Join us for “How to Get Published”
With Marie Lamba of the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Image - Werewolf Hamlet by Kerry Madden-Lunsford, represented by Marie Lamba of the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency:
“How to Get Published”
Sunday, September 7, 2025
1:15 – 5:00 p.m. Toronto time
Offered online and accessible wherever there's Internet
If you've ever dreamed of becoming a published author, this workshop is for you. We’ll focus on the process of submitting to an agent or publisher, and show you exactly how to write a query letter that will get a “yes.” Bring all your questions. Come and get ready to be published!
Special Option: Participants are invited to prepare a draft of a query letter you might use to interest an agent or publisher in your book. You don't need to prepare anything, but if you like, email me a draft of your query prior to our workshop. Marie and I will critique several queries, perhaps half a dozen, so everyone can see what works, what doesn’t and how to improve your query. Do remember that agents come to these events wanting to hear what you’ve got. ~Brian
Guest speaker Marie Lamba is a senior literary agent with the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency (JDLA), a New York City–based full-service literary agency founded in 2001 and named one of the top 25 literary agencies in the country by Writer's Digest.
The seven agents at JDLA represent children’s literature for all ages – picture books, middle-grade, and young adult novels – and also represent high-quality adult fiction and nonfiction in a wide range of genres. JDLA is also proud to represent illustrators, as well as screenwriters for both television and film. For more on the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency, see here.
Besides being a literary agent who represents both fiction and nonfiction, for adults and for children, Marie is herself an author. To date, she’s published five books: the young adult novels What I Meant... (Random House), Over My Head, and Drawn, and the picture books A Day So Gray (Clarion) and Green, Green (Farrar Straus Giroux).
Workshop leader Brian Henry has been a book editor and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He publishes Quick Brown Fox, Canada’s most popular blog for writers, taught creative writing at Ryerson University, and has led workshops everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Saskatoon to Toronto to Charlottetown. But his proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get their first book published and launch their careers as authors.
See reviews of and works inspired by Brian's classes, workshops, and retreats here.
Fee: $45.13 + 13% hst = $51 paid in advance by mail or Interac
To reserve a spot now, email: brain.henry123@gmail.com
See all of Brian’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here.