Above: The 3rd talk in the Library’s new, free series will provide advice for prospective authors. (images cropped from series and event promos)
This afternoon, the Southborough Library will offer the third live session in its new virtual series of author talks. The event this Thursday afternoon will focus on working with a Literary Agent from the perspective of someone who has experience in both that role and as a published children’s and YA author.
Seth Fishman is a literary agent (and VP) at an agency that represents 500 authors covering a “broad” range of genres. This afternoon, he’ll hold a virtual talk on “an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing process”:
You’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next? . . .
In this presentation, Fishman will deep dive into what happens after you’ve signed with a literary agent. He will cover many topics, including but not limited to:
- What agents are and are not looking for,
- How to submit your work to an agent and when,
- What to expect after you’ve both said “yes!” to working together,
- What you can look forward to as you ready your work with an eye towards submitting to publishers, including the revision process and so much more.
Fisher’s bio on the event registration page includes his experience as an agent and that he is the author of three picture books, including the award-winning A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars, and two YA books.
The talk is scheduled for 1:00 – 2:30 pm today, Tuesday, January 28th. When you register, you can also pre-submit questions for the Q&A. Click here to sign up.
This free series is made possible by a supporting grant from the Southborough Community Fund, a fund of the Community Foundation for MetroWest. If you haven’t already, you can mark your calendar for six more scheduled through March:
- Tuesday, February 4th at 2:00 pm – How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts
- Tuesday, February 11th at 7:00 pm – Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective: In Conversation with Waubgeshig Rice
- Tuesday, February 18th at 2:00 pm – I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins
- Wednesday, March 12th at 2:00 pm – Power of Reset and How to Change What’s Not Working with Author Dan Heath
- Thursday, March 20th at 2:00 pm – How Women’s Liberation Transformed America: In Conversation with Clara Bingham
- Wednesday, March 26th at 7:00 pm – Dreams We Chase: An Author Talk with Novelist Jennifer Weiner
Other, previously recorded talks, are also available to stream. (If you miss participating in this one, you will still be able to view that in the future as well.)
For more information or to register for any of the author talks, visit bit.ly/sbliblsc. (You can also read more in my original post on the series here.)
