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Alabama Writing Workshop

February 21, 2020Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAevitas Creative Management, Agency, Agents, Alabama, Alabama Writing Workshop, Authors, Book, Editing, Editors, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Harvey Klinger Inc, Hilton Birmingham, Inspiration, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Ladderbird Literary, Literary Agent, Manuscript, Music, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Registration, Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency, Stories, Wordcrafts Press, Writerspdpabst

The Alabama 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, so don’t delay. Here are current faculty:

literary agent Erin Clyburn (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
literary agent Erica Bauman (Aevitas Creative Management)
literary agent Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Katharine Sands (Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency)
literary agent Cate Hart (Harvey Klinger Inc)
literary agent Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary)
editor Mike Parker (Wordcrafts Press)
and possibly more to come.

The event will take place March 6, 2020 from 9:30am-5pm at Embassy Suites by Hilton Birmingham, 2300 Woodcrest Pl, Birmingham, AL 35209. (205)879-7400.

Learn lots and have fun!

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

#WriteOnCon is Almost Here!

February 19, 2020Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdmission, Agency, Agents, Alyssa Eisner Henkin, Alyssa Hollingsworth, Authors, Axie Oh, BookEnds Literary, books, Bradford Literary Agency, Charlie N. Holmberg, Childrens Books, Conference, Corvisiero Literary Agency, Dee Romito, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Forum, Fuse Literary, Gail Shepard, Hannah Carmona Dias, Jeni Chappelle, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Joy McCullough, Kat Enright, Kidlit, Laura Dail Literary Agency, Learning, Literary Agents, Liza Dawson Associates, MG, Middle Grade, New Leaf Literary & Media Inc., Non-Fiction, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Pitch, Pitching, Published Authors, Registration, Skylark Literary, Stories, Superheroes, The Rights Factory, WriteOnCon, Writers, YA, Young Adultpdpabst

WriteOnCon

The WriteOnCon creators of this marvelous online gathering say this is “A writing conference you don’t even have to wear pants to. (Please wear pants, though.)” And yep, this is my favorite line! The conference isn’t just an opportunity to attend a writing workshop, but it’ll be the cheapest (aside from being free, of course) and closest conference you’ll ever attend. Seriously, you can participate from your home! And while you might have missed the raffles and perks to buy critiques, there is still time to sign up to join. Admission is either $10 (General Admission), $15 (Full Admission), $20 (Extended Admission) or $25 (Time Traveler Admission). You can’t go 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 SUPERHEREOS (agents and authors) sneaking around the forum to give you feedback on your queries and manuscripts. This year’s heroes are:

SuperAgents:

Amber J. Caraveo, agent at Skylark Literary Agency
Caitie Flum, agent at Liza Dawson Associates
Devin Ross, agent at New Leaf Literary and Media
Elana Roth Parker, agent at Laura Dail Literary Agency
Emily S. Keyes, agent at Fuse Literary
Eric Smith, agent at P.S. Literary Agency
Erin Clyburn, agent at Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Hannah VanVels, agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency
Joanna Moult, agent at Skylark Literary Agency
Katherine Wessbecher, agent at Bradford Literary Agency
Lindsay Leggett, agent at The Rights Factory
Natascha Morris, agent at BookEnds Literary Agency
Tara Gilbert, agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency

SuperAuthors and Editors:

Jeni Chappelle, freelance editor
Kat Enright, freelance editor
L.M. Klein, freelance editor
Monica Hay, freelance editor
Adalyn Grace, YA author
Alexa Donne, YA author
Alyssa Hollingsworth, MG author
Amanda Sellet, YA author
Amy Efaw, YA author
Dee Romito, MG author
Emily Suvada, YA author
Halli Gomez, MG author
Hannah Carmona, PB author
Henry Herz, PB author
J. Elle, YA author
Julia Ember, YA author
June CL Tan, YA author
Katya de Becerra, YA author
Kim Smejkal, YA author
Kristine Asselin, MG author
Lindsay Lackey, MG author
Lisa A. Koosis, YA author
Olivia Hinebaugh, YA author
Rachel Sullivan, YA author
Rebecca J. Allen, MG & YA author
Ronni Davis, YA author
Rosiee Thor, YA author
Ryan Dalton, YA author
Ryan La Sala, YA author
Shari Simpson, MG author
Susan Kralovansky, PB author
Taylor B. Barton, YA author

Check their disguises out here. There will also be live pitch sessions! Check the schedule for all 3 days and who the speakers will be. But hurry to get registered because it’ll take place Friday-Sunday, February 21-23, 2020.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer 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

Cleveland Writing Workshop 2019

May 14, 2019Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Author, Belcastro Agency, BookEnds Literary, C.Y.L.E., Cleveland, editor, Faculty, Fiction, Hartline Literary, Instruction, Learning, Manuscript, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Registration, Storm Literary, Workshop, Writer, Writing, Writing Communitypdpabst

Per the Cleveland Writing Workshop website, this writing event (July 20, 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 (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 Storm Literary
Literary agent Ella Marie Shupe Belcastro Agency
Junior agent Hope Bolinger of C.Y.L.E.
Literary agent Bethany Morehead of Hartline Literary
Literary agent Jacqueline Lipton Storm 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.

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.

#WriteOnCon is Almost Here!

January 31, 2019Literary, Webinar/Workshop, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdmission, Agency, Agents, Alyssa Hollingsworth, Authors, Axie Oh, Beth Revis, books, Charlie N. Holmberg, Childrens Books, Conference, Dee Romito, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Forum, Gail Shepard, Hannah Carmona Dias, Joy McCullough, Kidlit, Laura Dail Literary Agency, Learning, Literary Agents, Liza Dawson Associates, MG, Middle Grade, New Leaf Literary & Media Inc., Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Published Authors, Registration, Rosalyn Eves, Stories, Superheroes, The Rights Factory, The Seymour Agency, Transatlantic Agency, WriteOnCon, Writers, YA, Young Adultpdpabst

WriteOnCon

The WriteOnCon creators of this marvelous online gathering say this is “A writing conference you don’t even have to wear pants to. (Please wear pants, though.)” And yep, this is my favorite line! The conference isn’t just an opportunity to attend a writing workshop, but it’ll be the cheapest (aside from being free, of course) and closest conference you’ll ever attend. 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!

SuperAgents:

Tamar Rydzinski, agent at Laura Dail Literary Agency
Andrea Cascardi, agent at Transatlantic Agency
Kat Enright, agent at Seymour Agency
Caitie Flum, agent at Liza Dawson Associates
Lindsay Leggett, agent at The Rights Factory
Suzie Townsend, agent at New Leaf Literary and Media

SuperAuthors:

Beth Revis, YA author
Charlie N. Holmberg, YA author
Axie Oh, YA author
Rosalyn Eves, YA author
Joy McCullough, YA author
Dee Romito, MG author
Alyssa Hollingsworth, MG author
Gail Shepherd, MG author
Hannah Carmona Dias, PB author

Check their disguises out here. There will also be live pitch sessions (check the schedule for all 3 days)! But hurry to get registered because it’ll take place Friday-Sunday, February 8-10, 2019.

As always, good luck!

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

Alabama Writing Workshop

January 28, 2019Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAgency, Agents, Alabama, Alabama Writing Workshop, Authors, Book, BookEnds Literary, C.Y.L.E., D4EO Literary, Editing, Editors, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Harline Literary, Hilton Birmingham, Holloway Literary Agency, HSG Literary, Inspiration, JABberwocky Literary, Literary Agent, Manuscript, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Registration, RO Literary, Stories, Wordcrafts Press, Writerspdpabst

Literary agent Caroline George (C.Y.L.E. Literary Elite)
literary agent Nikki Terpilowski (Holloway Literary)
literary agent Alexis Sattler (HSG Agency)
literary agent Weronika Janczuk (D4E0 Literary)
literary agent Sandra O’Donnell (RO Literary)
literary agent Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary)
literary agent Hannah Whatley (Hartline Literary)
literary agent Susan Velazquez (JABberwocky Literary)
editor Mike Parker (Wordcrafts Press)
and possibly more to come.

The event will take place March 8, 2019 from 9:30am-5pm at Embassy Suites by Hilton Birmingham, 2300 Woodcrest Pl, Birmingham, AL 35209. (205)879-7400.

Learn lots and have fun!

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

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.

@WriteOnCon Campaign for 2019 Conference (Critiques, Agent Calls, Sensitivity Reads, Publishing Chats and more!)

November 3, 2018Critiques, Literary, Writing Conferences & Getaways2019, Affordable, Agent Calls, Agents, Art, Authors, Axie Oh, Beth Revis, Book ARC, Bradford Literary Agency, Campaign, Charlie Holmberg, Chats, Conference, Corvisiero Literary Agency, DeFiore and Company, Editors, Entry, Extended Admission, Feedback, Full Conference Admission, Full Manuscripts, General Admission, Home, Illustrators, Janklow & Nesbit Associates, Kidlit, Learn, Literary Agent, Liza Dawson Associates, Manuscripts, Marsal Lyon LIterary, Mingle, NYT Best Selling Authors, P.S. Literary, Partial Pages, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Query, Raffle, Readers, Red Sofa Literary, Registration, Sara Raasch, Sensitivity Reads, Teach, WriteOnCon, Writerspdpabst

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. Authors can also opt to purchase a sensitivity read of their manuscript. 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
Patricia Nelson, literary agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Caitie Flum, literary agent at Liza Dawson Associates
Dawn Frederick, owner/literary agent at Red Sofa Literary
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
Kira Watson, foreign rights coordinator at Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Ashley Collum, literary agent at Defiore and Company
Charlie Holmberg, Best-selling fantasy author of Paper Magician, and more.
Axie Oh, New Visions Award author for Rebel Seoul
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
Time Traveler Admission $15

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 6, 2018. so hurry if you want to purchase a critique. They’re going fast.

As for the conference, it’ll be February 8th – 10th, 2019. Mark your calendars and I hope to see you there, uh, virtually of course!

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

Pele’s Fire: Write To The Core (Retreat)

November 19, 2017Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult Books, Application, Authors, Awe-Inspiring, books, Conference, Elena Georgiou, Exercises, Explore, Feedback, Fiction, Hawaii, Inpiration, Jungle, Kaimu Black Sand Beach, Kalani, Lava, Lava Tree Forest, Manuscripts, Massage, Memoir, Middle Grade Books, Non-Fiction, Oceanside, Pele's Fire, Pool, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, Readings, Registration, Retreat, Sea, Stories, Swim, Volcaniclly-Warmed Pools, Volcano, Volcano National Park, Workshops, Write To The Core, Writers, Writing, Writing Topics, Yoga, Young Adult Bookspdpabst

Looking for a place to type your new manuscript and need a place of inspiration. Try the Pele’s Fire: Write To The Core. This retreat is held at the Oceanside retreat in Hawaii called Kalani.

Image result for kalani cottage

Participate in yoga, meditation, dance, or another wellness program while visiting Kalani. Take a swim, get a massage, or explore the nearby jungle, land, and sea. And if you want an extended stay beyond the writing retreat, look into being a volunteer and get a discount or a scholarship!

Here are some of the things Pele’s Fire all-inclusive writing retreat offers:

Your own quiet writing time
Small-group workshops with both of their teachers (Rahna Reiko Rizzuto & Elena Georgiou)
Generative inspiration and exercises
Guided conversations on a variety of writing-related topics
Your own one-on-one conference for manuscript feedback
Group readings
Optional free time to explore the island.

Things you can explore:

Volcano National Park
Lava Tree Forest
Kaimu black sand beach
Volcanically-heated warm pools

Join us in 2018

Most importantly, you get to write-write-write in beautiful and awe-inspiring surroundings! But hurry, registration for spring 2018 may still be open, but application deadline expires on December 4, 2017 (or until retreat is full).

Have a great writing experience!

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

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