“How to Get Published: An editor & an agent tell all”

Saturday, September 24, 2011 - 10:00am

Harcourt United Church
87 Dean Ave
Guelph, ON
N1G 2H1

If you've ever dreamed of becoming a published author, this workshop is for you. You’ll cover everything from getting started to getting an agent, from getting your short pieces published to finding a book publisher, from writing a query letter to writing what the publishers want. Bring your questions. Come and get ready to be published!

Workshop leader Brian Henry has been a book editor and creative writing teacher for more than 25 years. He has helped many of his students get their first book published and launch their careers as authors.

Guest speaker Monica Pacheco is a literary agent with Anne McDermid and Associates. The McDermid agency represents literary novelists and commercial novelists of high quality and writers of non-fiction in the areas of memoir, biography, history, literary travel, narrative science, investigative journalism and true crime. The agency also represents a certain number of children's and YA writers and writers in the fields of science fiction and fantasy. (More about the McDermid agency http://quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.com/2010/09/three-agents-at-anne-...)

Monica represents a growing list of writers, focusing on children's, young adult, science fiction and fantasy.

SPECIAL OPTION:

Participants are invited to bring a draft of a query letter you might use to interest an agent or publisher in your book. You don’t need to bring anything, but if you do, 3 copies could be helpful.

Fee: $38.94 plus hst = $44 paid in advance or $42.48 plus hst =$48 if you wait to pay at the door.

To reserve your spot, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca.

See Brian Henry's full schedule here:
http://quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.com/2009/08/quick-brown-fox-newsl....