8/14: "Query Letters 101": A Workshop with Eric Smith
Join literary agent and author Eric Smith for this 3-hour workshop on writing query letters, the first step toward getting your manuscript published. All registrants will be emailed a link to join the live session.
To apply for financial aid, complete this form before purchasing the workshop.
Date: Wednesday, August 14, 6:00-9:00 pm ET
Location: Online (Zoom)
Whether you’re writing fiction or non-fiction, this three hour workshop will cover all the basics and dig into the complex questions: How do you choose comparative titles? What kind of platform should you showcase? What's the difference between pitching a novel and a non-fiction book? Why is having a hook so important? What does the query absolutely need to tell you about the story? What's a book proposal look like? We’ll unpack all of it, and will have a solid Q&A session.
Eric Smith is a literary agent and Young Adult author from Elizabeth, New Jersey. As an agent with P.S. Literary, he’s worked on New York Times bestselling and award-winning books. His recent novels include the YALSA Best Books for Young Readers selection Don’t Read the Comments (Inkyard Press, 2020), You Can Go Your Own Way (Inkyard Press, 2021), and the anthologies Battle of the Bands (Candlewick, 2021) and First-Year Orientation (Candlewick, 2023), both co-edited with award-winning author Lauren Gibaldi. In 2022 Abrams published Jagged Little Pill: The Novel, which was written in collaboration with Alanis Morissette, Academy award-winner Diablo Cody, and Glen Ballard, and is an adaptation of the Grammy and Tony award winning musical. His latest novel, With or Without You, a rom-com about two teens working in rival cheesesteak trucks, published in 2023, and was a Junior Library Guild selection. His other books include the IndieBound bestseller The Geek’s Guide to Dating (Quirk), the Inked duology (Bloomsbury), and The Girl and the Grove (Flux). His writing has sold into nine languages. A lifelong lover of writing and books, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from Kean University in English, and a Master’s in English from Arcadia University, where he currently mentors MFA students. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and son, and enjoys video games, pop punk, and crying over every movie.
Join literary agent and author Eric Smith for this 3-hour workshop on writing query letters, the first step toward getting your manuscript published. All registrants will be emailed a link to join the live session.
To apply for financial aid, complete this form before purchasing the workshop.
Date: Wednesday, August 14, 6:00-9:00 pm ET
Location: Online (Zoom)
Whether you’re writing fiction or non-fiction, this three hour workshop will cover all the basics and dig into the complex questions: How do you choose comparative titles? What kind of platform should you showcase? What's the difference between pitching a novel and a non-fiction book? Why is having a hook so important? What does the query absolutely need to tell you about the story? What's a book proposal look like? We’ll unpack all of it, and will have a solid Q&A session.
Eric Smith is a literary agent and Young Adult author from Elizabeth, New Jersey. As an agent with P.S. Literary, he’s worked on New York Times bestselling and award-winning books. His recent novels include the YALSA Best Books for Young Readers selection Don’t Read the Comments (Inkyard Press, 2020), You Can Go Your Own Way (Inkyard Press, 2021), and the anthologies Battle of the Bands (Candlewick, 2021) and First-Year Orientation (Candlewick, 2023), both co-edited with award-winning author Lauren Gibaldi. In 2022 Abrams published Jagged Little Pill: The Novel, which was written in collaboration with Alanis Morissette, Academy award-winner Diablo Cody, and Glen Ballard, and is an adaptation of the Grammy and Tony award winning musical. His latest novel, With or Without You, a rom-com about two teens working in rival cheesesteak trucks, published in 2023, and was a Junior Library Guild selection. His other books include the IndieBound bestseller The Geek’s Guide to Dating (Quirk), the Inked duology (Bloomsbury), and The Girl and the Grove (Flux). His writing has sold into nine languages. A lifelong lover of writing and books, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from Kean University in English, and a Master’s in English from Arcadia University, where he currently mentors MFA students. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and son, and enjoys video games, pop punk, and crying over every movie.
Join literary agent and author Eric Smith for this 3-hour workshop on writing query letters, the first step toward getting your manuscript published. All registrants will be emailed a link to join the live session.
To apply for financial aid, complete this form before purchasing the workshop.
Date: Wednesday, August 14, 6:00-9:00 pm ET
Location: Online (Zoom)
Whether you’re writing fiction or non-fiction, this three hour workshop will cover all the basics and dig into the complex questions: How do you choose comparative titles? What kind of platform should you showcase? What's the difference between pitching a novel and a non-fiction book? Why is having a hook so important? What does the query absolutely need to tell you about the story? What's a book proposal look like? We’ll unpack all of it, and will have a solid Q&A session.
Eric Smith is a literary agent and Young Adult author from Elizabeth, New Jersey. As an agent with P.S. Literary, he’s worked on New York Times bestselling and award-winning books. His recent novels include the YALSA Best Books for Young Readers selection Don’t Read the Comments (Inkyard Press, 2020), You Can Go Your Own Way (Inkyard Press, 2021), and the anthologies Battle of the Bands (Candlewick, 2021) and First-Year Orientation (Candlewick, 2023), both co-edited with award-winning author Lauren Gibaldi. In 2022 Abrams published Jagged Little Pill: The Novel, which was written in collaboration with Alanis Morissette, Academy award-winner Diablo Cody, and Glen Ballard, and is an adaptation of the Grammy and Tony award winning musical. His latest novel, With or Without You, a rom-com about two teens working in rival cheesesteak trucks, published in 2023, and was a Junior Library Guild selection. His other books include the IndieBound bestseller The Geek’s Guide to Dating (Quirk), the Inked duology (Bloomsbury), and The Girl and the Grove (Flux). His writing has sold into nine languages. A lifelong lover of writing and books, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from Kean University in English, and a Master’s in English from Arcadia University, where he currently mentors MFA students. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and son, and enjoys video games, pop punk, and crying over every movie.
