Learn with Lambda’s Queery Series is here! Join us for this four-part program aimed at demystifying the publishing process for LGBTQ+ writers.
Finding an Agent for Your Fiction LGBTQ Book (Part 1 of 4)
featuring
Sonali Chanchani, Serene Hakim, Kiana “Kiki” Nguyen, Rebecca Podos, & Kent Wolf
moderated by Nicole Shawan Junior
Monday, October 25th, 2021 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. ET
Finding an Agent for Your Fiction LGBTQ Book is a panel discussion featuring Sonali Chanchani (Folio Literary Management), Serene Hakim (Ayesha Pande Literary), Kiki Nguyen (Donald Maass Literary Agency), Rebecca Podos (Rees Literary Agency), & Kent Wolf (Neon Literary).
Join us for an interactive discussion to help LGBTQ+ fiction writers find an agent and learn how to navigate the publishing process. This panel will provide key guidance on how literary agents work with writers to get published and make a living. Panelists will offer practical tools on traversing the publishing process. This panel is for those interested in being published by both small and big publishing houses. This panel is moderated by Lambda Literary’s Program Manager Nicole Shawan Junior.
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Finding an Agent for Your Nonfiction LGBTQ Book (Part 2 of 4)
featuring
Robert Guinsler, Christina Morgan, Patrick Munnelly, & Ayla Zuraw-Friedland
moderated by Nicole Shawan Junior
Monday, November 29th, 2021 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. ET
Join us for an interactive discussion to help LGBTQ+ nonfiction writers find an agent and learn how to navigate the publishing process. This panel will provide key guidance on how literary agents work with writers to get published and make a living. Panelists will offer practical tools on traversing the publishing process. This panel is for those interested in being published by both small and big publishing houses.
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AQUEERSITIONS: How Editors and Publishers Think When Acquiring Books (Part 3 of 4)
featuring
Jennifer Baker, Elizabeth DeMeo, Amina Iro, & Vivian Lee
moderated by Nicole Shawan Junior
Monday, January 31st, 2022 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. ET
How editors and publishers decide what books to acquire can be mysterious, surprising, confusing, even enraging. It’s certainly not transparent. Join industry insiders as they reveal who decides which books to acquire, how, and why. You’ll leave this panel with a better understanding of how a publisher might think about your manuscript, and how to think differently about pitching it.
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Coming Soon
Queery Letter Boot Camp: Draft Your Queery Letter & More (Part 4 of 4)
Saturday, February 26th – Sunday, February 27th, 2022
8:00 am PT – 11:00 am PT
11:00 am ET – 2:00 p.m. ET
A generative writing intensive wherein participants draft and workshop a queery letter and, if time permits, a book proposal introduction.
