Young Adult Winter Workshop with Estelle Laure
January 28th, 2025 - April 17th, 2025
with Estelle Laure
A three-month workshop for writers seeking story-level feedback on their Young Adult projects to take their work to the next level.
In this workshop, you will work with agent and senior developmental editor, Estelle Laure, at Folio Literary, and a small group of writers (up to 4 others) on 15,000 words of your novels in process, over two rounds. The workshop includes written feedback from Estelle and your peers, live calls to debrief each round, and a group discussion board where Estelle will answer questions.
The workshop begins with an introductory group call to meet the other members and discuss workshop expectations. Then you will submit 7,500 words of your project for feedback, plus a short synopsis (this is for your readers and will not be critiqued). You have three weeks to read and post your written critiques of participants work. Round 1 critiques are followed by a group debrief call where you can dig into questions about the notes and/or brainstorm with Estelle about revisions. You will then submit your next 7,500 words for peer and professional feedback. The group concludes with a one-on-one call.
The second round may be either the next section of your project or a revision of material you submitted in round 1. There is a three week revision period between rounds.
What to expect from your written critiques: Estelle will provide a detailed critique on your pages addressing character development, plot development, pacing, and sentence-level writing tips to take your story to the next level.
*This workshop has a zero tolerance policy against racist, sexist, harassing, or otherwise offensive behavior. Writers who engage in this behavior against the instructor or fellow writers, or present material that promotes this behavior, will be removed from the workshop without a refund.
<p>This is an application based workshop. Please click above to apply. Writers may take one YA workshop per season. The Winter season runs from January 1st - April 14th. If spaces are available one month prior to a workshop starting, writers will be able to register for a second workshop.</p>
Notes
Who this workshop is for: <p>This workshop welcomes writers working on YA fiction stories. Estelle is excited to read submissions in prose or verse, across genres.</p><p>Writers are expected to be at an intermediate level of writing craft, or above. Writers may have achieved this through self-study of books and exercises, or organized instruction such as classes, workshops, or webinars. Writers should be familiar with elements of craft such as characterization, plot, internal arc, pacing and voice in order to offer craft-rooted feedback to their peers.<br></p>
Focus: Children's - Young Adult - Contemporary fiction - Children'…
Group size: 5 writers
Submissions: <p>For prose, you will submit 15,000 words (over 2 rounds). For verse you will submit 10,000 words (over 2 rounds) You will also submit a synopsis at the workshop start. This will not be critiqued, but is for context only.</p><p><span style="font-weight: 700;">Changes and Withdrawals Policy: </span><br></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: $415; Non-members: $465