Description
A nonfiction book proposal is one part art and one part science. There is a format and formula that gets enhanced by the individual writer’s flair. The objective is to stand out from the deluge of proposals that prospective agents and ultimately editors get every day. This workshop will walk us through the process of crafting an irresistible proposal and will include discussion about an author’s readiness/timing, overview, platform/marketing, competitive titles selection, table of contents, and more. The content applies to memoir submissions as well. Also discussed will be working with an agent, and, yes, dealing with rejection.
About Rita Rosenkranz
A well established agent who began her career as an editor at major publishing houses, Rita Rosenkranz represents almost exclusively adult nonfiction titles. Her wide-ranging list includes health, history, parenting, music, self-help and how-to, popular science, business, biography, sports, popular reference, cooking, writing, humor, memoir, spirituality, illustrated books, and general interest titles. She represents both first-time and seasoned authors. Rosenkranz works with major publishing houses as well as regional publishers that handle niche markets. Representative titles include A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) by Barbara Oakley; The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning and Life by Julie Bogart; Writing that Gets Noticed by Estelle Erasmus; and Feel, Heal & Let that Sh*t Go by Rachel Kaplan. Rosenkranz is a member of the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA), The Authors Guild, and Women’s Media Group.
