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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Free\, open to QWF members \nRegister for the session by filling out the RSVP form below. \nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \n\n\n\nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do. Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25-minute bursts\, with 5-minute breaks in between. \n\n\n\nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member.  \n\n\n\nThe Zoom link will be sent out a day or two before the session. \n\n\n\nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n\n\n10:00–10:25: Writing 110:25–10:30: Break10:30–10:55: Writing 210:55–11:00: Break11:00–11:25: Writing 311:25–11:30: Break11:30–11:55: Writing 411:55–12:00: Break12:00–12:25: Writing 5 \n\n\n\nTo receive the Zoom link\, RSVP below. You will receive the Zoom link a few days before the session. \n\n\n\nNote: RSVPs for virtual Shut Up & Write! sessions close 24 hours before the session begins. If there is no option to RSVP\, RSVPs are closed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nIf you are registered but can no longer attend\, please email john@qwf.org. \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-virtual-61/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Shut Up & Write!
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SUMMARY:Speed-Dating for Children's and YA Authors and Publishers
DESCRIPTION:Writers\, bring your pitch and get ready to present it to two acquiring editors at major children’s and young-adult literature publishing houses. Meet your “date\,” after which you’ll have four minutes to tell them about your book\, ask questions\, and get to know each other. When the bell dings\, move to the next seat and do it again. Whether you find a home for your manuscript or not\, you’ll make a couple of contacts and gather information that will serve you well both now and in the future.  \nWant to perfect your pitch? Need more info about the flow of the event? Read our tip sheet. \nLocation: Centre Sanaaq\, Room 3 (second floor\, 1200 Rue du Sussex\, Montreal) \nFeaturing: \n\nClarissa Sorgiovanni from CrackBoom! Books (Children’s/YA)\nShelley Tanaka from Groundwood Books (Children’s/YA)\n\nThis event is exclusively for QWF members. Not a member yet? Become one. \nAbout the Publishers\nClarissa Sorgiovanni is a senior editor and writer at the Canadian publishing company PAPP International with over eight years of experience in print and digital publishing. She specializes in creating engaging\, thoughtful books for readers of all ages\, with a particular focus on children’s educational content and storybooks. \n\n \n\nShelley Tanaka is an editor\, writer\, teacher\, and translator of works for young readers. She is the long-time fiction editor at Groundwood Books and has edited more than a dozen Governor General’s Award–winning titles. She is faculty emerita in the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts\, where she has mentored more than a hundred graduate students. She also teaches at Whale Rock Workshops. Shelley lives in Kingston\, Ontario. \n\n \n\nAccessibility\nThe Centre Sanaaq is accessible to all. People who use paratransit should ask to be dropped off at the bottom of the outdoor access ramp\, at the southeast corner of Place Henri-Dunant\, in front of the main entrance of the centre. More information. \nRegister\nThis event is exclusively for QWF members and has a maximum capacity of 22 participants. Registration will be accepted on a first-come\, first served basis \nUse the RSVP form below to register for the event.  \nRegistration will open on Friday\, May 22\, 8:00 a.m. ET\, and will close on Wednesday\, June 3\, 5:00 p.m. ET.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/speed-dating-for-childrens-authors-and-publishers/
LOCATION:Centre Sanaaq\, 1200 Rue du Sussex\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3H 0E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Member Meetup
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