The Art of Storytelling: Summer Writing Workshops & Character Sketching

WOW!  Women on Writing is offering summer workshops for writers looking to earn more income and/or hone their craft. WOW! offers tons of information, including advice, tips, blogs and other tools to help aspiring and current women writers, editors, agents and publishers. From WOW!: How the courses work:All of the courses operate online—whether through email, website, [...]

Hurston/Wright 3-Day Writers’ Workshop

I had a great conversation on Tuesday with an African-American literary agent on Plenary Publishing submission needs, as well as the current state of African-American literature and the challenges facing African-American authors. One of the key topics of discussion is the need for writers of color to invest in their craft through attendance at workshops, participation in writing [...]

The Art of Storytelling: Word Counts

We’re thisclose to making an announcement regarding our 2010 list. I’m excited and proud to be working with these authors (as soon contract negotiations close), and we’re still knee deep in submissions as we think ahead to 2011. I get emails in our submissions box regarding our submissions process and writing in general, and I’ve decided to address [...]

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