Quick Start Grants
Quick Start Grants
To bring a finished novel manuscript to "The Pitch" conference at The Loft Literary Center.
Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.
Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
I will take my finished novel manuscript, ON BELAY, to ôThe Pitchö conference at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis on April 20-21, 2018. This intense two-day session is for writers with polished manuscripts to learn about the business of publishing and pitch their manuscripts in-person to three literary agents. I will pitch to three agents and attend the workshops and seminars focused on publishing. I will also network with more agents, editors, and Minnesota writers. At this time, I want to learn as much as I can about the publishing business and find the right agent to represent my novel and future projects. Agents get hundreds of emailed queries a week. Attending "The Pitch" and pitching my manuscript to three agents in-person takes me out of the slush pile, increasing the possibility that these agents will want to read my work. It also gives me one-on-one time with the agents to ask questions and receive feedback on my query. At the conference, I will also attend seminars and workshops devoted to working with agents and the business of publishing. I am especially interested in the Saturday night session, when agents critique anonymous query letters; this session will be especially helpful as I continue to refine my query letter and pitch agents via email after the conference is over. I am now working on another novel, THE GOD WHO CALLS ME SWEETHEART, and everything I learn about the current trends in publishing will help me as I complete this next manuscript. Although my focus is on the quality of story and craft, the more I know about the business of writing, the better quality writing I can produce. One last artistic goal I have is to create more opportunities for Arrowhead region writers. I serve as a Board member of Lake Superior Writers, and my passion is programming that educates and inspires. As I network and learn more about publishing, I can bring those connections to the programs we offer.
I took my finished novel manuscript, ON BELAY, to “The Pitch” conference at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis on April 20-21, 2018. This intense two-day session was for writers with polished manuscripts to learn about the business of publishing and pitch their manuscripts in-person to three literary agents. I pitched to three agents and attended the workshops and seminars focused on publishing. I also networked with more agents, editors, and writers from the Midwest.
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