Spring Workshop

(Virtual)

March 6-9, 2025

| Workshop the first 3,500 words of your Novel |

| 7:1 Student-Faculty Ratio |

| Work with Top Agents & Authors in Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror |

| Our Faculty have won Hugo, Nebula, Newbery & World Fantasy Awards |

| Apply Early - Seating is Capped and Competitive |

The Spring Futurescapes Workshop is an immersive writing program designed for aspiring authors ready to take their manuscripts to the next level. Participants will submit a 3,500-word excerpt, a 1-page synopsis, and a query letter prior to the workshop. Each writer will be placed in a small cohort and will rotate through sessions with experienced faculty, receiving tailored feedback on their work. In addition to receiving critiques, participants are expected to read and provide thoughtful feedback on the submissions of their cohort members, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

2025 Spring Workshop Faculty

Futurescapes faculty have won or been nominated for numerous literary honors, including the Hugo, Nebula, Compton-Crook, World Fantasy, Bram Stoker, Newbery, Locus, Norton, and the National Book Award.

Monica Rodriguez

Agent, Context Literary

Monica's solution-driven strategies support our clients’ books before and after they’ve hit the shelves. She loves maximizing the career potential for our authors and brainstorming new ways to discover life-long readers.

In addition to her Director of Brand Management role, Monica is also a Junior Agent. She is on a mission to help uplift underrepresented voices in publishing, specifically within the Latinx community.

S.T. Gibson

#1 Sunday Times + USA Today Bestselling Author

Saint is an author and village wise woman in training. A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and the theological studies program at Princeton Seminary, she currently lives in New England with her partner, spoiled cat, and perfume collection. She is represented by Tara Gilbert of KT Literary.

Shannon Lechon

Agent, Azantian Literary

Shannon is an associate agent with Azantian Literary Agency. She began her career with literary agency internships at P.S. Literary and Cake Creative, as well as an editorial internship with Penguin Random House. She holds dual bachelor's degrees in criminology and English from Florida State University and a master's in publishing from New York University.

Vicky Weber

Author & Agent, Creative Media Agency

Vicky Weber has always loved literature, even from a young age. In 2015, she began her career as an elementary school teacher and earned her Masters in Teaching & Learning with a concentration in ESL. Her first children’s was published in late 2019, and she’s never looked back! In April 2021, she gave birth to her daughter and left the classroom several months later to pursue writing full-time. She founded At Home Author, a coaching company to help other aspiring picture book authors learn the industry. She joined The Purcell Agency as an associate literary agent in 2022 and was promoted to literary agent in January 2023. In April 2023, her family grew once more with the arrival of her son and in May 2024, she joined the team at CMA. As a Latinx agent and author, she strongly prefers to work with traditionally underrepresented voices whenever possible. She firmly believes that growing her author list is like growing her little family and she does so with intention.

Christine Goss

Agent, FinePrint Literary

Christine Goss graduated from Lake Forest College with a BA in communications. Formerly a sales representative, her skills pair well with her love of reading and story development. As an author herself, the craft of writing is very important to her when she looks at manuscripts. In 2023, Christine was promoted to Associate Literary Agent at The Purcell Agency, moving over to FinePrint Literary in 2024.
 
Christine is drawn to stories with high stakes and tension. The first pages must draw her in with action and curiosity. Lyrical writing, along with emotionality, physicality, and interiority, are all key components Christine looks for in a manuscript. 
 
Christine is generally interested in romance, historical fiction, book club fiction, and fantasy. Non-fiction and graphic novels covering a specific range of topics are also of interest. Championing marginalized voices is important to Christine as she seeks to include BIPOC, LGTBQ+, and neurodivergent (and more) authors on her list. 
 
When she’s not working, reading, or writing, she’s usually chasing her two boys, who are likely chasing her fur baby (dog). In addition to her Director of Brand Management role, Monica is also a Junior Agent. She is on a mission to help uplift underrepresented voices in publishing, specifically within the Latinx community.

Morgan Wilson

Agent, Belcastro Agency

Morgan’s love for writing and books and was fostered from an early age by a grandmother that wrote them bedtime stories and taught them how to write poetry. As they grew this love evolved into devouring books faster than their bookshelves could keep up and writing their own stories in magical kingdoms galaxies away. With over a decade of work in classrooms across the Midwest, Morgan wants to uplift the stories that their students needed so that everyone can see themselves on the page using magic, finding love and defeating the bad guy. They are dedicated to being an agent for change in the publishing industry and working with marginalized voices so that every child and adult can experience the joy of a book that speaks to them.

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Regular Admit

Futurescapes Alumni

Pricing

Super Early Bird

Apply by November 1

$244

$198

Early Bird

Apply by November 15

$294

Regular

Apply by January 1

$344

Late

Apply by January 15

$248

$298

$398

$348

Scholarships and tuition payment plans are available

Spring Workshop Add-Ons

More information coming soon.

Applications Open Now!

Apply early, seating is extremely limited this year!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We make a promise both to you and our faculty that we will not accept your hard-earned tuition money unless your writing is at least approaching professional level. Our faculty love Futurescapes because they know that the writing will be of an exceptionally high caliber. They don’t do Futurescapes just for the fun of it, they want make connections, too, and find potential clients.

  • Acceptance rates vary by workshop, but generally Futurescapes is as competitive as admissions to many top tier graduate programs. The Fall workshop has a lower student cap and is likely to be more competitive than most.

  • We prefer you make your tuition payment within two weeks. We also participate in the PayPal Pay-in-Four (or Pay-in-Three) program that allows you to pay in installments over a longer period of time.

  • We’re looking for a few things:

    1. Mastery of the fundamental mechanics of writing.

    2. Compelling plot, characters, dialogue, and world.

    3. Evidence of at least one standout attribute (e.g., sharp dialogue, great humor, impressive world building, etc.)

  • You will need to submit your 3,500 word excerpt, query letter, and synopsis by February 1, 2025.

  • You will move with your cohort and work with three different faculty leads; 1) one will review and provide feedback on your manuscript excerpt; 2) one will provide feedback on your query letter; and 3) one will provide feedback on your first page.

    Included with your tuition are master classes taught by our incredible faculty.

    You will have an (up to) 4 hour block each day of the workshop. You’ll be able to choose either a morning or evening block (based on U.S. Eastern Standard Time).

  • Yes, it is.