GOING PRO: HOW TO TAKE YOUR LITERARY VENTURE
TO THE NEXT LEVEL 
 

Free Seminar on November 23 at Chicago Cultural Center

Who: Jill Pollack, Founder and Director, StoryStudio; Carol Saller, author of The Subversive Copy Editor; and Doug Seibold, President of Agate Publishing share strategies for building a successful literary business while keeping creativity alive.

What: Going Pro: How to Take Your Literary Venture to the Next Level, a seminar for independent publishers, writers and literary entrepreneurs who are ready to turn their passion into a professional, profitable enterprise. Admission is free.

When: Monday, November 23 at 6 p.m.

Where: Chicago Cultural Center
Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd floor
77 E. Randolph Street

Details: A question and answer session will follow the discussion.

RSVP to Julie Hunt, julie.hunt@cityofchicago.org or 312.742.1584.

While in the building, stop by the newly-expanded Chicago Publishers Gallery & Cafe, a collection of books and periodicals that showcases Chicago’s thriving publishing industry. Located in the Randolph Café of the Cultural Center, the Gallery now includes over 35 additional publishers and many books by Chicago authors.

Prior to the discussion, view Sidewalks: Photographs by Charles Osgood & Stories by Rick Kogan, 60 of the most memorable images and stories from the Chicago Tribune’s Sidewalks column, at the Chicago Tourism Center Gallery, 72 E. Randolph Street, across from the Cultural Center.

For more information about the seminar, the Chicago Publishers Gallery & Cafe and Sidewalks: Photographs by Charles Osgood & Stories by Rick Kogan, visit www.explorechicago.org.

Contact:

Joyce Rowe
312.742.2036
joyce.rowe@cityofchicago.org