Wednesday, May 26 (1 day)
7 – 8:30 p.m. EST | Online via Google Meet  |  Register to receive link

An experienced literary agent will walk you through every step of the book publication process, from the art of an excellent query letter to the nitty gritty details of a book deal. Topics will include genre definitions, what’s working in the market, what to look for in an agent and editor relationship, and much more. Come with all your questions!

Allison Hunter began her publishing career in 2005 working for the Los Angeles-based literary publicity firm Kim-from-L.A, and was an agent at InkWell Management and the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency before joining Janklow & Nesbit. Allison’s clients include Rosie Walsh, author of the New York Times bestselling novel GHOSTED, as well as memoirists, journalists and various experts in their field. She was also thrilled to work with InkWell client Lena Dunham on her bestselling memoir NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL. She is actively acquiring literary and commercial fiction, especially women’s fiction, as well as memoir, narrative nonfiction, cultural studies and pop culture. She is always looking for funny female writers, great love stories, campus novels, family epics, smart beach reads and for non-fiction projects that speak to the current cultural climate. Allison has a B.A. in American Studies and Creative Writing from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, she lives in Brooklyn.

Bous Etid Disponib pou Etidyan MDC

Miami Book Fair is offering two (2) full-tuition scholarship for MDC students interested in attending the above-listed publishing seminar. Applicants must be currently-enrolled, (full time or part time) degree-seeking Miami Dade College students with a demonstrated financial need.

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Scholarship application due 3 business days before workshop starts (Due Friday, May 21, 11:59 p.m. EST)

Tanpri voye yon imèl bay Marci Cancio-Bello, kowòdonatè pwogram Fwa Liv Miami a nan [email protected] Anvan kòmansman atelye ou ta renmen patisipe ladan l. Mesaj la dwe gen ladan enfòmasyon kontak ou, tit atelye ou ta renmen pran an, yon deklarasyon kout sou bezwen finansye ou, orè klas MDC ou, ak yon echantiyon ekriti. Moun k ap ekri pou premye fwa ki pa gen yon echantiyon ekriti ta dwe soumèt yon deklarasyon ki esplike enterè yo nan atelye a.