Publishing Pathways Workshop with Demi Anter & Ceri Savage (Savage Edits)

An online seminar with writer Demi Anter and Ceri Savage (Savage Edits) for Women* Writing Berlin Lab e.V..

ONLINE

In this 3-hour online seminar, writer Demi Anter and self-publishing expert Ceri Savage of Savage Edits share their collective publishing experience, covering traditional pathways and self-publishing for poets, writers of literary fiction, genre fiction, and more.

Demi and Ceri will share lessons learned from their publishing careers: Demi's debut poetry collection, Small Machine, came out in April 2022 with Write Bloody UK, and was shortlisted for the Poetry Book Awards after a successful international tour. With her company Savage Edits, Ceri guides authors through every step of the self-publishing process.

This session will also cover how to approach publishers with your book idea, marketing for authors, and where the industry is going next. Demi and Ceri will lead some fun, short exercises to help participants brainstorm next steps in their publishing journeys.

What will I learn?

Attendees can expect practical advice and tools, and answers to questions like: "How do I decide between traditional and self-publishing routes for my book?" "How do I find the right publisher for me?" and "How much can writers earn from various modes of publishing?"

Who is the workshop for?

This seminar is recommended for authors with yet-to-be-published manuscripts and for early-career writers seeking guidance as they plan toward a book-length work.

Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended.

Please share questions ahead of the event using the form when you sign up on Eventbrite, and bring any additional questions to the session. We look forward to answering them!

About Your Workshop Leaders

Demi Anter is an award-winning writer and performer, with work spanning poetry, creative nonfiction, script- and playwriting. She has been published in the US, Europe and the UK by Magma, Banshee, and The Times, and has performed at Glastonbury Festival, Bristol Old Vic, Poetry Ireland, and more. Her teaching focuses on the power of writing from personal experience, and she has conducted workshops at various institutions worldwide.

Ceri Savage is a self-publishing expert who’s guided over 25 writers through the process in the last 7 years. She’s edited 86 books, including 2 USA Today bestsellers. Her business Savage Edits is about to become the first all-in-one digital platform for self-publishing authors. Ceri is also a writer, published in The Honest Ulsterman, Passengers, ASP Literary & more, with a BA in Literature from Exeter University.

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Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?”

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Allia Sadeghipour is is a queer Iranian-American Surrealist, humanist, writer, teacher, punk, poet and Drag King. She is President of the Women Writing Berlin Lab e.V. and has taught workshops locally and internationally for GLADT and Feminist film organizations.

She won the Sherry Debrowski Prize for Best Feminist Multi-Genre Fiction writer in 2009 and has not stopped since. Most recently, her work has been featured in The Bear: Favorite Storyteller (2018 & 2020), KCRW and the Goethe Institute (2018 & 2020), The V Series Poetry Anthology (2019), Berlin Untelevised (2019), Coven (2019), What's Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?! (2019), The Ghosts of Berlin: Der Geister von Berlin (2019), Literarische Diverse (2019), Teach the Rainbow: Insights from LGBTeachers about Queer Visibility (2020), Salty World (2022) and much more. She has had the honor of performing for Pop-Kultur, GLADT, Wicked, Nightschool Berlin, Viva Con Aqua, SO36, the IDP Collective, and the Iranian Re(connect) Festival.

Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?”

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Allia Sadeghipour is is a queer Iranian-American Surrealist, humanist, writer, teacher, punk, poet and Drag King. She is President of the Women Writing Berlin Lab e.V. and has taught workshops locally and internationally for GLADT and Feminist film organizations.

She won the Sherry Debrowski Prize for Best Feminist Multi-Genre Fiction writer in 2009 and has not stopped since. Most recently, her work has been featured in The Bear: Favorite Storyteller (2018 & 2020), KCRW and the Goethe Institute (2018 & 2020), The V Series Poetry Anthology (2019), Berlin Untelevised (2019), Coven (2019), What's Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?! (2019), The Ghosts of Berlin: Der Geister von Berlin (2019), Literarische Diverse (2019), Teach the Rainbow: Insights from LGBTeachers about Queer Visibility (2020), Salty World (2022) and much more. She has had the honor of performing for Pop-Kultur, GLADT, Wicked, Nightschool Berlin, Viva Con Aqua, SO36, the IDP Collective, and the Iranian Re(connect) Festival.

Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?”

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Allia Sadeghipour is is a queer Iranian-American Surrealist, humanist, writer, teacher, punk, poet and Drag King. She is President of the Women Writing Berlin Lab e.V. and has taught workshops locally and internationally for GLADT and Feminist film organizations.

She won the Sherry Debrowski Prize for Best Feminist Multi-Genre Fiction writer in 2009 and has not stopped since. Most recently, her work has been featured in The Bear: Favorite Storyteller (2018 & 2020), KCRW and the Goethe Institute (2018 & 2020), The V Series Poetry Anthology (2019), Berlin Untelevised (2019), Coven (2019), What's Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?! (2019), The Ghosts of Berlin: Der Geister von Berlin (2019), Literarische Diverse (2019), Teach the Rainbow: Insights from LGBTeachers about Queer Visibility (2020), Salty World (2022) and much more. She has had the honor of performing for Pop-Kultur, GLADT, Wicked, Nightschool Berlin, Viva Con Aqua, SO36, the IDP Collective, and the Iranian Re(connect) Festival.

Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?” 

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas

• How to edit one’s work

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to prepare text for submissions

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS TO THE WORKSHOP HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Cecilia Gigliotti is a writer, photographer, podcaster, and musician. Much of her work consists of travel highlights, language musings, and pop culture criticism. She holds the MA in English from Central Connecticut State University and the BA in Creative Writing from the Writers Institute at Susquehanna University. Her short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art have appeared in collections, anthologies, journals, newspapers, and WWBL’s own in-house publications; she also served as Poetry Editor of volume 2 of the Connecticut Literary Festival Anthology. A New England native, she has lived in Berlin since July 2019.

Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?” 

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas

• How to edit one’s work

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to prepare text for submissions

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS TO THE WORKSHOP HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Cecilia Gigliotti is a writer, photographer, podcaster, and musician. Much of her work consists of travel highlights, language musings, and pop culture criticism. She holds the MA in English from Central Connecticut State University and the BA in Creative Writing from the Writers Institute at Susquehanna University. Her short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art have appeared in collections, anthologies, journals, newspapers, and WWBL’s own in-house publications; she also served as Poetry Editor of volume 2 of the Connecticut Literary Festival Anthology. A New England native, she has lived in Berlin since July 2019.

Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?” 

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas

• How to edit one’s work

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to prepare text for submissions

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS TO THE WORKSHOP HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Cecilia Gigliotti is a writer, photographer, podcaster, and musician. Much of her work consists of travel highlights, language musings, and pop culture criticism. She holds the MA in English from Central Connecticut State University and the BA in Creative Writing from the Writers Institute at Susquehanna University. Her short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art have appeared in collections, anthologies, journals, newspapers, and WWBL’s own in-house publications; she also served as Poetry Editor of volume 2 of the Connecticut Literary Festival Anthology. A New England native, she has lived in Berlin since July 2019.

Allia Sadeghipour is a queer Iranian-American Surrealist, humanist, writer, teacher, punk, and poet. She is President of the Women Writing Berlin Lab and has taught workshops for GLADT and Feminist film organizations.

She won the Sherry Debrowski Prize for Best Feminist Multi-Genre Fiction writer in 2009 and has not stopped since. Most recently, her work has been featured in The Bear: Favorite Storyteller (2018 & 2020), KCRW and the Goethe Institute (2018 & 2020), The V Series Poetry Anthology (2019), Berlin Untelevised (2019), Coven (2019), What's Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?! (2019), The Ghosts of Berlin: Der Geister von Berlin (2019), Literarische Diverse (2019), Teach the Rainbow: Insights from LGBTeachers about Queer Visibility (2020), and much more. She has had the honor of performing for Pop-Kultur, GLADT, Wicked, Nightschool Berlin, Viva Con Aqua, the IDP Collective, and the Iranian Re(connect) Festival.