Have you written a children’s or YA manuscript that you believe is publishable—but which has been turned down without encouragement or advice by agents and publishers? Are you hungry for feedback on your writing for children? We think we can help!

We are 3 literary agents in daily contact with clients and publishers, who specialize in children’s books (Andrea Cascardi of Transatlantic Literary Agency, Anna Olswanger of Liza Dawson Associates, and Ann Tobias of A Literary Agency for Children’s Books) and we are offering to read your manuscript and give you our reactions to it. The workshop promises to be lively with three, possibly different, opinions about the strength and weaknesses of each manuscript We will also discuss marketplace considerations, writing tips, and hold a general Q&A session.

Workshop date: April 25, 2010

Location: Shelburne Hotel
303 Lexington Avenue (at 37th Street)
New York, NY 10016

Time: 9:30-4:00 p.m.

Our previous workshops in April and November, 2009, were a sell-out. Here are a few comments from the participants:

“It was very refreshing to meet three literary agents and hear them speak. They were not fierce! In fact, they were very nice and helpful. I have so many invaluable notes from the workshop. It was helpful to get three different viewpoints about my work. I loved the workshop and I would do it again.”

“The feedback was eye opening and very helpful. As an aspiring writer I found the experience of having agents, as opposed to many of the editors I’ve dealt with at other conferences, very important since I soon want to query agents. What I learned that afternoon was valuable and pertinent, and can only help me prepare a more polished manuscript to market in the future.”

“The light bulb that went on over my head. Seriously, something was nagging at me about my story, and I couldn’t figure out what it was. The most pertinent comments, for me, were the ones having to do with plot. There was imagination, but no motivation for what my character was doing, no desire, no transformation. Kind of like a movie with great special effects but no story line to hang them on. The critique made it much more clear what needs to be done.”

Register early for the special rate of $195. After March 25, the rate goes up to $225. Group size is strictly limited to allow a full discussion of each participant’s manuscript, which the agents will read in advance of the workshop.

For further information, please visit our website www.3LiteraryAgents.com.