December 2, 2025: Dawn Raffel, writer, editor, and creative writing teacher, has been on both sides of the submission process, waiting to hear back from agents or editors or eliminating manuscripts to get through the overwhelming slush pile. In an enlightening hour-long conversation she shared her experience with what the gatekeepers are looking for and how to grab their attention. The event was moderated by Ken Schept, CFF president.
Dawn's presentation was followed by a Q&A segment. Enjoy the recording.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/6V_CZjcQlRY
See also: event webpage.
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