Event Category: Classes and Workshops

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this lively session will help set a romantic mood.   We will spend some time reading a variety of love poems, and we will see some videos of the poems being performed.   After discussing the poetry, the session leaders will guide you in practical approaches for writing love poems of your own.

Join instructor Julie Stepanek Murray for a virtual ukulele jam session. Grab your ukulele and play along – because playing is more fun when you do it with others. Lyrics and chords provided on screen. Participants will be muted, so don’t worry about how you sound! Please register online to receive the Zoom link for the class.

Gain an insider’s view of book publishing with literary agent Jan Kardys from Black Hawk Literary Agency, Jan will share her 40 years of experience inside 10 major NYC book publishers on such topics as developing a concept, writing a manuscript, editing, finding a literary agent, book proposals, how to get the attention of a literary agent, components of a novel, self-publishing vs. traditional book publishing, subsidiary rights, marketing, utilizing the most cutting-edge technologies and social media services to increase visibility to literary agents, publishers and readers alike.

Interested in getting feedback on your manuscript? In this session, writers may submit their query letter along with the first 15 pages of their manuscripts for Black Hawk’s editorial comments and feedback. Instructions on how to write a query letter will be provided in the first session. We encourage you to bring your 15-page manuscript to the first session to allow time for editorial feedback in the second session.