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Your Path Through Today's Publishing Labyrinth with Shirin Yim Leos and Lisa Manterfield

$30.00

This 90 minute workshop will stimulate participants to consider what they want out of publishing, and which of today’s many paths is best suited for their personally defined success. As any journey to publication is long, even beginning writers will benefit by learning how to set themselves up early for success; and advanced writers who are ready to submit will benefit from being able to take away focused and actionable next steps. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the complex but exciting state of today’s publishing industry.

Afterwards, we’ll host a reception with snacks and drinks for folks to mingle and learn from each other.

Sunday July 26th

talk: 2:00pm - 3:30pm

reception: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

$30

free for Backstory members – check your email for discount

This 90 minute workshop will stimulate participants to consider what they want out of publishing, and which of today’s many paths is best suited for their personally defined success. As any journey to publication is long, even beginning writers will benefit by learning how to set themselves up early for success; and advanced writers who are ready to submit will benefit from being able to take away focused and actionable next steps. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the complex but exciting state of today’s publishing industry.

Afterwards, we’ll host a reception with snacks and drinks for folks to mingle and learn from each other.

Sunday July 26th

talk: 2:00pm - 3:30pm

reception: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

$30

free for Backstory members – check your email for discount

SHIRIN YIM LEOS

Shirin has been leading writing retreats and mentoring writers for more than a dozen years. Once the Head Goose of Goosebottom Books, she is the Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning author of 21 children’s books. The sale of her adult historical fiction, OF WIND AND DUST, to The Dial Press last year was a Publisher’s Weekly Deal of the Week, and the launch is scheduled for early 2027. Shirin likes to help writers with her perspective from both sides of the desk. shirinyimleos.com

LISA MANTERFIELD

Lisa Manterfield is the award-winning author of five novels, two works of non-fiction, and five non-fiction eBooks. As a developmental editor and book coach, she has guided many writers through the process of drafting, revising, and publishing a novel or memoir. She has taught writing and publishing through Stanford Continuing Studies and in her small group workshops. Her superpower is coaxing writers to "The End." Her new novel, Invisible Ink, will be published by Thomas & Mercer in 2027. lisamanterfield.com