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For Novel/Fiction Beginners and Veterans (All Genres) 1-800-250-8290
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 Algonkian has put together a team of five of the best professionals from all points to work with writers attending the Point Loma Writer's Conference. They include from New York, rising star literary agent, Scott Hoffman; list-building literary agent at Sandra Dijkstra Agency, Elise Capron; fiction writer and editor of DEL SOL REVIEW and WEB DEL SOL, Michael Neff; and from San Diego, one of the best new agents in the business, Ms. Sally van Haitsma. More below. Please note that meetings with them will be intimate and relaxed (no waiting in lines).
 Elise Capron is an agent for the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency--widely regarded as the best on the west coast. Their authors include Amy Tan, Kate White, Janell Cannon, and many more. Elise is list-building and looking for new manuscripts. She is Sandra's assistant and specializes in literary and women's fiction. An interview can be
[found here].
 Scott Hoffman's fiction list is about half literary, and half commercial. If your project doesn't fit one of the "established" categories, he might be your guy. He is always on the look out beautifully-written literary fiction, dark novels, SF and Fantasy, as well as heartbreaking memoirs. More about Scott can be [found here].
 Author and publisher, Michael Neff, will be the chief workshop leader. His new novel, YEAR OF THE RHINOCEROS, was recently published by Red Hen press. He is the director of the popular literary community, WebdelSol.Com, and founder of Algonkian Conferences. He is also the editor of Del Sol Press. More on him can be [found here].
 A member of the prestigious Castiglia Literary Agency, Sally van Haitsma is actively looking for proposals and her fiction list covers literary and women's fiction, and SF/F as well. Her recent sales include SILVERSTEIN & ME by Marv Gold (Red Hen Press), WESLEY THE OWL by Stacey O'Brien (Free Press/Simon & Schuster), and THE LEISURE SEEKER by Michael Zadoorian (HarperCollins). More about Sally and her agency may be [found here].
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NOVEL INTO FILM
The workshop leader will also devote time to film adaptation, high concept pitching, and other aspects of novel and screenplay. We want to help you get published, and discuss the potential of turning your novel into film. |
Using our unique model-and-context method, Algonkian students will study and apply techniques of craft, structure, and style culled from over 20 successful authors (and dramatists) including Ann Patchett, Ken Kesey, Annie Proulx, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tennessee Williams, Michael Chabon, Gail Godwin, Ernest Hemingway, V. Nabokov, Flannery O'Connor, Barbara Kingsolver, and Robert Graves. Writers, regardless of experience, will come away from this five day intensive with the specific knowledge they need to create an intellectual and emotionally powerful novel. The faculty will not only review promising novel concepts and consult with agents who work with Algonkian, but the event will also devote time to film adaptation, high concept pitching, and other aspects of novel-to-film. Students will also learn ALL THEY MUST KNOW about the publishing business. As a bonus, the perfect query letter and synopsis are included.
 The Point Loma Writers Conference is limited to 15 attendees. All workshops will take place at the newly remodeled Vagabond Inn in Mission Valley. All attendees will have a private room at the Vagabond Inn. The location is minutes from San Diego Airport, Sea World, Ocean Beach, and the Gas Lamp District. The Inn's amenities include fax/photocopying, free Wi-Fi Internet, heated swimming pool, free parking, HBO, and a refrigerator and ironing board in every new room. Pet friendly rooms are available.
Please note that Algonkian will make all reservations. Also know that you have the option of staying at lodging nearby, or anywhere else in San Diego, as long as you arrive at the conference location every morning on time. If you do decide to stay elsewhere, your registration fee will be $535.00, but let us know before you register.
 Before you make a decision about attending the conference, please review the Algonkian syllabus and author list. If this is the conference you are looking for, you may apply using our online application form. Upon acceptance, registration can be accomplished using our secure credit card processor below, or else mail your check payable to "Algonkian Point Loma Writers Conference.". The tuition for the five day conference is $889.00 and that includes tuition, shuttle transportation from the airport, a private room for five nights, agent pitch sessions, breakfast and lunch, and the Algonkian workshop manual, "Immersed in The Art of Fiction."
Students will arrive by Tuesday evening. The conference is five days, beginning Wednesday morning, lasting till the following Sunday. Sessions and exercises are intensive and continue through the day. The workshops begin promptly at 8:00 AM, lunch at noon, and end at 5:00 PM. Participants can unwind before dinner but are expected to work on their exercises in the evenings if necessary. As for supplies, participants should either bring their laptop or else plenty of note paper to write on in order to generate ideas and notes during discussions.
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IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO USE A CREDIT CARD, PLEASE SEND A CHECK FOR $889.00 VIA CERTIFIED MAIL (PAYABLE TO ALGONKIAN WORKSHOPS) FOLLOWING APPLICATION ACCEPTANCE TO
ALGONKIAN NOVEL WORKSHOPS
POINT LOMA WRITERS CONFERENCE
2020 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
SUITE 443
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006.REFUND POLICY: full refund up to October 15, 2009. Credit towards another conference after 10/15. |
Point Loma and Ocean Beach
 Minutes away from the conference location is Old Town, the historical birthplace of San Diego. Here you can enjoy several free museums, shops that sell handcrafted wares, and the Plaza del Pasado bazaar where you will find traditional restaurants, one-of-a-kind shops and live music. Old Town is also the location of the nearest transit station where you can take a bus or trolley to any part of San Diego and even to Mexico. Only a mile away is  Ocean Beach, a mixed community of small vacation cottages and vacation rentals and beautiful cliff side homes located along Sunset Cliffs. Ocean Beach offers great surfing, Dog Beach one of the few dog friendly beaches and great fishing from Ocean Beach Pier. Small charming restaurants, coffee houses and bars make up the unique area and communities of Ocean Beach. While you're at it, take a walk down the longest pier on this side of the world and watch the sunset.
Please note that Algonkian will take care of all reservations. Write us at algonkian@webdelsol.com if you have further questions, or phone our home office at 1-800-250-8290. We're looking forward to a great conference.
Web del Sol/Algonkian Workshops
2020 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 443
Washington, D.C. 20006
algonkian@webdelsol.com
Phone: 1-800-250-8290
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