How to Get Your Book Published is designed to help writer’s improve their chance of getting their memoir, novel, or non-fiction book represented by a reputable literary agent or published by a commercial publisher. The class is sponsored by Book Passage, Northern California’s leading independent bookstore. For more information or to register click here: or call: (415) 927-0960

The three hour course presented on Zoom will cover:

• How to identify the right literary agent, editor, or publisher for your project

• What publishers, editors, and literary agents look for in a submission

• How to write a query letter

• How to write a non-fiction book proposal

• How to format your manuscript

• What a standard literary agent agreement and publishing contract looks like

• 10 rookies mistakes first timer authors make

• And much more

John J. Geoghegan began his career at Doubleday Publishers in New York City. In addition to serving as a Special Correspondent for the New York Times, he has worked as an editor and writer in both the magazine and newspaper industries. John has written more than 100 articles for the New York Times Science section, The Wall Street Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, and WIRED among other publications. He is also the author of four, commercially-published, non-fiction books with a fifth under contract.