Local
publishers Lisa Miller, Kristina Blank Makansi, and Brad R. Cook will talk
about what writers need to do before, during, and after conferences, such as:
•
How to select the best conferences
for you (location,
genre, agents, cost, etc.)
•
Benefits to signing up early &
staying late
•
"Agent etiquette" & your
future career
•
How to choose between sessions
•
Networking opportunities
With author
Peter H. Green as moderator, the three panelists will share their insider knowledge
as organizers of these upcoming conferences:
·
April 11-13--Missouri Writers’ Guild’s Fifty Shades
of Writing conference at the Ramada Inn St. Louis, Downtown at Convention
Center: www.missouriwritersguild.org
·
August 23--St. Louis Writers Guild’s Writers in
the Park: FREE at Lions Amphitheater in Kirkwood
Park www.stlwritersguild.org
·
Oct. 10-12--St. Louis Literary Consortium’s first
annual Lit In The Lou: A festival of the book for
St. Louis! In the University City Loop http://stllit.blogspot.com/
Lisa
Miller founded Walrus Publishing, Inc., in 2007. She expanded its mission
beyond St. Louis by publishing books people enjoy reading, collaborating with
writing groups and programs, and assisting writers to reach their publication
goals.
Kristina
Blank Makansi founded Blank Slate Press in 2010, and has since edited and
published several award-winning novels. As co-founder of Treehouse Author
Services, she works with authors seeking representation and those who want to
self-publish. A Young Adult dystopian novel she co-authored, THE SOWING, has
garnered nearly 50 Amazon reviews and hit several Amazon best-seller lists.
Brad R.
Cook, president of the St. Louis Writers Guild since 2011, leads author
management, acquisitions, and marketing at
Blank Slate Press. He writes historical fantasy and poetry, and is a founding
contributor to The Writers’ Lens blog and The Write Pack, a weekly show on BlogTalkRadio.
Learn
more about the St. Louis Writers Guild, a MWG chapter, at www.stlwritersguild.org
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