Pitch Your Book (or Book Idea) to Literary Agents 9/22/24

Want to get published? Then please join our 2024 PitchFest where you can pitch your book (or idea) to successful literary agents looking for your type of book. Come and learn insider secrets about getting published from our panels of top industry professionals, and find out what's selling. Panel-only tickets available also. Join our warm community dedicated to helping you get published! Avoid the slush pile and make personal connections with literary agents - begin your journey to getting published.

All Writers Welcome! Beginners to advanced.

Two FREE weekly workshops on Zoom (sponsored by The Westport Library). Be inspired, write new words to prompts, get fresh prompts via email to your inbox every week, improve your craft with weekly micro lessons and make creative friends. If desired, learn how to submit your work to literary journals, which literary agents are looking for books like yours, and then pitch your book to NY literary agents at our PitchFests (2 times a year). Brand-new writers have been published following Tessa's system.

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Plan, Write and Edit Your Memoir or Novel

Includes a weekly LIVE editing Clinic and access to popular foundational writing courses like Short Story Ideas in an Hour, How to Write a Short Story (great for novel chapters too), How to Create a Compelling Character, and How to Revise Your Fiction (these cost $766 when bought separately). Make creative friends who will be your first readers, support you and keep you on track. Quickly learn to become an expert editor and relish editing. No more self-doubt and procrastination! Your writing dreams can come true...

Short Story Ideas in an Hour: Learn How Pro Writers Create Compelling Stories

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How To Write A Short Story: From Blocked to Finished First Draft - A Step By Step Guide

147.00

Create a Compelling Character: Hook Readers Instantly

$197.00 USD

How to Revise Your Fiction: A Step-by-Step Guide

$385.00 USD

How to Write Flash Fiction or Memoir

$385.00 USD

Want Your Stories To Be Read?

Whether you aim to publish traditionally or independently, every author needs a platform online. Even a small author platform makes your book less of a risk to literary agents and publishers and helps you become known for your signature writing style. Learn how to make your writing stand out in a competitive marketplace, create your online author platform, and build an email list of readers in this fun workshop that also helps develop your voice.

How to Link Your Short Stories or Memoirs into a Collection. A one-day workshop on Sat., Oct 19 2024 from 10 - 2 PM ET

A rising trend in publishing is novels-in-stories, otherwise known as linked short stories. If you have short stories or memoirs languishing in a drawer, consider joining this workshop to learn how to link and shape them into a collection. What is a linked short story collection, and how do you write one? Is it the same process as novel-writing, or different? What are the writer's choices for linking short stories? Is one choice simpler than another? Which method of linking short stories would work best for your writing? There are many joyous and creative ways to compile a satisfying collection. In this workshop, you will learn to identify how your stories - published or unpublished, typed or handwritten - fit together and how to enhance and deepen the book’s themes. in this one-day session, you will start (or continue) your collection. Sarah Lawrence College sign up link coming soon.