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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