by Kevin A Davis | Jan 10, 2025 | Authors Workshop, Programming
Write and Read Flash Fiction
Returning to the Authors Workshop Track at JordanCon 2025: Robby Hilliard leads a guided flash-fiction writing session on Saturday morning where prompts are provided! We’ll give you a short bit of time to put down some words, then you’ll read your story to your peers.
We love to see what comes from creatives!
Join us and let’s see what we come up with. Tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday.
Don’t forget our Friday Night Workshop and our two Saturday Slush Panels – Read More
by Kevin A Davis | Oct 18, 2024 | Authors Workshop, Guests, Programming
This year the Authors Workshop Track will host one-on-one mentorships, and possibly even pitches, depending on the interest of the attending publishers.
During a one-hour session, we’ll offer a few fifteen-minute time slots for attendees to sit with an industry professional and discuss their career plans, story plots, or writing habits. As mentioned above, there might be pitch sessions. We’re sure this will be a new Authors Workshop Track favorite.
We’ll have a lot more information on this project as the weeks progress, and logistics will be key in getting guest preferences connected to attendee interest. Keep watching our blog and social media for sign-up forms because the early preparation will determine match-ups.
by Kevin A Davis | Sep 27, 2024 | Authors Workshop, Writer Workshop
Saturday Slush: 600 Words
This annual Authors Workshop Track event has proven so popular that we are expanding it to two sessions on Saturday so everyone gets a chance to be heard!
A moderator will read your work, up to 600 words, and professionals in the industry will give you valuable feedback on your writing. You can remain anonymous, or claim the response. This is a wonderful opportunity to tap into the wealth of experience from the amazing Guests who join us at JordanCon.
To organize and allow Guests an opportunity to prepare, submissions must be made prior to the event. Early birds will likely get on the roster to be read!
Guidelines:
- No AI
- Word or Google doc
- Double-spaced
- No Author Names on pages
- Title on first page
- If this is not an opening, please identify – middle of book, ending, inciting incident, etc.
- Up to 600 words
- Use content warnings, if applicable
The first session begins at 11:30 a.m. Saturday and the second, at 1 p.m. We will contact you via email with information regarding your expected session time. A warning: if you are near the end of the list, we might not get to all of the slush reads. Sign up early!
Submission Guidelines and Form
by Kevin A Davis | Aug 17, 2024 | Authors Workshop, Writer Workshop
The Friday Night Writers’ Workshop: A 1000-Word Critique
This annual Authors Workshop Track event has been a writers’ favorite for years! Now-published authors have sat in this exact workshop to have their work reviewed by professionals and peers! The Friday Night Writers’ Workshop is a chance to have your writing discussed by industry professionals and peers in small groups.
To organize and allow Guests an opportunity to prepare, submissions must be made prior to the event.
Guidelines:
- No AI
- Word or Google doc
- Double-spaced
- Title and name on first page
- Up to 1000 words
- Use content warnings, if applicable
The session begins at 8:30 p.m. Friday Night after the dinner break. We’ll meet for assignments then break out in our various groups for cozy locations around the hotel. This event tends to run for a couple of hours.
Submission Guidelines and Form
by Kevin A Davis | Jul 28, 2024 | Authors Workshop, Writer Workshop
The Authors Workshop Track focuses on hands-on results
Notes aren’t the only thing you leave these workshops with. We want you to have critiques of your work, a new flash fiction, or the plot to your next novel in hand. JordanCon Guests are industry professionals with an amazing wealth of experience and knowledge. Here are some of the planned workshops we have in store for writers:
The Friday Night Writer’s Workshop
Two industry professional guests and up to four writing peers get together for two hours in critique pods to review 1000 words from each writer. We’ll have plenty of pods as our guests love this opportunity! Submit 1000 words according to the form’s guidelines and we’ll match you with the best group available. Submissions will be open until we fill up all the pods, or the week prior to the convention. Submission Form
Saturday Slush
The moderator reads 600 words anonymously for a panel of industry professionals who will give their feedback and reactions. Sit in the audience and soak up the responses to your work. This panel always fills up — so this year we’re doubling up with two sessions! Submissions will be open until we feel we’ve got plenty (and a waitlist) so check the guidelines on the form and submit early. Slush Submission Form
Pitch Panel
Bring a 30-60 second pitch for industry professionals. They’ll give you immediate feedback on what they liked, or where you lost them. Test out your pitch! This panel is first come / first serve. Raise your hand and go when you’re picked. No sign up required.
One-on-One Mentors (and possibly Pitches)
This is new for the Authors Workshop Track, but we talked with a number of the guests and we believe we can offer 15-minute sessions with industry professionals to talk about your writing, career, or anything related to the profession. Stay tuned for more news on this. Sign-up cannot start until we have the guest roster.
And More!
We know we’ll have the Flash Fiction class with Robby Hilliard but we’ve also discussed ideas with several other guests, so stay tuned to social media and the blogs to see what we come up with.
