From Second Draft to Query for Novelists

From Second Draft to Query for Novelists

The process of getting a literary agent can be daunting, but every published author had to do it! Let's make things easier...

By Writespace

Date and time

Sunday, June 22 · 1 - 4pm CDT

Location

1907 Sabine St #125

1907 Sabine Street #125 Houston, TX 77007

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours

INSTRUCTOR: AP Hawkins

​TIME: Sunday, June 22, 1-4 pm CST/CDT
PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, June 16. After Monday, June 16: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here.
LOCATION: Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map).
LEVEL: All levels
CAP: 15


Congratulations! You've worked out your plot, written a first draft, and come back to revise and refine your manuscript. Now what? Join us at this enlightening workshop for lessons on how to tighten your plot further, build strong community resources to get feedback and act on suggestions, as well as know when your novel is ready and you're primed to query agents.

A.P. Hawkins is a biologist turned speculative fiction author and editor based in Houston, Texas. Her short fiction has appeared in various magazines and anthologies, including Analog Science Fiction and Fact and The Librarian anthology series from Air and Nothingness Press. A.P. is a co-host of Writers Lunch, a weekly online writing workshop, and a co-founder of Tomeworks, an editing collective dedicated to helping genre authors build better books. When she’s not writing or editing, A.P. enjoys gaming, crafting, and spending time outdoors. For updates on her writing and other endeavors, you can follow A.P. on social media (@ahawkwrites) or visit her website, aphawkinsauthor.com.


Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

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Writespace is Houston's writing center. Founded in April of 2014, we are a grassroots literary arts organization founded by writers, for writers. At Writespace, we support writers of all genres, including writers of literary fiction, poetry, science-fiction, fantasy, mystery, young adult, and other genres. Through our weekly writing workshops led by some of Houston's finest writing teachers, we seek to give writers who can't afford to earn an MFA in Creative Writing the same high-quality training and mentorship opportunities available through MFA programs.

$45 – $70