Dream it, Do it!
One Day Writing & Publishing Workshop
~ Glasbern Farm, Fogelsville, PA ~
September 13, 2020 8AM-5PM
September 13, 2020 8AM-5PM
Led by New York Times Bestselling and award winning authors: Kate Moretti, Kelly Simmons, Amy Impellizzeri
Sponsored by Tall Poppy Writer's Lab
Sponsored by Tall Poppy Writer's Lab
Connect. Learn. Write. Publish.
Come learn the basic foundation for building your novel from the ground up. Whether you have been percolating an idea, you have a novel in progress, or you are ready to start the path to publishing, we can help.
Spend a day at the picturesque Glasbern Farm Retreat, a ideal setting that fosters creativity. Continental breakfast and buffet lunch is included, as well as all-day coffee, tea, water and snacks. In addition to 4 workshops and an AMA (Ask Me Anything) style lunch, you will also receive post-retreat support*:
*offer expires three months after workshop date
If you'd like to extend your retreat for additional writing time, rooms can be booked through the Glasbern Inn as part of the Dream it, Do it! Workshop for a discounted rate of $159.00 a night (not included in original workshop price). You can call the front desk at 1-610-285-4723 to reserve your room. Tell them you're with the Tall Poppy Writer's Lab!
Glasbern also offers spa services, hiking trails, and gourmet farm-to-table public restaurant in the main barn.
Workshop price: $350.00
Early Bird Price until June 30: $300.00
Workshop is limited to 25 attendees so register now!
Come learn the basic foundation for building your novel from the ground up. Whether you have been percolating an idea, you have a novel in progress, or you are ready to start the path to publishing, we can help.
- Does your premise work? Do you have a hook?
- How important are those opening pages and are yours strong enough?
- How do plot and character intertwine?
- How do you find an agent? Does your query work?
Spend a day at the picturesque Glasbern Farm Retreat, a ideal setting that fosters creativity. Continental breakfast and buffet lunch is included, as well as all-day coffee, tea, water and snacks. In addition to 4 workshops and an AMA (Ask Me Anything) style lunch, you will also receive post-retreat support*:
- Critique of the first chapter of your manuscript
- Query critique by Kelly Simmons and "top of the slush pile" query review by D4EO Literary Agency and Wyatt-McKenzie Publishing. Request for partials/fulls are not guaranteed but we promise it will be read!
*offer expires three months after workshop date
If you'd like to extend your retreat for additional writing time, rooms can be booked through the Glasbern Inn as part of the Dream it, Do it! Workshop for a discounted rate of $159.00 a night (not included in original workshop price). You can call the front desk at 1-610-285-4723 to reserve your room. Tell them you're with the Tall Poppy Writer's Lab!
Glasbern also offers spa services, hiking trails, and gourmet farm-to-table public restaurant in the main barn.
Workshop price: $350.00
Early Bird Price until June 30: $300.00
Workshop is limited to 25 attendees so register now!
Meet the Instructors
NYT Bestselling and Award Winning Authors
Kate MorettiKate Moretti is the New York Times Bestselling author of six novels and a novella, including the forthcoming Girls of Brackenhill. Her first novel THOUGHT I KNEW YOU, was a New York Times bestseller. THE VANISHING YEAR was a nominee in the Goodreads Choice Awards Mystery/Thriller category for 2016 and was called "chillingly satisfying." (Publisher's Weekly) with "superb" closing twists (New York Times Book Review). Her books have been translated in over ten different languages and has been optioned for television. She lives in Pennsylvania in an old farmhouse with her husband, two children and no known ghosts. Her lifelong dream is to find a secret passageway.
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Kelly SimmonsKelly Simmons is a former journalist, advertising creative director and the author of five novels sold in a dozen countries: STANDING STILL and THE BIRD HOUSE (Simon & Schuster) plus Target bestseller ONE MORE DAY, THE FIFTH OF JULY and her newest, WHERE SHE WENT (Sourcebooks.) Her sixth novel, NOT MY BOY, comes out January 2021. She teaches in the Drexel University MFA program, and is a member of WFWA, Tall Poppy Writers and The Liars Club, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping fledgling novelists. Additionally, she co-helms the weekly writers podcast “Liars Club Oddcast.” She was born the same day as Dorothy Parker. Coincidence? She thinks not.
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Amy ImpellizzeriAmy Impellizzeri is a reformed corporate litigator, former start-up executive, and award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction. Amy’s novels have earned accolades including: INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards, National Indie Excellence Awards, Francis Ford Coppola Winery Books & Bottles Selection, and her debut novel, LEMONGRASS HOPE, was named the #1 reviewed book of 2014 by The Literary Connoisseur. Amy is also the author of the non-fiction book, LAWYER INTERRUPTED (ABA Publishing) (featured by ABC27, Above the Law and more), and numerous essays and articles that have appeared in online and print journals. She is a Tall Poppy Writer, past President of the Women’s Fiction Writer’s Association, a 2018 Writer-In-Residence at Ms-JD.org, and a frequently invited speaker at legal conferences and writing workshops across the country.
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Glasbern Inn
"Discover the natural beauty and warm hospitality of the Glasbern Inn - A Historic Hotel of America, where we carefully combine the luxury of a fine hotel, executive retreat, and award-winning wedding venue with a working sustainable farm; all nestled on 150 acres of stunning beauty.
Located in Fogelsville, just west of Allentown, Pennsylvania, our restored and historic hotel is the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of today’s busy life." - Glasbern Inn Website
Located in Fogelsville, just west of Allentown, Pennsylvania, our restored and historic hotel is the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of today’s busy life." - Glasbern Inn Website