Paul aron
Creative Non-Fiction:
Tips and Techniques 
April 3, Luncheon.
11:30 social, 12:00 food, 12:30 presentation
Location: Rocco's Smokehouse Grill, 207 Bypass Rd. Williamsburg, 23185


Registration is Required

Presentation and Discussion

Paul will explore questions like what literary/fictional techniques work for non-fiction and what ethics apply, and also offer some editorial tips.

Paul was an editor at Doubleday and executive editor at Simon & Schuster, acquiring and editing more than 150 books. He was director of publications for Colonial Williamsburg until a few years ago, and he's now an editor and writer for Colonial Williamsburg. He's the author of, among other books, Unsolved Mysteries of American History (Wiley), Count the Ways (McGraw Hill), Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot? (Wiley), We Hold These Truths (Rowman and Littlefield), Founding Feuds (Sourcebooks), and American Stories (Lyons).

 
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Leslie Eva Tayloe, What I Learned from Marketing My Books. 

June 5, 2024, Luncheon

11:30 social, 12:00 food, 12:30 presentation

Rocco's, 207 Bypass Rd. Williamsburg, VA 23185


Leslie Eva Tayloe is a children’s picture book author. She’s the author of I’m Fishing with Pop-Pop Today (Austin Macauley Publishers, 2022), Save the Trees (Brandylane Publishers, Releasing April 11, 2024) Illustrator, Lintang Panda Pratiwi, and Eduardo’s Attic Door (Doodle and Peck Publishing, Winter 2024), and an article titled, Marketing Group Helps Writers (Children’s Book Insider, April 2023). Leslie is a former analyst with the federal government, and a substitute teacher for elementary school-aged children. Leslie lives with her partner, Michael, in Virginia. When Leslie isn’t writing, she loves to read, craft anything, and take long walks with her dog, Frankie.
Leslie earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada, and a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Managment from the University of Maryland. She is a member of SCBWI, CBI/WriteForKids, Inked Voices, and the 12X12 Picture Book Community. Also, Leslie was instrumental in forming Kidlit At Heart Marketing Group. https://youtu.be/jM8HewbcCGQ You can subscribe at kidlitatheart.com.
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