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Welcome To Algonkian Writer Conferences
Algonkian holds a dozen or so conferences per year including the new San Francisco Write and Pitch Conference (W&PC) and our traditional and now famous New York Pitch and Shop Conference that takes place in September, June, December, and March. We also hold smaller, one-on-one intensives like those in Algonkian Park and Fisherman's Wharf.
2010 has been one of our biggest year for getting writers published ... Peruse our event comparison notes to find the event that suits you. Before coming to a decision, realistically consider where you are as a writer, and what stage your ms is currently in. Be as honest with yourself as possible.
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Events at Glance
- Sept. 15-19: Algonkian Park Workshop, VA, $865, 10-12 attendees
- Sept. 23-26: NYC Pitch and Shop, NY, $595, 45-60 attendees
- Oct. 13-17: Fisherman's Wharf, SF/CA, $495, 15 attendees
- Nov. 12-14: Write and Pitch, SF/CA, $329, 60-80 attendees
(MS Analysis + pre-event work)
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 Only a few hundred of the 50,000+ writing first novels in this country have any chance whatsoever of being published by a reputable house or press. If you search for precisely what you must know before you can conceive, market-test, and write a competitive novel ms, and perhaps even have it taken seriously by publishers like Penguin or Norton (or even good independent publishers like Copper Canyon), then attend an Algonkian workshop or event. Why? Because, you will learn to apply fiction craft and market smarts learned from the best pros in the publishing business.
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Our goal, simply put, is to place you on a realistic path by teaching you how to place yourself in the upper .001 of those who have an actual chance of becoming published authors. We stress the writing of great novels, not mediocre ones. |
Our New "Write and Pitch" Conference
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 In today's market environment, you will face more obstacles than ever. An aspiring author attempting to write the breakout novel must not only create a high concept novel premise that rings with "ca-ching" but must avoid all the common pitfalls in title, hook, early character development, prose craft, and ongoing narrative composition. Sound complicated? Well, it is. Welcome to reality! Writers unable to fulfill the many and picky demands of discriminating agents and editors will be rejected every time, and usually within seconds after reading the first page (or even the first line--no kidding).
Everyone is looking for reasons to reject, and why shouldn't they? Hundreds of projects are right behind yours, all clamoring for publication, all written by ambitious yet soon-to-be-disillusioned writers who believe all they ever needed for success was Writer's Digest and their local critique group to get it all straight. After working with writers for many years, we know that isn't true.
Algonkian has recently developed a new event, the Write and Pitch Conference, that addresses all of the concerns above in detail; and by combining extensive pre-event work with a suitable three-day venue in the suburbs of San Francisco, we are able to cut costs and offer the conference to participants at a reasonable rate. Though meant to be significantly larger than the usual Algonkian workshops, we combine the event with smaller workshops and offer pre-submission novel screening to allow for additional personal attention.
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Click here for more details about the writer conferences and the New York Pitch.
If you need to contact us click here.
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RECOMMENDED CRAFT BOOKS
 What if - Do one exercise a day from "What If?" and you'll be writing for more than a third of a year. The book is packed with 115 exercises. Indispensable.
 The Art of Fiction - Because Gardner strives for "higher art", his musings and instructions for the beginner go much deeper than ordinary how-to books. A must for all novel writers.
 Bird by Bird - Lamott's suggestion on writing the novel is down-to-earth: worry about the characters, not the plot. Writing is more rewarding than publication. Easy for her to say?
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