Writers Conferences - Write and Pitch, Algonkian Park, Fisherman's Wharf, New York Pitch, and More

INTERVIEW
OBSERVATIONS

"Any first time author can be made to look "fabulous" -- it's all about how an agent, author and publisher present the author. Every author has a background and a story, which can be told to the book- sellers and public in a boring way or a way that is spectacular."
Barbara Zitwer

Algonkian Writer Conferences in 2010

Events at Glance (more below)

Sept. 15-19: Algonkian Park Workshop, VA, $865, 10-12 attendees
Sept. 23-26: NYC Pitch and Shop, NY, $595, 45-60 attendees
Oct. 13-17: Fisherman's Wharf, SF/CA, $495, 15 attendees
Nov. 12-14: Write and Pitch, SF/CA, $329, 60-80 attendees
(MS Analysis + pre-event work)

Algonkian Park Workshops - lodging incl.
Sept. 15-19, 10. OPEN TO APPLICATIONS. Tuition $865

Beside the waters of the Potomac, writers go to the fireplace with lots of coffee and hunker down for five days of intensive novel and fiction crafting with Michael Neff, Robert Bausch, and Paige Wheeler.

NYC Pitch and Shop Conference
Sept. 23-26, 10. OPEN TO APPLICATIONS. Tuition $595

Writers workshop their novel before pitching it to major publishers such as Scribners, Penguin, Random House, Holt, St. Martins, and more. See NYC Pitch and Shop NEWS for latest. Book publicity pros and top workshop leaders from Algonkian and NYWW.

Fisherman's Wharf Writers Conference
Oct. 13-17, 2010. OPEN TO APPLICATIONS. Tuition $495

"From the Heart, but Smart - Premise, Platform, Market and Execution" beside the San Francisco Bay ... Agent sessions With Michael Larsen, Elizabeth Pomada, Amy Burkhardt and Scott Hoffman; structure and narrative workshops with Michael Neff; Short Fiction Workshop, Novel Into Film. Author Kathi Goldmark and Editor/Author Sam Berry.

The Write & Pitch Conference
Nov. 12-14, 2010. OPEN TO APPLICATIONS. Tuition $329

The only conference to evaluate your novel or work-in-progress before you arrive. A new conference designed by Algonkian to provide writers with all the information, materials, and guided training they must have to realistically take their novel to the next level. Attendees receive a pre-event novel analysis by NYC editors as well as the Algonkian 80 page study guide prior to arrival.

Algonkian Park Workshops
9/15 - 9/19/10 - One of our best for writers serious about publication. Craft, pitch and market workshops led by M. Neff, Paige Wheeler, and Bob Bausch.

Fisherman's Wharf Writer Conference
10/13 - 10/17/10 During 45+ hrs of actual workshop time, writers engage in realistic narrative and complication/plot exercises necessary to produce a publishable manuscript.

NOTE on event registrations: we accept payments in installments. Please notify us by email if this will benefit you, but not until your application has been accepted. Thank you.

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Interview with Algonkian attendee, author Thierry Sagnier: "I was stuck, hadn't done any serious writing for months, and a friend of mine�also a writer�suggested I attend a workshop to kickstart me. So I looked on the net and found that there were quite a few places that offered what I wanted, but when I researched the Algonkian conference, I recognized the name of a reporter I really respect. He'd been there and was highly complimentary, so that sealed it for me."