Get Your Voice Heard:
How to Write and Publish Your Book
Panel Discussion, Toronto, January 2017
Recordings
Panel- Part 1
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Panel- Part 2
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Q&A
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Book Writing and Publishing Resources by Katie
resources_for_book_writing___publishing.pdf |
Panel Facilitator
Katie Curtin, CPCC is a best-selling author, multi-disciplinary artist, activist and book coach. Her multi-faceted career includes working professionally as a writer, researcher, journalist, and editor, as well as a mask maker, arts educator, and as a success and breakthrough coach for a leading US coaching company for conscious business owners. She's the founder and co-host of the online Creativity Café, which features discussions with artists, thought leaders, and innovators.
Her first book, "Women In China," published at the age of 24, went through three printings and was translated into French and Swedish. Her latest book "The Happy Well-Fed Artist: How to Get Your Creative Projects Off the Ground and Into the World," was on the Amazon Best-Seller list. www.birthyourgreatwork.com
Her first book, "Women In China," published at the age of 24, went through three printings and was translated into French and Swedish. Her latest book "The Happy Well-Fed Artist: How to Get Your Creative Projects Off the Ground and Into the World," was on the Amazon Best-Seller list. www.birthyourgreatwork.com
Panel Members
Jacqueline Brown, MSc has almost 30 years of experience working in all aspects of competitive business of publishing – from writing, editing and layout, through to marketing, promotion, and sales. Currently she is an assistant with The Rights Factory, an established Toronto literary agency with an international client base, while also teaching writing and publishing through the S.W.A.T. Institute, an organization that accredits life coaches.
An author of a best-seller, she is also a board member of long- established writing community. Jackie regularly does workshops on all aspects of the writing and publishing process, and has helped many authors fulfill the dream of seeing their names on a book cover.
You can reach Jackie through her website: www.jackiebrownbooks.com
An author of a best-seller, she is also a board member of long- established writing community. Jackie regularly does workshops on all aspects of the writing and publishing process, and has helped many authors fulfill the dream of seeing their names on a book cover.
You can reach Jackie through her website: www.jackiebrownbooks.com
Sarah Michelle Brown is a multifaceted artist who writes, acts and directs for the stage, in music videos, documentaries and film. Since studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater in New York City, Sarah has been writing, directing and producing her own film and theatre projects. Most recently, Sarah has turned her 15+ years experience in front of and behind the camera, into a method of training entrepreneurs how to shine on-camera and make engaging DIY marketing videos for their audiences. Sarah also conceptualizes and live-directs exclusive videos for her Fab-Preneur clients, and continues to create her own artistic projects.
www.videosthatshine.com
www.videosthatshine.com
Cathleen Fillmore Owner of Speakers Gold bureau and a top marketing consultant to speakers, Cathleen consults with business owners and speakers around the world. Her clients include owners of global businesses, NY Times best- selling authors, speakers in the Hall of Fame and .... a couple of people on the sketchy side of the law.
As the founder and past President of the Atlantic branch of the Canadian Association for Professional Speakers, Cathleen has written five books as well as hundreds of articles for North American trade magazines. www.speakersgold.com
As the founder and past President of the Atlantic branch of the Canadian Association for Professional Speakers, Cathleen has written five books as well as hundreds of articles for North American trade magazines. www.speakersgold.com
Cheryl Antao-Xavier is an author, editor and publisher. She has published two collections of poetry and a children’s book. Her next book entitled ‘Whose BLEEP book is this anyway?’ is an account of the trials on the trails of self-publishing and is due for release in Spring 2017.
In 2008, Cheryl set up a publishing company, In Our Words Inc., which produces an average of six titles a year in fiction and non-fiction. She is Executive Director for a non-profit organization called Ru!Ra! (short for RISE Up! Rise ABOVE!) which organizes therapeutic expression workshops and promotes reading through ‘The Red Bench project.’
www.inourwords.ca
In 2008, Cheryl set up a publishing company, In Our Words Inc., which produces an average of six titles a year in fiction and non-fiction. She is Executive Director for a non-profit organization called Ru!Ra! (short for RISE Up! Rise ABOVE!) which organizes therapeutic expression workshops and promotes reading through ‘The Red Bench project.’
www.inourwords.ca