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Query an Agent: Crafting a Letter that Sells Your Work

Writer's Workshop

2025-05-21 19:00:00 2025-05-21 20:00:00 America/Chicago Query an Agent: Crafting a Letter that Sells Your Work Discover best practices for the publishing process. Main Library - The Studio

Wednesday, May 21
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-21 19:00:00 2025-05-21 20:00:00 America/Chicago Query an Agent: Crafting a Letter that Sells Your Work Discover best practices for the publishing process. Main Library - The Studio

Main Library

The Studio

Discover best practices for the publishing process.

Practice writing a book blurb and learn how to draft an impactful query letter to land an agent who will get your work in the hands of future readers. Understand the five essential components to include while writing your pitch. Leave ready to achieve your publishing goals.

About the presenter:  Julie Navickas is a best-selling and award-winning, nationally recognized contemporary romance novelist, known for her keen ability to tell heart-wrenching, second-chance love stories through relatable characters with humility, humor, and heroism. She is also an award-winning University instructor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University. Julie earned master's degrees in both organizational communication and English studies with an emphasis in book history, as well as a bachelor's degree in public relations, graduating cum laude from Illinois State University.

Registration is encouraged.

Writer's Workshop Series:

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Workshop |

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