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Book Design for Online and Print
A panel discussion featuring book design experts: Rod Burton, Keith Hurley, and Kate Weisel at the WWP Monthly Dinner Meeting on May 16, at 6 p.m. at Windows on the Bay Events, 2625 S. Harbor Loop, Squalicum Harbor.
The panel of design experts will talk about book design and how to make your front cover stand out. They will also talk about web design, as well as design of promotional materials.
If you have a design project in the works, then bring it to the meeting. Our experts will comment on it free of charge. One item per person. First reserved, first served, until the hour is up. When you make your reservation, e-mail or call (360-714-8901) Carolyn Leeper and ask to be signed up for the “design review.”
Rod Burton is a graphic designer and illustrator who creates publications and other print media materials. He has designed the covers of Whatcom Places and Whatcom Places II, as well as cover and interior designs for many works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. www.rcburton.com.
Keith Turley owns Imagine Design Studio with his wife Lori. They design, develop, and build websites. They also offer graphic design services, social media, and other services to assist small businesses. www.imagineds.com.
Kate Weisel offers typesetting, design, and prepress production on books, book covers, and ebooks — from 1 to 1000s of pages. She also does magazines, newspapers, and marketing materials. (She produces the Fairhaven Guide.) She also designs and builds websites with built-in SEO (search engine optimization). www.weiselcreative.com.
This is a dinner event. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Tickets are $ 16 per person and includes dinner and dessert. Cash Bar is available. For RSVP and more information email: cdleeper@hotmail.com, or call 714.8901, or visit www.WhatcomWritersAndPublishers.org.
WWP is a professional organization of local writers, publishers, editors and media specialists in the Pacific Northwest.
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From Self-publishing to Traditional Publishing, plus E-books, What Authors Need to Know
“The Good, the Bad and the Unvarnished Truth: What Authors Need to Know about Traditional Publishing, Self-Publishing, and E-books Today” presented by award-winning mystery novelist, Pamela Beason.It is harder than ever for a new author to get a contract with a major publisher. Meanwhile, some self-published authors have made millions on their own. Are literary agents and traditional publishers the key to success? Or are they dinosaurs about to be snuffed out by the avalanche of self-published e-books?
Join author Pamela Beason at Whatcom Writers and Publishers monthly dinner meeting, Wednesday, April 18 at 6 p.m. at Windows on the Bay Events, as she honestly discusses her journey in the publishing world. She will share her experiences with you about what to expect and what is required in today’s publishing market.
Beason is the author of four novels: The Only Witness, Shaken, Call of the Jaquar and Endangered (first in a new Berkley Prime Crime series). Her writing has earned her multiple prizes, including the Daphne du Maurier Award.
She lives in Bellingham, where she writes novels and screenplays. She also works as a private investigator, freelance editor and writer. www.pamelabeason.com
This is a dinner event. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Tickets are $ 18 per person and includes dinner and dessert. Cash Bar is available. For RSVP and more information email: cdleeper@hotmail.com, or call 714.8901, or visit www.WhatcomWritersAndPublishers.org.
WWP is a professional organization of local writers, publishers, editors and media specialists in the Pacific Northwest.
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Social Media Presentation by Dawn Groves
Ten Strategic Tips to Maximize Your Online Presence will be presented by Dawn Groves at Whatcom Writers and Publishers’ monthly meeting that will be held on Wed., March 21, 6pm at Windows on the Bay Events, 2625 S. Harbor Loop Drive. (more…) -
Chanticleer has a new look
We just updated our logo today, and we are excited about Chanticleer’s new look. We think the nod to wood-cut prints is appropriate considering our namesake’s heritage. Do you think Geoffrey Chaucer would approve? -
Inner Workings of a Micro Press by Gary McKinney
“The Inner Workings of a Micro-Press” will be presented by Gary McKinney, founder of Kearney Street Books, an artisan micro-press that operates out of Bellingham. Publishing for ten years now, McKinney has some stories to tell. He’ll discuss his learning curve with plenty of show-and-tell visuals. Topics will include on-demand publishing, interior layout quirks, and the joys of working closely with authors. In addition to publishing books, Kearney Street Books offers editing and graphic services (both interior and exterior) to the northwest community. This event is sponsored by Whatcom Writers and Publishers and Windows on the Bay Events.
McKinney has also authored a mystery series that features one of the most original characters to appear in the police-procedural genre, Sheriff Gavin Pruitt. Slipknot and Darkness Bids the Dead Goodbye have been given star reviews by Booklist.
This is a dinner event and tickets are $15. per person. Seating is limited and paid reservations are required. Please RSVP by Friday, February 10.
Ticket price includes salad, entree and dessert along with coffee and tea. Tax and gratuity are included. A no-host cash bar will be available for wine, beer and soft drinks. Doors open at 5:30 pm at Windows on the Bay Events, 2625 S. Harbor Loop Drive. For info and reservations, please email cdleeper@hotmail.com or call 360-714-8901 or call Windows on the Bay Events at 360-595-7817.
WWP’s monthly meetings are open to anyone interested in writing and publishing. Come hang out with like-minded writing enthusiasts and meet local authors, publishers and media specialists. www.whatcomwritersandpublishers.org
