For aspiring magazine writers and veterans looking to brush up on their skills, join the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association for a two-part PitchFest in Edmonton at the Public Library, starting on Saturday September 7.
PitchFest features an opening seminar with industry expert (and editor of many National Magazine Award-winning stories) Shelley Youngblut, followed by a panel of accomplished local magazine editors.
The seminar promises “time-tested strategies for developing your idea, polishing your query, making the approach and following up to get results [and] also insider tips for establishing and nuturing the editorial relationships that can make getting future assignments a snap.”
The one-hour moderated panel discussion features Max Fawcett (Managing Editor, Alberta Venture), Tim Querengesser (Senior Editor, Alberta Venture), Steven Sandor (Editor, Avenue Edmonton) and Lindsay Shapka (Editor, Where Edmonton).
In part two of PitchFest (on Saturday Sept 14) “you’ll take everything you’ve learned to refine or write a new pitch and return for one-on-one sessions with the editor of your choosing from the panel. You’ll receive feedback, specific advice and maybe even sell a story.”
Cost and all other details here.
