An ONLINE Business of Writing Workshop
ALL LEVELS
Personal essays are perhaps the genre that has the largest array of publication possibilities—literary journals, newspapers, magazines, alumni publications, and more all publish this form. That’s the good news! The challenge: finding the right publications—or perhaps spoken word event—for your story, along with submission guidelines, pay rates, and style preferences. In this workshop, you’ll learn where to find writer’s guidelines for popular newspaper and magazine essay columns (many with tips from the editor), how to create a submission plan to increase your success, and the differences between submitting essays to newspapers and magazines vs. literary journals. By the end, you’ll have a list of resources and actionable tips to move your submissions forward.
+ PLEASE NOTE This workshop will occur ONLINE. The week of the workshop, attendees will be emailed the zoom link to enter the class.
Christine Koubek has led personal essay writing workshops for The Writer's Center, Bethesda, Maryland; Muse Writers, Norfolk, Virginia and with the Armed Services Arts Partnership. Her stories have appeared in The Washington Post; Poets & Writers; Washingtonian, Chautauquaand more, and received awards from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Her novel-in-progress received a 2021 Elizabeth George Foundation grant and a Ragdale Foundation residency. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University and enjoys working with writers on their stories.
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$90 Members/$135 Nonmembers
SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one partial scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Email programs@mainewriters.org to see if the scholarship is still available. Application Due by January 15 at 9:00 a.m.
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