Meetings

Redwood Writers Meeting 2:30-5 PM at the Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa, 2777 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95405 • Phone: (707) 545-8530  Click here for map.
We ask for a small fee of $5 from members and $8 from non-members to cover costs.

March 11, 2012 

Peter Beren - Agent

Formerly Publisher of Sierra Club Books, V.P. for Publishing at Palace Press International and Publisher of VIA Books, a division of the California State Automobile Association, Peter Beren is a Literary Agent specializing in nonfiction with an emphasis on illustrated (art and photography) books.

Is this the Golden Age of self-publishing? Will self-publishers supplant traditional publishing and become the new mainstream? Is the rise of ebooks simply giving traditional publishers a second wind? Peter Beren, 30-year veteran of the in-dustry, shares his views and expertise on the subject, and guides you through the tangled terrain.

A member of the Association of Authors Representatives (AAR), he is the author or co-author of six books including The Writers Legal Companion and California the Beautiful. His best-known clients include photographer Art Wolfe (Dogs Make Us Human, forthcoming from Bloomsbury). Brian and Wendy Froud (Trolls, forthcoming from Abrams) and Laurence Boldt (Zen and the Art of Making a Living, Penguin).

 

 

April 15, 2012

Yanina Gotsulsky “The Writer and the Publisher — Role Reversal in the 21st Century”

 

Gotsulsky is an editor, translator, and author of two novels, “The Speed of Life” and the forthcoming “Ergo Sum.” Her work has appeared in national and international publications. She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Numina Press publishing novels by Tamim Ansary, Joe Quirk, Kemble Scott, Ransom Stephens and James Warner. She will bring her perspective as a writer and as a publisher in discussing how the publishing industry is being revolutionized by ebooks and the new technologies of print-on-demand and how one can plot a new game plan to become a successful author.

 

 

May 20, 2012

Valerie Estelle Frankel “The Heroine’s Journey for Writers”

Valerie Estelle Frankel is the author of From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine’s Journey in Myth and Legend, the first book to examine the heroine’s epic quest in women’s mythology the world over. Her books on pop culture, called Harry Potter: Still Recruiting and Buffy and the Heroine’s Journey will be coming in 2012. She taught English at San Jose State University for several years and was the youngest person ever to receive an MFA in their Creative Writing program. Her shorter works have appeared in over 100 anthologies and journals including Inside Joss’ Dollhouse, The Oklahoma Review, and Rosebud Magazine. Her parody, Henry Potty and the Pet Rock, was winner of the Indie Excellence Award and was a USA Book News National Best Book. She’s a frequent speaker on myth, fantasy, pop culture, and the heroine’s journey, with many fans of all ages. Come explore her latest research at www.vefrankel.com.

 

 June 10, 2012

Veronica Rossi “Creating High Concept Fiction”

Rossi will define high concept fiction, and discuss why it should matter to you. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Growing up, she lived in several countries and cities around the world, finally settling in Northern California with her husband and two sons. She completed undergraduate studies at UCLA and then went on to study fine art at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Her debut novel, UNDER THE NEVER SKY, has sold in more than twenty foreign markets and film rights have been optioned by Warner Bros.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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