Middle Grade Fiction First Pages with Orlando Dos Reis
September 6th, 2023 - October 2nd, 2023
with Orlando Dos Reis
You'll submit your pages at the group start, then spend the next weeks critiquing peer stories. Orlando will submit his notes near the critique deadline. After critiques are complete, we host a 2-hour group debrief, in which each writer gets 15 minutes of individual time with Orlando to dig into feedback, brainstorm next steps, and discuss any writing questions.
Our goal with these events is to help writers become stronger storytellers. That said, each opening pages event we offer also comes with a submission opportunity.
<p>You may participate in one middle grade workshop per season (fall season includes Sept - Dec start dates.)</p>
Notes
Who this workshop is for: This workshop is a high-level educational event, best suited to agented writers and writers who are querying and receiving requests for their fulls.
Focus: Children's - Middle Grade - Contemporary fiction - Children'…
Group size: 7 writers
Submissions: <p>There will be one submission of your first 3750 words (approximately 15 pages) at the workshop start. Participants should also plan to share their pitch/short summary with their pages. Your pitch is not included in the word count and will not be critiqued. For graphic novels, you will submit the first 2500 words of your script.</p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">Changes and Withdrawals Policy: </span></p><ul><li>2 months or more ahead of a workshop start: you will be credited the full amount of the workshop, less a $15 change fee.</li><li>Under 2 months to 15 days ahead of a workshop start: you will be credited for the full workshop cost less a $15 charge if we are able to replace you. If we can't replace you, you will receive a credit for 50% of the workshop cost.</li><li>Withdrawals within 2 weeks of a workshop start will not be credited even if you are able to be replaced. Your payment will go towards our scholarship program. </li></ul>
Fee
Members: $115; Non-members: $137
About Orlando Dos Reis
Orlando Dos Reis is an editor at Scholastic Press. He began his career at Abrams Books before moving to Scholastic, where he acquires primarily middle-grade and young adult fiction. He received his B.A. in creative writing from Virginia Tech and his M.A. in English with a concentration in children’s and young adult literature from Kansas State University. He lives in New York City.