We all know how crucial first pages are when it comes to catching the eyes of agents, editors, and readers.

But what makes a first page work, and how do you make yours shine? 

Senior editor Kat Brzozowski from Feiwel & Friends at Macmillan Childrens Publishing Group will read first pages submitted by attendees before the webinar and provide feedback and improvements. From voice to character to plot and everything in between, this will be a comprehensive and instructive webinar on first pages from someone who knows what makes an audience keep reading.

Register and submit your first page by July 26th for live feedback.

Registration for workshop only $15

Editor's First Pages Feedback with Kat Brzozowski Monday August 14th 7pm-8pm

Registration for workshop AND 20 minute critique of your first 10 pages $75

After you register, you will have the opportunity to submit your first page through a Google form (link will be included in your confirmation email.) Kat will choose a selection of pages to give feedback on during the call.

Even if you don't submit a page, come to learn how writers make first pages shine!

Presenter bio: 

Kat Brzozowski is a senior editor at Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Childrens Publishing Group, where she has worked since 2016 after seven years at St. Martin's Press. She has edited a wide range of titles, including Anna-Marie McLemore’s When the Moon was Ours and The Mirror Season, both longlisted for the National Book Award, and new Fear Street books in R.L. Stine’s best-selling series, which has sold over eighty million copies worldwide. Kat is looking to acquire young adult fiction, especially contemporary, realistic YA with a strong hook; dark, contemporary fiction; and mysteries, suspense and thrillers. When it comes to speculative elements, she looks for projects mostly rooted in the real world. In the picture book and middle grade space, she is drawn to stories she's never seen before that feel both timeless and timely. Across the board, she's drawn to authors who bring a new perspective to their readers.

Kat will be open to unagented submissions for a limited time after the event from attendees.

There are also critique slots available (20 min Zoom call critique for 10 pages of ms) for an additional $60.