Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/02/2023 - 06/04/2023
4:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
Silver Bay YMCA
87 Silver Bay Road - Silver Bay, New York 12874
Category(ies)
This annual masterclass retreat provides attendees with a one-on-one critique with one of our faculty, group critique opportunities, and faculty-led workshops for a weekend at the beautiful Silver Bay YMCA on Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.
Falling Leaves is returning the spring of 2023!
SAVE THE DATE: June 2-4 2023
Falling Leaves is by application only and we have a rotating focus each year: 2019 was Picture Books and in 2023 the focus will be on novels: YA, MG, novels in verse, and graphic novels.
Applications are open!
Register for free below and you will receive a confirmation email with the application form.
This year is focused on novels, novels in verse, and graphic novels (no picture books and no non-fiction submissions).
Faculty information:
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Holly West, Senior Editor at Feiwel and Friends and Swoon Reads
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Trisha de Guzman is an Editor at Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
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Alison Weiss, acquiring editor at Pixel and Ink
- Maggie Lehrman, Editorial Director, Fiction at Abrams Books
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Stephen Fraser joined The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
What will you need to apply?
*The first 20 pages of your novel or novel in verse as a Word doc (double-spaced) following SCBWI recommendations (see page 2 of the pdf under heading “Formatting Your Manuscript”)
*For Graphic novel submissions, please upload a PDF file with this format for your “Pitch Packet”: 1 Title Page, 10 pages of finished art, and 9 pages of graphic novel script.
*Your author bio. You can mention publishing credits or awards here, but you don’t have to. (But please include a note about what your connection is to the characters or setting or topics in your novel–for example, “I am a writer who lives with my family in the Hudson Valley, but I grew up in Florida where my novel takes place.”
* A 1 or 2-sentence logline for your novel. How to write a logline :https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/how-to-write-a-logline-c3331c4ae31c
*A 1 paragraph synopsis for your novel. (This is the plot, yes include spoilers).
*OPTIONAL A 1 page synopsis
Weekend Master Class Retreat with Single Room (Registration fee includes master classes, one-on-one critiques, hotel rooms for Friday and Saturday nights, and all meals from dinner Friday through lunch on Sunday.)
$950
Weekend Master Class Retreat with Double Room (Registration fee includes master classes, one-on-one critiques, hotel rooms for Friday and Saturday nights, and all meals from dinner Friday through lunch on Sunday.)
$790
Thank you so much for your interest in Falling Leaves Master Class Spring Retreat June 2-4, 2023!
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