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Editors, Agents, and Publicists to Give Advice at SLC Writing Institute's Publish and Promote Your Book Conference on June 27


By Judith Schwartzstein, Director of Public Affairs, Sarah Lawrence College


May 27, 2015:  The second annual Publish and Promote Your Book Conference will take place at Sarah Lawrence College on Saturday, June 27, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Presented by The Writing Institute, prominent New York City literary agents, major publishing house editors, and public relations and social media experts will be speaking at this comprehensive symposium, designed for serious writers who want to get their work published.

The interactive panel discussion themes include How to Find the Right Literary Agent for Your Work, The Role of the Editor, Digital Publishing, and Promoting Your Book Through Social Media, PR, and Marketing.

Participants will also have the rare opportunity to promote their books to different agents and editors in optional pitch sessions.

Speakers confirmed to date are Cynthia Manson, Cynthia Manson Literary Agency; Stephanie Abou, Lippincott Massie McQuilkin; Kirsten Carleton, Waxman Leavell Literary Agency; Dan Conaway, Writers House; Kristyn Keene, ICM Partners; Marly Rusoff, Marly Rusoff & Associates, Inc.; Brooks Sherman, The Bent Agency; Caitlin Alexander, editor/moderator; Stephanie Bowen, Perigee Books at Penguin Random House; Jennifer Brehl, Harper Collins Publishers; Kate Dresser, Simon and Shuster; Tessa McGovern; author and social media expert Maggie Crawford, Open Road Media; Ellen Green, author; Randall Klein, Diversion Books; Tara Parsons, Amazon Publishing; Vivian Lee, editor; Little A at Amazon Publishing; Natanya Wheeler, Nancy Yost Literary Agency; Eileen Palma, author and social media expert; Julie Schoerke, JKS Communications; Kristin Dwyer, Gallery Books (Simon and Shuster); and Diana Velasquez, Simon and Shuster.

Lynda Loigman, one of last year's successful participants, described the conference as "an invaluable experience. It was at the conference that I was lucky enough to meet my agent, who recently sold my first novel, The Two Family House, to St. Martin's Press for publication in the winter of 2016. I am so grateful to the people at The Writing Center for putting together such a well-planned, practical, and inspiring day that truly changed the course of my writing career."

Conference admission is $325 per person. There is a $50 fee for each optional pitch session with agents and editors. Lunch is provided.

For more details, please call Pat Dunn, the director of The Writing Institute at SLC, at 914-395-2205. 

Pictured here:  Entrance to Sarah Lawrence College.

Photo by N. Bower

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