Writers Forum proudly presents Teresa LeYung Ryan

Circle of Sharing for Writers

Teresa LeYung Ryan will lead a fun brainstorming session to take our writing careers three steps closer to our big goals.

Writers Forum proudly presents Teresa LeYung Ryan
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Petaluma Community Center, 320 No. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma
$15 at the door

"Writers SWAP MEET & Sharing"

Teresa LeYung Ryan will lead a fun brainstorming session to take our writing careers three steps closer to our big goals. "YOU, talented writers, hold the golden keys to success," says Teresa, who believes we can make our dreams come true with the help of friends, colleagues, and mentors.

Choose two items from the following list and bring them to the Forum on February 19th:

· From the Association of Authors' Representatives, Inc.'s website www.aar-online.org, look at their database of agents and print out a few pages;
· Submission guidelines from 3 agents (usually on their websites);
· List of clients from 3 agents (also usually on their websites);
· Home page of 3 publishers;
· A magazine or newspaper that accepts “first person” type stories (WCG is one of these!);
· Submission guidelines from 3 magazines or 3 literary journals;
· Home page of an on-line publication that pays contributing writers;
· Name and contact info of a writers‚ colony;
· Submission guidelines to a local and national writing contest;
· Bio and list of events of a living author you most admire (usually on their websites);
· Date and location (and focus) of a writers‚ conference that you've been dreaming of attending http://writing.shawguides.com;
· Name of your favorite bookstore and their calendar of events;
· Your local library's list of events;
· Your community calendar of events (newspapers, on-line calendars, your city's website, and city's cable channel as well).

Teresa LeYung Ryan is a manuscript consultant and career coach for writers. She helps her clients identify their themes and polish their manuscripts, market themselves to agents and publishers, and map out their careers.


Teresa's mother-daughter novel, Love Made of Heart, is archived at the San Francisco History Center, recommended by the California School Library Association, and is used in Sociology classes and Advanced Composition/English-as-a-Second-Language classes.

Website: www.LoveMadeOfHeart.com
PHOTO of Teresa by Cheri Elpin

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