Young Adult Fiction First Pages, with Emily Settle
November 6th, 2023 - December 4th, 2023
with Emily M. Bailey
You'll submit your pages at the group start, then spend the next weeks critiquing peer stories. Emily 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 Emily 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 for advanced writers who are agented or querying.
Focus: Children's - Young Adult - Contemporary fiction - Children'…
Group size: 7 writers
Submissions: 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.
Fee
Members: $115; Non-members: $137
About Emily M. Bailey
Emily Settle (she/her) is an associate editor for Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. Born and raised in downstate New York, she studied journalism at Lehigh University and later earned an M.S. in Publishing from Pace University. When she's not reading or taking yet another picture of her calico cat, you can find her at the archery range attempting to be Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn.