Get your opening pages critiqued, learn how to write a query that gets a yes, have your query re-written, and much, much more at the Windsor International Writers Conference

The Windsor International Writers Conference presents…

ROUNDTABLE No.1 – Your Opening Pages

Friday, July 10, 2020
9:45 – 11:40 a.m.

The in-person conference has been cancelled, but may be replaced by an online conference. Revisit this space for updates or check out the conference website here. 

Ambassador Bridge Holiday Inn, 1855 Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario  (Map here.)

Every Wicked Man by Steven James,
a key note speaker at the conference

Brian Henry will lead a table at this session. Each writer presents 5 pages and receives critiques from the leaders and their peers. (Timer and staff at each table. Presenters must provide copies of their work for every person at the table.) Approximate time per person will be 10-15 minutes . Last fifteen minutes will either be a wrap-up by the leaders or they answer questions.

This Roundtable is part of the Windsor International Writers Conference, Friday, July 10, through Sunday, July 12. 

See the conference schedule here and registration here.

Writing Query Letters that Get a Yes

Saturday, July 11, 2020
Time to be announced
The in-person conference has been cancelled, but may be replaced by an online conference. Revisit this space for updates or check out the conference website here. 

Ambassador Bridge Holiday Inn, 1855 Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario  (Map here.)

If you want to get the attention of an agent or a publisher, you need to craft a good query letter. Using real life examples, this seminar shows you how to do it. There isn’t just one way to write a successful query, and your query doesn’t have to be perfect; it just needs to persuade an agent that you’ve got a book that they can successfully pitch to a publisher.

This seminar is part of the Windsor International Writers Conference, which runs Friday, July 6, through Sunday, July 8. 
See the conference schedule here and registration here.

And as a bonus, book a short one-on-one consult with Brian to make your query perfect. Just ask when you book your spot at the conference.

Brian Henry has been a book editor and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He publishes Quick Brown Fox, Canada’s most popular blog for writers, teaches creative writing at Ryerson University and has led workshops everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to Saint John. But his proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get their first book published and launch their careers as authors.

Read reviews of Brian's workshops, classes, and writing retreats here (and scroll down).

See Brian’s complete current schedule here, including writing workshops, weekly writing classes, and weekend retreats in, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood, Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph, Hamilton, Jackson’s Point, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Midland, Mississauga, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Southampton, udbury, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.