New Adult/Crossover Fiction First Pages with Alice Jerman

Submissions: <p>There will be one submission of up to 3750 words at the workshop start.&nbsp; 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.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Changes and Withdrawals Policy:&nbsp;</span></p><ul style="padding-left: 26px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li style="margin: 0px; line-height: 20px;">2 months or more ahead of a workshop start: you will be credited the full amount of the workshop, less a $20 change fee.</li><li style="margin: 0px; line-height: 20px;">Under 2 months to 14 days ahead of a workshop start: If we are able to replace you, you will be credited for the full workshop price less a $20 change fee. If we can't replace you, you will receive a credit for 50% of the workshop cost.&nbsp;</li><li style="margin: 0px; line-height: 20px;">Withdrawals within 14 days of a workshop start: If we can replace you, you will receive a credit for 50% of the workshop price. If we cannot replace you, you will not receive a credit. Your fee will go towards our workshops and scholarships.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Members: $135; Non-members: $158

About Alice Jerman

Alice Jerman (she/her) has worked in the publishing industry since 2011 and is currently a senior editor at Requited, a new crossover imprint at Hachette.

She joined Hachette in 2024. Most recently, she worked at Entangled Publishing and HarperTeen, where she edited #1 New York Times bestselling Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros, the #1 New York Times bestselling Realm Breaker trilogy by Victoria Aveyard, and New York Times bestselling The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith.

Alice’s editorial taste is firmly in commercial fiction. She is drawn to high concept stories that feature pacey plots and compulsive voices. She loves a strong romantic arc, at any level of spice, especially if there is a lot of yearning and angst. She is particularly passionate about stories featuring queer characters, especially in genre fiction. 

Her favorite tropes are forbidden love and friends-to-lovers. Alice is a graduate of New York University, where she majored in English and minored in Creative Writing. She lives in New York City with her partner and a cat named Mr Mayor.