Middle Grade Fiction, Summer 2017

June 13th, 2017 - September 20th, 2017

with Tamra Tuller

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Workshop your Middle Grade novel in an intimate setting with editor Tamra Tuller. You’ll share three 5,000-word submissions over the 3-month workshop with Tamra and your peers. Plus, get your questions answered and learn from Tamra in monthly office hours sessions held by discussion call. Get feedback, support and guidance as you work through your manuscript revisions. Participants can also take advantage of an optional individual 15-minute mentoring phone call with Tamra during the workshop.

This group will be capped at 5 writers. There are no lectures associated with the group. Instead, teaching is done through the workshop process, and particularly in the group discussion calls.

Notes

Who this workshop is for: This workshop is best suited to an individual who has completed or made significant progress on their rough draft. Workshopping large sections enables our instructors to give the story-level feedback needed for writers to submit their best work.

Focus:

Group size: 8 writers

Submissions: There will be three, 5,000-word submissions.

Fee

Members: $250; Non-members: $290

About Tamra Tuller

Tamra Tuller first got her publishing feet wet in the Scholastic Book Clubs. She then moved on to Scholastic’s trade division at Blue Sky Press, followed by Philomel Books, an imprint of the Penguin Young Readers Group, and most recently Chronicle Books. Tamra is now a freelance editor focusing mainly on middle-grade and young adult novels. She has a strong interest in reality-based contemporary and historical fiction, but she has fallen in love with books of all genres and will gladly work on a wide variety of titles, including picture books. In addition to speaking at conferences and facilitating writers' workshops, she has worked with such authors as Ruta Sepetys, Beth Kephart, Kathryn Erskine, Leila Sales, Hannah Moskowitz, and K.A. Holt. http://www.tamratulleredits.com/testimonials/

Schedule:

Tuesday, 6/13: 15-minute introductory call
Tuesday, 6/20: First submissions due
Thursday, 7/6: First critiques due
Tuesday, 7/11: First group discussion call
Tuesday, 7/18: Second submissions due
Thursday, 8/3: Second critiques due
Tuesday, 8/8: Second group discussion call
Tuesday, 8/15: third submission due
Thursday, 8/31: third critiques due
(week off for Labor Day/school starting)
Tuesday, 9/12: final group call

*critiques are due 16 days from submission, allowing for a slightly easier pace for summer