Agent & Author Q&As
We know many members aspire to share their work and are navigating the often arduous experience of publishing.
Our A&A Q&A series (Agent & Author Question & Answer, that is) is all about supporting writers' journeys. These “fire-side” chats feature a published writer or an agent sharing the inside scoop about the process. Past topics have included:
Our A&A Q&A series (Agent & Author Question & Answer, that is) is all about supporting writers' journeys. These “fire-side” chats feature a published writer or an agent sharing the inside scoop about the process. Past topics have included:
- How someone chooses one publishing route over another
- Self-management and motivation throughout the writing process
- Recommendations and nuggets of wisdom for a yet-to-be-published writer
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Thursday, May 2nd
featuring Emily Williamson, owner of Williamson Literary Williamson represents a variety of projects in non-fiction and fiction, working with major publishers, university presses, and boutique imprints alike to find the perfect home for her clients’ work. She began her editing career in 2011 with Chrysalis Editorial in D.C. and founded Williamson Literary in 2016, driven by the desire to help great writers achieve their publishing goals. Prior to her literary career, Williamson spent 13 years traveling across the world as an archaeologist. Learn more at esjwilliamson.com. Questions for Emily? Submit them here. |
Past A&A Q&As
Thursday, April 4th
featuring Anna Sproul-Latimer, president of Neon Literary Sproul-Latimer represents all types of adult nonfiction - from memoir and history to pop culture, science, and parenting - as well as select literary fiction. Through her work as a literary agent, she hopes to harness the power of words to reshape the line of history. Prior to founding Neon, Sproul-Latimer spent nearly 15 years as a literary agent, foreign rights director, and developmental editor at DC’s Ross Yoon Agency |
Thursday, March 28th
featuring Len Kruger, novelist and Caroline Bock, co-president of WWPH Len Kruger's debut novel, "Bad Questions," was the winner of the 2023 Washington Writers’ Publishing House (WWPH) Fiction Prize. His short fiction has appeared in Zoetrope-All Story, The Barcelona Review, The Potomac Review, Gargoyle, Splonk, and the anthology, "This is What America Looks Like: Fiction and Poetry from DC, Maryland, and Virginia." Caroline Bock is the co-president and prose editor at the WWPH. She writes a regular column, "Small Talk," for the Washington Independent Review of Books, which spotlights small presses. She is also a novelist and short story writer. Learn more about Len at lenkruger.com, and Caroline at washingtonwriters.org. |
Thursday, February 8th
featuring Kate Brody, novelist In her debut novel, Brody tells the story of a grief-stricken daughter's investigation into her father's suicide and sister's disappearance - a mystery that eventually drives her into madness. Brody has also published short stories in Literary Hub, pif magazine, and Write or Die magazine. Learn more at katebrodyauthor.com. |
Thursday, January 25th
featuring Teri Ellen Cross Davis, poet & Tracy Cross, horror writer Poet Teri Cross Davis is author of the award-winning collection “Haint” (2016) and “a more perfect Union,” which poet Tyehimba Jess calls a “blood-oath ode to Black motherhood.” She is also the 2020 winner of the Poetry Society of America’s Robert H. Winner Memorial Award and a finalist for the PSA’s George Bogin Memorial Award. Tracy Cross writes psychological horror stories she describes as “exciting stories with breadcrumbs” to an unexpected ending. Her first novel “Rootwork” is a folk horror homage to her late grandmother that explores the strength of family. Learn more about Teri at poetsandparents.com and Tracy at tracycrossonline.com. |
Thursday, December 7th
featuring Tara Kelly, memoirist In her debut memoir, Kelly recounts a glamorous life in New York City contrasted with an unraveling marriage – and a hidden identity. Kelly received her MFA in creative writing from Bennington College in Vermont, and has worked as columnist and features writer, as well as a writer/producer for Lifetime Television’s marketing department. Learn more at tarakellyauthor.com and visit bookshop.org to purchase her book. |
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