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SUMMARY:The Online 2020 Toronto Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:After successful conferences in 2016 and 2019\, Writing Day Workshops is excited to announce The 2020 Toronto Writing Workshop (TWW) — a two-day online “How to Get Published” writers conference in on Saturday\, August 8 and Sunday\, August 9\, 2020. This writing event is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of two days\, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional)\, get your questions answered\, and more. This is a special “How to Get Published” writing workshop. In other words\, it’s two days full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. Discussions will involve 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. No matter what you’re writing — fiction or nonfiction — these classes will help point you in the right direction. Writers of all genres are welcome. \nThe 2020 TWW is now an Online Conference to keep everyone safe\, spread out over two days. This will be easy and awesome\, and the online conferences done thus far have received wonderful feedback. You do not have to be tech-savvy to do this. All aspects of the event have been kept\, including one-on-one agent & editor pitching\, which will now be done by Skype or Zoom or phone. Learn all details about the new August 8-9 TWW Online Conference here and what everything means \n  \nHow to pay/register — Registration is now open. Reach out to workshop organizer Brian Klems via email: WDWconference@gmail.com\, and he will provide specific instructions for payment and registration to get you a reserved seat at the event. Payment is by either PayPal or check or credit card. Because Brian plans different workshops\, make sure you note that you’re inquiring about the Toronto workshop specifically. \n$245 CAD / $189 USD — EARLY BIRD registration pricing! This is the complete base price for registration to the 2020 TWW and access to all workshops\, all day. \nAdd $38 CAD / $29 USD — to secure a 10-minute one-on-one meeting with any of our literary agents in attendance. Use this special meeting as a chance to pitch your work and get professional feedback on your pitch. (Spaces limited.) \nAdd $91 CAD / $69 USD — for an in-depth\, personal critique of your one-page query letter from Chuck Sambuchino\, one of the workshop’s former instructors. (This rate is a special event value for Toronto Writing Workshop attendees only.) \nAdd $117 CAD / $89 USD — for an in-depth personal critique of the first 10 pages of your novel. Spaces with faculty for these critiques are very limited\, and participating attendees get an in-person meeting at the workshop. \n  \nSchedule for Sunday\, August 9\, 2020 \n9:30 – 10:30: This is Going to Be Harsh: 10 Things that Writers Need to Know About Writing and Publishing. This session\, taught by a literary agent\, is a no-nonsense class on what aspiring (and even published) writers need to understand immediately to make the most out of their writing career and journey. \n10:45 – 11:50: Keep Them Hooked: How to Write a Page-Turner. This session will guide you through the key elements to keeping your readers wanting more. \n1:15 – 2:30: The Business of How Authors Make Money. This workshop\, taught by a literary agent experienced with contracts and negotiation\, will delve into all the ways authors make money. \n2:45 – 3:45: Romance 101. We’ll talk about plotting and publishing a smart and successful romance novel\, what’s selling\, and what the market looks like today. \n4:00 – 5:00: Plotting Arcs and Compelling Narratives. A great work of fiction requires excellent pacing to move the reader past those first pages and to propel them to the very end. \n(What you see here is a quick layout of the day’s events. See a full layout of the day’s sessions\, with detailed descriptions\, on the official Schedule Page here.) \n  \nThis year’s faculty includes the following: \n\nliterary agent Paul S. Levine (Paul S. Levine Literary)\nliterary agent Jemiscoe Chambers-Black (Andrea Brown Literary)\nliterary agent Eric Smith (P.S. Literary)\nliterary agent Tia Mele (Talcott Notch)\nliterary agent Dan Cramer (Flannery Literary)\nliterary agent Amy Giuffrida (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)\nliterary agent Em Lysaght (Ladderbird Literary)\nliterary agent Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary)\nliterary agent Lori Steel (Raven Quill Literary)\nliterary agent Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary)\nliterary agent Jessica Watterson (Sandra Dijkstra Literary)\nliterary agent Lindsey Leggett (The Rights Factory)\nliterary agent Kelly Peterson (Rees Literary)\nliterary agent Hope Bolinger (CYLE Literary Elite)\nliterary agent Michelle Richter (Fuse Literary)\nliterary agent Nicole Payne (Golden Wheat Literary)\nliterary agent Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary)\nliterary agent Kortney Price (Raven Quill Literary)\nliterary agent Becky LeJeune (Bond Literary)\nliterary agent Michael Carr (Veritas Literary)\nliterary agent Laurel Symonds (The Bent Agency)\nliterary agent Jessica Schmeidler (Golden Wheat Literary)\nliterary assistant Rae Loverde (Donald Maass Literary)\nliterary agent Savannah Brooks (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)\nliterary agent Bibi Lewis (Ethan Ellenberg Literary)\nliterary agent Catherine Hedrick-Armstrong (The Purcell Agency)\nliterary agent Kimberly Brower (Brower Literary)\nliterary agent Stephany Evans (Pande Literary)\nliterary agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon (The Rights Factory)\nliterary agent Carly Watters (P.S. Literary)\nliterary agent Lizzie Poteet (The Seymour Agency)\nliterary agent Eva Scalzo (Speilburg Literary)\nliterary agent Stephanie Winter (P.S. Literary)\nliterary agent Cecilia Lyra (The Rights Factory)\nliterary agent Olga Filina (The Rights Factory)\nmore agent faculty forthcoming\n\n  \nBy the end of the day\, you will have all the tools you need to move forward on your writing journey. This independent event is organized by coordinator Chuck Sambuchino of Writing Day Workshops\, with help from local writing groups. 
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/the-online-2020-toronto-writing-workshop-2/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Festival,Panel,Virtual Festival,Workshop
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