Query Roulette is officially over, but there’s still plenty left to do this May!
Wednesday, May 15th
WMG FUNdraiser: Women Authors of Comedy Night
Help the Women’s Media Group raise money for their scholarship program supporting Women of color in publishing. Start the night with 2 free drinks and hors d’oeuvres during the evening’s networking hour. Then sit back for a stellar lineup of comedic authors. Featuring:
- Phoebe Robinson (Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay and 2 Dope Queens)
- Blythe Roberson (How to Date Men When You Hate Men)
- Anabelle Gurwitch (Wherever You Go, There They Are)
- Sarah Cooper (How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings)
- Lane Moore (How to Be Alone)
- Farnoosh Torabi (When She Makes More)
- Dorie Clark (Entrepreneurial You)
- Teri Trespicio (emcee)
Tickets: $75
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Location: Carolines on Broadway, 1626 Broadway
Tuesday, May 21st
Literary Activism: A Conversation
Join author Crystal Hana Kim (If You Leave Me) and publisher Smokey (Combustion Books) for a conversation on enacting change within literature and the publishing industry. See ways in which their work has had meaningful impact, and learn ways yours can too!
If You Leave Me was recognized as the best book of 2018 by the ALA and the Washington Post.
Combustion Books is a publishing collective focused on genre fiction.
