Guild hosts March 7 “Writers in the Lodge” mini-conference

Sign up now for pitch sessions with agents and consultations with editors at the St. Louis Writers Guild’s “Writers in the Lodge” mini-conference from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., March 7, at The Lodge Des Peres, 1050 Des Peres Rd, St. Louis, MO 63131.

Additionally, young writers from the fourth through eighth grades are invited to attend a free “Show Don’t Tell” workshop in the Maple Room from 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. “Lead your readers on a journey, don’t take them on a tour,” said C.L. Postill, who will share techniques on how to engage readers. Space is limited; please pre-register at www.stlwritersguild.org.

In the Dogwood Room, three presentations for teens and adults are free to St. Louis Writers Guild members; $5 for nonmembers:

• 9:30 a.m. – literary agent Kortney Price on "Working With an Agent,"
• 10:30 a.m. – speculative fiction author and graphic novelist Guy Anthony De Marco on “Writing In Someone Else's Sandbox,” and
• 11:30 a.m. – editor and project manager Andrew Doty on "Book Editing for Self-Publishing Authors."

Find out about more about the speakers and presentations, and sign up for your one-on-one sessions with editors or agents on the “Writers in the Lodge” page under the SLWG tab at www.stlwritersguild.org.

Consultations with editors are $40. Submit the first five to ten pages of your work in standard manuscript format no later than February 22 to allow editors time to review it. Pitch sessions with agents are $20.

Advance reservation is required for the twenty-minute editorial consultations and five-minute pitch sessions, which will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. The Eventbrite form asks for your editor and/or agent preference. If you sign up before all have been announced, you will be contacted for your first choice.