A 2-Day Business of Writing Workshop
Saturday & Sunday, June 22 & 23, 1-4 PM
ALL LEVELS
This seminar will discuss the nitty-gritty, "industry standard" query from the perspective of an Assistant Agent. We will go over often overlooked basics and effective ways to communicate your creative projects in hopes of making it out of the slush pile. In the spirit of “demystifying,” this lecture HOPES to center the work, the writer, above all else, in an industry that though is beholden to art, is also beholden to capitalism.
Over the course of this two-day workshop, writers will listen to a comprehensive lecture and have the opportunity to ask further questions/clarifications in a Q&A, as well as workshop first pages of their writing samples and discuss examples of effective openings.
Mary Alice Stewart has been an Assistant Agent/Editor under Annie DeWitt at The Shipman Agency for four years, while also grinding it out as a writer herself. Her fiction has appeared in Joyland, No Tokens, Washington Square Review, and elsewhere. She is at work on a novel. She is from Maine.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
All MWPA workshops require advanced registration. We accept registration by phone, mail, and online via our website. We cannot guarantee registration in the final 24-hours before a workshop, and can rarely accommodate day-of registration.
PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICIES
If you need to withdraw from a class after registering for any reason, please email or call the MWPA immediately. You may be eligible for a partial refund or credit, depending on how far in advance you cancel. → MORE INFORMATION
QUESTIONS
For any questions regarding this workshop, please contact programs@mainewriters.org.
REGISTER BY PHONE
Call 207-228-8263 and register with your VISA or MasterCard.
$120 Members/$175 Nonmembers
REGISTER BY MAIL
If you prefer to pay by mail, please print this registration form (downloadable PDF) and mail it to the MWPA with a check or credit card information.
SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one partial scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Email programs@mainewriters.org to see if the scholarship is still available. Application Due by June 8 at 9:00 a.m.
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