Do you belong to a writers’ club or group? Do you bring in experts to speak at meetings? Are you affiliated with an organization that presents conferences for writers and authors? Please consider me as a speaker/workshop leader.
For those of you new to this blog, I am a full-time freelance writer, the author of 29 books and the executive director of SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network). I am one of those rare authors who earn a living through my writing and I have for the last 25 years or so.
I’m an Advanced Toastmaster Silver and I’ve been traveling around presenting workshops and speaking at various venues for the past decade.
On behalf of SPAWN and my own publishing pursuits, I attend approximately half dozen book festivals each year and I’m guest speaker/workshop leader at anywhere from 5 to 10 writing/publishing-related conferences and other events annually. Past venues include the Much Ado About Books event in Jacksonville, FL; a National Association of Women Writers (NAWW) conference in Arlington, TX; the St. Louis Writer’s Guild Conference and Book Festival in St. Louis, MO (two consecutive years); the Pen Women Conference in Honolulu; the PNWA Conference in Seattle; the Wisconsin Regional Writers’ Association Conference in Janesville, WI; Spring Book Show and Writers’ Conference in Atlanta (two consecutive years); the San Diego State University Writers’ Conference (several consecutive years) and several others throughout the U.S. I was the lead speaker at the SPAN Publishing Conference in 2006. And in May of that year, I was the first woman ever to be invited to give the keynote speech at a Toastmasters Convention in the Middle East. I spoke before 800 Toastmasters in Dubai.
I also visit writers groups. I’ve enjoyed speaking before authors in Nashville, TN; Prescott, AZ; Phoenix; San Luis Obispo, CA; Simi Valley, CA; Ventura, CA; Los Angeles and others. I’m headed out to White Plains, New York next week to speak at the annual Cat Writers Association Conference.
I can speak on many aspects of publishing, book promotion, writing a book proposal and establishing an article-writing business. Just look at my array of books and articles at my website to get an idea of the scope of my expertise and presentations. http://www.matilijapress.com
And if you want to book me to speak before your group or at your conference for next year, contact me here: PLFry620@yahoo.com. Hurry. My calendar is filling fast!