Set the Page Afire
From Bold Creation to Publication
Kweli hosted its Second Writers' Conference on July 10, 2013 at Dumbo Sky in Brooklyn, NY. It was an amazing afternoon and evening of craft, community, books and music. Our diverse panel of SPA authors—representing various diasporas—talked about creating dangerously, and how they personally set the page afire and sparked the interest of a publisher. Additionally, a panel of top editors and agents shared what made them fall in love with an opening line, and what kept them turning the pages. Each of SPA's editors and agents has an interest in bold new voices. Their candid insider tips helped writers deal with the unique challenges of today's rapidly changing publishing industry.
WHEN
Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 4-9PM
WHERE
Dumbo Sky
10 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
TO APPLY
RSVP@kwelijournal.org
Provide a brief bio and specify the name(s) of editors/agents you'd like to meet one-on-one.
COST
$50 registration fee includes admission to panels & 1 pitch session. The fee for each additional pitch session is $25. On-site registration is $75.
PARTICIPATING AUTHORS
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Powder Necklace
Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
Ramola D, Temporary Lives: Stories
Lyn DiIorio, Outside the Bones
Tonya Hegamin, M+O 4EVR, Pemba's Song
Toni Margarita Kirkpatrick, The Bolerio of Andi Rowe
Sofia Quintero, Efrain's Secret
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, 8th Grade Superzero
Ivelisse Rodriguez, Esperandote
PARTICIPATING EDITORS AND AGENTS
Malaika Adero (ATRIA PUBLISHING GROUP)
Bernadette Baker-Baughman (VICTORIA SANDERS & ASSOCIATES)
Stuart Bernstein (STUART BERNSTEIN REPRESENTATION FOR ARTISTS)
Faith Childs (FAITH CHILDS LITERARY AGENCY)
Cheryl Klein (ARTHUR A. LEVINE BOOKS)
Michael Mejias (WRITERS HOUSE)
Monique Patterson (ST. MARTIN'S PRESS)
Toni Margarita Kirkpatrick (ST. MARTIN'S PRESS)
Victoria Sanders (VICTORIA SANDERS & ASSOCIATES)
