June 2017
First 100 Words
First Impressions Pages:
If you would like to participate in this session, please bring five copies
of your first 100 words of your
manuscript’s first page.
Please use Times New Roman, double-spaced, 14 pt. font and only include
the first 100 words on the page. Do not put your name on the pages, but do put
the title and category: picture book, easy reader, chapter book, middle grade or young
adult.
Please paperclip your pages together for ease of separation so each
member of the panel gets a page and one for the reader. There will be a
drop-off box for the first pages.
The panel will consist of Sarah Jane Abbott, John Cusick, Brett Duquette
and Harold Underdown.
Pages selected for reading will be random, but due to time constraints,
we can’t guarantee everyone’s pages will be read.
Directions to the
Hampton Inn & Suites:
If coming from
Interstate 84, take Exit 13, head north for approximately 10 miles.
The hotel will be on your left.
If crossing over
the Mid-Hudson Bridge, head south on Rt. 9 for approximately 4 miles. The hotel
will be on your right.
Refund Policy:
For a registration
only refund, cancellation must be in writing and postmarked on or
before May 29, 2017. Critique
fees are non-refundable, unless the critique schedule is full.
Book Store:
Merritt Books will
be selling books throughout the day. Please support our local booksellers.
Reminder:
These sessions will
be lecture with some hands-on writing exercises. Please bring paper and pen and
your work-in-progress (if you have one). Our goal is for attendees to apply
these hands-on techniques to their idea or work-in-progress, if the exercises
are appropriate.
If your personal
preference is a tablet, notebook or any other personal computer, we can not
assume responsibility for these items.
