The strange yet occasionally rewarding process
of pitching to and writing for the mainstream glossies

Prominent American authors such as Joan Didion, Tom Wolfe, John McPhee, and Susan Orlean got their start in glossy magazines. This afternoon of panel discussions, to be held in the Carriage House at Lyndhurst (635 South Broadway in Tarrytown) will explore the link between popular magazines and the American literary tradition - and will offer practical advice about pitching ideas, reporting stories, and the pleasures and challenges of bringing your voice to a big national audience.

I. Panel discussions

• Can creative nonfiction save the world? Conventional wisdom tells us that magazines are little more than a lightweight escape, and yet many of them continue to publish work of social purpose and literary significance. An exploration of what happens when the glossies get serious
• How to convert magazine articles into books
• The Art of the Pitch
• Technology: The world of writing on blogs and for e-zines

II. Closing Networking Reception

The symposium is a unique opportunity for writers of all levels to hear from highly esteemed writers and editors in an intimate setting.

Moderated by:

• Rob Boynton, Director, Magazine Writing, in the graduate program of NYU; author/editor of the book The New New Journalism.
• Jeff Gordinier, Editor-at-Large for Details and writer for Esquire, GQ, Fortune, the Los Angeles Times and Entertainment Weekly. His first book, X Saves the World, will be published by Viking in March 2008.
• Chris Raymond, editor of ESPN Books, former senior editor at GQ.
• Lesley Jane Seymour, writer for The New York Times, former Editor-in-Chief of Marie Claire and Redbook and an instructor for the graduate program in journalism at NYU

The Editors, Writers & Agents:

Jason Boog, Rob Boynton, David Browne, Danielle Claro, Anthony DeCurtis, Susan Farewell, Karl Taro Greenfeld, Michelle Kung, Holly Millea, Troy Patterson, Jenny Rosenstrach, Kate Torgovnick, Scott Waxman, Katherine Wheelock and Greg Williams

Who they have written and edited for, or represent:

Arthur, Blender, Boston Globe, Breathe, Cookie, Condé Nast, Cooking Light, Details, Domino, Elle, Entertainment Weekly, Gourmet, Guardian of London, Huffington Post, Jane, Men's Vogue, Mojo, New Republic, New York Magazine, New York Post, New York Times, New York Times Book Review, NPR's All Things Considered, Outside, Paris Review, Poetry Foundation, Premiere, Publisher's Weekly, Publishing Spot, Rolling Stone, Slate, Spin, Sports Illustrated, Talk, TIME, TIME-Asia, Travel and Leisure, Vogue and the Waxman Literary Agency

Fee: $75 ($65 for HVWC members; $45 for students)
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