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Learn more about the craft and business of writing with the Atlanta Writers Club.
Learn more about writing, network with other writers, and listen to accomplished authors offer tips to improve your writing.
Complimentary refreshments during Network & Nosh mixer (12:45 pm - 1:30 pm) for members and first-time visitors. This is a great opportunity to get to know each other, find critique or accountability partners, get your questions answered about writing topics, and more.
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Speaker 1 - Scott Dikkers: Traditional and Self-Published Triumphs and Tragedies
#1 New York Times bestselling author and founder of TheOnion.com Scott Dikkers takes you on a hair-raising and rollicking adventure through his 40-year publishing career. He’ll recount a wild ride, from million-dollar book advances to lawsuits and ruin, and then back again, with plenty of laughs in-between. Scott has published over 30 books, won the Peabody Award and the Thurber Prize for American Humor, and has performed comedy on stages around the world, in several feature films, on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and Saturday Night Live.
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Speaker 2 - Kristen Terrette: How to Write and Revise a Submission-Ready Novel
Kristen is a literary manager with Martin Literary & Media Management building her list featuring titles in middle grade, young adult, female-driven crime thrillers, occasional horror, and faith-based books. As a novelist and agent, Kristen has seen thousands of first pages and hundreds of manuscripts. In this session, she will share what she’s learned and her step-by-step checklist to help you know when to submit, along with practical fixes for common mistakes that everyone can incorporate into their writing process.
Learn more about the Atlanta Writers Club.
Registration is recommended.
* Presented by Adult Services
AGE GROUP: | Ages 19+ |
EVENT TYPE: | Writing | Hobbies | Author Talk |
Mon, Jul 22 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
Tue, Jul 23 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
Wed, Jul 24 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
Thu, Jul 25 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
Fri, Jul 26 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sat, Jul 27 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sun, Jul 28 | 12:00PM to 5:00PM |
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