VIRTUAL: HOW TO PITCH GRAPHIC NOVELS
Tuesday, September 5, 7 p.m.

Literary agent Maeve MacLysaght will guide you through creating a graphic novel pitch, its elements and requirements, and answer your questions on how to make YOUR proposal shine.

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IN-PERSON: PITCH YOUR BOOK
Saturday, September 9, 10:30 a.m.

West Oaks Branch

Literary Agent Sarah Fisk will teach you how to craft both an attention-grabbing elevator pitch and a compelling written book blurb for your novel-length fiction.

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VIRTUAL: DISCUSSION OF THE HUGO FINALISTS
Sunday, September 10, 1:30 p.m.

The Hugo Awards are annual awards given for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Join OASFiS for a discussion of the Hugo finalists in the Novel, Novella, and more categories.

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VIRTUAL: OCLS WRITER'S GROUP
Sunday, September 10, 4 p.m.

Join your fellow writers for critique, discussion and camaraderie. Writers of all genres and experience are welcome.

If you have a piece (less than 1,200 words, sent as a Word document) to be critiqued, please email it to Sarah no later than September 7. Remember: In order to be eligible for critique, you must have attended at least one Writer's Group meeting in the past.

This will be an online meeting via Zoom; please register and ensure your email is correct.

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VIRTUAL: TIMING IN YOUR GRAPHIC NOVEL
Thursday, September 14, 7 p.m.

Graphic novel writing is, like screenwriting, concerned with the flow of time. Literary agent Maeve MacLysaght will present tricks to control the speed of time and how to implement them in your comics

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IN-PERSON: WRITING IN THE COLLECTIVE VOICE
Saturday, September 16, 4 p.m.
Orlando Public Library, Albertson Room

The Collective Voice is when all the members of a particular group speak with one voice. Kerouac House Writer-In-Residence and author Dizz Tate will discuss how to use the collective voice in fiction.

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IN-PERSON: ORLANDO LITERARY EXPO
Sunday, September 17, 2-4 p.m.

Orlando Public Library

Connect in-person with Orlando-area literary organizations. Learn what they do, the resources available to local writers, and how you can get more involved in our local literary community.

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VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALKS

 - Thursday, September 7, 7 p.m. - Lidia Bastianich: My American Dream

 - Wednesday, September 20, 2 p.m. - Adam Alter: Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When it Matters Most

 - Wednesday, September 27, 8 p.m. - Amor Towles: The Lincoln Highway

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