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Climax: Ending a Book Series
In Person Only At the end of a series, readers have been in it for the long haul. They’re counting on you to pull together all the hanging threads of a long-running, multi-novel story in climax and finale that satisfies all character arcs. No pressure! Join our panel of series authors and agen
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Submitting to Literary Magazines
In Person Only Are you interested in submitting your short stories, flash fiction, or poetry to literary magazines but don’t know where to start? Our panel will tell you everything you need to know to find markets that suit what you write and how to maximize your chances of your submissions be
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Kathy Chung
Researching and Writing Historical Fiction
In Person, Livestreamed, and Recorded Join our panel of historical fiction writers for an in-depth discussion about researching historical fiction and dragging yourself out of research rabbit holes to actually write it. Topics will include research methods and sources – traditional and non-tra
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Kathy Chung
Creating Multi-Layered Fictional Worlds
In Person, Livestreamed, and Recorded Is there anything better than escaping into a book? The best books, no matter the genre, create seamless worlds that engage all our senses and all our emotions. As a writer, how do you make your world immersive and engaging? All elements need to work in harmony,
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Kathy Chung
Subtext in Romantic Fiction and Beyond
In Person, Livestreamed, and Recorded What exactly is subtext? How can you employ it in fiction and memoir to reveal all sorts of interesting things about your characters and their relationships? What people say and don’t say, what they mean versus what actually comes out of their mouth, the u
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Kathy Chung
Writing for Kids and Teens in the 21st Century
In Person, Livestreamed, and Recorded Twenty-first century kids and teens are growing up in a brave new world, and the books they read need to reflect these new realities. From the importance of craft, to ensuring representation, to addressing everything from critical thinking to AI, how can your wo
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Kathy Chung
Planting Seeds: Making Your Resolution Make Sense Without Giving It Away
In Person, Livestreamed, and Recorded No matter what genre you write, the same magic trick has to work: the ending of your story must make sense to the reader based on the seeds you’ve planted along the way – clues, if you will, regardless of genre – but those seeds can’t be
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Kathy Chung
The Agent/Author/Editor Relationship
In Person, Livestreamed, and Recorded Join our panel of agents for an in depth discussion of the all-important human element of publishing: the working relationships! How do you know if an agent is one you’re going to be able to work with? How do you make yourself someone who’s a joy for
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Kathy Chung
SiWC Idol
In Person, Livestreamed, and Recorded Our ever-popular first-page reads panel is back! Mary Robinette Kowal reads your first page submissions aloud to our panel of agents. When they’d stop reading if your page was a submission, Mary Robinette stops reading, and we hear why they agents said the
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