In this second of a two-part series, Path to Publication, learn how to avoid some writer faux pas. What is sure to land you on an agent, editor, publisher’s bad side? Learn about event etiquette, how to meet your public, interact with your audience in person and online, receive tough feedback gracefully, and develop and maintain positive relationships with people who could advance your writing career.
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (Doors open at 6:00; meet & greet 6:00-6:45; program starts at 6:45)
Location: Firehouse Theatre 1609 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA, 23220
Price: $12 – Members; $15 Non-members ($5 for students)
Speakers
Professor Cristina D. Ramirez, MPA, MSLS, MA is a Library Manager, author, writer, national speaker and presenter and doctoral student in Educational Leadership. She has been teaching, presenting, and speaking on issues of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Libraries and government services for over a decade. She serves on the Board of Directors, Richmond Chapter for the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities and is a member of Leadership Metro Richmond, Class 2008 and the Community Trustbuilding Fellowship, Class of 2015. She has previously served on various Board of Directors and Executive roles for Library Associations and local non profits. She spends a month in Spain every year in her family home and has a pit bull named Dolly. @cdramirez1
Erica Bauman represents a wide variety of authors for both children and adults, including acclaimed YA author Andrew Auseon and Broadway performer Tiffany Haas. Erica is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and has worked in the publishing industry for the last seven years. Before coming to Aevitas she worked at Spectrum Literary Agency. Based in New York, Erica is currently focused on representing a wide range of authors across middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction, as well as some select narrative nonfiction projects. She is most interested in novels that straddle the line between literary and commercial, imaginative tales with a speculative twist, fearless storytellers that tackle big ideas and contemporary issues, and working with and supporting marginalized authors and stories that represent the wide range of humanity. @Erica_Bauman
LynDee Walker is the national bestselling author of two crime fiction series featuring strong heroines and \”twisty, absorbing\” mysteries. Her first Nichelle Clarke crime thriller, Front Page Fatality, was a finalist for the Agatha Award for best first novel, and in 2018, she introduced readers to Texas Ranger Faith McClellan in Fear No Truth. Reviews have praised her work as \”well-crafted, compelling, and fast-paced,\” and \”an edge-of-your-seat ride\” with \”a spider web of twists and turns that will keep you reading until the end.\” Before she started writing fiction, LynDee was an award-winning journalist who covered everything from ribbon cuttings to high-level police corruption. Her work has appeared in newspapers and magazines across the U.S. She’s represented by John Talbot of the Talbot/Fortune Literary Agency and is an active member of Sisters In Crime, International Thriller Writers, and Mystery Writers of America, serving on the executive board for MWA’s Mid-Atlantic chapter. Aside from books, LynDee loves her family, her readers, travel, and coffee. She lives in Richmond, Virginia, where she is working on her next novel when she\’s not juggling laundry and children\’s sports schedules. You can find her online at www.lyndeewalker.com, and connect with her on Facebook at lyndeewalkerbooks or Twitter @LynDeeWalker.
Moderator
Roben Farzad is the host of public radio’s Full Disclosure and author of the book Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami. @RobenFarzad.
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