Literary agent Elizabeth Kracht is October's featured expert speaker at South Bay Writers' monthly general meeting. She reveals a behind the scenes look at the literary agent/client relationship, including:
- Cost
- Process
- Contracts
- Commissions
- Royalties
- Promotion
- Acquisition
- Editing, cover design, title, and format convention
Elizabeth is an experienced acquisitions editor, freelance publicist, and writer. She represents both literary and commercial fiction, as well as nonfiction, and appreciates writing that has depth--an introspective voice that offers wisdom for contemporary living. She is compelled by urban and multicultural themes, and loves settings that are characters unto themselves. Elizabeth has been with Kimberley Cameron and Associates of Tiburon since 2010.
COST: $15 members/$20 nonmembers (includes $10 for dinner) *Pay at event*
LOCATION: Harry's Hofbrau, 390 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose, Calif.
GENERAL MEETING AGENDA
6:00 pm Dinner
6:30 pm General Meeting
7:10 pm Break
7:30 pm Speaker Presentation: Elizabeth Kracht, Literary Agent
8:30 pm Networking & Dessert
9:00 pm Close
South Bay Writers is the South Bay Branch of the 100-year-old California Writers Club 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by author Jack London and poets Ina Coolbrith and Joaquin Miller. For more information:
https://www.southbaywriters.com