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Tuesday
May
31
7:00pm
(Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Category:
Authors, Books, Writing
Publishing contracts are confusing to even the most business-savvy writers. Literary agent Kaitlyn Johnson will explain the most important aspects writers should know before signing a contract.
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Virtual: Writing Workshop: So Close
Registration Required
Tips to Take Your Manuscript to the Next Level
Tuesday
June
7
7:00pm
(Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Category:
Authors, Books, Writing
Are you getting compliments on your writing, but still no book contract? Rebecca Petruck will offer practical advice to help those who are so close take that final leap across the finish line.
Learn more > Sunday
June
12
4:00pm
(Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Category:
Authors, Books, Writing
Join your fellow writers for critique, discussion, and camaraderie. Writers of all genres and experience are welcome. Please attend one meeting before submitting a piece for critique.
Learn more > Tuesday
June
14
7:00pm
(Virtual Room - EPD)
For African-Americans navigating a racist society, imagining a better world is a powerful tool. Dr. Julian Chambliss will discuss the visions of Afrofuturism that re-shaped the American experience.
Learn more > Sunday
June
26
2:00pm
Event Category:
Authors, Books, Writing
Literary agent Kaitlyn Johnson will explain the process from submitting to agents through publication, including the ins and outs of querying agents, getting the call, and going on submission.
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July
5
7:00pm
(Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Category:
Authors, Books, Writing
Join Stephenie Magister, editor for award-winning and best-selling books, as she takes you through key strategies to unbox your worldbuilding like never before.
Learn more > Sunday
July
10
1:00pm
(Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Category:
Authors, Books, Writing
NYT bestselling author Emily Colin will share her secrets to writing stellar opening pages filled with compelling conflict, vivid voice, and characters readers will love—or love to hate.
Learn more > Sunday
July
10
4:00pm
(Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Category:
Authors, Books, Writing
Join your fellow writers for critique, discussion, and camaraderie. Writers of all genres and experience are welcome. Please attend one meeting before submitting a piece for critique.
Learn more > Tuesday
August
9
7:00pm
Event Category:
Authors, Books, Writing
Annie Hartnett is the author of novels RABBIT CAKE and UNLIKELY ANIMALS. Hartnett will read from her newest book and discuss writing and her career in a Q&A session.
Learn more > Sunday
August
14
4:00pm
(Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Category:
Authors, Books, Writing
Join your fellow writers for critique, discussion, and camaraderie. Writers of all genres and experience are welcome. Please attend one meeting before submitting a piece for critique.
Learn more >