workshops

“I met Marcela Landres at the San Diego Writers’ Conference in 2003 when I pitched to her a historical novel that I was in the process of writing. It wasn't a perfect match for her needs, but she kept me in mind for future projects. At that same conference, I attended Marcela's workshop where she said, "publishers aren't interested in making authors into stars, they are looking for authors who are already stars." I understood her words to mean that as a writer I was directly responsible for creating interest in my books, to create a platform. I took these words to heart and have consistently created my own opportunities.
In the meantime I kept writing my nonfiction earth spirituality books and a couple of books on Latino culture. Marcela and I kept in touch, and I was able to interview her to be included in my recently released, Latino Writers & Journalists book. She recommended that I join Las Comadres, a networking group for Latinas, which provided many good friends and amazing advancements in my career. A few years after we met, Marcela recommended me to an editor at Random House, who was looking for a book on magic, Latina, and teens. Because of Marcela, my first novel, Rogelia's House of Magic, will be released in Summer 2008. I have definitely benefited from knowing and working with Marcela Landres and I highly recommend her workshops. lectures, and teachings. She is a comadre through and through.”--Jamie Martinez Wood, http://jamiemartinezwood.com

Below are all the workshops I have scheduled for 2008.

If you can’t make it to my workshops, you can buy How Editors Think, an e-book based on the popular presentation of the same name. To purchase, visit: E-book
If you would like me to present a workshop in your town, visit: Request A Workshop
For a list of workshop topics, visit: Topics
To see highlights from past workshops, visit: Photos
Check out this video interview, which gives you a taste of what my workshops are like: http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Fiction_Writing/Publishing_Lab/Movie_Clips.php

Wisconsin Book Festival

WHAT: Agents, Publishers, and Editors Panel

Writers trying to break into the publishing world get tips from Marcela Landres, a former editor at Simon & Schuster who is looking for the next great Latin writer, Marlene Connor Lynch, Nichole Shields and Deborah Coker from Conner Literary Agency in Minnesota, and J.L. Powers and Ken Waldman from Catalyst Book Press in California. This will include a pitching session before the presentation and breakout small groups afterwards.

WHEN: 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday, October 18th

WHERE: Wisconsin Book Festival, Harambee South Madison Health and Family Center, 2300 South Park, Madison, WI

FOR MORE INFO: http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/