Wednesday, February 5 (1 day)
7 – 9 p.m. | MDC Koubek Center

Have a memoir you’re dying to sell? Wondering how the publishing industry works? Eager to see if you’re properly communicating your book idea? In this intensive two-hour workshop, prolific author Ada Calhoun will teach participants how to craft a nonfiction book proposal that gives them the best possible shot with agents and editors. Class members will present their book ideas to one another for critique. They will also participate in writing exercises that will help them craft appealing overviews, appropriate lists of comparison titles, and compelling cover letters. If you already have a proposal draft, bring it along! If you’re just starting to think about getting your work out into the world, that’s fine too! By the end of the class, you will have a rough draft of a book proposal and a game plan for publication. Bring a laptop or a notebook!

Ada Calhoun is a New York City-based journalist and the author of St. Marks Is Dead, named a best book of the year by the Boston Globe y Kirkus; Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give, named one of the top ten memoirs of the year by W; and the “generation-defining” sensation Why We Can’t Sleep, which came out in January 2020. A popular freelance writer and editor, she has also ghostwritten or co-written fourteen nonfiction books for major publishers.

Becas disponibles para estudiantes del MDC

La Feria del Libro de Miami ofrece dos (2) becas de matrícula completa para estudiantes del MDC interesados en asistir a los talleres de escritura creativa mencionados anteriormente. Los solicitantes deben ser estudiantes actualmente matriculados (tiempo completo o parcial) del Miami Dade College que busquen obtener un título y que demuestren necesidad financiera.

Para solicitar una beca:

Please send an email to Lissette Mendez, Miami Book Fair programs director at [email protected] antes de que comience el taller al que te gustaría asistir. El mensaje debe incluir tu información de contacto, el título del taller al que te gustaría asistir, una breve declaración de necesidad financiera, tu horario de clases en MDC y una muestra de escritura. Las personas que escriben por primera vez y no tienen una muestra de escritura deben entregar una declaración explicando su interés en el taller.