Dear Author Friends:
I am affiliated with the HPEF, a group of people who run Harry Potter symposiums. For some time, we have been wanting to expand our programming offerings. This year we’ve decided to add a YA track for new authors. To see more about it, please click below to read the whole call for readings.
The skinny is this: we’re currently soliciting YA authors to come and read their work at Portus 2008 in Dallas, Texas on July 10-13. If you’re chosen to read, like an academic presenter, you’ll be required to register for the conference, but at a reduced cost.
As part of the YA Reading Series, we’ll make every effort to get your books in the Vendor Room through the Barnes and Noble book fair we’ll be having. Every author will have the opportunity to read, and there will be autograph sessions as well. You’ll get a chance to sell books, gain exposure, and just maybe you can use the whole experience as a tax write-off.
If you’re interested, please feel free to read further. Also, please feel free to share this information, as well as the call for readings anywhere you think YA Friendly, YA or YR authors can be found. I’m happy to have you send me the appropriate connections, and I’ll take care of it as well.
Our submission deadline is May 15, 2008, after which myself and my crackerjack team of associates will pick out the authors for the series. There will be alternates, because authors must register for the convention before they are confirmed.
Writers of Young Adult fiction are cordially invited to submit short excerpts of their work to read at Portus as part of the Portus YA Author Reading Series. The readings will take place Friday morning, July 11th, and Saturday morning, July 12th, 2008 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas.
Portus is a Harry Potter symposium sponsored by the HP Education Fanon, Inc. (HPEF) While Portus is primarily a gathering for Harry Potter scholars and fans, its activities span the range of academic and fan interests. Our attendees are avid readers of Young Adult fiction and enjoy hearing readings from new writers, as well as established writers in the field.
We invite all YA writers wanting share their work with us to submit an excerpt of their writing. The excerpt should be able to be read in 20 minutes. Upon acceptance to the Portus YA Author Reading Series, the author is eligible for a special rate of $180 for the convention. Efforts will be made to gather the author’s publication(s) for sale in the Vendor Room, and an autograph session would be held Friday and Saturday afternoon for attending authors to meet fans.
Works considered for the Portus YA Author Reading Series must be excerpts of the author’s original fiction. Preference will be given to published authors and writers of YA fiction or YA—friendly material.
We hope you will consider joining us at Portus. To be considered for the Portus YA Author Reading Series, send an an email indicating your interest to Dr. Catherine Schaff-Stump at yareadings@portus2008.org with your submitted work as an email attachment. Please include the following information in the body of the email.
Name of author(s):
Email address(es):
Phone number(s):
Summary of the work (500 words or less):
Author biography (150 words or less):
Thank you for your time and consideration. Please send submissions no later than May 15th. We look forward to reading your work and hope to have you join us for Portus.
