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Sixty-two literary agents and marketing managers — up from last year's 49 — have already signed on to meet with our Professional Members on May 18 — will you be one of them?
If you're looking to expand your client base, join us at Client Connections on May 18, during our national conference. Professional members who have registered for the conference can sign up for the lottery from May 2 through May 7. This is the ONLY way to participate in the lottery, so mark your calendars. See which agents, editors and marketing managers are attending on the Client Connection page. And don't forget to have a peek at the FAQs!
If you'd like face time with Fodors Travel, Longreads, Family Circle, Eat This Not That, Forbes, and other national publications, plus 15 content marketing agencies and 17 literary agents, register for the NY conference right now so you can participate in the lottery!
ASJA
Agents, editors and other industry VIPs are signing up to celebrate ASJA's 70th anniversary, 6-8 p.m. May 17 at the Steelcase Penthouse overlooking Columbus Circle. As of today, more than a dozen literary agents and editors from Brain, Child, New York Magazine, Metropolis, Next Avenue/PBS, CNN, and Longreads have RSVPed to attend this intimate event. (Please note: ASJA is not responsible for last minute changes in editors’ schedules.) Tickets are limited. Order yours now!
ASJA
By 1978, ASJA had officially changed its name from the Society of Magazine Writers (SMW) to encompass its many successful book author members, whose ranks included New York Times bestselling heavy-hitter Mary Higgins Clark. The spring New York conference had been established a few years prior, with a member’s day (called the “Member’s Meeting”) and the 30th anniversary gala as part of the festivities. Members paid only $15 for the conference and $32.50 for the whole package. And while the February 1978 issue of the ASJA Newsletter was typewritten and mimeographed, with what looked to be handwritten illustrations, it was jam-packed with information, including member’s publications, books and various achievements; intelligence on which publications were good to work for and paying well and others that weren’t so much; and less compelling (to some) but very comprehensive minutes of the monthly business meetings.
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ASJA
Whether you're raising one child — or six — balancing a writing career with family priorities can be challenging. Fortunately, you don't have to go it alone! Be sure to join us for Friday morning's early morning session at this year's ASJA NYC event to see how five accomplished writers manage their growing writing businesses while keeping their children a priority. Don't miss your chance to see what our panel of experts are doing to write better, earn more, and be there for their families! (Not registered for May's event? Sign up here!)
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ASJA
Coming to #ASJANY18 this month? Be sure to say hello to May-Kate Mackey, author of Write Better Right Now — The reluctant writer’s guide to confident communication and self-assured style. Mary-Kate shares tools and techniques honed over fourteen years of teaching at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication. Her book is a direct result of previous ASJA conferences. In 2015 Mary-Kate met agent Steve Harris of CSG Literary Partners. He sold the book to Career Press and it was published in 2016. Now Mary-Kate is celebrating the ASJA connection with a sponsorship. Click for more info.
Masthead Media
You’re invited to join New York City’s freelance creator community for an invite-only Freelancer Networking Happy Hour, a fun, casual evening of meeting other freelancers and connecting over the ups and downs of freelancing. We know a few of you will be in NYC for ASJA’s 47th Annual Writers Conference, so come grab a drink with other freelancers before kicking off the conference!
This event is happening at Mailroom, located downstairs at 110 Wall St. NYC, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16. Please click to RSVP. Your first drink is on us, but you must RSVP to get it.
If you’re traveling from the ASJA conference in Times Square and would like to hop in the subway, take the 2 or 3 to Wall St or the R or W to Rector St. For more traveling information feel free to reach out directly to kathleen@mastheadmedia.com.
National Center on Disability and Journalism
The National Center on Disability and Journalism is accepting entries for the 2018 Ruderman Foundation Awards for Excellence in Reporting on Disability. The Ruderman contest is the only journalism contest devoted exclusively to disability coverage.
More than $20,000 in cash prizes will be given to first-, second- and third-place winners in large and small media categories. There is no entry fee for the competition, which is open to digital, broadcast and print media outlets.
The 2018 winners will be recognized at a fall 2018 ceremony in Washington, D.C., featuring a keynote speaker on disability coverage as well as a disability reporting workshop for journalists. Contest entries are due by midnight on Aug. 6, 2017. For more information and to enter, visit http://ncdj.org/contest/.
Columbia Journalism Review
Novelist and editor Stephanie Feldman was at work when she first learned that her identity had been stolen. Except in her case, it wasn’t a Social Security number or banking information the culprit was after — it was her livelihood. With nothing but a Twitter login and a headshot swiped from Stephanie’s professional website, an anonymous figure had launched an effective impersonation campaign, painting Stephanie — quite falsely — as a misandrist in support of white genocide.
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The WRITER
You’re excited for your book reading only to wait ... and wait ... and wait for attendees. If it’s happened to you, you’re not alone. Other authors will tell you, “We’ve all been there.” But next time, try these tested ideas from published writers to boost attendance.
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Poynter
In my 13 years of being a full-time freelancer, I’ve seen a lot — a lot of good of course, and I still think this can be the best job in the world. But I’ve also seen a lot of ways that publishers try to treat their writers like dupes, dopes or chattel.
My recent best/worst story: A well-known outlet reached out to me to write a feature. I was flattered, but had some big concerns about the contract.
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Writer's Digest
In a competitive industry, it’s easy to feel like publishers hold all the power. But the truth is they need good content — and writers have a right to not be fleeced. Here are some situations when the best option just might be to walk away from that book contract or that freelance writing job.
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American Press Institute
Medicine came to the realization some years ago: Being a good doctor requires more than knowing science. The best doctors also understand their patients. As a result, admissions tests for medical schools for several years have included questions about psychology and human behavior, not just biology and anatomy.
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The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) does not endorse any company, product, or service sold by any corporation, institution or member supporting our organization. Corporate partnerships, advertisers and sponsors are not an endorsement of a product or service and may not be represented as such, in any way. The use of the ASJA name and/or logo, or representation of such, without the written consent of ASJA, is strictly prohibited.
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