The Practice of Publishing: An Evening With Morgan Jerkins


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This event is designed for emerging writers interested in learning more about the business of publication. You’ve been working hard on your craft in writing workshop, honoring your ambition to be a published writer. But when do you know your work is ready to be published? How and where should you submit? Which are the right venues for your voice? Who are your potential readers? What is the best way to query an agent or an editor? How much can you expect to be paid for your creative writing? Why does understanding the publishing marketplace matter? Learn from writer and editor, Morgan Jerkins in conversation with writer and CUNY professor, Emily Raboteau (City College), in a nuts and bolts conversation about the professional practice of writing. There will be plenty of time for Q&A with the audience.

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About Jessica Murray

Jessica Murray received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY in 2020. She is the Director of Digital Communications for Transformative Learning in the Humanities (TLH), a three-year initiative supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. She is also working on a web project with teaching materials about civil rights struggles in New York City, including disability rights history. She advocates for improving public transit accessibility in New York City for people with disabilities and chairs the Advisory Committee for Transit Accessibility for New York City Transit.