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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.

San Francisco Virtual Writing Workshop

July 27, 2021Literary, Webinar/Workshop#A, Adult, agent, amuiraa, Andrea Brown Literary, Annie Bomke Literary, Art + Deco Agency, Authors, Azantian Litererary, จัดการ ประชุม, Book Wyrm Litereray, books, Brower Literary & Management, California, comhdháil, Conférence, Conferência, Conferencia, Conferentie, Conferenza, Conferinţă, DeFiore and Company, Конференции, Конференция, Конференції, Feedback, Fiction, Folio Literary Management, Go Literary, Golden Wheat Literary, Gynhadledd, Harvey Klinger Inc, Harvey Klinger Literary Agency, Hội nghị, How To Get Published, Industry, Instrution, Διάσκεψη, 회의, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Joelle Delbourgo Associates, konafesi, Konferans, Konferansen, Konference, Konferencia, Konferencija, Konferencji, Konferens, Konferensi, Konferensie, Konferenssi, Konferenz, Konferenza, KT Literary Agency, kumperensya, Ladderbird Literary, Manuscripts, Martin Literary Management, MG, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Online, P.S. Literary, Paul S. Levine Literary, Persidangan, Pitch, Pitching, Prentis Literary, Publishing, Rainbow Nerds Literary, Ráðstefnu, San Francisco, San Francisco Writing Workshop, Savvy Literary, Speilburg Literary, Sterling Lord Literistic, Stimola Literary, Stories, Storm Literary, The Bent Agency, The Friedrich Agency, The Seymour Agency, Transatlantic Agency, Transatlantic Litereary, کنفرانس, Virtual, Writers, Writers House, Writing, YA, Young Adult, 會議, 会議, 会议, المؤتمرpdpabst

Per the website, the San Francisco Writing Workshop is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of two days, pitch a literary agent (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that this is a virtual workshop, so anyone can attend from anywhere. This workshop is a full-day “How to Get Published” writing event in San Francisco, CA on October 8-9, 2021

Literary agent Elisa Houot of The Seymour Agency
Literary agent Paige Terlip of Andrea Brown Literary
literary agent Sandy Lu (Book Wyrm Literary)
literary agent Amanda Orozco (Transatlantic Literary)
literary agent Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Allison Hellegers (Stimola Literary Studio)
literary agent Kimberly Brower (Brower Literary)
literary agent Amaryah Orenstein (Go Literary)
literary agent Jeff Silberman (Folio Literary Management)
literary agent Stefanie Molina (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Lindsay Auld (Writers House)
literary agent Alexandra Weiss (Azantian Literary)
literary agent Hannah Brattesani (The Friedrich Agency)
literary agent Stephanie Winter (P.S. Literary)
literary agent Nicole Payne (Golden Wheat Literary)
literary agent Jennifer Herrington (Harvey Klinger Literary)
literary agent Jamie Vankirk (Rainbow Nerds Literary)
literary agent Leticia Gomez (Savvy Literary)
literary agent Brenna English-Loeb (Transatlantic Agency)
literary agent Kelly Van Sant (KT Literary)
literary agent Leslie Varney (Prentis Literary)
literary agent Reiko Davis (Defiore and Company)
literary agent Lynnette Novak (The Seymour Agency)
literary agent James Mustelier (The Bent Agency)
literary agent Erin Clyburn (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
literary agent Chris Combemale (Sterling Lord Literistic)
literary agent Sera Rivers (Martin Literary Management)
literary agent Felice Laverne (Art + Deco Agency)
literary agent Joelle Delbourgo (Joelle Delbourgo Associates)
literary agent Devon Halliday (Transatlantic Literary)
literary agent Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency)
literary agent Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary)
literary agent Analieze Cervantes (Harvey Klinger Literary Agency)
literary agent Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary)
literary agent Annie Bomke (Annie Bomke Literary)
literary agent Cecilia Lyra (P.S. Literary)
literary agent Eva Scalzo (Speilburg Literary)
and possibly more to come.

For those partcipating, this sounds like a great day of learning and marketing yourself. Good luck!

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

The Masters Review Short Story Award for New Writers

January 9, 2021ContestsAuthor, Award, コンテスト, ประกวด, Best, Bold, Canicelli Literary Management, Chances, Compass Tallent, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Cuộc thi, Dazzle, Конкурс, 경연 대회, Fiction, Fletcher & Company, Genre, Guideline, Gystadleuaeth, Helen Oyeyemi, Διαγωνισμό, kampf, Keppni, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, Manuscript, Monetary, Natjecanje, New Writers, paligsahan, Plot, Publication, Short Story Award, Sobel Weber, Soutěž, Story, Style, Submission, Tävling, The Bent Agency, The Masters Review, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Winner, Writer, Writers House, Yarışması, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

The Masters Review Short Story Aware for New Writers is an annual contest that recognizes the best fiction from today’s emerging writers. This years judge is Helen Oyeyemi. The winning story will be awarded $3000 and publication online. Second and third place stories will be awarded publication and $300 and $200 respectively. All winners and honorable mentions will receive agency review by: Nat Sobel from Sobel Weber, Victoria Cappello from The Bent Agency, Andrea Morrison from Writers House, Sarah Fuentes from Fletcher & Company, Heather Schroder from Compass Talent, and Siohban McBride from Carnicelli Literary Management.

They say they don’t have any preferences topically or in terms of style. They’re simply looking for the best. Also, they don’t define, nor are they interested in, stories identified by their genre. However, they consider themselves a publication that focuses on literary fiction and are looking for stories that dazzle, take chances, are bold — and do so by focusing on more than plot.

You can check out the complete guidelines for submissions and previous winners here. Please note the deadline to enter is January 31, 2021.

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

Picture Book Party

March 5, 2020Contests, LiteraryAgents, Apokedak Literary Agency, Art, Authors, コンテスト, ประกวด, Betsy Amster Literary, Blue Whale Press, BookEnds Literary, Children's Stories, Clear Fork Publishing, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Critique, Cuộc thi, Doubleday Books for Young Readers, Dunham Literary, конкурс, Editing, Editors, 경연 대회, Fiction, Guidelines, Gystadleuaeth, Hannigan Getzler Literary, Hashtag, Illustrators, Διαγωνισμό, kampf, Keppni, Kidlit, Kids, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, Manuscripts, Martin Literary Management, Michelle Hauck, Mindy Alyse Weiss, Natjecanje, Ninja Editor Dragonfly, Olswanger Literary, Page Street Publishing, paligsahan, Picture Boos, Rising Bear Literary, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, Soutěž, Stories, Storm Literary Management, Stringer Literary, Submissions, Tävling, The Bent Agency, The CAT Agency, The Innovative Press, The Seymour Agency, Twitter, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Writers, Writers House Literary, Yarışması, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

Holy-moly! It’s another picture book contest. Things are looking up for the PB writers and illustrators, indeed. On March 9, 2020 Michelle Hauck, along with Mindy Alyse Weiss, will host a Picture Book Party. Submissions will open at 3:30pm EST and will remain open for two hours. You need to have a completed and polished PB manuscript and illustrations are encouraged to be submitted (if you’re an illustrator).

Past Participating Agents and Editors

Alexandra Levick of Writers House Literary
Leslie Zampetti of Dunham Literary
Clelia Gore of Martin Literary Management
Adria Goetz of Martin Literary Management
James McGowen of Bookends Literary
Mary Cummings of Betsy Amster Literary
Asia Citro of The Innovative Press
Alayne Kay Christian of Blue Whale Press
Charlotte Wenger of Page Street Publishing
Callie Metler-Smith of Clear Fork Publishing
Victoria Selvaggio of Storm Literary Management
Kaitlyn Sanchez of Olswanger Literary
Christy Ewers– The CAT Agency
Natalie Lakosil of Bradford Literary Agency
Victoria Wells Arms of Hannigan Getzler Literary
Laurel Symonds of The Bent Agency
Rick Morgolas of Rising Bear Literary
Abigail Frank of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Lynnette Novak of The Seymour Agency
Melissa Richeson of Apokedak Literary Agency
Samantha Wekstein of Thompson Literary Agency
Andrea Morrison of Writers House Literary
Shari Maurer of Stringer Literary
Lindsay Davis Auld ofWriters House Literary
Francis Gilbert of Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Ninja Editor Dragonfly (This editor wishes to remain anonymous)

Be sure to checkout the complete guidelines on the website. You can also follow helpful hints for all writers on the twitter hashtag #PBParty.

As always, good luck.

P.D. Pabst

Intern Needed for The Bent Agency

June 12, 2019Internship, LiteraryAdministrative, agent, Applicant, Candidate, Edit, Experience, Flatiron District, Full Time, General, Hired, Intern, Learning, Mailing, Monetary, New York, Opportunity, Paid, Pitch Letter, Publishing, Query, Read Contracts, Reader, Royalty, Royalty Statements, Social media, Submission, Task, The Bent Agency, Websitepdpabst

The Bent Agency is searching for a paid, full-time intern whom will work in their office in the Flatiron District. The intern will work M-F from 9a-5p. (However, Fridays until Labor Day will end at 1pm, instead of 5pm.) Ideal applicants can work independently, are highly organized, and are quick learners.

The hired candidate will work with royalty statements, filing, and mailing; will be adding clients to the website; creating posts for social media; and assisting with other general administrative tasks. Interns will also leave with knowledge of how to evaluate a query, write a pitch letter, craft a submission list, write an edit letter, and read contracts and royalty statements.

This opportunity is based in New York. No publishing experience is necessary. The internships are a great way to learn more about an agent’s work and decision-making process. Past interns have been writers for children, children’s librarians, elementary school teachers, MFA students, and passionate readers.

All interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to claire@thebentagency.com, with “Internship Application” in the subject line. As always, good luck!

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

Seattle Writing Workshop

April 23, 2019Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, AEI Films & Books, Agency, Agents, Amazon Publishing, Blue Heron Literary, Cooke McDermid Literary Management, Corvisiero Literary Agency, D4EO Literary, Editors, Emerald City Literary, Fiction, Film, Instruction, Manuscripts, Martin Literary Management, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Production, Sasquatch Books, Seattle Writing Workshop, Speilburg Literary, Stories, The Bent Agency, Wendy Sherman Associates, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

It might not be too late to attend the Seattle Writing Workshop. (My apologies for posting this so late!) According to the website this writing event (April 27, 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 Tara Gilbert (Corvisiero Literary Agency)
Literary agent Garrett Alwert (Emerald City Literary)
Literary agent Anne Tibbets (D4EO Literary)
Literary agent Natalie Grazian (Martin Literary Management)
Literary agent Rachel Letofsky (Cooke McDermid Literary Management)
Literary agent Amy Levenson (Blue Heron Literary)
Literary agent Cortney Radocaj (Corvisiero Literary)
Editor Jennifer Worick (Sasquatch Books)
Literary agent Adria Goetz (Martin Literary Management)
Literary agent Kelli Martin (Wendy Sherman Associates)
Editor / Agent / Scout Michael Neff (AEI Films & Books)
Literary agent Laurel Symonds (The Bent Agency)
Literary agent Britt Seiss (Martin Literary Management)
Editor Erin Calligan Mooney (Amazon Publishing)
Literary agent Gordon Warnock (Fuse Literary)
Literary agent Clelia Gore (Martin Literary Management)
Literary agent assistant Rachael Bradley (Speilburg Literary)

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering.

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

Adult Fiction Interns Needed for The Bent Agency

November 1, 2018Internship, LiteraryAdult, Agents, Authors, Candidates, Commitment, Fiction, Guidelines, Intern, Librarians, MFA Students, New York, Opportunity, Passion, Publishing, Readers, Reading, Report, Review, Rules, Submissions, Teachers, The Bent Agency, Writers, Writingpdpabst

The Bent Agency

The Bent Agency is looking for adult fiction interns. This is a great way to learn more about an agent’s work and decision-making process. Past interns have been writers for adults, adult librarians, elementary school teachers, MFA students, and passionate readers. This is an unpaid internship which will require a ten hour per week commitment and you do NOT have to live in New York.

They’re looking for someone who enjoys books by authors such as:

– Megan Miranda
– Tana French
– Eleanor Brown
– Jacqueline Sheehan
– Maria Semple
– Gillian Flynn
– Lori Roy
– Lori Nelson Spielman
– Anne Taylor
– Jane Austen
– Kristin Hannah
– Rosamund Lupton
– Kate Atkinson
– Jade Chang

They’ve had this posted for two days, so don’t delay if you’re interested. The candidates pile up super fast and the submission window could close soon. For complete details, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Interns Needed for The Bent Agency

August 21, 2018Internship, LiteraryAdult, Agents, Authors, books, Children, Commitment, Fiction, Interns, Librarians, Manuscripts, MFA Students, Middle Grade, New York, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Passion, Publishing, Readers, School Teacher, Stories, The Bent Agency, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

The Bent Agency

The Bent Agency is searching for an adult intern, as well as a YA/MG intern. The internships are a great way to learn more about an agent’s work and decision-making process. Past interns have been writers for children, children’s librarians, elementary school teachers, MFA students, and passionate readers. This is an unpaid internship which will require a minimum of ten hours per week commitment. The great news is that you do NOT have to live in New York.

For complete details, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Chicago Writing Workshop 2018

March 1, 2018Literary, Webinar/Workshop3 Seas Literary, Adult, Agent Assistant, Agents, Allium Press, Attendance, Authors, BookEnds Literary, books, Books and Such, Chicago, Chicago Writing Workshop, Corvisiero Agency, D4EO Literary, Editors, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Folio Literary, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, June, Learning, Literary Agents, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch Session, Pitching, Publishing, Red Sofa Literary, Register, Sourcebooks, Stories, Storytelling, The Bent Agency, The Purcell Agency, The Seymour Agency, Trace Literary Agency, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Chicago Writing Workshop website, this writing event (June 23, 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 Cynthia Ruchti (Books and Such)
Literary agent Michelle Grajkowski (3 Seas Literary)
Editor Anna Michels (Sourcebooks)
Literary agent Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary)
Literary agent Kelly Van Sant (D4EO Literary)
Literary agent Tracy Brennan (Trace Literary Agency)
Literary agent Gemma Cooper (The Bent Agency)
Literary agent Dawn Frederick (Red Sofa Literary)
Editor Grace Menary-Winefield (Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark)
Literary agent Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
Literary agent Marcy Posner (Folio Literary)
Editor Emily Clark Victorson (Allium Press)
Literary agent Tina P. Schwartz (The Purcell Agency)
Agent assistant Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency)
Literary agent Kortney Price (Corvisiero Agency)
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.

October 1, 2017Contests, Literary#DVpit, Adult, Authors, Beth Phelan, Categories, Childrens Books, Commercial, Disabilities, Diversity, Fiction, Genres, LGBTQIA, Manuscripts, Marginalized Voices, Native People, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, People of Color, People With Illiness, Pitch Event, Pitching, Teen Books, The Bent Agency, Twitter, Underrepresented Countries, Underrepresented Cultures, Unpublished, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

The search for diversity within books has increased, not just with secondary characters but main characters. The world wants to see a fabulous palette of colors and cultures among the stories they read and the publishing industry is responding! This prompted literary agent Beth Phelan of The Bent Agency to create DVpit.

According to the site, #DVpit is a twitter event created to showcase pitches about and by marginalized voices. This includes (but is not limited to): Native peoples and people of color; people living and/or born/raised in underrepresented cultures and countries; disabled persons; people with illness; people on marginalized ends of the socioeconomic, cultural and/or religious spectrum; people identifying as LGBTQIA+; and more.

The next event will spread over two days:

October 2nd, 2017 will be for Children’s & Teen Fiction/Nonfiction (picture books, chapter books, graphic novel, middle grade, young adult).
October 3rd, 2017 will be for Adult Fiction/Nonfiction (all genres, commercial and literary).

Each day the event will run from 8am-8pm ET using the hashtag #DVpit. Be sure and pitch your manuscript on the correct day because agents/editors will search the feed on the specific day of the categories they represent/acquire.

As always, good luck!

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

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