StoryStudio Chicago presents:
Pub Crawl: An Online Publishing Intensive
February 2023
We’re back in 2023 with Pub Crawl: An Online Publishing Intensive. Curated by Artistic Director Rebecca Makkai, this month-long virtual intensive has an amazing line-up of literary talent.
Pub Crawl features classes and events centered on the publishing world all month long. This will lead up to our Pitch Week for a chance to virtually meet and query agents and editors.
LATE TO THE PARTY? Don’t worry, you can join us at any point throughout the month! Get caught up on all of the recordings after you register. They’re available to watch until March 13.
TICKET PRICE: $265
INTRODUCING OUR 2023 KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
ROXANE GAY
Roxane Gay’s writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, Best American Short Stories 2012, Best Sex Writing 2012, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. She is the author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, the nationally bestselling Difficult Women and the New York Times bestselling Hunger. She is also the author of World of Wakanda for Marvel. She has several books forthcoming and is also at work on television and film projects. She also has a newsletter, The Audacity and a podcast, The Roxane Gay Agenda. She also publishes books through Roxane Gay Books, an imprint from Grove Atlantic.
ALL-ACCESS TICKET
One ticket will get you access to the entire month of events.
All Add-On sessions (agent, editor, and query letter meetings) must be purchased separately.
Here’s what you can expect for our 2023 Pub Crawl:
- Kick-off Party on January 31st
- Introduction to Publishing class from Rebecca Makkai
- Bi-weekly classes
- Panels featuring agents, editors, and authors
- Behind the Book: Learn how the book sausage is made! Authors in conversation with their agents and editors
- Genre Lunches: Join us at noon for a short class & discussion around your favorite genres
- Slack channel to connect with fellow writers
- Access to Zoom recordings of Pub Crawl sessions
- Write-In Social
- Free Friday panels
- Office Hours to ask all your publishing questions
- And don’t forget about Pitch Week! We’ll be hosting one-on-one agent, editor, and query letter meetings February 23rd – 26th. (All add-on meetings must be purchased separately).
SEE BELOW FOR AN OUTLINE OF THE 2023 SCHEDULE
Week 1, January 31 – February 3: The Lay of the (Publishing) Land
Week 2, February 6 – February 10: The Path Forward: Big Publishing & Agent Secrets
Week 3, February 13 – February 17: Small Press, Lit Journals, and Everything Editing
Week 4, February 20 – February 24: What’s Next? Putting Your Work Out in the World
Thursday, February 23 – Sunday, February 26
Pitch Week
One-on-one agent, editor, and query letter meetings will be individually scheduled during these dates.
*All agent/editor/query letter meetings must be purchased as an add-on with your Pub Crawl ticket.
Participating Agents include:
Participating Editors include:
Note: All sessions and meetings will take place via zoom. We will send you a link and instructions before your class begins. After registration you’ll receive a follow-up email confirming your place at Pub Crawl and any add-on sessions you have requested. Please note that registration and add-on sessions will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Refunds: Registration and add-on sessions are fully refundable, minus a 25% cancellation fee through January 31, 2023. After January 31, tickets cannot be refunded. Charitable contributions cannot be refunded.