author of Murder and Other Unnatural Disasters
Justin Sloan, video game writer, novelist and screenwriter
Steven Spatz, writer,marketer and President of BookBaby
Elizabeth Stark, author,mentor and podcaster
Penny Warner, author and Agatha Award winner
Dylan Yates, author, writer and vocal coach

The lists for attending agents and editors looks topnotch! Some of the agents will even be accepting pitches during the Speed Dating For Agents. You can see a list of those participating here. Their are also editors doing eight minute consultations. More information on the consults is here. But for an idea of the many agents and editors that will be in attendance, here is a list:

AGENTS:
Lisa Abellera, Kimberley Cameron and Associates (CA)
Peter Beren, Peter Beren Literary Agency (CA)
Jennifer Chen Tran, Fuse Literary (CA)
Amy Cloughley, Kimberley Cameron & Assoc. (CA)
Sorche Elizabeth Fairbank, Fairbank Literary Representation (NY)
Mark Gottlieb, Trident Media Group, LLC (NYC)
Sarah Levitt, Aevitas Creative Management (NY)
Laurie McLean, Fuse Literary (CA)
Mary C. Moore, Kimberley Cameron & Associates (CA)
Dana Newman, Dana Newman Literary (CA)
Kim Perel, Irene Goodman Literary Agency (NY)
Jody Rein, Jody Rein Books (CO)
Andy Ross, Andy Ross Agency (CA)
Rayhané Sanders, Lippincott Massie McQuilkin (NY)
Ken Sherman, Ken Sherman & Associates (CA)
Jennifer March Soloway, Associate Agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (CA)
Gordon Warnock, Fuse Literary (CA)
Carlie Webber, CK Webber Associates (CA)
Ted Weinstein, Ted Weinstein Literary (CA)
Anna Worrall, The Gernert Company (NY)
Adriann Ranta Zurhellen, Foundry Literary + Media (NY)

EDITORS:
Chuck Adams, Executive editor at Algonquin Books
Brenda Copeland, St. Martins Press
Jason Gardner, New World Library
Mary Knippel, Independent Editor
Heather Lazare, Editor & Publishing Consultant
Tyler Moss, Managing Editor at Writers Digest
Taylor Norman, Chronicle Books
Jane Ormerod, Founding editor at great weather for MEDIA
Mary Rakow, Independent Editor
Leila Sales, author and Associate Publishing Manager at Viking Children’s Books
Lauren Spiegel, Senior Editor at Touchstone (S&S)
Liz Stein, Editor at Park Row Books, a division of Harlequin/HarperCollins
Annie Tucker, independent writing coach, developmental editor, and copy editor
Monica Wesolowska, Editor and teacher of fiction and creative non-fiction
Lisa Westmoreland, Executive Editor at 10 Speed Press

For those attending, this sounds like a great four days of learning and marketing yourself!

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

The Bent Agency Internship

October 16, 2016Internship, Literaryagent, Internship, Literary, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Molly Ker Hawn, New York TImes Best Sellers, Publishing Experience, The Bent Agency, Young Adultpdpabst

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For guidelines and how to apply, go here. As always, good luck!

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

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