Chuck Sambuchino
Chuck Sambuchino is an editor for Writer's Digest Books (an imprint of F+W Media). He is the editor of two annual resource books: Guide to Literary Agents, as well as Screenwriter's & Playwright's Market. He also assists in editing Writer's Market (www.writersmarket.com). He recently helmed the third edition of Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript (a WD trade book), released in 2009. He is also the author of a forthcoming humor book, How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack due out in Sept. 2010 (Ten Speed Press / Random House). Chuck is a former staffer of several newspapers and magazines - most notably Writer's Digest. During his tenure as a newspaper reporter, he won awards from both the Kentucky Press Association and the Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists.
He is a produced playwright, with both original and commissioned works produced. His work has appeared in national and regional magazines, with recent articles in Watercolor Artist, Pennsylvania Magazine, The Pastel Journal, Cincinnati Magazine, Romance Writers Report and New Mexico Magazine. During the past decade, more than 600 of his articles have appeared in newspapers, magazines and books. Sorche Fairbank of Fairbank Literary Representation (fairbankliterary.com) is Chuck's literary agent. To read his blog, visit www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog.
You can see interviews with him on Writer Unboxed, the Texas Sweethearts website, the Novelists, Inc. website, and Writers on the Rise. Besides writing, Chuck loves music, and plays guitar and piano in a rock cover band. He also has an insatiable sweet tooth and is forever searching for the perfect chocolate chip cookie. He and his wife have a flabby-yet-lovable dog named Graham, and they live in Ohio.
UPCOMING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
2011 Engagements
June 24-26, 2011
Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Jackson Hole, WY
www.jacksonholewritersconference.com
April 30 - May 1, 2011
Muse and the Marketplace: Grub Street Writers
Boston, MA
www.grubstreet.org/index.php?id=26
April 2011
Reno Writers Conference at Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV
www.tmcc.edu/wdce/conferences/writers/
April 2011
Las Vegas Writers Conference
Las Vegas, NV
http://hwg.mergentsquared.com
March 2011
Northern Colorado Writers' Conference
Fort Collins, CO
www.ncwc.biz
March 18-20, 2011
Tallahassee Festival of Books and Writers Conference
Tallahassee, FL
twaonline.org/
Jan 21-26, 2011
Writer's Digest Writers' Conference / Digital Book World
New York, NY
www.writersdigestconference.com/
2010 Engagements
Nov. 6, 2010
Vegas Valley Book Festival
Las Vegas, NV
www.vegasvalleybookfestival.org/
Oct. 22-24, 2010
Surrey International Writers' Conference
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
www.siwc.ca
Sept. 24-26, 2010
Wrangling With Writing Conference (Society of Southwestern Authors)
Tucson, AZ
http://www.wranglingwithwriting.com/
Sept. 11-12, 2010
Writer's Digest Editors' Intensive
Cincinnati, OH
Attendees can get their work critiqued by an editor
www.writersdigest.com/events
July 30-31, 2010
Clarksville Writers Conference (at Austin Peay State University)
Clarksville, TN
http://www.artsandheritage.us/writers/WritersConf2010/
July 17, 2010
Northern Ohio SCBWI Regional Meeting
Akron, OH
www.nohscbwi.org
June 12, 2010
American Independent Writers Conference
Washington, DC
www.amerindywriters.org/home/events/
April 15-17, 2010
Erma Bombeck Writers' Conference
Dayton, OH
www.humorwriters.org
March 20, 2010
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning Spring Session
Lexington, KY
www.carnegieliteracy.org
March 13-14, 2010
Writer's Digest Editors' Intensive
Cincinnati, OH
Attendees can get their work critiqued by an editor
www.writersdigest.com/events
Feb. 13, 2010
V.O.I.C.E. Writers Conference
Huntington, WV
www.voicequarterly.com/writers-conference.html
2009 Engagements
Dec. 12-13, 2009
Writer's Digest Editors' Intensive
Cincinnati, OH
Attendees can get their work critiqued by an editor
www.writersdigest.com/events
Oct. 23-25, 2009
South Carolina Writers' Workshop
Myrtle Beach, SC
www.myscww.org
Sept. 18-20, 2009
Writer's Digest Conference: The Business of Getting Published
New York, NY
www.writersdigestconference.com
Aug. 29, 2009
Northern Ohio SCBWI Regional Meeting
Akron, OH
www.nohscbwi.org
June 25-27, 2009
Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Jackson Hole, WY
www.jacksonholewritersconference.com
June 21-25, 2009
Southeastern Writers Conference
St. Simons Island, GA
http://southeasternwriters.com/highlight.htm
June 5-7, 2009
Wyoming Writers Summer Conference
Casper, WY
www.wyowriters.org/
May 27, 2009
Writers Digest Books Writers Conference / Book Expo America
New York, NY
www.writersdigest.com/bea
April 24-26, 2009
Muse and the Marketplace: Grub Street Writers
Boston, MA
www.grubstreet.org/index.php?id=26
April 16-18, 2009
Las Vegas Writers Conference
Las Vegas, NV
http://hwg.mergentsquared.com
March 14, 2009
Reno Writers Conference at Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV
www.tmcc.edu/wdce/conferences/writers/
2008 Engagements
Nov. 11, 2008
Cincinnati SCBWI Regional Meeting
Cincinnati, OH
Sept. 25-28, 2008
The International Womens Fiction Festival
Matera, Italy
www.womensfictionfestival.com
Aug. 20 and Aug. 27, 2008
Market Books Local Tour
Cincinnati, OH on Aug. 20; Dayton, OH on Aug. 27.
Joseph-Beth Booksellers and Books & Company, respectively
July 2, 2008
Smith Mountain Lake Writers Summer Session
Smith Mountain Lake, VA
"Everything You Need to Know About Agents"
www.smithmountainartscouncil.com/LiteraryArts.html
June 20-22, 2008
Agents and Editors Conference (Writers League of Texas)
Austin, TX
"Everything You Need to Know About Agents," "Pitch Perfect," "Writing for Magazines"
www.writersleague.org/events/2008-agent-conf.html
May 27-31, 2008
BookExpo America / Writer's Digest Writers' Conference
Los Angeles, CA
"Ask the Editors"
"Ask the Agents" (moderator): a Q&A with top representatives to show what agents really think of query letters, what they look for in sample chapters, and what they do — and don't — like to hear during a live pitch.
www.writersdigest.com/bea
April 24-25, 2008
Northeast Texas Writers Roundup
Camp Shiloh, TX
www.netwo.org
April 19, 2008
League of Vermont Writers' Spring Session
Rutland, VT
"Everything You Need to Know About Agents," "Pitch Perfect"
www.leaguevtwriters.org
April 4-5, 2008
Northern Colorado Writers' Conference
Fort Collins, CO
"Keynote Speech," "Writing Queries to Agents"
www.ncwc.biz
March 14-15, 2008
Christopher Newport University Writers' Conference
Newport News, VA
"Everything You Need to Know About Agents," "Publishing Panel"
http://writers.cnu.edu
Feb. 15-17, 2008
San Francisco Writers' Conference
San Francisco. CA
"Writing for Magazines and Newspapers," "Writing Queries to Agents"
www.sfwriters.org
Jan. 25-26, 2008
Space Coast Writers' Conference
Cocoa Beach, FL
www.scwg.org/conference.asp
2007 Engagements
Nov. 2-4, 2007
La Jolla Writers' Conference
San Diego, CA
"Playwriting" "Writing for Magazines" "Query Letters to Agents"
www.lajollawritersconference.com
Oct. 3-4, 2007
Midwest Literary Festival
Aurora, IL
"Selecting a Literary Agent" "Structuring Query Letters"
www.midwestliteraryfestival.com
Aug. 17-19, 2007
Killer Nashville
Nashville, TN
"Writing the Killer Query" "Playwriting" or "Screenwriting" (TBA)
www.killernashville.com
Aug. 13-17, 2007
Writers' Conference at Ocean Park
Ocean Park, ME
"How to Get Your Writing Published" "Writing for Magazines"
www.oceanpark.org/programs/events/writers/writers.html
July 20-21, 2007
Harriette Austin Writers' Conference
Athens, GA
"Building Your Freelance Portfolio" "What You Need to Know About Agents"
http://harrietteaustin.org/default.aspx
June 9, 2007
Clarksville Writers' Conference
Clarksville, TN
"Everything You Need to Know About Agents"
www.artsandheritage.us/writers/
June 8-9, 2007
Tennessee Writers Alliance Writers' Conference
Franklin, TN
Battle Ground Academy
"What Editors Want" "Playwriting: Writing and Selling"
www.tn-writers.org
June 4-5, 2007
International Mystery Writers' Festival
Owensboro, KY
www.newmysteries.org
May 30, 2007
BookExpo America / Writer's Digest Writers' Conference
New York, NY
www.writersdigest.com/bea
April 20-22, 2007
Trinity Writers' Workshop/Tarrant County College Writers' Conference
Hurst, TX
www.TrinityWritersWorkshop.com
2006 Engagements
October, 2006
Ozark Creative Writers Conference
Eureka Springs, AR
www.ozarkcreativewriters.org/
October, 2006
Midwest Literary Festival
Aurora, IL
www.midwestliteraryfestival.com
Conference Speaker Request:
If you'd like Chuck to speak at your conference, please send an e-mail to literaryagent@fwmedia.com and provide the following details:
- When is the conference?
- Where will it be held?
- Who else is attending? (E.g. agents, editors, authors...)
- Do you have a Web site that can provide more information about the conference?
- What will my responsibilities be? Sessions? Panels? Workshops? If you'd like me to run two workshops, for example, how long are the workshops expected to be? What topics did you have in mind?
- Though Writer's Digest Books is sometimes asked to "sponsor" sessions, they usually do not. However, WDB speakers can usually bring many copies of Writer's Digest to pass out the eventgoers.
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