Free writing conference for fiction writers
The Dark Sire will present The Creative Quill, a writing conference for fiction writers.
The Dark Sire will present The Creative Quill, a writing conference for fiction writers. Led by literary agent Bre Stephens, this one-day writing conference is free and open to fiction writers from age 15 to adult. The conference will be held in the community room at the Dover Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 23 from noon to 6 p.m.
Throughout the afternoon writers can participate in workshops that will hone their craft — world building, dialogue and characterization — and sharpen their professional tools: query letters, synopses and formatting. In addition, panels of published authors will discuss publishing industry trends, writer’s block and how to get published. Zoom appearances by John and Gwendolyn Kiste (Gothic) and Nancy Holzner (fantasy) will expand upon genre writing. Attending writers can submit their work for first-page critiques and pitch to an agent.
The Dark Sire is a quarterly literary magazine that prints short fiction, poetry and art in the subgenres of Gothic, horror, fantasy and psychological realism. According to Stephens, who founded the magazine in 2019, “TDS endeavors to publish works that mirror and reflect the darker toned and themed subject matter of the past.”
The library is located at 525 N. Walnut St. in Dover. Register at https://forms.gle/WP5BEe62PJ1AFgwq7. Call the library at 330-343-6123.