Winter 2026 · $349 every three months
Getting Published Industry Session
Autumn 2026 In person

Learn how agents read a query—and what happens after you press send.

Queries, agents, submissions, contracts, and candid answers from an insider.

The event Public booking Join the waiting list

The event and the wider program

The event and the wider program

Getting Published Industry Session at ATX Writing Club Getting Published Industry SessionOnce per season · 10–20 writers Members Only Writing Sessions at ATX Writing Club Members Only Writing SessionsSet a goal, write quietly beside 30–40 members, and leave with pages.

Event practicalities

Bring a manuscript question, not a vague hope.

  1. A finished submission packet tied with rust-colored thread
    FrequencyOnce per season
  2. A ledger, calculator, pen, receipts, and clipped notes on a blue table
    Group size10–20 writers
  3. A manuscript thick with small colored revision flags
    AccessOpen to all · industry session · 00 public / $25 members
  4. A revised manuscript gathered with pens, paper scraps, and dark ribbon
    PlaceIn person · Cherrywood, Austin, Texas
  5. A black notebook and steel pen surrounded by folded notes on a brown table
    Booking
Submission pages, red thread, an ink bottle, ruler, and stamp in warm sunlight
Getting Published Austin, Texas

Build a query an agent can place.

Session details
A letterpress roller, wooden type, paper, and ink cloth on a rust-colored table
Getting Published Austin, Texas

Know what happens after you press send.

Session details

Inside the room

Inside Getting Published Industry Session

Five writers discuss a printed submission around a wooden table
A manuscript, envelope, ink bottle, ruler, and pen arranged for submission

More ways into the club

More ways into the club

Members Only Writing Sessions at ATX Writing Club Members Only Writing Sessions Set a goal, write quietly beside 30–40 members, and leave with pages. Regularly scheduled Saturdays Writers Book Club at ATX Writing Club Writers Book Club One book, 10–20 writers, and a craft conversation grounded in the text. Once per month 8-Week Feedback Group at ATX Writing Club 8-Week Feedback Group Eight weeks of annotated drafts, focused discussion, and revision plans. Once per season A Moveable Feast at ATX Writing Club A Moveable Feast A sixteen-seat dinner about the choices behind a creative life. Every six weeks