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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.

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.

BOOKCON in NYC

March 11, 2020Book Festival, Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAisha Saeed, Angie Thomas, Authors, Autographs, Becky Albertalli, BookCon, books, Celebrities, Creators, Editors, Event, Hafsah Faizal, Holly Black, Hotel, Javits Center, Jenny Han, Max Brallier, Middle Grade, New York, New York Times Best Selling Authors, Podcasts, Preeti Chhibber, Publishers, Q&A, Quizes, Ransom Riggs, Ryan La Sala, Screenings, Sessions, Signings, Stephaie Garber, Storytelling, Talent, Tickets, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

BookCon will be May 30-31, 2020 at Javits Center, NYC. This event will allow you to interact with the authors, publishers, celebrities and creators of content that influence everything we read, hear and see. It will have Q&As with the hottest talent, autographing sessions, storytelling podcasts, special screenings, literary quiz shows and so much more. Some of the guests will be:

Aisha Saeed (NYT Bestselling Author of AMAL UNBOUND)
Angie Thomas (NYT Bestselling Author of THE HATE U GIVE)
Becky Albertalli (NYT Bestselling Author of SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA)
Hafsah Faizal (NYT Bestselling Author of WE HUNT THE FLAME)
Jenny Han (NYT Bestselling Author of TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE)
Preeti Chhibber (Author of MARVEL AVENGERS ASSEBLY)
Ransom Riggs (NYT Best Selling Author of MISS PEREGRINE’S PECULIAR CHILDREN)
Ryan La Sala (Author of REVERIE)
Stephanie Garber (NYT Bestselling Author of CARAVAL)
Max Brallier (NYT Bestselling Author of THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH)
Holly Black (NYT Bestselling Author of Folk of Air Trilogy)

Tickets are selling fast and hotels are getting booked, so hurry if you want to attend. And as always, have fun and learn lots!

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

Chicago Writing Workshop

March 6, 2020Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, agent, Albert Whitman & Co, Allium Press, Authors, books, Chicago, Chicago Writing Workshop, CYCLE Literary, D4EO Literary, editor, Entangled Publishing, Falculty, Feedback, Fiction, Flannery Literary, Instructions, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, June, Ladderbird Literary, Lake Union/Amazon, Learning, Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency, Manuscripts, Metamorphosis Literary, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Publishing, Q&A, Sourcebooks, Speilburg Literary, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Per the Chicago Writing Workshop website, this writing event (June 27, 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 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 Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary)
Literary agent Kerry Sparks (Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency)
Editor Alicia Clancy (Lake Union / Amazon)
Literary agent Lindsey Smith (Speilburg Literary)
Literary agent Chrysa Keenon (CYLE Literary)
Editor Emma Hintzen (Sourcebooks)
Literary agent Dan Cramer (Flannery Literary)
Literary agent Kerstin Wolf (D4EO Literary)
Editor Jonathan Westmark (Albert Whitman & Co.)
Literary agent Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary)
Editor Stacy Abrams (Entangled Publishing)
Literary agent Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
Editor Emily Clark Victorson (Allium Press)
Editor Anna Michels (Sourcebooks)
Literary agent Alyssa Roat (CYLE Literary)
Literary scout Mark William Norby (Metamorphosis Literary)
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.

@WriteOnCon #Conference Is Coming!

January 18, 2017Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAgented, Agents, Authors, Children's Fiction, Conference, Editing, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Illustrators, Kidlit, Literary Agents, Live Pitch Sessions, Manuscripts, Middle Grade Books, Ninja Agents, Ninja Editors, Non-Fiction, Published, Publishing, Q&A, Register, Schedule, Stories, Unagented, Unpublished, WriteOnCon, Writers, Young Adult Bookspdpabst

WriteOnCon

WriteOnCon is “A writing conference you don’t even have to wear pants to. (Please wear pants, though.)” This isn’t just an opportunity to attend a writing workshop, but it’ll be the cheapest and closet conference you’ve ever attend (aside of being free, of course). Seriously, you can participate from your home! And while you might have missed the raffles and perks to buy, there is still time to sign up to join. Admission is either $5 (General Admission), $10 (General + Live Events), or $15 (General + Live Events + Extended Access). You can’t wrong with any choice!

WriteOnCon is an online conference for kidlit writers and illustrators. Connect with writers, authors, and agents in this event. There will even be Ninja Agents & Editors and live pitch sessions (check the schedule for all 3 days)! But hurry to get registered because it’ll take place Thursday-Saturday, February 2nd-4th, 2017.

As always, good luck!

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

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