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.
by Kevin A Davis | Feb 26, 2024 | Authors Workshop
Write and Read Flash Fiction
Coming to the Authors Workshop Track at JordanCon 2024: A guided flash-fiction writing session on Saturday morning where prompts are provided! We’ll give you a short bit 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.
by Kevin A Davis | Feb 22, 2024 | Authors Workshop
What’s an Elevator Pitch?
A brief (30 seconds) way of expressing a story idea. It’s called an elevator pitch because it’s the time you’d spend on an elevator ride with someone. It might be what you’re working on, a story ready to sell, or a concept for upcoming work.
Bring your pitches to JordanCon and we’ll have a panel of guests just waiting to hear from you. They’ll be a good sounding board to find out of if your 30 seconds is effective in grabbing their interest and relaying your idea. For writers, pitches are a skill to be sharply honed.
We’re waiting to hear from you!
Tentatively planned for Saturday night at 10 p.m.
by Kevin A Davis | Feb 9, 2024 | Authors Workshop
2024 JordanCon’s Got Slush
Writers – come join us! This is a moderated panel with publishing professionals where you can submit up to 600 words of your opening to be read anonymously, then get immediate feedback on your work.
We ask for the opening because a publisher might see little more than that if you don’t grab their interest. This is a chance to see how they’d respond after a couple of pages.
Submit your 600 words below in a Word doc. Keep it anonymous, just the title on the document and your opening. We’ll print it out for the panelists, and the moderator will read it out loud for the room.
We’ll have limited space on this workshop, so first come, first serve. Get your piece in early. Our plan will be to get to all of the submissions, but we can’t control time.
Tentatively scheduled for Saturday evening at 8:30 p.m.
Submit here
