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Dust Yourself Off: Navigating “Failures” with MEG MEDINA: July 2024 In Person Writing Show
Award-winning author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature MEG MEDINA shares insights from her writing journey, reflecting on valuable lessons learned from failures along the way. She’ll discuss what rejections can teach about improving your craft and understanding varying tastes. Hear her tips for challenges like lackluster sales and books going out of print, including advice on active marketing and building community connections. She’ll talk about abandoned projects and low event turnouts, and how it’s ok to let some things go until the right ingredients align and how innovative formats can engage your audience. If you’ve ever suffered the (totally normal) pangs of self-doubt, professional comparisons, and envy, you’ll want to join us for an invigorating and inspiring evening with Meg learning how failures can be catalysts for growth.
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern Time
Location: IN PERSON at the New Market Building | 330 S 4th St, Richmond, VA 23219
Cost: $12 Members | $17 Non-members
Registration is required and space is limited. Ample parking is available on site!
The Writing Show includes a social time from 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm. This portion of the evening is optional. If you choose to only attend the panel discussion, please arrive in time to find parking and be seated before the panel discussion begins at 6:30 pm.
This Writing Show is sponsored by Podium.
ABOUT MEG MEDINA
Meg Medina is the current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. She is the author of the Newbery Medal–winning book Merci Suárez Changes Gears, which was followed by two more acclaimed books about the Suárez family: Merci Suárez Can’t Dance and Merci Suárez Plays It Cool. Her young adult novels include Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, which won the 2014 Pura Belpré Author Award; Burn Baby Burn, which was long-listed for the National Book Award; and The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind. She is also the author of numerous award-winning picture books: Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez; Mango, Abuela, and Me, illustrated by Angela Dominguez; Tía Isa Wants a Car, illustrated by Claudio Muñoz; and her recently released No More Señora Mimi, illustrated by Brittany Cicchese (Sept 2024.) The daughter of Cuban immigrants, she grew up in Queens, New York, and now lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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This program is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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