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Getting Published with Deborah Bouziden (In-Person)
Monday, November 07, 2022
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
As part of our month-long “PEN-demonium!” series to promote and celebrate writing in the Estes Valley, we’re thrilled to bring you author and Library staff member Deborah Bouziden, who will cover the basics of getting published in the traditional marketplace. We will be discussing not only how to catch an editor's attention, but also the do's and don'ts of approaching one. We'll cover marketing (which is different from publicity), elevator pitches that you will want to use in your query letters, and why, when, and how-to write them. While this program is designed to benefit writers and aspiring writers, all are welcome to join!
We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A, and you may submit questions in advance of the talk here.
About Deborah Bouziden
Deborah Bouziden is a freelance writer, speaker, teacher, certified Journal Technique Instructor, and creative coach. Her love affair with words began at the age of six when she learned to read. Her favorite book was “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London. It was the first book she owned, given to her as a Christmas present from her grandmother. It sits on her bookshelf, and she loves it as much now as she did then.
Bouziden began writing and publishing magazine articles in 1985. Since then, she has published hundreds of articles, contributed short stories to numerous anthologies, and released seventeen books. In 1995, with a team of eight other writers, Bouziden worked with Oklahoma’s former First Lady, Cathy Keating, on the New York Times Bestseller “In Their Name,” a book about the Oklahoma City bombing. Two of her more recent books include 100 Things to Do in Fort Collins Before You Die, published in 2020, and More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oklahoma Women, published in 2013. You can learn about all of her work at her website, deborahbouziden.com.
Bouziden has spoken and held writing workshops throughout the southwest for the Taos Institute of Art, Southwest Writers, National Association of Women Writers, Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, and others.
She has served as Secretary, Vice President, Conference Coordinator (twice), and President of the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, a writer’s organization 600 strong and growing. She served as consultant to the Professionalism in Writing organization for two years and is CEO of Creative Ambitions, a company dedicated to helping adults and children discover their creative selves through the Arts.
About the program
A "PEN-demonium!" program to promote and celebrate writing in the Estes Valley.
Registration is closed
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Getting Published with Deborah Bouziden (On Zoom)
Monday, November 07, 2022
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
ZOOM
As part of our month-long “PEN-demonium!” series to promote and celebrate writing in the Estes Valley, we’re thrilled to bring you author and Library staff member Deborah Bouziden, who will cover the basics of getting published in the traditional marketplace. We will be discussing not only how to catch an editor's attention, but also the do's and don'ts of approaching one. We'll cover marketing (which is different from publicity), elevator pitches that you will want to use in your query letters, and why, when, and how-to write them. While this program is designed to benefit writers and aspiring writers, all are welcome to join!
We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A, and you may submit questions in advance of the talk here.
About Deborah Bouziden
Deborah Bouziden is a freelance writer, speaker, teacher, certified Journal Technique Instructor, and creative coach. Her love affair with words began at the age of six when she learned to read. Her favorite book was “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London. It was the first book she owned, given to her as a Christmas present from her grandmother. It sits on her bookshelf, and she loves it as much now as she did then.
Bouziden began writing and publishing magazine articles in 1985. Since then, she has published hundreds of articles, contributed short stories to numerous anthologies, and released seventeen books. In 1995, with a team of eight other writers, Bouziden worked with Oklahoma’s former First Lady, Cathy Keating, on the New York Times Bestseller “In Their Name,” a book about the Oklahoma City bombing. Two of her more recent books include 100 Things to Do in Fort Collins Before You Die, published in 2020, and More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oklahoma Women, published in 2013. You can learn about all of her work at her website, deborahbouziden.com.
Bouziden has spoken and held writing workshops throughout the southwest for the Taos Institute of Art, Southwest Writers, National Association of Women Writers, Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, and others.
She has served as Secretary, Vice President, Conference Coordinator (twice), and President of the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, a writer’s organization 600 strong and growing. She served as consultant to the Professionalism in Writing organization for two years and is CEO of Creative Ambitions, a company dedicated to helping adults and children discover their creative selves through the Arts.
About the program
Please include your email address when registering. On registering with an email address, you'll receive an email with the Zoom meeting link and other information. If you have trouble connecting to the Zoom meeting, please call the Library at 970-586-8116 and someone will assist you.
A "PEN-demonium!" program to promote and celebrate writing in the Estes Valley.
