If you write adult fiction or non-fiction for the Jewish market, then this conference is for you! The Jewish Authors Conference: Writing for the Adult Reader will afford authors the opportunity to network and learn from other authors, agents, editors, publicists, and members of the Jewish literary world in order to enhance their understanding of the Jewish literary market and gain insight into the path to publication. Whether you are a new author or have already been published, this is your opportunity to network with the experts who can help you get your work into print.
The program for the 2010 gathering is in preparation. Details will be available in August. Last year’s program included topics such as “The First Steps into Literary Adulthood,” “Publishing Your Jewish Short Stories,” “Let’s Talk: Publicity Beyond your Bubby’s Friends, “Why Is This Story Different Than All Other Stories,” “The Basics of Publishing and Marketing,” among others. Speakers included: authors Liel Leibovitz, Darin Strauss, and Jeffrey Hantover; David Forrer of Inkwell Management; Lara Heimert of Basic Books; Altie Karper of Schocken Books/Random House; Cary Goldstein of Twelve; Binnie Kirshenbaum of Columbia University’s Graduate School of the Arts; Erika Dreifus of The Practicing Writer; Elisabeth Scharlatt of Algonquin Books; and Shira Dicker of Shira Dicker Media International.
Date: Sunday, October 3
Time: 9AM-5PM
Location: Center for Jewish History
(More information HERE.)
The program for the 2010 gathering is in preparation. Details will be available in August. Last year’s program included topics such as “The First Steps into Literary Adulthood,” “Publishing Your Jewish Short Stories,” “Let’s Talk: Publicity Beyond your Bubby’s Friends, “Why Is This Story Different Than All Other Stories,” “The Basics of Publishing and Marketing,” among others. Speakers included: authors Liel Leibovitz, Darin Strauss, and Jeffrey Hantover; David Forrer of Inkwell Management; Lara Heimert of Basic Books; Altie Karper of Schocken Books/Random House; Cary Goldstein of Twelve; Binnie Kirshenbaum of Columbia University’s Graduate School of the Arts; Erika Dreifus of The Practicing Writer; Elisabeth Scharlatt of Algonquin Books; and Shira Dicker of Shira Dicker Media International.
Date: Sunday, October 3
Time: 9AM-5PM
Location: Center for Jewish History
(More information HERE.)
