An editor & a literary agent tell all
Saturday, January 28, 2017
10:15 a.m. – 4:00 / 4:30 p.m.
If you've ever dreamed of becoming a
published author, this
workshop is for you. We’ll cover everything from getting started to getting an
agent, from getting your short pieces published to finding a book publisher,
from writing a query letter to writing what the publishers want. Bring your
questions. Come and get ready to be published!
Special Option: Participants are invited to bring a draft of
a query letter you might use to interest an agent or publisher in your book.
You don’t need to bring anything, but if you do, three copies could be helpful.
And be sure to bring your elevator
pitch! Following the end of the formal workshop at 4:00, Brian Henry will be
staying for at least half an hour and helping interested attendees, who didn’t have
their queries critiqued earlier, write query letters that will get a yes, while
literary agent Stacey Donaghy will be listening to your pitches. Agents come to
these events wanting to hear what you’ve got and hoping to find authors they
want to represent.
Literary agent Stacey Donaghy |
Guest speaker Stacey Donaghy, lead agent with the Donaghy Literary Group.
The Donaghy group has three agents to choose from: Stacey Donaghy, Valerie
Noble, and Sue Miller. Representing NY Times, USA Today and Amazon
bestselling authors, they’re focused on commercial fiction and are always
interested in new and upcoming talented writers.
Stacey Donaghy began her career
with an agency in New York, then in 2013 opened her own agency in Canada.
Asked what manuscripts she’d like to get right now, Stacey said, “I would love to
see more diverse stories that are highly commercial. LGBTQ stories that
focus on the characters and story development and less on the
"issues" related to coming out or being out. It
would be exciting to receive a LGBTQ in adult or YA that is story driven,
such as a romance or thriller in Adult and in YA a Mean Girls, Duff, even a
thriller that highlights diversity but where the story leads the way.”
More generally, Stacey is seeking
Adult, New Adult, Young Adult, and Middle Grade fiction. Specifically, she’s
looking for: Romantic Suspense, LGBTQ Stories, standalone or series, Diverse
books, Contemporary romance, Romance with varying heat levels, New Adult,
Thrillers, Middle Grade (quirky not cute), and Young Adult. More about The Donaghy
Agency here.
What people have to say about Brian
Henry and the How to Get Published workshop:
“Brian’s the real deal. He isn't just an inspiring teacher – he's
plugged into the publishing world! He got me an agent who sold my first novel,
to publishers around the world. My 13th novel, The Awakening, hit
number 1 on the New York Times bestsellers list. To date I’ve
published 28 books. Thirteen of them have been turned into a TV show with the
same name as my first novel, Bitten.”
~ Kelley Armstrong, Aylmer, Ontario
Brian, At one of your How to Get Published workshops
you helped me re-work my query letter. Before that, I'd queried dozens of
agents, and guess how many of them asked to see my manuscript? None. After you
helped me rewrite, I sent my new query to six agents and all of them asked to
see my full manuscript. It was like I discovered the secret password.
Thank you so much,
~ Sohan S Koonar, Windsor, Ontario.
Note: Sohan is now represented by The Rights Factory.
~ Sohan S Koonar, Windsor, Ontario.
Note: Sohan is now represented by The Rights Factory.
Hello, Brian. I’m writing to thank you for your help and advice
in crafting the query letter for my novel, The Name’s George. After
attending your How to Get Published workshop, I’ve had four requests for the
full manuscript as well as one partial. I am thrilled and hopeful that I can
write you again with news that I’ve secured representation. Thanks again and
all the best,
~ Shauna Clinning, Oakville, Ontario
~ Shauna Clinning, Oakville, Ontario
Fee: 43.36 + 13% hst = 49 paid in
advance or 46.90 + 13% hst = 53 at the door
To reserve a spot now, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
To reserve a spot now, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
See Brian’s complete current schedule here, including writing workshops and creative writing
courses in Algonquin Park, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington,
Caledon, Georgetown, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Midland,
Mississauga, Newmarket, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, St.
John, NB, Sudbury, Thessalon, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton,
Kitchener-Waterloo, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA, Ontario and
beyond.
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ReplyDeleteReally hope you bring this workshop to Kingston, Ontario at some point because I know at least 8-10 people who would be interested in this!
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