WORKSHOP 8: Insights from Insiders: Trade Publishing in Canada Today
Amanda Betts, Elizabeth Kribs, Anna Comfort O’Keeffe, Nita Pronovost, Susan Renouf, Shirarose Wilensky, Janice Zawerbny
Sponsored by: SFU Continuing Studies – Creative Writing
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. PDT | Online $10
Want to get your book published through a traditional publisher with a book contract? Join our seven publishers to find out what they’re looking for in a manuscript, how to contact them, and how to best position your book in terms of genre or category. They’ll provide an overview of the state of the industry, particularly in the current situation of the pandemic, and give sage advice on how to get your book published. With publishers and editors
Amanda Betts (Penguin Random House), Elizabeth Kribs (Tundra), Anna Comfort O’Keeffe (Douglas & McIntyre), Nita Pronovost (Simon & Schuster), Susan Renouf (ECW Press), Shirarose Wilensky (House of Anansi), Janice Zawerbny (HarperCollins)
Moderator: Katherine Fawcett