Throughout August, I’m offering 30-minute pitch consults to raise money for Black & Pink, an organization dedicated to abolishing the criminal punishment system and liberating LGBTQIA2S+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS who are affected by that system through advocacy, support, and organizing. Click here for more information.
3-hour class via Zoom Over the past several years, the publishing world (and its readers) have thankfully demanded more diversity within stories. But as welcoming as this change is, it can leave many non-marginalized writers with anxiety. How are you supposed to go about it? What if you mess up? Are you allowed to write […]
2-Hour workshop via Zoom As part of a 2-hour workshop concerning proper representation of queer people in media, Milo Todd discusses how the erasure of queer history has shaped common issues found in modern queer representation. This workshop is free. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbtqia-history-and-language-what-editorial-professionals-need-to-know-tickets-120232597937
Training session via Zoom This is a training session for the peer counselors of Brandeis University’s STAR (Students Talking About Relationships) Program. This session isn’t open to the public.
1-hour workshop via Zoom Despite an increase in demand for trans and nonbinary stories, it can be hard to break out as a trans and/or nonbinary fiction writer. Join Milo Todd as he gives some tips on writing, editing, finding an agent, and getting paid what you’re worth. This workshop is free. Register here: https://tcne.org/workshops/
6 Thursdays from 6:00pm-9:00pm, starting October 15th, 2020 via Zoom If you’re a cisgender fiction writer who wants to do their best job with their transgender or nonbinary character, this course will provide you with best approaches to the craft and representing your character, proper research techniques, feedback on relevant excerpts, and a stronger knowledge […]
3-hour class via Zoom Over the past several years, the publishing world (and its readers) have thankfully demanded more diversity within stories. But as welcoming as this change is, it can leave many non-marginalized writers with anxiety. How are you supposed to go about it? What if you mess up? Are you allowed to write […]
6 Thursdays from 10:30am-1:30pm, starting January 14th, 2021 via Zoom You’ve started out on a first novel draft—maybe you just have an idea, maybe you’ve written a few chapters, maybe you’ve written a lot, but have no idea how it all holds together—but you’re not sure where to go next. Which character should the novel […]
10 Tuesdays from 6:00pm-9:00pm, starting January 19th, 2021 via Zoom This class is for novelists who have taken advanced workshops before, are well versed in matters of craft, and who have already made some progress on a first draft. The goals of this workshop are to write or revise at least 100 pages in ten […]
3-hour class via Zoom Thinking of submitting your fiction to a literary journal? Curious what goes on in an editor’s head? Eager to know what small changes could potentially bend an editor toward your favor? After participating as a judge and/or editor on several literary journals, committees, and judging panels, Milo Todd has some tips […]
3-hour class via Zoom Over the past several years, the publishing world (and its readers) have thankfully demanded more diversity within stories. But as welcoming as this change is, it can leave many non-marginalized writers with anxiety. How are you supposed to go about it? What if you mess up? Are you allowed to write […]
1-hour seminar via Zoom With demand for transgender and nonbinary narratives on the rise, more cisgender (non- trans/nonbinary) people are adding trans and nonbinary characters to their stories. But what can you do to make sure you’re providing accurate representation? In this session, we will explore the “Three E’s” of wanting to write a trans/nonbinary […]