Literary Speaking with Crystal-Lee Quibell

Fathers, Food & Memoir with Dawn Lerman & Crystal-lee Quibell discusses how to write a memoir that includes recipes and family memories. Dawn also shares how she began writing for the New York Times as a food columnist & secured her literary agent.

Publishing a Cookbook with popular food blogger Allison Day discusses how to write, pitch and publish your cookbook.

Learn how to write a food memoir by interweaving recipes with personal stories.

Finding Your Narrative Voice with Zoe Zolbrod discusses how to find your unique writing style when penning your memoir.

Green-light Your Book with Brooke Warner discusses how to hold your own as an Indie author navigating the publishing world.

Turning Journals Into Fiction with J.R. Thornton discusses how he crafted his novel Beautiful Country set in Beijing.

Navigating Book Auctions, Katy Simpson Smith and Crystal-Lee Quibell discuss Katy’s experience as a best-selling author going into a book auction, how to navigate the negotiation process and what to expect when more than one publisher is interested in your work.

Sari Wilson discusses the process of writing her first fiction novel, Girl Through Glass.

Edie Weinstein discusses how to establish a solid freelance career with popular publications.

Kerry Cohen discusses The Truth of Memoir, writing about yourself and others with honesty and integrity.

Beth Schulman discusses writing about childhood trauma and healing the past with her mother in this conversation on Mothers, Monsters & Memoir.

J.D. Salinger & Me with Joanna Rakoff and host, Crystal-lee Quibell discuss what it was like to work for the infamous literary agency, sharing how she answered fan mail for J.D. Salinger and, how working in a literary agency can help develop your career as an author.

Bill Gladstone founder Waterside Productions, Inc. has personally placed more than 5000 titles. He represents individual authors such as Eckhart Tolle and Neale Donald Walsch. He’s also a best-selling author of THE TWELVEand THE POWER OF TWELVE.

Marie-Rose Phan-Le is a Filmmaker, and Author. Leading as the C.O.O. of a Visual Media Company. She has 25+ years’ experience in film/TV production. Founder of Healing Planet Project and the Chief Operating Officer and Creative Director at High Impact Inc,.

Writing & Pitching Freelance Articles: Paid Writing Gigs Jessica Strawser, editor of Writer’s Digest, and Crystal-Lee Quibell will discuss writing and pitching your freelance articles to popular publications. Jessica shares…

Drew Stafford Harper is a freelance journalist and actor who splits his time between Portland, New York, and Cairo. Space at the Table: Conversations Between an Evangelical Theologian and His Gay Son, coauthored with his father Brad Harper, is his first book.

Meredith Maran is the author of thirteen nonfiction books and the acclaimed novel, A Theory Of Small Earthquakes. Meredith also writes book reviews, essays, and features for newspapers and magazines. Her next memoir is scheduled for release in 2017.

  Writing Out Of The Closet & Handling the Rejection of It All Columnist, Author, and Reality TV Star Laura Leigh Abby discusses writing out of the closet with authenticity.…

Carly Watters P.S. Literary Agent divulges why you need a literary agent, what she typically looks for in queries & how an agent can help you secure a deal

Kelly Notaras is a 15-year publishing veteran and owner of KN Literary Services book agency. She’s worked as an editor for HarperCollins, Penguin USA and Hyperion Books. Also she served as the VP and Editorial Director at Sounds True.

Judy Batalion is a writer for the New York Times Motherlode Column, she is also a teacher and performer in New York City. Her book, White Walls: A Memoir About Motherhood, Daughterhood and The Mess In Between