2012 Hands-On Workshop: Getting Your Work Out There

You’ve written your heart out. Now what? Now comes the scary part… seeing if anyone else thinks your baby is as pretty and special as you do!

There’s no question that sending your work out into the world to be judged is one of the scariest parts of being a writer. In this workshop, poet and Writopia Lab instructor Tony Mancus will help you figure out how to tackle the daunting task of submitting your work for publication. Whether it’s poetry or short fiction, a novel or a memoir, Tony’s tactics will help you get organized and prepared for that next step. From researching best venues to dealing with rejection, this workshop will cover the gamut of the submission process.

About Tony: Tony co-founded Flying Guillotine Press with Sommer Browning in 2008. He holds an MFA from the University of Arizona and his manuscript, “A Vessel Interior,” was a finalist for the Yale Series of Younger Poets award. His poems have appeared in Verse, Handsome, Painted Bride Quarterly, The Seattle Review and elsewhere. (So, yes, he is an expert on the submission process!)

Get organized and learn more about the submission process by attending Getting Your Work Out There, at the Gaithersburg Book Festival. Don’t forget that pre-registration is required for all hands-on workshops.