First Pages Contests 8 - 11 Winners

Congratulations to the Winners of the First Pages 8 - 11 Contests!

Selecting the winners was no easy task and our judges were deeply impressed by the exceptional quality, creativity, and promise shown across all submissions.

​Every first page demonstrated real talent, and it was truly inspiring to see so many strong voices emerging from the Writing Day Workshops community.

AND THE WINNERS ARE:


Contest #8 Judged by Agent Katie Monson of SBR Media
Aaron Abbarno
Nancy Champagne
Katie Knuhtsen

Contest #9 Judged by Agent Rachel Beck of Liza Dawson Associates
Jesse Masters
Colleen Moody
Elissa Dickey

Contest #10 Judged by Agent Keir Alexseii of Azantian Literary
Moby Olarewaju
Oylude Oluwajoniloju
Sigrid Ostenberg

Contest #11 Judged by Agent Ritu Anand of D4EO Literary
Nancy Champagne
Marylou Gaylo 
Thomas White
Honorable Mention: Sidra Sheikh



Congratulations again to all our winners!

We can’t wait to follow your writing journeys and celebrate every future success along the way.

​The Writing Day Workshops Team

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​Pitch Agents at a Writers Conference in 2026:

• Feb. 6-7, 2026: San Diego Writing Workshop (Online)
• March 6-7, 2026: Texas Writing Workshop (Online)
• March 7, 2026: Indiana Writing Workshop
• March 7, 2026: Writing Workshop of South Carolina
• March 13, 2026: Carolina Writing Workshop (Charlotte)
• March 14, 2026: Carolina Writing Workshop (Raleigh) 
• March 14, 2026: Kansas City Writing Workshop
• March 21, 2026: Chesapeake Writing Workshop (Arlington)
• March 21, 2026: Colorado Writing Workshop (Denver)
• March 27, 2026: Alabama Writing Workshop (Birmingham)
• March 27, 2026: Connecticut Writing Workshop (New Haven)
• March 28, 2026: Atlanta Writing Workshop
• March 28, 2026: Boston Writing Workshop
• April 10-11, 2026: Ohio Writing Workshop (Online)
• April 10, 2026: Buffalo Writing Workshop
• April 10, 2026: Sacramento Writing Workshop
• April 11, 2026: Writing Workshop of San Francisco
• April 11, 2026: Minnesota Writing Workshop
• April 11, 2026: Toronto Writing Workshop
• April 17, 2026: Florida Writing Workshop (Orlando)
• April 18, 2026: Florida Writing Workshop (Tampa)
• April 24, 2026: Kentucky Writing Workshop (Louisville)
• April 25, 2026: Tennessee Writing Workshop
• April 25, 2026: Philadelphia Writing Workshop
• May 1, 2026: Arizona Writing Workshop (Phoenix)
• May 2, 2026: Writing Conference of Los Angeles
• May 2, 2026: Michigan Writing Workshop
• May 8-9, 2026: Pittsburgh Writing Workshop (Online)
• May 8, 2026: Portland Writing Workshop
• May 9, 2026: Seattle Writing Workshop
• May 16, 2026: Cincinnati Writing Workshop
• June 12-13, 2026: California Writing Workshop (Online)
• June 20, 2026: Writing Workshop of Chicago
• July 24-25, 2026: The New England Writing Workshop (Online)
• October 2026; Writing Retreat in Santorini, Greece​​

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