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- How to Submit Your Manuscript to Publishers & Agents: In this talk, you'll learn how to put together an industry standard submission packet, so you can submit your manuscript with confidence..
- How to Increase Your Chance of Acceptance by 50%: In this talk, the editor of ONLY POEMS shares strategies for increasing your chances of getting published in literary journals.
- Essential Book Publicity for Authors: Join the director of publicity at Tor Books for a talk on the essentials of book publicity. (So you can get publicity, sell books, and gain readers.)
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The Art & Craft of Sound in Creative Writing: Get practical tools and strategies for elevating your writing, no matter the genre.
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Book Publicity for Authors
With the Associate Director of Publicity at Tor Book
Join the director of publicity at a major publisher for an insider guide to getting publicity for your books.
During the talk, you'll learn what authors need to know about generating publicity for their books, including how to hone in on your personal brand, how to identify your publicity goals + go after them strategically, and how to effectively work with a publicist.
Caro Perny is a lifelong booklover, born and raised in New York City. She is currently Associate Director of Publicity at Tor Books. Over the course of her career, she's worked with an amazing variety of bestselling, award-winning, and critically acclaimed authors such as Carissa Broadbent, Tochi Onyebuchi, James Rollins, Alyssa Cole, Tamsyn Muir, and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson. Caro has worked across the genre spectrum on projects that run the gamut from sci fi and fantasy, to romance, to celebrity memoir, non fiction, and more. Caro has appeared on panels at San Diego Comic Con and New York Comic Con, and her writing has been featured in Reactor Magazine and The Mary Sue. She was a 2023 Publishers Weekly "Star Watch" honoree, and has a degree in English & Comparative Literature, as well as a Masters in Publishing.
How to Submit Your Manuscript for Publication
With Emily Harstone
During this talk, Emily will show you the process for submitting your book manuscript to agents and publishers. You'll learn how to create a polished and industry appropriate submission packet, and you'll learn the necessary tools to find and vet publishers and agents.
Emily Harstone is the author of The 2024 Guide to Manuscript Publishers, The Authors Publish Guide to Manuscript Submissions, and a founding editor for Authors Publish Magazine.
Emily Harstone is the author of The 2024 Guide to Manuscript Publishers, The Authors Publish Guide to Manuscript Submissions, and a founding editor for Authors Publish Magazine.
The Art & Craft of Sound in Creative Writing
With Michael Kleber-Diggs
Sound in creative writing is the realization of sonic and linguistic patterns. Of the literary genres, poetry is most often seen as amplifying sound in intentional ways. During this talk, Michael Kleber-Diggs will provide practical tips for bringing sound forward in all literary genres as he explores some of the ways sonic devices can add interest and energy to all creative writing. This talk gives you tools and strategies for amplifying the impact of your writing, no matter the genre.
Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet, essayist, and literary critic. His debut poetry collection, Worldly Things (Milkweed Editions, 2021), won the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Poem-a-Day, Poetry Daily, Poetry Northwest, Potomac Review, Hunger Mountain, Memorious, and various anthologies. Since 2016, Michael has been an instructor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. He also teaches Creative Writing in Augsburg University’s low-res MFA program and at Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists.
Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet, essayist, and literary critic. His debut poetry collection, Worldly Things (Milkweed Editions, 2021), won the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Poem-a-Day, Poetry Daily, Poetry Northwest, Potomac Review, Hunger Mountain, Memorious, and various anthologies. Since 2016, Michael has been an instructor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. He also teaches Creative Writing in Augsburg University’s low-res MFA program and at Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists.
The Art of Memoir: How Exploring Your Theme Can Make the Writing Process Easier
With Acclaimed Author Prince Shakur
Learn how exploring your memoir's theme can make it easier to write your story, while also making it easier to connect with readers and meet the needs of publishers.
Prince Shakur is the author of the memoir When They Tell You to Be Good published by Tin House Books. Booklist called the memoir: "Clear-eyed and unsentimental, an insightful, beautifully written memoir of family and identity."
Prince Shakur is the author of the memoir When They Tell You to Be Good published by Tin House Books. Booklist called the memoir: "Clear-eyed and unsentimental, an insightful, beautifully written memoir of family and identity."
Fun and Effective Book Promotion for Authors
With Nev March
During the talk, Nev will give you a behind-the-scenes look at the strategies she used to promote her book Murder in Old Bombay, which was published by Macmillan. You'll learn strategies for getting media attention, effective social media promotion, and more. Plus, you'll see exactly how Nev's efforts directly resulted in sales of her books.
Nev March is the award winning author of 3 books published by Macmillan. Her first book, Murder in Old Bombay, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel.
Nev March is the award winning author of 3 books published by Macmillan. Her first book, Murder in Old Bombay, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel.
The Art & Craft of Writing Immersive Worlds
With Cat Rambo
Worldbuilding is one of the most joyous aspects of writing fiction - and sometimes one of the toughest. It's also crucial to the reading experience. How do you create a world that pulls a reader in and makes them feel as though they're living the story? In this session, we will learn multiple techniques for creating immersive worlds. You will come away with a toolset that enables you to make your world come alive on the page.
Cat Rambo is a Nebula award winning author of science fiction and fantasy. Their sci-fi series You Sexy Thing was published by Tor Macmillan. Cat has been widely published in Asimov’s, Clarkesworld, and Tor.com, among many other places. Cat was also a two term president of the SFWA.
Cat Rambo is a Nebula award winning author of science fiction and fantasy. Their sci-fi series You Sexy Thing was published by Tor Macmillan. Cat has been widely published in Asimov’s, Clarkesworld, and Tor.com, among many other places. Cat was also a two term president of the SFWA.
The Fourteen Choices of a Poem
With Darren C. Demaree
There are so many possibilities to a poem. Music, energy, title choices, language and vernacular, pop culture, politics, landscape and so on. In this workshop, we'll be exploring how and when to use the parts of poetry to maintain a generative writing practice.
Darren C. Demaree is the Editor-in-Chief of the Best of the Net Anthology and the Managing Editor of Ovenbird Poetry. He is also the author of twenty-one poetry collections, most recently “in defense of the goat as it continues to wander towards the certain doom of the cliff”, (April Gloaming, February 2024).
Darren C. Demaree is the Editor-in-Chief of the Best of the Net Anthology and the Managing Editor of Ovenbird Poetry. He is also the author of twenty-one poetry collections, most recently “in defense of the goat as it continues to wander towards the certain doom of the cliff”, (April Gloaming, February 2024).
How to Increase Your Chance of Acceptance by 50%
With Shannan Mann
During this talk, Shannan will show you how to increase your chances of getting published in literary journals, based on 3 years of data analysis, and personal experience submitting to literary journals. She'll show you what she did to increase her acceptance rate by 50%, plus she'll show you how to create a submissions strategy tailored to your style, genre, and goals.
Shannan Mann is the Founding Editor of ONLY POEMS. She has been awarded or placed for the Palette Love and Eros Prize, Rattle Poetry Prize, and Auburn Witness Poetry Prize among others. Her poems appear in Poetry Daily, EPOCH, Black Warrior Review, Gulf Coast and elsewhere. Her essays appear in Going Down Swinging, Tolka Journal, and elsewhere. She also translates Sanskrit poetry.
Shannan Mann is the Founding Editor of ONLY POEMS. She has been awarded or placed for the Palette Love and Eros Prize, Rattle Poetry Prize, and Auburn Witness Poetry Prize among others. Her poems appear in Poetry Daily, EPOCH, Black Warrior Review, Gulf Coast and elsewhere. Her essays appear in Going Down Swinging, Tolka Journal, and elsewhere. She also translates Sanskrit poetry.
Writing The Essential Scenes of the Middle of Your Story
With Ley Taylor Johnson
During the talk, Ley will discuss how to write the essential scenes for the second act of your story -- so you can keep the momentum going, and your readers fully engaged as they move into the final act.
Ley Taylor Johnson is the author of the book How to Write a Compelling Act Two, and is also a writing consultant, author, and regular contributor to Authors Publish Magazine.
Ley Taylor Johnson is the author of the book How to Write a Compelling Act Two, and is also a writing consultant, author, and regular contributor to Authors Publish Magazine.
The Art of Historical Fiction – How to Write Fact into Fiction
With Wendy Chen
During this talk, Wendy will discuss how to strike a balance between fact and fiction, history and myth, when writing historical fiction. She'll also discuss the research process, and how to reconcile the realities of research with the process of storytelling.
Wendy Chen is the author of Their Divine Fires, published by Hachette. Mary Karr called the book "a peerless first novel." Wendy is also the author of the award-winning poetry collection Unearthings. Her short stories, creative nonfiction, translations, and reviews have appeared widely including Freeman’s, A Public Space, North American Review, and American Poets. Wendy is also the prose editor of Tupelo Press, and editor of Figure 1. She teaches creative writing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Wendy Chen is the author of Their Divine Fires, published by Hachette. Mary Karr called the book "a peerless first novel." Wendy is also the author of the award-winning poetry collection Unearthings. Her short stories, creative nonfiction, translations, and reviews have appeared widely including Freeman’s, A Public Space, North American Review, and American Poets. Wendy is also the prose editor of Tupelo Press, and editor of Figure 1. She teaches creative writing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The Art of Getting Feedback On Your Writing
With Karan Kapoor
During this talk, you'll learn the essential art of getting feedback on your writing. (A necessary skill for those who want to regularly get published.) You'll learn how to understand the type of feedback you need, how to prepare your manuscript so it's ready for feedback, and, just as important, you'll learn how to think about the feedback you get, so you can get the most value out of it.
Karan Kapoor is the Editor-in-Chief of ONLY POEMS. A finalist for the Diode, Tusculum Review and Iron Horse Literary Review chapbook prizes, their poems appear or are forthcoming in Best New Poets, AGNI, Shenandoah, Colorado Review, Cincinnati Review, North American Review, and elsewhere, fiction in JOYLAND and the other side of hope, and translations in The Offing and The Los Angeles Review. They’re on the editorial board of Alice James Books.
Karan Kapoor is the Editor-in-Chief of ONLY POEMS. A finalist for the Diode, Tusculum Review and Iron Horse Literary Review chapbook prizes, their poems appear or are forthcoming in Best New Poets, AGNI, Shenandoah, Colorado Review, Cincinnati Review, North American Review, and elsewhere, fiction in JOYLAND and the other side of hope, and translations in The Offing and The Los Angeles Review. They’re on the editorial board of Alice James Books.
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