The Manuscript Academy Event Calendar

Get your meetings scheduled before we open to the public. Enjoy early booking, members-only meeting types, and get top-choice agents before they sell out. Book your meeting here: https://manuscriptacademy.com/member-booking-systemNeed help choosing a faculty member? Ask our concierge for advice: http://manuscriptacademy.com/conciergeOr, for a near-instant faculty recommendations try out our new faculty search tool here: https://manuscriptacademy.com/faculty-membersPrefer a written critique? Schedule that here: https://manuscriptacademy.com/all-written-critiques/Gold member and want a written critique credit or to combine your gold codes toward a longer meeting? Put in your request here: http://manuscriptacademy.com/change-my-codeWant more information on using your gold codes? Here's a guide: https://manuscriptacademy.com/guide-to-your-gold-codes

Meet with top agents and editors to discuss your work (all chosen for their kindness, brilliance, and ability to come up with insightful feedback on the spot). This month's meetings are now open for booking! (Don't worry if you can't make it right on time--though many spots do sell out quickly.)Book here: https://manuscriptacademy.com/consultationsWant early booking, 60+ hours of classes, and tickets to ALL our agent events for $20 more than a meeting? Click here. Meetings will stay open all month--however, many faculty members sell out quickly. We recommend booking as soon as you can to improve your odds of getting a meeting with your top-choice agent or editor.

Members-only and included with membership. Learn more about membership here. Do you have publishing questions you can't Google--or, if you do Google them, you get lots of conflicting advice?Or maybe you need help navigating our offerings, and want to make sure you understand how it all works?Join us to ask Jessica Sinsheimer, literary agent and Manuscript Academy co-founder, for thoughtful, personalized help.You can learn about: Finding your best faculty fitUsing your Gold codesJoining our eventsThe features you may have missedAnd more!The first ~20 minutes will be writer introductions (come prepared to talk about you, your work, and something you're enjoying--a book, a hobby, a new trick you've taught your pet--up to you!) and ManuscriptAcademy.com site tour.After that, we'll open up to questions.This event will not be recorded. Please RSVP to secure your spot. The tour will be via Zoom; however, you do not need to turn on your camera to attend. 

Members: $0 | Non-Members: $14.99 | Includes after-party critique partner networking ✨in our NEW virtual space✨As always, work will be chosen at random, by genre. Your odds are far better than a public, ticketed panel.One of the hardest parts of submitting your work is ensuring that your query and page are ready to go. Together, we will get your queries and pages (as many as we can, drawn at random) ready for submission. Even if yours isn't chosen, you'll learn how agents things--and take away lessons that will help you long into your submissions process.The panel will be followed by a Q&A, where you can ask your burning publishing questions of our panel.This event is open to all genres and age groups. Can't make it live? Submit your work and watch the replay.

View event here: https://manuscriptacademy.com/your-live-event#viewTackling a revision can be daunting and sometimes sneaks in like an entirely different kind of writer’s block. In this class, agent & author Monica Rodriguez will dive into some tools that can help conquer your next revision, how to deal with an overwhelming overhaul, and strategies on how to process receiving feedback so that revising feels less intimidating. Let's discuss the different stages of your manuscript and how to get it ready for your next yes!   Monica Rodriguez is the Director of Brand Management at Context Literary Agency and has over 10 years of marketing experience. With a degree in public relations from The University of Texas at Austin, she started her marketing career supporting non-profits and the arts. After gaining experience at an advertising agency, she worked on multi-million dollar advertising campaigns within the tourism industry for over five years. At Context, she helps authors connect with partnerships that enhance their writing careers, supporting their books before and after they’ve hit the shelves.Her love for books can be traced back to elementary school, where the best days were spent attending book fairs and author readings. In addition to her brand management role, Monica is a Junior Agent with a mission to help uplift underrepresented voices in publishing, specifically within the Latinx community. In children’s literature, she is actively looking for PB, MG, YA & Graphic Novels. She is also open to adult and non-fiction submissions.Today, Monica spends her free time in Austin’s public libraries, reading outside, or snuggling with her dog Jude. She is the creator of Find A Lovely Life, a lovely place focused on self-love, mental health, and life advice. She is also an author and contributes to online outlets covering her favorite tv shows and movies. Find her social @loveleemonicaa.

Members: $0 | Non-Members $25 | Check https://manuscriptacademy.com/calendar for updates.

Members-Only and included with membership.Editing is subjective. Hire ten editors, get ten different editorial visions. In this event, we'll bring up eight agents to review four queries (chosen at random), and YOU get to decide who edited it best. Come for the power flip (surely part of you would like to be the one judging an agent for the day?), stay for the editorial lessons.