Registration is rolling until July 27 at 11:59PM EST. No application is required (except for financial aid— Applications for financial aid are due July 24 at 5PM EST).

$65 w/financial aid available to residents of Greater Philadelphia (Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties)

3-hour class: Saturday July 29 1PM-4PM EST

In this course, I will share my successes and failures along the journey to find a home for my debut story collection, MONARCH. I will share details that can only come with experience including, but not limited to, writing query letters (agents vs. presses), tracking submissions, the research process, fees, red flags, green flags, how to best navigate technology with productive, simple tools, and, perhaps most importantly, how to handle the emotional pressure of rejection after rejection. With this course, I intend to share experience and methods that aren't offered in traditional academic settings. My hope is to engage in an honest, forthcoming dialogue about the pressures and joys of the small press publishing experience itself. 

Emily Jon Tobias is an American author and poet with her debut story collection, MONARCH, forthcoming by Black Lawrence Press in May, 2024. She is an award-winning writer whose work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, along with other honorable mentions, and has been featured in various literary journals and magazines. Midwestern-raised, she now lives and writes on the coast of Southern California where she is at work on her debut novel and other projects. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Pacific University Oregon.