First Pages Events
Professional feedback on your first pages. Like a conference roundtable, but online.
How it works
1. Sign up for your event
2. Join your group on the event start date (we'll email you your invite)
3. Submit your first pages.
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Exchange critique.
Participants give one another inline and general comments on submissions. Your Pro will critique each member's work. - 5.
Debrief.
After comments have been shared, event attendees meet online to share insights and ask questions.
Who should attend?
This workshop is for writers who have completed a manuscript and are interested in getting agent feedback. We recommend putting your best foot forward and self-editing before sharing with the group.
Upcoming First Page Events
Picture Books, with Sera Rivers
January 22nd - February 21st
Non-members: $150
Advanced Picture Books, with Anna Sargeant
February 6th - March 10th
Non-members: $175
Advanced Picture Books, with Miloni Vora (Fiction and Nonfiction)
February 12th - March 10th
Non-members: $175
Advanced Picture Books, with Celia Lee
February 24th - March 27th
Non-members: $165
Advanced Picture Books, with Julie Bliven
February 24th - March 24th
Non-members: $175
Advanced Picture Books, with Carter Hasegawa (Realistic Fiction)
March 5th - March 28th
Non-members: $175
Advanced Picture Books with Karen Boss, Winter/Spring 2025
February 27th - May 23rd
Non-members: $390
Picture Books, with Kayla Cichello
March 10th - April 10th
Non-member registration opens
February 3rd at 09:30 (EST).
Non-members: $150
Adult Winter Workshop with Sharon Pelletier
February 26th - May 27th
Non-members: $465
Young Adult Winter Workshop with Estelle Laure
January 28th - April 17th
Non-members: $465
Middle Grade Winter Workshop with Sophia Jimenez
March 31st - June 18th
Non-members: $465
Middle Grade Fiction First Pages with Alyson Heller
February 3rd - March 7th
Non-members: $165
Middle Grade Fiction First Pages with Andrea Tompa
March 31st - April 30th
Non-members: $165
Middle Grade Fiction First Pages with Jon Cobb
March 5th - April 4th
Non-member registration opens
January 29th at 01:00 (EST).
Non-members: $158
YA & Adult Fiction First Pages with Alice Jerman
March 10th - April 9th
Non-member registration opens
January 31st at 01:00 (EST).
Non-members: $158
Adult Fiction with Esty Loveing-Downes
April 1st - May 2nd
Non-member registration opens
February 18th at 07:00 (EST).
Non-members: $160
Intensive: Planning & Plotting a Series for Young Readers
February 3rd - February 13th
Non-members: $90
Intensive + Critique: Planning & Plotting a Series for Young Readers
February 3rd - March 5th
Non-members: $190
Intensive: From “Quiet” to Acquired: How to Prepare and Position Your Picture Book for Submission Success
March 2nd - March 3rd
Non-members: $80
