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Event Name:

Mediabistro Literary Festival & Workshops

Address:

Online
Online, NY

Event Date/Time:

Starts:	Mon Jul 16 2012 at 12:00 PM
Ends:	Wed Aug 1 2012 at 1:00 PM

Hosting Organization:

Mediabistro

Contact Name:

Caitlin McKinney

Contact Email Address:

caitlin@mediabistro.com

Contact Phone Number:

212-547-7870

For More Information:

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Event Cost:

$425.00

NOTE: This is always the lowest cost for the event; always read the description below for full details about the event, including possible price ranges.

Event Description:

Launch your summer writing project at the Mediabistro Literary Festival & Workshops, a gathering of the brightest minds in book publishing, starting July 16. It takes place entirely online, so you can join us from the comfort of your lake cottage, sailboat, or RV. You'll work with notable authors, editors, and literary agents to get direction on your writing project and learn what it takes to get published today. -Learn how to create a gripping story from New Yorker writer Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief, Rin Tin Tin) -Uncover 5 secrets of wicked good prose with Constance Hale (Sin and Syntax) -Discover what it takes to get published with Elissa Schappell (Use Me, Blueprints for Building Better Girls) -Find out how to master publicity from best-selling author Rebecca Skloot (The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks) Choose your workshop. We've got literary fiction writing, memoir, YA novel writing, mystery writing, sci-fi, and romance , among many other topics.