UPCOMING CONFERENCES
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
WRITING DAY WORKSHOP- BOSTON
Sheraton Boston (Back Bay)
At the event, they'll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. And, of course, you'll have the opportunity to pitch to agents like Beth Marshea.
OCTOBER 13, 2018
WRITERS WORKSHOP BY THE RIVER- REDBANK, NJ
The Oyster Point Hotel
During this retreat like full day workshop authors have the opportunity to attend various Presentations, pitch Literary Agents and Editors (Optional), get a book signed by Bestselling Author Megan Erickson during our Mixer, get work critiqued by Agents and Editors (Optional), attend the Critical Mass: First Page Critique Literary Agent and Editor Panel, and Network with authors and industry professionals all day long and during a Networking Mixer after hours.
MARCH 27-30TH, 2019
AWP CONFERENCE AND BOOKFAIR
Oregon Convention Center
Join our very own tammy lynne stoner, Kate Carroll de Gutes, Matthew Griffin, and Toby Harper for our panel "Publishing Queer: what is, what was, and what just might be". We'll discuss how queer publishing has changed over the years, whether or not agents and publishing houses resist picking up LGBTQ lit in the face of the current American climate, and what the future looks like. This panel will also discuss publishing trends in the industry at large.
WRITING DAY WORKSHOP- BOSTON
Sheraton Boston (Back Bay)
At the event, they'll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. And, of course, you'll have the opportunity to pitch to agents like Beth Marshea.
OCTOBER 13, 2018
WRITERS WORKSHOP BY THE RIVER- REDBANK, NJ
The Oyster Point Hotel
During this retreat like full day workshop authors have the opportunity to attend various Presentations, pitch Literary Agents and Editors (Optional), get a book signed by Bestselling Author Megan Erickson during our Mixer, get work critiqued by Agents and Editors (Optional), attend the Critical Mass: First Page Critique Literary Agent and Editor Panel, and Network with authors and industry professionals all day long and during a Networking Mixer after hours.
MARCH 27-30TH, 2019
AWP CONFERENCE AND BOOKFAIR
Oregon Convention Center
Join our very own tammy lynne stoner, Kate Carroll de Gutes, Matthew Griffin, and Toby Harper for our panel "Publishing Queer: what is, what was, and what just might be". We'll discuss how queer publishing has changed over the years, whether or not agents and publishing houses resist picking up LGBTQ lit in the face of the current American climate, and what the future looks like. This panel will also discuss publishing trends in the industry at large.
CLASSES
Ladderbird will be setting up various series of writing classes for teens and adults throughout the upcoming year. Check back soon find out when and where they'll be held.