BELMONT, CA — (Marketwire) — 10/10/11 — ., the premium cross-platform media network and publisher for women, and one of the largest trade book publishers in the nation, today announced its roster of speakers for the first ever BlogHer Writers Conference on October 21st at The Hilton Hotel in New York City.
Dominique Browning, Author of “Slow Love: How I Lost My job, Put on MY Pajamas, and Found Happiness” and former Editor in Chief of “House & Garden Magazine”
Barbara Marcus, Penguin Books Strategic Innovations Advisor, and original acquirer of the Harry Potter series for Scholastic Publishing
Agent Neeti Madan, currently representing Lisa Lillien (Hungry Girl) and Jenny Lawson (The Bloggess)
Early blog-to-book agent, ICM-s Kate Lee
Marian Lizzi, Editor-in-Chief, PerigeeBooks
Amber Qureshi, Executive Editor, The Viking Press
Jean Kwok, Author of “Girl in Translation”
Ann Napolitano, Author of “A Good Hard Look” & “Within Arm-s Reach”
Kathy Cano-Murillo, who evolved from a craft blogger writing craft books to an author of novels about crafty characters
Kamy Wicoff, Editor and Founder/Publisher, SheWrites.com
Through interactive panels and small mentoring groups, attendees will gain access to valuable insights and personal guidance from more than 20 publishing industry leaders, with title sponsor Penguin Group lending the talents of the staff from many of its dozens of top imprints.
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