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PUBLISHING: w/ Literary Agent Rayhané Sanders

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland, OR, United States

We have the great privilege of hosting Rayhané Sanders, literary agent at Massie and McQuilkin, for a limited amount of twenty-minute 1-on-1 consultations spread across three days, November 15-17. (Yes, Rayhané represents our own Lidia Yuknavitch.) In these personal meetings, she will give you feedback from an agent’s point of view on the first 30 pages of your manuscript. (A note: Ms. Sanders comes from New York publishing, and is very encouraging but also direct!) The deadline for submitting your 30 pages will be November 1st. The cost of a 1-on-1 consultation is $350. Not in Portland? Ms. Sanders will be available for 1-on-1 consults over Skype! In addition, Ms. Sanders will be offering a publishing seminar on Saturday November 16th. Come to this seminar…

$150

PUBLISHING: Literary Agent Rayhané Sanders Webinar + Consultations

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

We have the great privilege of hosting Rayhané Sanders, literary agent at Massie and McQuilkin who represents our own Lidia Yuknavitch, for a 90-minute webinar on Publishing (with ample opportunity for Q&A) on Saturday October 17, 2020. at 1PM Pacific Time. In addition to the webinar, Ms. Sanders is taking on ten private manuscript consultations. Over the course of a 20-minute Zoom session, she will give you feedback from an agent’s point of view on the first 30 pages of your manuscript, submitted ahead of time. (A note: Ms. Sanders comes from New York publishing, and is very encouraging but also very direct!) The deadline for submitting your 30 pages will be October 1st and consultations will be scheduled throughout the day Sunday October 18th.…

$125

FREE: Consult about Your Writing

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Call us. Let us help you with your writing. You're invited to schedule a free 15-minute conference call consult to describe your writing situation and focus. During the call, we listen to your writing situation and help you out -- sometimes writers will register for an upcoming workshop. Other times, after a consult, writers will initiate a formal Introductory Consult through our Individual Consult Group to find a writing coach selected specifically for your project. To initiate a Free Consult, e-mail us -- and when you do, please let us know specifically what you're working on and want to discuss. Then we'll get back in touch and begin to talk together about your writing. Register for a free consult Teacher: Carol Hendrickson Time: By appointment only. Location: Telephone Conference…

Free

PUBLISHING: Literary Agent Rayhané Sanders—Seminar + Consultations—Oct 7th-9th

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

We have the great privilege of hosting Rayhané Sanders, literary agent at Massie and McQuilkin, for a 90-minute webinar on Publishing (with ample opportunity for Q&A) on Saturday October 8th, 2022, from 11:00AM to 12:30PM Pacific. Yes, Rayhané represents our very own Lidia Yuknavitch.) In addition to the seminar, Ms. Sanders is taking on twenty private manuscript consultations. Over the course of a 20-minute meeting, she will give you feedback from an agent’s point of view on the first 25 pages of your manuscript, submitted ahead of time. (Please note, Ms. Sanders comes from New York publishing, and is very encouraging but also very direct!) The deadline for submitting your 25 pages will be September 15th, and you’ll be provided with specific formatting guidelines. Consultations will…

$150 – $375