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Publish Without Perishing: Reaching the Next Level, from Commentary to Book
September 27, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
$5 – $10
Award-winning authors, editors & agents discuss everything from pitching stories to turning your commentary or feature into a book.
The Deadline Club Presents: Publish without Perishing Panel Talk & Reception
Description: This panel of award-winning memoir and non-fiction authors, top editors, agents, and contributors to The Atlantic, The New York Times, Slate, Smithsonian, This American Life, Vice and more will discuss everything from pitching stories to turning your commentary or feature into a book. We’ll hear insider tips, learn about the ups and downs in turbulent times for media, and take your questions. The evening begins with cash bar reception, includes book signing and sales, and concludes with more bar talk.
Date: September 27, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $5 members and students, $10 non-members
RSVP: https://bit.ly/3daLR2y
Moderated by Jessica Seigel, adjunct professor at the New York University Journalism Institute and former national correspondent for the Chicago Tribune.
Panelists include:
Aaron Foley
Senior editor of PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative and author of the 2022 debut novel “Boys Come First.” Contributor This American Life, The Atlantic and CNN.
Melissa Flashman
Literary agent at Janklow & Nesbitt with top sellers such as Anne Boyer’s memoir “The Undying,” and “Democracy May Not Exist, But We'll Miss It When It's Gone.”
Emi Nietfeld
Author of the buzzy “Acceptance: A Memoir” about rising from homlessness to Harvard U and Google software engineer. Contributor to The New York Times, Vice, and Slate.
Pronoy Sarkar
Senior editor at Little, Brown and Co. formerly St. Martin’s, who has marshaled top titles such as “2030” and “The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit.”
Susan Shapiro
Writing guru, professor and bestselling author/coauthor of 18 books including “The Book Bible," "The Byline Bible” and her latest memoir, “The Forgiveness Tour.”
Lina Zeldovich
Author of “The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste into Wealth and Health.” Contributor Smithsonian Magazine, Atlas Obscura and BBC Travel.
Moderated by Jessica Seigel, adjunct professor at the New York University Journalism Institute and former national correspondent for the Chicago Tribune.