The Book Doctors: How To Get Published Successfully…Today!
Succeed2gether Offices 11 Pine St, Montclair, NJ, United StatesIt is the greatest time in history to be a writer. The barrier to publishing has been torn down and now anyone can get published. But to get published successfully is a whole other matter. Co-founder of the Book Doctors, Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry take you through the entire publishing process. This step-by-step, soups-to-nuts workshop will remove the ...
Writing a YA Novel: How to Write for Teenagers In an Age of Activism and Explicitness.
Succeed2gether Offices 11 Pine St, Montclair, NJ, United StatesWe will examine such questions as: Does writing for teenagers mean avoiding expressing strong views? As adults struggle to establish objectivity as a value, can an author be both impassioned and fair? Now that the most explicit material is readily available, what should or should not be in a YA book? What is the balance of reaching teenagers and not ...
Graphic Novels and Visual Storytelling.
Succeed2gether Offices 11 Pine St, Montclair, NJ, United StatesParticipants in this workshop will be given an introduction to basic visual storytelling tools and techniques of sequential story-telling. The session will consist of both discussion and exercise-based activities appropriate for all drawing skills. For teens and adults. Taught by Kevin C. Pyle, the author/illustrator of numerous graphic novels and Silver Medal winner from the Society of Illustrators. He has ...
Revising Your Work to Get it Published.
Succeed2gether Offices 11 Pine St, Montclair, NJ, United StatesFor all writers, revision, self-editing, and rewriting are essential to develop highly polished work. Real revision is about the true definition of the word: to re-see. And it’s hard work! Come explore techniques that make the process more palatable and maybe even fun. Learn how sharp revision and self-editing can elevate writing, improve and deepen stories, and enhance writing craft. ...
Getting the Last Laugh: Comedy in Fiction.
Succeed2gether Offices 11 Pine St, Montclair, NJ, United StatesWhat do comic techniques have to do with producing a good narrative? Everything from the old one-two-three to economy, precision, and proper timing! What do David Foster Wallace and Dave Barry have in common? How does noticing what’s out of place heighten the focus? In this craft talk, participants will learn about a variety of skills borrowed from comedy routines ...
Getting the Word Out: Marketing & Publicity in an Ever-Changing Publishing & Media Landscape
Succeed2gether Offices 11 Pine St, Montclair, NJ, United StatesYou’ve written your book and maybe even figured out how to get it published. Now what?! Publishing houses are merging, and their staffs are consolidating. Media outlets are closing, and books sections are being eliminated. Every day seems to bring a new seismic shift to the world of social media. So, what’s an author to do to ensure their book ...
Robotics Workshop with MHS Robotics Team
11 Pine Street, Montclair, NJ 07042 11 Pine Street, Montclair, United StatesDo you have a child interested in learning about robotics? Come to a FREE hands-on robotics workshop run by the Montclair HS Robotics Team! Build * Code * Wire Please RSVP your space via info@succeed2gether.org or 973-746-0553. Sunday, December 1st at 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm at 11 Pine Street, Montclair, 07042.
Dani Shapiro in Conversation with Deborah Davis
Glen Ridge Country Club 555 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ, United StatesS2G's Montclair Literary Festival is excited to announce its first Winter Pre-Festival event on December 10, 2019. Best-selling author Dani Shapiro will talk with Deborah Davis about her gripping memoir on the meaning of parenthood and family identity. In the spring of 2016, through a genealogy website to which she had whimsically submitted her DNA for analysis, Dani Shapiro received ...
S2G Holiday Party
11 Pine Street, Montclair, NJ 07042 11 Pine Street, Montclair, United StatesCelebrate the end of year achievements with your tutors and Succeed2gether staff at Succeed2gether's annual Holiday Party – Wednesday December 11 from 6:15 pm! Learn about our upcoming winter workshops for students and parents and hear from Special Writer of the Wall Street Journal, Gregory Zuckerman, and its insights about athletes overcoming challenges to succeed. RSVP REQUIRED info@succeed2gether.org or 973-746-0553 ...
Book Tour – Isabel Allende: A Long Petal of the Sea
The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesSucceed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival is thrilled to welcome iconic author Isabel Allende to a pre-festival event in Montclair on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, to discuss her latest novel, A Long Petal of the Sea. A masterful work of historical fiction about hope, exile, and belonging, A Long Petal of the Sea shows Isabel Allende at the height of her powers. ...
Malcolm Gladwell: Talking to Strangers
The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesBestselling author, New Yorker staff writer, and podcast host Malcolm Gladwell comes to Montclair in a pre-festival event for Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival to discuss Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About The People We Don’t Know. In his latest book, Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers, why they often go wrong, and how we ...
POSTPONED – An Evening with Colum McCann: Apeirogon
St James Episcopal Church of Upper Montclair 581 Valley Rd, Montclair, NJ, United StatesIn a pre-festival event for Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival, don’t miss the chance to hear Colum McCann, National Book Award–winning and bestselling author of Let the Great World Spin, discuss his most ambitious work to date, Apeirogon, an epic novel rooted in the real-life friendship between two men united by loss. McCann will be in conversation with New York Times ...
Kristof & Wudunn – Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
St James Episcopal Church of Upper Montclair 581 Valley Rd, Montclair, NJ, United StatesWe are delighted to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn to Montclair for the opening event of Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival 2020. They will discuss their latest book, Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope, with former NJ gubernatorial candidate and Montclair resident, Jim Johnson. In Tightrope, the authors of the acclaimed, best-selling Half the Sky issue a ...
Susan Rice – Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For
Alexander Kasser Theater MSU, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesSucceed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival presents an evening with Ambassador Susan Rice, recalling pivotal moments from her dynamic career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy. Ambassador Rice will be in conversation with Jeh Johnson, former Secretary of Homeland Security. In Tough Love, Susan E. Rice—National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and U.S. Ambassador to the United ...
Fangbone and other Heroes with Michael Rex
Montclair Art Museum, Geyer Studio 3 South Mountain Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesLearn to write and draw your own comics! Discover the secrets of making something funny! Michael Rex will share simple tricks and techniques that will get you creating your own characters and writing your own stories. Ages 5 to 8 with an adult caregiver. Maximum 16 participants. Michael Rex is the author/illustrator of more than 40 books for children, ...
Mo Rocca: Mobituaries
The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesDon’t miss the chance to hear beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca discuss Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving, a book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him on March 28, Festival Day at Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020. Come and hear Rocca bring these men and women back to life with dogged reporting and ...
Book Making Workshop with Lisa Conrad
Montclair Art Museum, Geyer Studio 3 South Mountain Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesWorking within the fine art of bookmaking, students will learn about various bookbinding techniques, including pamphlet stitch, flag books, and accordion. In this fun workshop each student will create an original artist book, reflective of their personal voice and acquired skills of the medium. Ages 7 to 9 with an adult caregiver. Maximum 16 participants. Lisa Conrad is a visual artist, ...
Introduction to Cartooning with Chental Song Bembry
Montclair Art Museum, Geyer Studio 3 South Mountain Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesTwelve-year-old Desiree Davenport adjusts to life in a new city and a new school while fitting in as a cheerleader for USA Little League Football. Challenges arise when she befriends the stars of the football team and must choose between holding onto the close relationship with her friends and standing up for what is right. Ages 10 to 14. Maximum ...
Madeline Miller: Circe
The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesDon’t miss the chance to hear novelist Madeline Miller speak with her editor Lee Boudreaux about her phenomenally successful retelling of the life of the Greek goddess, Circe, on March 28, Festival Day at Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020. Described as “bold and subversive” (The New York Times), “blisteringly modern” (The Times) and “a daring feminist take on a classic ...
Erik Larson: The Splendid and the Vile
The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesFor our closing event on Festival Day 2020, we welcome Erik Larson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake, to talk about his latest book, The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz. Join one of “the modern masters of popular narrative nonfiction” (New ...