Adult Fiction, with agent Jackie Kruzie (Opening Pages), Winter 2026

February 3rd, 2026 - March 6th, 2026

with Jackie Kruzie

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Member registration opens November 3rd at 09:00 (EST).
Non-member registration opens January 3rd at 09:00 (EST).

You'll submit your pages at the group start, then spend the next weeks critiquing peer stories. The agent will submit their 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 the agent to dig into feedback, brainstorm next steps, and discuss any writing questions. 

Our goal with these events is to help writers become stronger storytellers. Each opening pages event we offer with literary agents also comes with a submission opportunity.

<p>You may take one adult workshop per season. Winter season includes workshops with 'Winter' in the title. If there is space in a workshop 1 month prior to it starting, you may register for a second workshop.<br></p>

Notes

Who this workshop is for: <p>This workshop is especially geared to the writer who is querying or getting ready to query.</p>

Focus: Adult - Novels - Literary - Adult - Novels - Upmarket - Adult - Novel…

Group size: 7 writers

Submissions: <p>There will be one submission of your first 3750 words of prose. 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>

Fee

Members: $150; Non-members: $175

About Jackie Kruzie

Jackie Kruzie is a literary agent with Focused Artists representing adult fiction. She calls herself a book dragon, seeking and hoarding books like treasure. She has made a career out of creating and sharing books as an author, librarian, and literary agent.
Jackie enjoys speculative elements, particularly magic and witches, set in a world where abilities are not publicly known or understood. She likes contemporary and historical Women and Book Club fiction with a budding romance that develops organically. Essentially she wants a book she can live in for a while and feel the bittersweet loss when her time there is over. 
Jackie’s full wish list can be found on MSWL and her website. 


Schedule:

  • Tues, Feb 3rd - Submissions due
  • Tues, Feb 24th - Critiques due
  • Tues, March 3rd, 12-2 pm ET - Debrief call on Zoom 
  • Fri, March 6th - Group closes