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Algonkian Novel Workshops
Introduction to The Event on The Potomac
 The Algonkian Novel Workshop event is a core novel and fiction intensive that lasts for five days, 12-15 attendees being the norm. It takes place at Algonkian Park in northern Virginia, on the Potomac River. Sessions begin Wednesday morning at 8:30 AM and last to 4 - 5 PM each day, except for Sunday when they conclude at 2 PM. The cost of the workshop ($865.00) includes a private room at the Algonkian Park cottages for five days, as well as two meals per day (breakfast and lunch).
Extensive pre-workshop assignments and readings serve as preparation for this workshop.
On the first day and a half, writers communicate to the workshop leader, via a pitch model of 150-200 words, the major fictional elements in the novel. The "pitch" thus serves as a diagnostic means of examining the premise, plot, theme, antagonist/protagonist roles, character arcs within the story, and other vital elements. Using it as a spring board to a larger synopsis of the entire novel, the writer and the group, along with the workshop leader, discuss productive and meaningful ways to address all those elements in need of improvement.
Moving forward with a revised story, and an improved pitch which reflects an improved novel, writers communicate their projects with workshop literary agents on days three and four, while discussing creative writing issues with the visiting author and the workshop leader. Days three and four are also reserved for specific and complex narrative assignments that enable the writer to understand the specific level of competitive craft the market demands. Day five is reserved for establishing an individual plan for publication for each writer, as well as for reading and critique of individual manuscript chapters.
Features
In summary, Algonkian Writer Conferences address in detail the three crucial areas you must master in order to be realistically competitive:
- Novel Plot and Complication Structure (character development, plot points and devices, hook, complications, theme, etc.)
- Style and Narrative Enhancement (page tension, prose/voice, craft technique, scene construction, etc.)
- Marketing Knowledge and Technique (query letter, synopsis/pitch, log lines, publicity, etc.).
Links to The Event Pages
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 Ken Atchity, film producer and literary agent, has launched many books and films. His life's passion is finding great storytellers and turning them into bestselling authors and screenwriters. He will attend the SF Write to Market Conference.
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 Penny Warner, author of The Connor Westphal Mystery Series, will be a guest author at the WTM. She has had over 50 books published, fiction and non-fiction. Her books have won national awards, garnered excellent reviews, and have been printed in 14 countries. She will attend the SF Write to Market Conference.
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