Adult and Young Adult Fiction First Pages (SFF lean), with Stephanie Stein

July 27th, 2023 - August 21st, 2023

with Stephanie Stein

Group started

You'll submit your pages at the group start, then spend the next weeks critiquing peer stories. Stephanie will submit her notes near the critique deadline. After critiques are complete, we host a 2-hour group debrief, in which each writer gets 15 minutes of individual time with Stephanie to dig into feedback, brainstorm next steps, and discuss any writing questions. 

Our goal with these events is to help writers become stronger storytellers. That said, each opening pages event we offer also comes with a submission opportunity.

Notes

Who this workshop is for: This workshop is a high-level educational event, best suited to advanced writers who are agented or querying.

Focus: Children's - Young Adult - Contemporary fiction - Children'…

Group size: 7 writers

Submissions: <p>There will be one submission of your first 3750 words (approximately 15 pages) at the workshop start. Participants should also plan to share their pitch/short summary with their pages. Your pitch is not included in the word count and will not be critiqued.</p><p><span style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">Changes and Withdrawals Policy:&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li>2 months or more&nbsp;ahead of a workshop start: you will be credited the full amount of the workshop, less a $15 change fee.</li><li>Under 2 months to 15 days ahead of a workshop start: you will be credited for the full workshop cost less a $15 charge if we are able to replace you. If we can't replace you, you will receive a credit for 50% of the workshop cost.</li><li>Withdrawals within 2 weeks&nbsp;of a workshop start will not be credited even if you are able to be replaced. Your payment will go towards our scholarship program.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Fee

Members: $115; Non-members: $137

About Stephanie Stein

Stephanie Stein is a Senior Editor at Tor Books. Before joining the Tor team, she spent eleven years in marketing and editorial roles at HarperCollins Children's Books, where she worked with acclaimed and bestselling YA and middle grade authors including Sarah Underwood, Shveta Thakrar, Ava Reid, Mark Oshiro, and Michael Leali, and was also the lead editor of Erin Hunter's #1 bestelling Warriors series. For her list at Tor, Stephanie is acquiring science fiction, fantasy, and fantasy romance for adult readers. She loves a smartly conceived retelling, an ornery dragon, a magical school, or a hypercompetent assassin, and she's on the hunt for irresistibly cool magic, space opera that travels to strange new worlds and civilizations, and romance that uses speculative elements to heighten the emotional stakes and make you feel all the feels.

Schedule:

  • Thurs, July 27th - Writers submit
  • Mon, Aug 14th - Critiques due
  • Thurs, Aug 17th, 7:30-9:30 pm ET - Debrief call on Zoom
  • Mon Aug 21st - Group closes