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First meeting shall be at Geek Terminal<\/a>, 2pm on the 17th. You can come earlier if you want… We’ll be editing\/blablaing about our WIP novels that we wrote during Nanowrimo 08 to scrub it up into publishable form.<\/p>\n Oh man, is my topic title long but the info on submitting work your work and getting a literary agent<\/strong> AND the young writers’ seminar<\/strong> is under the “more” cut! Got the info from Rozen who got it from NAC, I think.<\/p>\n COPY PASTING GALOOOOORE!<\/p>\n Italics in this font are just MY comments by the way, hur hur.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitting Your Work<\/font> and<\/span> <\/font><\/span><\/font><\/strong>Getting a Literary Agent<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n What you can do to make yourself \u00e2\u20ac\u0153irresistible\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to the literary agents (or publishers) you hope to represent you. <\/span><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/span><\/font><\/em>Find out what literary agents look for in query letters and book proposals, and what are the clues that attract their interest. <\/span><\/font>If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re interested in obtaining literary agent representation or get an insight on presenting your manuscript to publishers, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re invited to attend this free<\/u> session. Date:<\/span><\/font><\/strong> <\/span>13 January 2009 Time: <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/strong>3.30pm to 5.30pm Venue:<\/span><\/font><\/strong> <\/span>Possibility Room, Level 5, Admission is free. Seats are allocated based on first-come-first-serve.<\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n Who’s the speaker?<\/strong><\/p>\n KELLY SONNACK <\/span><\/font><\/strong>is a Literary Agent and Submissions Manager at the Sandra Dijkstra<\/span> Literary Agency, USA. She also assists with PR, events, foreign rights, and manages permissions. She specializes in children’s literature (picture books, middle grade, young adult, graphic novels, as well as illustration). She is also interested in adult fiction and non-fiction from unusual perspectives. She has been with the agency since 2006.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n Ooooooh… I might go… OH WAIT, darn it. It’s on a Tuesday and I’m at work. Anyone who goes to it, tell me what happens. I DID go to a session about agents (not by her though) but in any case if you do, just tell me how it goes. Onwards to the other one then!<\/em><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n Young Writers <\/span><\/font><\/strong>Seminar<\/span><\/font><\/strong> We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be doing much in this one day seminar. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll put the local writing scene under scrutiny. Expect some harsh words here. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll demystify the book publishing industry straight from the horse\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mouth to prove it isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t that impossible to get your scribbles into print. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll get local writers talking and eventually, ahem, revealing. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll show you how to get your words all specific as they collaborate with other artistic mediums. Do join us! This is co-organised by NBDCS, the Arts House and the NUS Literary Society. Date: <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/strong>21 Feb 09, Sat Time:<\/span><\/font><\/strong> <\/span>10.00 am to 5.30pm Venue:<\/span><\/font><\/strong> Blue Room @ The Arts House (Old Parliament House) OOOooh, sounds scandalous! AND it’s a Saturday! How wonderful! I might go to this one since I wanna know who’s doing the talking AND it’s FREEeeeeeee which is lovely. Plus, The Arts House in the City Hall area. Tres convenient! See you guys there if you’re going.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First meeting shall be at Geek Terminal, 2pm on the 17th. You can come earlier if you want… We’ll be editing\/blablaing about our WIP novels that we wrote during Nanowrimo 08 to scrub it up into publishable form. Oh man, is my topic title long but the info on submitting work your work and getting … Continue reading HSWG update! 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