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Writers often need to sell their work and themselves, and that means crafting effective pitches. Emerging and established writers alike must capture the spirit of their work along with their artistic achievements in just a few words. That’s not easy! But by applying core principles of effective pitches, you’ll increase your chances of success, whether you’re pitching an article or a book.

In this interactive, virtual workshop for fiction and nonfiction writers, you’ll:

• Learn a framework that will give any pitch the best chance for success with editors and agents

• See models of great pitches, and terrible ones!

• Draft elements of a pitch and get personal feedback

• Gather resources

• Ask your burning questions about pitching

Andy Dehnart is a writer and teacher whose writing has appeared on NPR and in The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Vulture, Playboy, The Daily Beast, and other publications. His memoir-in-progress, I’m Here to Make Friends, was longlisted for the 2022 First Pages Prize. Andy holds an MFA from Bennington College, and taught nonfiction writing and journalism for more than 20 years, including as an assistant professor of practice at Stetson University in Florida. Andy is vice president of the Television Critics Association, and also publishes and writes reality blurred, which has, since 2000, offered analysis and reporting on unscripted television. It won an Excellence in Journalism award from NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2023) and an L.A. Press Club National A&E Journalism Award (2021).