ONLINE Submission Success: Elevator Pitches, Synopses, and Query Letters
6 Weeks | Tuesdays | Begins March 4, 2025 | 7pm-9pm
Instructor: Finnian Burnett
MEMBER PRICE: $225.00
NON-MEMBER PRICE: $300.00
The key to a successful pitch is knowing how to sell yourself. Whether you’re looking for an agent, or submitting directly to publishers, a query package must have a stunning query letter, a compelling synopsis, and a snappy logline. In this class, we’ll go over the various avenues to submit your novels or short story collections including how to write the query package, following submission guidelines, and what to do when you haven’t heard back. Come prepared to write and workshop query letters and synopses of a completed novel.
This class takes place online using Zoom.
Dr. Finnian Burnett’s work explores the intersections of the human body, mental health, and gender identity. They are a recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts grant, a finalist in the 2023 CBC nonfiction prize, and a 2024 Pushcart nominee.
Their work appears in Blank Spaces Magazine, Reflex Press, The Daily Sci-Fi, CBC, and more. Their two novellas-in-flash, The Clothes Make the Man and The Price of Cookies, are available through Ad Hoc Fiction and Off Topic Publishing respectively. Finnian is represented by Stacey Kondla of The Rights Factory. Their collaborative work with author Andrew Buckley, Queer Tales of Shakespearean Proportions is represented by Terrie Wolf.
When not writing or teaching, Finnian enjoys walking, Star Trek, and cat memes. Finn can be found at www.finnburnett.com
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