Pitching & Publishing: How to Craft the Perfect Pitch & Find the Right Editor

with Sabra Boyd

Genres: Nonfiction, The Writing Life, Memoir, Essay

Online

Open to all levels

4 Sessions

Start Date: May 20, 2023
End Date: June 10, 2023
Day of Week: Saturday
Time: 1:10pm - 3:10pm PT
Capacity: 0 seat
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Member Price: $216.00
General Price: $240.00

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Do you want to publish essays and articles? Whether you're working toward your first byline or want to improve your acceptance rate, this class will help you develop strong pitches, build relationships with editors, and negotiate contracts. With a step-by-step guide to make the process less intimidating, you will learn the craft of pitches, angles, and finding the right editor. When we finish, you'll have a strong pitch ready to send out to a list of editors.

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Registration dates:

March 13: Scholarship Donation Day (Learn more.)

March 14: Member registration opens

March 21: General registration opens

Sabra Boyd

Sabra Boyd

she/her/they

Sabra Boyd is a writer, editor, journalist, and public speaker whose work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Eater, Vice, IndieWire, Psychology Today, HuffPost, The Seattle Times, and more. From personal essays to investigative journalism, Sabra enjoys helping others build their own successful writing careers.

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