“I participated in your How to Write a Knockout Proposal class and I was knocked out. You planted enough seeds in my brain to grow a forest. You gave a new meaning to the word ‘platform,’ and a new spin on competition. Thanks much for an illuminating evening.”—Janice Taylor, author of Our Lady of Weight Loss
LKBF Latinx Storytellers Conference
WHAT: The LKBF’s Latinx Storytellers Conference is an annual, in-person gathering of Latinx children and adult book writers and illustrators. During this two-day event, hundreds of Latinx storytellers will enjoy craft masterclasses, professional development sessions and have access to hard-to-reach industry professionals such as publishers, editors and literary agents.
Marcela Landres will be participating in three ways:
1. Presenting the master class Edit like the Pros: Whole Novel Revision Workshop for Adult Writers
2. Moderating the panel Beyond Borders and Buñuelos: Deeper Representation in the Latinx Canon
3. Conducting one-on-one manuscript consultations
WHEN: Friday, September 13 and Saturday, September 14, 2024
WHERE: Scholastic’s Headquarters, 130 Mercer Street, NY, NY
WHO: Marcela Landres helps writers get published by editing their manuscripts and educating them about the book business. Writers who have worked with her—such as Daniel Jose Older, author of the New York Times bestseller Shadowshaper and Elba Iris Perez, author of the USA Today bestseller The Things We Didn’t Know—have gone on to be published by the likes of Pocket, St. Martin’s Press, and Scholastic. Marcela publishes Latinidad®, an award-winning e-zine which was chosen as one of the 101 Best Web Sites for Writers by Writer’s Digest, and has served as an NEA Literature Grant Panelist and as a judge for the PEN Beyond Margins Award. A graduate of Barnard College, she was formerly an editor with Simon & Schuster. Raised in the projects of Long Island City, Queens by Ecuadorian immigrant parents, Marcela now lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and very verbal daughter.
TESTIMONIAL: “I just wanted to thank you for your presentation at the conference yesterday. I learned about five really useful things in that one hour. I’m about to go sign up for Publishers Lunch. If I sell my next book, I’ll buy YOU a lunch!”—Sarah Albee, https://sarahalbeebooks.com/
REGISTER: Visit https://www.latinxkidlitbookfestival.com/2024-storytellers-conference
Marcela Landres 