Fiction Fans! Next event August 19-21, 2011. Team-taught critique clinics with editor and agent;
novel-crafting sessions with a master teacher. Adjunct Teen & Tween workshop. Inquire early!
“I loved the teen sessions. My faculty critiques were wonderful—
instructors read with a teen’s eyes and wit! I’m ready to write
at a deeper level than ever before.” — Rachel, age 16
Have you ever wondered what it takes to get a novel published—what your favorite authors must do to (finally) get their dream-stories into your hands? Do you often find fictional characters fascinating (at least as irresistible as real ones)? Do you have a story to tell?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, then our workshop may be perfect for you! Our teen enrollees are bookworms and/or writers who want to take these passions to a higher level—and enjoy doing it with intergenerational participants.
Ourseminar-by-the-sea helps adults improve and publish novels for teens and tweens. You can make a lasting difference in this process—and also make leaps in your mastery of story or memoir writing.
FLASH:Our 2010 TeenSpeak
Novel Workshop was a smashing success!
At that event, we welcomed a cozy group of savvy, nationwide teens. They joined with adults who, like them, loved reading youth novels. Each generation benefitted from the literary critiques and comments of the other.
Now we offer you, our esteemed teen, an expanded event known as the TeenSpeak Novel Workshop. Enjoy abundant educational, social and recreational opportunities—a weekend known as “Books by the Beach.”
LIKE us on our TeenSpeak Facebook page!
The program at a glance YOUR PERKS
Here’s what you can “take home” from our workshop!
1.
Discover how to enjoy stories (novels, movies, TV) more than ever. Dive into
our animated college-level discussions and diverse hands-on activities.
Be the author or
critiquer
of books
that rock!
2.
Capture behind-the-scenes glimpses of editors, agents, and writers who
collaborate to publish the novels you love to read!
3.
Try your hand at brief written critiques of adults’ in-progress novels for teens
and/or tweens (you choose the chapters). Some of these novels are headed for
publication—your feedback can make a difference. To sharpen your editing skills and critique adults’ manuscripts year-round for cash, visit TeenSpeak Critiques.
4.
(Optional) Receive your own fiction or memoir critique by faculty, adult
enrollees, and/or teens.
5.
Enjoy teens-only discussions about fiction techniques, “insider’s tips,” and
more.
6.
After successfully completing the workshop, request a letter of
recommendation from the workshop director to boost your future academic or
job applications.
7.
Meet new friends—readers and writers who “get” you! See their testimonials.
“My writing was the one thing that whispered okayness in my ear.”
— Markus Zusak, Getting the Girl
HEADS UP:Only 12 teen openings! Register by May 20 for Early Bird discount, but you may enroll until we fill. Don’t miss teenfeedbackabout our awesome event.For questions, or to see if you qualify for a special teen rate, contact Nancy Sondel—a Children’s Book Insider writer and the workshop’s founding director.
Have you ever wondered what it takes to get a novel published—what your favorite authors must do to (finally) get their dream-stories into your hands? Do you often find fictional characters fascinating (at least as irresistible as real ones)? Do you have a story to tell?
LIKE us on our TeenSpeak Facebook page! 
