Seminar: Killer Query Letters That Editors will Read (Toronto)
January 16, 2010 – 1:20 pmWrite Killer Query Letters That Editors will Read
This workshop for writers who focus on the print market will help you develop article ideas and write effective query letters that busy magazine and newspaper editors will pay attention to. This one-day workshop will:
- help you fully develop article ideas
- take you through the process of finding the right editors at appropriate publications
- show you how to write stellar query letters that sell you as the best person to write the article
You will also learn what items you need to discuss when the editor says ‘yes’ to your idea.
Who should attend: If you are a beginning freelance writer or an experienced journalist trying to get more of your story ideas accepted and published, you will find this workshop valuable. Write Killer Query Letters that Editors Will Read is based on Paul Lima’s bestselling book, The Business of Freelance Writing: How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines.
Instructor: Paul Lima has been a professional writer and writing instructor for more than 25 years. His extensive experience as a freelance writer includes articles published in National Post, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Time Canada as well
as a range of trade publications. (See article sample here.) Paul is also the author of The Six-Figure Freelancer, The Business of Freelance Writing, and his most recently published book, How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days.
Workshop Details
Where: St. Luke’s Anglican Church,1513 Dixie Rd., Mississauga, ON (Map)
When: Sat., Mar. 13, 2010, 9:30a.m. – 4:30p.m.
Cost (includes GST): $79 (general public); $65 for members of any of the following associations: WEN, PWAC, HHWEN, WCDR
Pay online: www.writeware.ca. Go to the workshops page and choose Write Killer Query Letters that Editors Will Read.
More information: workshops@writeware.ca
