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Sunday, May 12 • 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Alternative Paths to Selling Your Book: Contests & Publishing Internationally
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GrubStreet Memoir Incubator graduates Rachel Zimmerman and Karen Kirsten didn’t take a traditional path to publication for their upcoming books. Rachel won a contest with a small independent press, which led to the publication of her memoir Us, After: A Memoir of Love And Suicide—no agent involved. Karen’s U.S. agent first sold Irena’s Gift in Australasia and the UK, then North America. Using an in-conversation style, Rachel and Karen will discuss the pros and cons of taking an alternative journey to publishing, how to view unexpected pathways to get your book out, and engage with audience questions. You will leave with a clearer sense of options for sending your book into the world, and how to handle and embrace various paths to publication.
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Rachel Zimmerman

Rachel Zimmerman is an award-winning journalist and author of the forthcoming book, Us, After: A Memoir of Love and Suicide.  She currently reports on mental health for The Washington Post. Previously, she worked as a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal and a health reporter... Read More →
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Karen Kirsten

Karen Kirsten is the author of the WWII memoir, Irena's Gift. A former marketing executive, Karen is an Australian-American writer and Holocaust educator who speaks around the world on the topics of hatred and reconciliation. Karen’s work has been published by Narratively and nominated... Read More →

Sunday May 12, 2024 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
Charles River
  Publishing and Promotion

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