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

Algonkian holds a dozen or so conferences per year including the San Francisco Write and Pitch Conference (W&PC) and the New York Pitch and Shop Conference in September, June, December, and March. We also hold smaller, one-on-one intensives like those in Algonkian Park and Fisherman's Wharf (see below).

Writer Events at Glance (more below)

Feb. 19-21: Write and Pitch, SF/CA, $329, 60-100 attendees
(MS Analysis + pre-event work)
March 18-21: NYC Pitch and Shop, NY, $595, 45-60 attendees
March 24-28: Algonkian Park Workshop, NY, $865, 10-12 attendees
May 12-16: Fisherman's Wharf, SF/CA, $495 - 15 attendees

The Write & Pitch Conference
Feb 19-21, 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.

New York Pitch Conference
Mar. 18-21, 2010. 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 NYC.

Algonkian Park Workshops - lodging incl.
Mar. 24-28, 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.

Fisherman's Wharf Writers Conference
May 12-16, 09. 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.

Algonkian Park Workshops
3/24 - 3/28/10 - One of our best for writers serious about publication. Craft, pitch and market workshops led by M. Neff, Paige Wheeler, and Bob Bausch.

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."