You've spent countless hours staring at blank pages, writing, deleting, rewriting, and editing your story. Now that your manuscript is complete, it's time for you to get the readers you deserve.
This 2-hour online workshop is designed for writers who want to master the art of the query letter, land a literary agent, and ultimately get a book deal!
You'll learn from literary agent Noah Ballard how to craft and polish your query, and the best way to send it out into the publishing world so that you get results that make you happy.
Workshop leader and literary agent Noah Ballard will use in-class exercises and real-world examples to teach you these key elements of tackling any query:
This workshop also includes:
This workshop is designed for the writer that has a completed manuscript and is thinking about publishing. If that's you, then yes—whether you're a determined debut author, or a seasoned author seeking new representation.
Under the guidance of an experienced literary agent, you'll learn the best tools of the trade so you can approach your querying in the most effective way!
Join online: Participate in the workshop from anywhere in the world. You'll get to interact with Noah and the other attendees using video, audio, and text chat (or, you can lurk in the background - we don't mind!)
Ask Noah questions live during the event, or send them in by email afterwards.
We cap this event at only 25 writers.
We use Zoom for our webinars. Don't want to share your webcam? No problem, we won't make you!
This online workshop is led by Noah Ballard,
After studying creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he began his career in publishing at Emma Sweeney Agency.
Today, Noah specializes in literary fiction, short story collections, and narrative non-fiction, including memoir, journalism, and pop culture. He is considered by Writer's Digest as the top literary agent to follow on Twitter.
Noah has appeared at graduate writing programs and writers' conferences across the United States, speaking on the subject of query letters, building non-fiction platforms, and submission etiquette.
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