Harlequin Red Quill Workshop

Sacramento Valley Rose, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley Romance Writers of America Chapters are co-hosting a workshop with Harlequin editor Kathleen Scheibling. The workshop will address how to ensure your manuscript works within the current publishing landscape to get an editor’s and a publisher’s attention.

Topics include understanding the current publishing environment, how to make your voice stand out, effectively using tropes, and what elements will set your story apart.  It also addresses other practical considerations in how to put together a compelling synopsis and pitch and how to know which editor to target. Attendees will also get the inside scoop on new publishing opportunities available at Harlequin and an opportunity to “skip the slush pile” if they have a suitable manuscript in the works.  Participants will leave with some practical strategies they can apply right away.

Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Cancellation Policy: Full refund will be granted to cancellation notices received 48 hours in advance of the workshop. Half of the workshop fee will be refunded 24-47 hours in advance of workshop. No refunds granted thereafter.

Registration will close on Sunday, September 25th at midnight. We cannot accept walkins for this event.

Presenter:

Kathleen Scheibling has worked in publishing for more than twenty years, as an agent, publicist and editor. She started at Harlequin in 2001 and is currently Senior Editor of American Romance and Blaze, as well as one of the founding and continuing editors behind the popular So You Think You Can Write annual editorial conference and contest. Despite having only ridden a horse once in her life, Kathleen knows way more about cowboys and ranching life than a certified city girl ever could. Naturally, she’s always on the lookout for books featuring ruggedly sexy cowboy heroes. She’s an avid reader, a rabid film lover and a fair-weather distance cyclist.