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August 15- Query Letter 101: Creating an Effective Pitch with Dawn Frederick

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Query Letter 101: Creating an Effective Pitch

A FREE Virtual Event
Thursday, August 15th 2024
11:00 am – Noon / PST

A Lunch ‘N Learn with Dawn Frederick

 

 

On the heels of Pitch-O-Rama, WNBA-San Francisco is offering a series of Lunch N Learns, designed to help with your book publishing journey. 

With any new book idea, finding an agent can be a daunting process.  In this class, we’ll discuss the best practices in creating your book’s pitch, so that it shines when you query agents and editors. 

The following things will be discussed:

  • The elements of a strong query letter
  • Tips and trips on keeping your pitch succinct
  • The benefits of creating a strong query letters

 

Dawn Frederick is the owner of Red Sofa Literary, established in 2008. After earning her B.S. in Human Ecology and M.S. in Library and Information Sciences, she moved to the Twin Cities, to work for a library publisher after many years working in indie and chain bookstores. She previously worked at Sebastian Literary Agency and co-founded the MN Publishing Tweet Up, a community social monthly meetup for people who write and/or work in publishing.

She has served on the of the Board of Directors for Loft Literary, and as President of the Twin Cities Community Advisory Council for MPR.  Wearing both the hat of librarian and agent, she has an extensive knowledge and appreciation of the publishing and writing processes.

 

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June 27th – How to Follow Up with a Literary Agent

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Thursday, June 27th at 12pm PDT

A FREE Virtual Event

A Lunch and Learn with Lindsey Smith on Zoom 

Unable to attend? No worries. Register anyway and receive the replay!

 

How to Follow Up with a Literary Agent

Are you looking for a literary agent? Have you sent out your query only to receive a polite rejection letter wishing you well on your publishing journey?

Here’s the reason: Literary agents are overwhelmed. Some receive 1500+ queries a month. But there’s an even bigger reason as to why you are not getting the traction you want.

Join literary agent, Lindsey Smith, for a Lunch and Learn for the Women’s National Book Association – San Francisco Chapter, on Thursday, June 27th at 12pm PDT.

Lindsey will share her expertise and explain the secrets behind her successes in championing the work of her clients. She will demystify the reality behind the art of obtaining a literary agent in our current publishing landscape.

If achieving literary representation for your manuscript is your goal, let Lindsey guide you with her insights and advice to receive a “yes” from the agent of your dreams! Lindsey will share what agents respond to positively, what topics are currently popular in the market, the quickest way to get agents to stop in their tracks, the one thing to absolutely not do if you are serious about getting a literary agent and much more. 

We hope to see you there! 

Lindsey Smith (Speilburg Literary Agency) represents non-fiction projects. In addition to being a literary agent, she owns a bookstore in her hometown, runs her own publishing press, and is the author of several books and gift products. Having worked in every facet of the publishing industry—from author to publisher, to PR strategist to publicist, she knows the book industry inside and out.

When she’s not helping people write books, she can be found reading old American Girl magazines, listening to Taylor Swift, or playing with her dog, Winnie Cooper.

 

 

 

 

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