Join YPG Writers for our first ever Conversations on Craft on June 23! We are excited to announce that in addition to our bi-monthly meetings, we are launching a series devoted to examining different aspects of writing, including POV, plot, dialogue, and more. This month, we will be examining plot. We will lead a...
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The YPG website is looking for new writers! Are you interested in doing a write-up on the next YPG educational event? Do you want to interview an industry leader for our Publishing Profiles series? Does a day in the life of your department deserve to be featured under Spotlights and Soundbites? Are you dying...
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And we’re back! Celebrate spring with YPG Writers and join us for a write-in and flash workshop. We’ll do a quick introduction, followed by an hour of writing and optional sharing, then we’ll wrap up the meeting with a flash workshop. In response to the feedback you’ve given us, this time we are taking...
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Our generous friends at Gotham Writers Workshop have paired with YPG Writers to offer a free hour-long fiction writing class! If you’ve always wanted to take a writing class at Gotham or are curious about the services they offer, you won’t want to miss this. The class will include brief lectures with intervals of...
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Do you love to read as much as you love to write? Are you interested in meeting other writers in publishing? Join YPG Writers for our third event of the year! We’ll do a quick introduction, followed by an hour of writing and optional sharing, then we’ll wrap up the meeting with a flash workshop. In the...
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Do you wish you could get a bit of writing practice without signing up for a class? A chance to get out of your own head and maybe away from your current project and just write for fun with no expectations or stress or commitments? If so, you’ll be happy to know that Writers (Un)Block is back! This time...
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Whether you’re an editor, an agent, an aspiring writer, or just someone who’s interested in understanding new trends in publishing, this panel is for you! It’s no secret that the journey to becoming an author is no longer as simple as sending a manuscript off to an agency slush pile. We’ll take a deep...
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Being a writer in the publishing industry is not always easy. You’re surrounded by coworkers who could be excellent resources (editors, marketers, publicists, and even agents), but it’s often unclear when or even if you can approach the people you work with about your own writing. Navigating the industry as an aspiring writer while building...
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The challenge is upon us yet again—to write 50,000 words in 30 days or less. All you brave souls inflicting this cruel and unusual punishment on yourselves might be driven to drink anyway (as all great writers sometimes are), so instead of drinking alone, let’s imbibe while we transcribe together! Join us for a YPG hosted...
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With NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) right around the corner, we thought having a bit of a warm up would be useful for all the writers out there. So before you attempt the month-long, 50-000-word challenge, try this two-week-long one with your fellow YPG Writers. There’s no required word count (unless you want to...
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