Laurie will be teaching: Strengthening Your Character’s Voice

Agents often say they look for manuscripts with a strong voice, but what exactly does that mean? Learn what voice is and take a deep dive into how character development affects the voice of a manuscript, from the drafting stage to revisions.

Location: Online

When: March 8, 2025

Website: https://texaswritingworkshop.com/

The Las Vegas Writers Conference offers keynote speeches, workshops, pitching a literary agent or editor, getting your questions answered, and more. Laurie will be teaching classes on scene structure and voice, as well as taking pitches and participating on panels. 

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

When: April 3-5, 2025

Website: https://lasvegaswritersconference.com/

Laurie will attend and take pitches at both of the 2025 Florida Writing Workshops — two separate full-day “How to Get Published” writing events in Florida — Orlando (April 11, 2025) and Tampa (April 12, 2025).

Location: Orlando and Tampa, Florida

When: April 11-12, 2025

Website: https://floridawritingworkshops.com/

Laurie will be teaching: Scene Structure

Learn how to structure scenes that engage your readers and keep them turning pages, with practical techniques that apply to any genre.

Location: Online

When: May 9, 2025

Website: https://pittsburghwritingworkshop.com/

The Online Writing Workshop of Chicago offers intense instruction over the course of one day, pitching a literary agent or editor, getting your questions answered, and more. 

Location: Online

When: December 7, 2024

Website: https://chicagowritingworkshop.com/

At this virtual event, participants spend the weekend in the comfort of their own homes participating in workshops to make their book the best they can, getting to know and connect with fellow writers, and pitching their completed books to agents if they are at that level in their writing journeys. Writers have the opportunity to meet one-on-one pitches with an agent.

Location: Online 

When: November 2-3, 2024

Website: https://www.writingawayrefuge.com/

You have a complete manuscript. You’re ready to pursue traditional publication. What comes next? Get a literary agent’s inside perspective on how to craft a query letter and submission package that makes your manuscript stand out for all the right reasons. Learn about the most essential elements of a strong pitch, what agents look for in sample pages, and general best practices for querying.

This session included a Q&A portion.

Location: The Porch in Nashville, Tennessee 

When: September 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM Central

Website: https://porchtn.org

At this virtual event, participants spent the weekend in the comfort of their own homes participating in workshops to make their book the best they can be, getting to know and connect with fellow writers, and pitching their completed books to agents if they are at that level in their writing journeys. Writers had the opportunity to meet one-on-one for 5-minute pitches with an agent.

Location: Online 

When: August 3-4, 2024

Website: https://www.writingawayrefuge.com/

At this virtual event, writers meet one-on-one for 15 minutes with an agent. 

Location: Zoom 

When: Sunday, June 30, 11am – 3pm ET

Contact: For questions, email philadelphiastoriesevents@gmail.com.

This writing event offered intense instruction over the course of one day, pitching a literary agent or editor, getting your questions answered, and more. 

This was a special one-day “How to Get Published” writing workshop on Friday, March 15, 2024, at the Marriott Birmingham (3590 Grandview Parkway).

Developing Your Character’s Voice

Learn how characterization affects descriptions and interactions with the setting. Literary agent Laurie Dennison will discuss how to develop your character’s voice when writing fiction.

This online event was hosted by the Orange County Library System.