We’re writing to share some big news. As part of our ongoing efforts to make our offerings impactful and accessible, we’re changing up the Muse & the Marketplace and moving away from a conference format next year.

This May, in direct response to what our community told us they valued most, we’ll be offering a full month of online and in-person manuscript and publishing-focused programming. This includes expanding opportunities for our Manuscript Mart, which provides an unparalleled opportunity for writers to meet one-on-one with leading agents and editors, who will read a sample of your writing and provide direct feedback. As a stand-alone offering, Manuscript Mart appointments will now be made available to the entire community for the first time without the need to purchase a conference ticket in addition to the sessions.

We’ll be sharing more information about the Manuscript Mart and other programming we’re reimagining to best support your writing goals in January. In the meantime, we’d love to hear any ideas you have for future offerings and/or community gatherings, and we invite you to share them with us here.

As always, thank you for being an important part of the community. We’re excited to see where this next chapter takes our writing.