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The Business of Writing: How to Successfully Research and Submit to Literary Journals, Publishers & Agents

Event Date: 06.02.2021

Time: 2-4pm

This workshop will take writers through the basics of writing convincing and persuasive pitches, as well as submission etiquette and best practices for presenting your writing to decision makers in your field. It will address such topics as crafting cover letters, writing compelling queries, how to research opportunities for your career development, strategies for building an audience for one’s work, and ways to improve the odds for your submissions. Participants will leave the workshop with a packet of resources for discovering opportunities in their chosen genre, as well as examples of successful pitches and submissions, and next steps relative to their goals and career point. Poet, essayist and critic, Kristina Marie Darling is the author of 35 books of poetry and literary criticism and the Editor-in-Chief at Tupelo Press.

Best suited for writers of all genres. Open and free to writers across Massachusetts. Hosted by Assets for Artists in partnership with Mass Cultural Council.

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Add to Calendar 06/02/2021 02:00 PM 06/02/2021 02:00 PM America/New_York The Business of Writing: How to Successfully Research and Submit to Literary Journals, Publishers & Agents Time: 2-4pm This workshop will take writers through the basics of writing convincing and persuasive pitches, as well as submission etiquette and best practices for presenting your writing to decision makers in your field. It will address such topics as crafting cover letters, writing compelling queries, how to research opportunities for ...

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