Understand Your Story at a Structural Level

Get actionable advice for deep revision on the first 100 pages of your novel.

September 26 & 27, 2026

August 1, 2026 — Orientation

Because sometimes 10 pages just isn’t enough.

The 100-Page Workshop is an intensive, craft-focused program designed for writers who want meaningful feedback on a larger portion of their manuscript.

It centers developmental critique, revision strategy, and applied craft instruction to help you understand your story at a structural level.

Is Our 100-Page Workshop For You?

The 100-Page Workshop is designed for writers who already have a substantial draft in progress and are ready for serious revision work. It’s ideal if you’re comfortable receiving detailed feedback, curious about how your story functions at a big-picture level, and ready to engage deeply with craft. Whether you’re preparing for querying, revising after beta reads, or trying to understand why a draft isn’t quite landing, this workshop offers the structure and expertise to help you move forward with confidence.

Participants submit a longer manuscript excerpt (100 pages) in advance and are placed into small cohorts led by professional faculty. Over the course of the workshop, you’ll receive in-depth, tailored feedback on your work — not just line notes, but big-picture craft guidance.

You’ll leave with:

  • clarity about what’s working

  • a roadmap for revision

  • a stronger understanding of your story’s structure

  • specific next steps for moving forward

What You Do and What You Get

Meet The Faculty

When you apply, you’ll rank your top faculty choices. Placements are made based on fit, availability, and application materials.

Because faculty spots are limited, some instructors may fill before others. Early applications have the best chance of first-choice placement.

You may be offered a spot with an alternative faculty member if your top choice is full.

John Baker

Agent | Bell Lomax Moreton

John Baker (he/him) joined the agency in 2019, cultivating a list shaped around his passion for science fiction, fantasy, and horror, though has lately also branched out into action/adventure fiction. John focuses on authors writing in the Adult, New Adult, and YA spaces. 

John also leads the wider agency's film & TV desk, is the Secretary of the Association of Author’s Agents, and the co-chair of the AAA’s Bridge Committee. John also serves on the Kingston University MA Publishing Advisory Board. John's authors have won the Imagined Future's Prize, the Future Worlds Prize, been featured on the Sunday Times Bestseller Charts, and have been adapted for cinematic release by Oscar-winning collaborators.  

John is looking for anything under the broad church of speculative fiction, be it fantasy, science fiction, horror, romantasy, or literary speculative. John has built a reputation as a champion of underrepresented voices and stories, be it from creators hailing from the global majority and their diasporas or neurodiverse authors, and naturally gravitates towards this kind of storytelling. In short, if he’s never read a story like yours before, he wants to see it. 

See more of what John is looking for here.

Oliver Dougherty

Assistant Editor | Tor Publishing Group

Oliver (they/them) has been with Tor Publishing Group since 2019, and they’re delighted to continue expanding their list with ambitious, imaginative fiction for adult readers. They acquire fantasy, horror, romance that’s otherwise speculative in some way, and science fiction. They’re especially drawn to secondary world stories.

Across genres, they’re obsessed with:

  • Richly imagined worlds that explore power structures (The Broken Earth Trilogy, A Memory Called Empire, She Who Became the Sun).

  • Interpersonal intrigue driving narrative tension. I want to tear through the pages because I need to know how they’ll feel by the last page.

  • Clever protagonists, political or court intrigue. Give me the cat-and-mouse 4D chess–I want the next The Traitor Baru Cormorant or Kushiel’s Dart.

  • Complex morality and villains as main characters

  • Kind characters, where the escapism is that the protagonists are fundamentally good and trying their very best, and the world ultimately rewards that kindness—looking at you, The Goblin Emperor.

  • Protagonists who are middle-aged, older, and elders

  • Queernormative worlds, gender subversions, polyamorous relationships of all formations.

See more of what Oliver is looking for here.

Ciara Smith

Associate Agent | Spencerhill Associates

Before joining Spencerhill Associates, Ciara worked at a boutique literary agency for two years. Ciara holds a BA in Creative Writing and has always enjoyed creating captivating worlds with misunderstood heroines. She is a freelance editor and beta reader. After getting their degree, they worked as an editorial volunteer for Tiger Lily Publishing, Co and well as Wild Ink Publishing. She is disabled, ND, and LGBTQIA+, and strives to put more characters in the world like her who she never saw in the books she loved growing up. Ciara has a wide range of interests, in young adult and adult, from fantasy and science fiction, to romance and horror. Above all, they wish to champion underrepresented voices and have strived to have a diverse list from the very beginning. When not reading, she raises two beautiful girls and two ornery dogs, and other hobbies include knitting, crocheting, baking, and reading tarot and astrology charts.

See more of what Ciara is looking for here.

Paula Weiman

Agent | ASH Literary

Paula (they/them) joined the ASH Literary team in 2023 as an Agent after a career in literary scouting and educational publishing. Based in New York and with a background in translation rights, they bring an international approach to selling their clients’ work. Their goal is to help as many children as possible to see their experiences represented on the page for the first time. Paula is a graduate of the Literary Agents of Change Mentorship and an active member of AALA.

See more of what Paula is looking for here.

Schedule at a Glance

This intensive workshop weekend balances deep manuscript critique, focused craft instruction, and dedicated writing time. From September 26-27, participants will meet twice with faculty to discuss their work while also having the opportunity to attend optional Craft Intensive classes and spend time revising during guided writing sessions. There is also a three-hour session for participants on August 1, 2026.

Day One

Welcome Ceremony
An opening gathering to introduce faculty, outline the weekend structure, and set the tone for collaborative discussion.

Workshop Session I
Participants meet with their faculty and cohort for an in-depth discussion of submitted manuscript pages.

Break

Optional Craft Class

Break

Optional Craft Class

Working Studio
A dedicated block of time for writers to reflect on feedback and begin revising or outlining next steps for their manuscript.

Day Two

Workshop Session II
A second meeting with faculty and cohort to continue manuscript discussion and explore revision strategies.

Optional Craft Class

Working Studio
A guided writing and revision session where writers can apply feedback from workshop discussions.

Optional Craft Class

Closing Ceremony
Final reflections and discussion of next steps.

Futurescapes Craft Intensives

These craft classes are open to both 100-Page Workshop participants and the broader writing community. Each session focuses on revision strategies, manuscript development, and the craft of speculative fiction.

All classes include:
• Live attendance
• Recording access for 30 days following the session.

Class details and passes coming soon.

Pricing

Futurescapes Alumni

Super Early Bird

$1090

Apply by May 14

Regular Admit

$1290

Early Bird

$1290

Apply by June 1

$1490

Regular

$1490

Apply by July 10

$1690

Late

$1690

Apply by July 20

$1890

Tuition payment plans are available

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Ready to Apply?

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes. You’ll select your preferred faculty mentor when you apply. Some faculty may fill before others.

  • You’ll have the option to list alternate choices. We’ll work to place you with the best possible fit.

  • Craft classes and the keynote will be recorded. Critique sessions will not be recorded to protect privacy (unless requested by entire cohort).

  • Tuition is not refundable. We compensate our faculty fairly and are unable to offer refunds.

  • You need to submit your pages no later than 6 weeks before the workshop.

  • You need to bring your synopsis and your goals for the workshop to the first meeting.