Carol Johnson 2011 Faculty

Does your first page capture the immediate attention of publishers, agents and readers? Find out as Carol Johnson of J&J Literary Advisors leads the “tough skin” 1st-page critiques Friday night, April 29th.

We can’t think of anyone better to host this free session than Carol Johnson, the agent who is single-handedly responsible for discovering the talented Janette Oke. Janette went on to publish with Bethany House in 1978. That single find helped to catapult Christian fiction as a viable and successful genre.

Carol was also instrumental in establishing the Christy Awards for Excellence in Christian Fiction in 2000 as well as the Christian Fiction Task Force, a group of publishers banding together to promote Christian fiction in CBA stores. She even has an annual fiction award named after her courtesy of American Christian Fiction Writers.

How do I submit a page to be critiqued?

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Event Info:

Day: Friday April 29th

Time: 8:45 – 10:00 p.m. immediately following the faculty panel discussion.

Location: Mariners Church Community Center

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Submission Guidelines:

Who can submit and attend: Only paid conference attendees can submit their work for consideration and attend the session.

What we will accept: Only the first page of your adult-aged, nonfiction or fiction work.

Format:

• one page
• center the title at the top of the page
• 1″ margins all around
• double-spaced
• 12-point, Times New Roman font
• DO NOT put your name on the page. Your 1st page is to stay anonymous for this critiquing session.

Disqualifications: As a writer, it is very important to follow posted guidelines for submission of any work. Therefore, although we may like you, if your submission is two pages or Verdana font or has your name on it or is ten pages or .5″ margin on the top and 1.25″ on the sides or does not meet our submission guidelines in any other way, we cannot accept your submission.

Email to: 1stpagecritique@gmail.com

Deadline for submission: April 26th by 11:59 p.m.

Register for the writers conference before April 26th and submit your 1st-page.

We look forward to seeing you.