Samantha Ladwig
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Crafting Effective Personal Essays

Date: Saturday, January 30th
Time: 10:00 to 2:00 (with a half-hour lunch break)
Cost: $150
Limited to: 12 participants
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Where: Online -- Imprint Bookstore

Personal essays are more than just recaps of our lives; they take readers through life changing moments, both big and small, and show how the experience has changed them. Done thoughtfully, personal essays have the power to move readers, inspire fellow writers, and shape our worldviews. 

During our time together, you can expect to:
  • Write on a number of prompts.
  • Explore the prompt that speaks to you most.
  • Learn how to find the larger, connective story within your personal essay.
  • Learn how to approach difficult characters and uncomfortable truths with empathy and compassion.
  • Learn how to read personal essays like a writer.
  • Engage with your story in a safe and comfortable environment.

This workshop is open to writers of all levels. Please come to class with a notebook and an open mind.

To sign up, visit www.imprintbookstore.com

Submitting Your Essay: Crafting the Perfect Pitch

Date: Saturday, February 27th
Time: 10:00 to 2:00 (with an hour writing/lunch break)
Cost: $150
Limited to: 8 participants
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Where: Online -- Imprint Bookstore

Do you have a personal essay but aren’t sure where or how to submit it? This one-day workshop is for any writer looking to pitch their completed or in-progress work to publications such as Literary Hub, Bustle, Catapult, Longreads, Washington Post, Real Simple, and other online and print magazines. 

During our time together, we will: 
  • Discuss best pitching practices by reviewing examples of pitches.
  • Analyze the piece you’d like to pitch in order to find the right publication for your work.
  • Write and review your own pitch in a supportive setting.

From this class, you can expect to gain an understanding of what editors are looking for, how to explore your own newly formed ideas, and most importantly, how to formulate a clear and concise pitch. Please note that this is not a workshop on submitting to literary magazines.

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To sign up, visit www.imprintbookstore.com

Consultations

Samantha offers one-on-one feedback services, editing, and coaching for writers of fiction and non-fiction. These works can be either short or long, in progress or at the query stage. Below is a more detailed outline of services offered.

Specialties: essays, memoir, novel, short story, pitching, copyediting

Services:
  • One-on-one coaching
  • Read complete manuscript
  • Essay collection - completed or individual essays
  • Synopsis 
  • Pitching

Rates: ​$75/hr

To get in touch with Samantha about a one-on-one writing consultation, email her at samantha [at] samanthaladwig [dot] com