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Get Your Book Published

How to navigate the publishing industry

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Get Your Book Published

WHEN Tuesday, April 1, 6:30-9:30 pm

WHERE MOCA DC, Main Gallery, 1054 31st St NW, Canal Square, Georgetown, Washington, DC, 212-929-2588

PRICE
$65 ($50 for )
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Course Details

If you are a writer, you are not only in the business of writing, you are in the business of publishing. The most successful writers understand how the book publishing industry works and know how to navigate the complex waters of the industry. Knowledge is power. By understanding the realities of publishing (not everyone receives a six-figure advance) you'll be able to find ways to maintain a successful writing career.

In this seminar, you will learn:

  • Publishing basics- how the industry works
  • The structure of publishing houses
  • How to get to know the major players - literary agents, editors, and publishers
  • The realities of advances and book sales
  • What really goes on in an editorial meeting and how decisions are made about what books are published
  • What happens once your book is published
  • How to develop a marketing plan for yourself and your book

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Instructor Bio

Felicia Pride's Courses

Get Your Book Published – Washington DC (Seminar on June 10)
Nonfiction Book Proposal – (Class starts June 2)

Felicia Pride
Felicia Pride is a writer, consultant, and teacher living in New York City. Through her work as a publishing consultant she's worked with bestselling and award-winning authors, independent presses, and major publishers including Harpercollins, Harvard Health Publications, and South End Press. She is also a regular contributor to Publishers Weekly and other publications. Her forthcoming book Beats and Life will be published by Thunder's Mouth Press/Avalon in 2007. She teaches at the College of New Rochelle and holds a M.A in writing and publishing from Emerson College.

Testimonials


I traveled to Washington, DC from New York for the evening. The class was excellent and I would travel the 200 miles each way again to work with Felicia Pride. She was informative, clear and honest. I wish I had taken this class eight months ago, long before I finished writing my book. I would have saved time, energy and money on countless books on the how's to getting published. At the evenings end I had a real view of what the requirements are in finding an agent, and getting published in today's market place. Please let me know of Felicia's upcoming classes and consider me signed up. Thank You mediabistro! -- Kimberly Suggs, writer & fashion stylis

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