You are invited to attend the Writers' Community Virtual Café on Friday, November 13th, at 7 am Pacific for an informal discussion of our discussion on September 11th. Our panelists were Willy Kotiuga, Ruth Taylor, and Kevin Heyne.

You can find the September 11th event details HERE.

You can join the November 13th event on Zoom HERE.

Some background information

• Ruth Taylor sent a couple of articles regarding literary agents and why you might not need one for traditional publishing.  Please see a credible list from Dave Chesson and his article below that may help you to get a traditional publishing deal without an agent.  Click HERE to read the article. 

From Dave’s email newsletter: "30 Book Publishing Companies For Authors Without Agents"

In this article, you will learn:

·         How literary agents work and why you might not need one

·         30 publishing companies that accept proposals from authors

·         How you can get noticed by publishers and editors

Click HERE to read the article.

Ruth also offers publishing services HERE.

•  Willy Kotiuga suggested Wipf and Stock Publishers as another option: https://wipfandstock.com