March 6: Pitch to publishers and hear from writing experts

Kirkwood MO

09 February, 2021

2:02 PM

Description

At the March 6 "Writers on Zoom" online conference, experts will offer "how-to" tips on research, characterization, poetry, memoirs and humor, as well as advice for portraying the Deaf culture and community. The daylong event is free to St. Louis Writers Guild members, though registration is required. The $20 fee for nonmembers includes access to recordings of the six workshops. Sign up using Eventbrite on stlwritersguild.org If you have questions you'd like the speakers to address, post them at least a week in advance to the St. Louis Writers Guild Facebook page or email [email protected] with MARCH 6 in the subject line. Concurrently, the Guild will host pitching to publishers on March 6. Register in advance on Eventbrite for up to two five-minute pitch sessions with publishers, including North Star Editions, Owl Hollow Press, The Wild Rose Press and Coffee House Press. Pitches are $10 for SLWG members, $20 for nonmembers. The online conference is part of our yearlong celebration of the Guild's 100th Anniversary. Learn more about the speakers and their talks, as well as what genres the publishers are seeking at www.stlwritersguild.org under the Special Events tab, Writers on Zoom. Agenda9 a.m. – RESEARCHING THE LUNATICK ASTRONOMERS, Andrew P.B. Lound 10 a.m. – BEYOND NAME, AGE, AND SIBLING NUMBER: Turning Your Pinocchios into Real Characters, Jody Feldman 11 a.m. – TRUE-BIZ: Best approaches to portraying Deaf culture and community, Zack JodlowskiNOON BREAK1 p.m. – TIPS FOR MEMOIRISTS—Craft, Family, and How to Get Your Book in the World, Linda Joy Myers2 p.m. – WRITING LIKE MY HAND IS ON FIRE, Jane Ellen Ibur3 p.m. – WHAT IMPROV COMEDY CAN TEACH YOU ABOUT HUMOR WRITING, Bob Baker