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Editor, Author, Agent Conference
For Novel and Fiction Beginners and Veterans (All Genres)1-800-250-8290
"From The Heart, But Smart: Premise, Platform, and
Execution in Today's Tough Novel Market"
Pitch Three Agents At The Hilltop - December 05 - 09, 2007
LIMIT 15 STUDENTS. Tuition fee includes Private room, all meals, and transportation.
The FAQ | More Info | Application | Syllabus/Authors | Short Fiction |
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 For serious writers who wish to either begin the novel, or work towards perfecting their novel-in-progress (while also learning to write short fiction), Algonkian has put together a team of six of the best pros in the northeast to work with our students at the Harpers Ferry Writers Conference. They include Ms. Deborah Grosvenor, the literary agent who discovered Tom Clancy; Howard Yoon of the Gail Ross agency; Paige Wheeler of Folio Literary Management Agency; author and teacher Robert Bausch; and Michael Neff, workshop leader and the creator/director of WebdelSol.Com. More on them below. Please note that pitch sessions and meetings with them will be non-conference type, i.e., intimate and relaxed.
 Agent Deborah Grosvenor, one of the best boutique agents in the business, has helped launch the careers of such famous authors as Tom Clancy and Stephen Coonts. Deborah also represents several of Washington's finest. An interview with Deborah can be [found here].
 Paige Wheeler is the past President of Creative Media Agency and a current partner with Jeff Kleinman in Folio Literary Agency. She is actively seeking new manuscripts for commercial, literary, thriller/mystery, SF, YA, and other genres. An interview with Paige can be [found here].
 Robert Bausch has taught literature and creative writing at George Mason University, The University of Virginia, and The American University. He is the author of six novels, including ON THE WAY HOME, THE LIVES OF RILEY CHANCE, A HOLE IN THE EARTH, THE GYPSY MAN (winner of the 2003 DLB Award for Distinguished Fiction). His collection of short stories, THE WHITE ROOSTER AND OTHER STORIES won the DLB Award for Distinguished Short Fiction in 1995.
 Howard Yoon is the Vice President and Editorial Director of the Gail Ross Literary Agency. He also handles foreign rights for the agency. Yoon specializes in editing and developing book ideas with clients. He has more than 14 years of experience as a literary agent, editor, and writer. A list of GRLA literary projects can be [found here].
 Writer and editor, Michael Neff, will be the chief fiction editor and workshop leader at Harpers Ferry. More on him can be [found below].
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POST-CONFERENCE MARKET ANALYSIS
 At the request of Algonkian, and at no extra cost to students, editor and author Charles Salzberg will provide post-conference market analysis of each student's pitch and synopsis. More information on Charles found here. |
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Harpers Ferry Prologue |
Where the Potomac and Shenandoah River meet, between the smokes of the Blue Ridge, Algonkian students will study and apply techniques of craft, style, and complication culled from over 20 of the most powerful and original novelists (and dramatists) including Ann Patchett, Sue Monk Kidd, Flannery O'Connor, Tennessee Williams, Michael Chabon, Gail Godwin, E. Annie Proulx, David Mamet, R. P. Warren, Ionesco, Hemingway, Nabokov, Nathaniel West, Barbara Kingsolver, Emily Brontë, and Robert Graves. Writers, regardless of experience, will come away from this five day intensive with the specific knowledge it takes to create an intellectual and emotionally powerful novel. The workshop leader will not only review promising novel concepts and pass them on to an agent who works with Algonkian, but will also devote workshop time to film adaptation, high concept pitching, and other aspects of novel-to-film. We want to help you get published, and discuss the potential of turning your novel into film (if it's ok with you!). Students will also learn ALL THEY NEED TO KNOW about the publishing market. As a bonus, the perfect query letter and synopsis are included.
 STEPS: Click on the following to review the Algonkian syllabus and author list. Next, please apply for the workshop by using our application form. Next, You can use our secure credit card processor below , or else mail your check payable to "The Harpers Ferry Algonkian" following acceptance to the conference. The tuition for the five day workshop is $1,095.00 and that includes tuition, five nights lodging (private room), all meals, the Algonkian study guide ("Immersed in The Art of Fiction"), ms consultations, short story workshop, and transportation to and from Dulles airport.
Room reservations will be made via Algonkian.
Arrival is on Tuesday, check-in Tuesday evening. The conference is five days, beginning Wednesday morning and lasting till the following Sunday. Sessions and exercises are intensive and continue through the day. The shops on novel writing begin promptly at 8:00 AM, lunch at noon, and end at 5:00 PM. Participants can unwind before dinner but are expected to work on their exercises in the evenings if necessary. As for supplies, participants should either bring their laptop or else plenty of note paper to write on in order to generate ideas and notes during discussions.
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IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO USE A CREDIT CARD, PLEASE SEND A CHECK FOR $1,095.00 VIA CERTIFIED MAIL (PAYABLE TO ALGONKIAN WORKSHOPS) FOLLOWING APPLICATION ACCEPTANCE TO
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A Historic Literary Venue at Hilltop Inn
 From its beginnings in 1888, Hilltop Inn has served as a home to such notable literary guests as Mark Twain, Carl Sandburg, and Pearl S. Buck. You'll find the Hilltop in the town of Harper's Ferry between the Blue Ridge Mountains an hour from D.C. Thomas Jefferson, during a visit to Harpers Ferry, noted the meeting of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers and the encircling mountains as "worth a voyage across the Atlantic." The scene Mr. Jefferson described is visible from several of Hilltop's dining rooms, sun porch, and many of its guest rooms. The tranquil views of the woods, river, and mountains, together with the sense of history at Harpers Ferry, cannot help but provide a form of literary inspiration found nowhere else. More photos and information about the Hilltop can be found here. All in all, not a bad place for writing a novel.
About Harper's Ferry
 First settled in 1732, the arsenal there supplied hardware to meet the unique requirements of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. The rifles, accessories, and "Indian Presents" obtained at Harpers Ferry were crucial to the success of the expedition. Harper's Ferry is chiefly significant for its place in the history of the abolitionism. On 16 October 1859 the antislavery leader John Brown seized the federal government's arsenal with the intention of using its store of 100,000 firearms to found a republic for freed slaves. The siege lasted only 36 hours, left ten dead, and was ultimately unsuccessful; Brown was later hanged for treason. The raid signalled a rising trend of violent resistance to slavery and helped precipitate the American Civil War. Most of the town has now been reconstructed as the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park More information about historic Harpers Ferry can be found here.
The phone number at the Hilltop Inn is (800) 338-8319 if you need to call, but please remember that Algonkian will take care of reservations. Please write us at algonkian@webdelsol.com if you have further questions, or phone our home office at 1-800-250-8290. We're looking forward to a great conference!
About The Chief Editor and Workshop Leader
 Michael Neff is a fiction editor, writer, teacher, and publisher. He is the founder and chief editor of WebdelSol.Com, the largest publisher of periodical contemporary fiction in the U.S. He edits the Del Sol Press (recently publishing Michael Brodsky's Detour) and publishes several highly acclaimed national literary magazines including 5_Trope, In Posse Review, La Petite Zine, Perihelion, and The Potomac. He also edits the "Paris Review of the Internet," Del Sol Review, often publishing exceptional Algonkian students. His own work has appeared in such classic literary publications as The Literary Review, North American Review, Mudlark, Quarterly West, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Conjunctions, and American Way Magazine.
Michael has ten years editorial experience in the literary publication business and in working with other editors and writers to hone short fiction and novels into publishable work. In 2001, he was chosen by Writer's Digest as their finalist fiction judge. Fiction published and edited by Michael routinely attracts attention from the best agencies in the country. An interview with him by Poets and Writers magazine can be found here, and his popular agent interview series can be found here.
Web del Sol/Algonkian Workshops
2020 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 443
Washington, D.C. 20006
algonkian@webdelsol.com
Phone: 1-800-250-8290
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