{"id":115,"date":"2018-07-06T02:55:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T02:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.armadillocon.org\/d40\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2018-07-06T15:56:28","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T15:56:28","slug":"writers-workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.armadillocon.org\/d40\/writers-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Writers\u2019 Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Submissions have closed for this year\u2019s workshop.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Writers’ Workshop at ArmadilloCon<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ArmadilloCon Writers\u2019 Workshop has become a major event for aspiring SF\/F writers. It meets on Friday morning before the convention opens, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The curriculum is designed for beginning and intermediate students. Workshop participants will have their work critiqued by instructors who are professional editors and writers working in the field today.<\/p>\n

The morning panel sessions will cover a wide range of topics from managing craft elements such as style, plot, theme, and characterization to the dos and don\u2019ts of preparing your work for professional markets and different approaches to publication (e.g. traditional vs. independent). During the afternoon breakout sessions, participants work together in small groups along with two instructors to exchange critiques in the Milford style<\/u><\/a>. Each participant will receive a personal, in-depth critique of their work from both the instructors and their peers. Learning to receive \u2013 and to give \u2013 a meaningful critique of a work in progress is an invaluable skill for writers who would like to better assess and improve their own writing.<\/p>\n

The ArmadilloCon Writers Workshop is committed to diversity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diversity is vital to speculative fiction. A genre centered on exploration and encountering the Other must include voices and visions from writers, readers and thinkers of all kinds. For this reason, the ArmadilloCon Writers\u2019 Workshop actively seeks to include students, faculty, visiting scholars, and volunteers from a variety of backgrounds including, but not limited to: race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, and ability.<\/p>\n

This year we are pleased to offer a limited number of sponsored seats to writers of color. If you would like to be considered for a sponsored seat please complete and submit this form<\/u><\/a>. If you have any questions contact the Workshop Director at\u00a0 armadilloconwritersworkshop@gmail.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to Enroll in the Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pay the workshop fee, $90.00, which includes the full ArmadilloCon convention membership.<\/p>\n

Submit your original, unpublished work of science fiction, fantasy, or horror fiction. Maximum length 5,000 words. Please read and follow the Manuscript Submission Guidelines, below!<\/p>\n

Fill out and submit the permission slip<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Manuscript Deadline: Friday, June 15, 11:59:59 p.m.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ONLY<\/p>\n

We must have received all three elements (registration, manuscript, and permission slip) before you are officially enrolled in the workshop! If you have not received a confirmation email within three days of submitting everything, please contact the Workshop Director.<\/p>\n

Manuscript<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only one submission per workshop participant,<\/p>\n

Only your own original work,<\/p>\n

Only NON-PUBLISHED work,<\/p>\n

Only science fiction, fantasy or horror, please!<\/p>\n

Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Send your electronic manuscript in WORD DOCUMENT or RICH TEXT (.doc, .docx, .rtf) only in proper manuscript format<\/u><\/a> to armadilloconwritersworkshop@gmail.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 MAXIMUM LENGTH IS 5,000 WORDS. The word count limit is FIRM. No exceptions. Manuscripts longer than the maximum length will be either returned to the author for pruning, or if submitted at deadline, they will be shortened by the Workshop Director without notice.<\/p>\n

\u2022 You may send either a complete SHORT STORY or the FIRST CHAPTER of a novel. Short stories are preferred as they generally yield a more productive discussion of your abilities as a writer in this type of workshop setting.<\/p>\n

\u2022 If you are submitting a complete short story, make sure you write \u201cThe End\u201d on the last page; otherwise, indicate that the story continues after the first 5,000 words.<\/p>\n

\u2022 If you are submitting the first chapter of a novel, indicate on the first page that it is chapter one. This will ensure that the instructors will be able to evaluate each manuscript properly.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Please do not use pen names for workshop submissions as it causes confusion.<\/p>\n

PLEASE NOTE: the workshop staff will only view the manuscript after you have paid for the workshop and signed and returned the permission slip.<\/p>\n

Permission Slip<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please sign and return this form<\/u><\/a> granting us permission to distribute your story to the instructors and other workshop participants for the purpose of this workshop.<\/p>\n

What Happens When You Enroll<\/strong><\/p>\n

About two weeks before the workshop you will receive an email packet with the manuscripts of the other students in your group along with other materials concerning the workshop and the day\u2019s the schedule. Review and critique the manuscripts in your group before the workshop meets. You will not have time to do so once the workshop begins. You are required to read and critique all student manuscripts sent to you in your workshop packet.<\/p>\n

Cancellations<\/strong><\/p>\n

No refunds will be given once manuscripts are released to the instructors and other participants. If, due to unforeseen circumstances, you cannot attend the workshop on Friday, August 4, we will mail your group\u2019s critiques to you. You will also be responsible for getting your feedback to the other students in your assigned group.<\/p>\n

Instructors<\/strong><\/p>\n