Publishers Weekly Seminar for Writers

Posted by Jennifer Jensen Sep 10, 2008

I just got a heads-up that other writers will want to know about: Publishers Weekly is hosting a one-day seminar, “Book Publishing 101,” on Monday, September 22, 2008 at NYU in New York City.

Publishers Weekly calls it “A One Day Course for Writers about How Publishing Really Works.” The seminar includes:

Panel discussions by editors, agents, and authors

• Breakout sessions on alternative publishing, marketing and publicity, and children’s/YA writing
• Keynote address by Wally Lamb, bestselling author of I Know This Much is True, She’s Come Undone, and The Hour I First Believed.
• Manuscript and proposal critiques

As an added bonus, one writer will be profiled in an upcoming Publishers Weekly issue.

The cost for the seminar is $245, and includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and the closing cocktail/networking reception. See the Publishers Weekly website for more information.

Caution: The website shows Sept 16th as the submission deadline, but the marketing department said Sept 10th. So if you’re interested in a critique, do it now!