chapter one young writers conference – Chapter 21 Conference

2018 Mentorship Program

August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 by Julia Byers, posted in Online Events

We’re thrilled to announce
the Third Annual
Chapter One Events Mentorship Program!

What?

This fall, the Ch1Events team will be mentoring writers ages 11 to 29 on all parts of the publishing process!
The entire Ch1Events team (as well as some guest industry professionals) will take part in the mentorship program, so you’ll learn about each step of how to get published from an expert in it.
Through one short story by each writer, the team members will step their mentees through everything they need to know about becoming authors: how to write a query letter, utilize editorial letters to strengthen their writing, read contracts, and more.
At the end of the program, the Ch1Events team will publish all the short stories in an anthology—available for sale online on Amazon, Barnes&Noble.com, and more!

When?

Now through September 15: apply to participate by submitting a short story!
October 1: mentees selected
Throughout October: mentors and mentees work together to perfect the selected short stories and learn all about publishing
Early November: anthology gets sent to the printers!
November 18: the anthology comes out!

Want to be part of it?
Visit this page to apply by September 15!

2018 Ask Anything Panel

July 25, 2018 by Julia Byers, posted in 2018 Conference

Hey there, everyone!

Can’t make it to one of our 2018 conferences? Not to worry! As in previous years, we’re excited to be able to live-stream the “Ask Anything” panel with our 2018 speakers, so all of you amazing young writers who can’t make it to Ch1Con and Ch21Con 2018 still get to participate in something.

This year, the participating speakers will be:

Gloria Chao (American Panda)
Amanda Foody (Ace of Shades)
Christine Lynn Herman (The Devouring Gray)
Allison Mulder (acclaimed short fiction author)
Karuna Riazi (The Gauntlet)

The panel moderators will be Emma Rose Ryan (Ch1Con director) and Julia Byers (Ch21Con director).

The Ask Anything panel will take place during the conferences on Saturday, August 4th from 4:00 to 5:00 PM CDT (5:00 to 6:00 PM EDT).

This is totally free and you don’t need to sign up for anything; it’s simply our gift to you to thank you for all of your support throughout the year. You can find the live-stream on our organization’s YouTube channel at:

www.youtube.com/chapteroneconference

Or, we’re conveniently embedding the video in the post below:

We’ll be asking the panelists a mixture of questions from both the attendees at the two conferences and those of you watching from home. The questions can be about absolutely anything you want, serious or goofy, writing-related or not. (For example, in 2014 we asked our speakers about their OTPs. One replied that she shipped herself and Panera.)

If you’ll be watching the live-stream and would like to ask the speakers a question, there are two ways you can go about doing it:

1.) If you already know what you’d like to ask, you can email your question(s) to us at chapter21conference@gmail.com any time until the day of the conference.

2.) If you come up with a question while you’re watching the live-stream, you can tweet it using #Ch1Con or #Ch21Con.

Either way, feel free to ask as many questions as you’d like. No promises we’ll make it through every single question during the hour-long panel, but we’ll do our best.

Thanks again for supporting us, guys! It means the world to everyone on the Chapter One Events team.

See you at 4:00 PM central/5:00 PM eastern!

– The Chapter One Events team

2018 Ch1Con & Ch21Con Blog Tour Schedule!

April 14, 2018April 13, 2018 by Julia Byers, posted in 2018 Conference

Hey, everybody! We’re thrilled to announce the 2018 Ch1Con & Ch21Con Blog Tour!

We put together this annual blog tour to share info and fun, behind-the-scenes facts about the Chapter One Young Writers Conference and new Chapter Twenty-One Conference (and to give away some awesome prizes, of course). The 2018 blog tour will kick off on Sunday, April 15 and conclude towards the end of May. Follow the tour for guest posts, interviews by the Chapter One Events team–and, of course, giveaways!

Check out the schedule below:

Sunday, April 15: www.ch1con.tumblr.com
- New Ch1Con director Emma Rose Ryan talks about taking over as director
- GIVEAWAY: Short fiction critique by 2018 speaker and Ch21Con team member, Allison Mulder!
Wednesday, April 18: www.allisonthewriter.wordpress.com
- Allison Rose hosts a guest post by Ch21Con team member Liam Wood, about self-editing
Monday, April 23: www.ultimatelyuselessstories.com
- Ch21Con team member Katelyn Pettit talks about mental health for writers
Friday, April 27: www.avajae.blogspot.com
- Ava Jae hosts a guest post by Ch21Con team member Ariel Kalati, about #OwnVoices and diversity
Tuesday, May 1: www.robynhoode.wordpress.com
- Ch21Con team member Katie Nichols interviews fellow team member Ariel Kalati
Saturday, May 5: www.kirabrighton.weebly.com
- Kira Brighton interviews Ch21Con team member Katelyn Pettit
Wednesday, May 9: www.anniesullivanauthor.wordpress.com
- Annie Sullivan hosts a guest post by Ch21Con team member Katie Nichols about writing characters with magic
- GIVEAWAY: SIGNED hardcover copy of The Cruel Prince by Holly Black!
Friday, May 11: www.charlottegerber.wordpress.com
- Charlotte Gerber hosts a blog post giving an overview of the 2018 conferences
Monday, May 14: Joan He’s Newsletter, Looseleaf
- Joan He talks about the 2018 conferences in her writerly newsletter. Click here to subscribe!
Saturday, May 19: www.juliathewritergirl.com
- Ch21Con director Julia Byers interviews Ch1Con team member Brett Jonas and 2018 speaker and Ch21Con team member Allison Mulder
- GIVEAWAY: $25 Barnes & Noble gift card!

We can’t wait to share the tour with you, and hope to see you in Chicago at Ch1Con and Ch21Con 2018!

– The Chapter One Events Team

2018 Conference Registration Is Open!

February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 by Julia Byers, posted in 2018 Conference

We’re thrilled to announce that registration for the inaugural Chapter Twenty-One Conference is officially open!

The conference will take place Saturday, August 4th, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn – Chicago O’Hare in Des Plaines, Illinois. It will include workshops, two panels, a lunchtime pizza party, trivia (with prizes!), and all kinds of other good stuff. Attendance is open to any writers who will be between the ages of 21 and 29 as of August 4th, 2018. (If you’ll be between the ages of 11 and 20, check out our sister conference, the Chapter One Young Writers Conference!)

Register early (now through the end of May) to get our special Early Bird Admission rate of $74.99 (lunch included)! Registration is available at:

www.chapter21conference.org/register

Interested in who this year’s speakers are? Keep an eye on the blog, because we’ll be announcing the speakers very soon!

Spots are limited to attend the conference, so make sure to register before they’re gone!

We’re so excited for the 2018 conference (and hope you are too)! See you in August!

— The Ch21Con Team