All posted times are local to the event.

Thursday, April 23, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA

Literary Marketplace: The Changing Face of Publishing
Presented by the Master of Professional Writing Program
University of Southern California University Club, Main Dining Room
645 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1161 [Google Maps]

7:30 p.m.: Panel discussion with audience Q&A
9:00 p.m.: Mingle with speakers and MPW faculty over coffee

Panelists:

• Louisa Ermelino, Novelist, Reviews Director, Publishers Weekly Magazine
• Eli Horowitz, Managing Editor and Publisher, McSweeny’s
• Barbara Lowenstein, Lowenstein/Yost Literary Agency
• Pat Walsh, Author, Editor-in-Chief, MacAdam Cage Publishers
• Suzanne Wickham, Director of Publicity, Harper One, a division of Harper Collins publishers

Moderator: Gina Nahai

Free and open to the public. Public parking available in USC Parking Structure X; enter through Gate 3 at McCarthy Way. RSVP to mpw@college.usc.edu with subject line “RSVP for Literary Marketplace Panel.”

Friday, May 1, 2009 - Newport Beach, CA

Gift of Literacy Fundraising Luncheon
Presented by Newport Beach Public Library Literacy Services
Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach [Google Maps]
11:30 a.m.

Ticket prices: $75.00 per person; $100 for Author’s Table seating
Tickets include the following:

• Served luncheon
• Gina Nahai’s book Caspian Rain
• Author talk
• Book signing

Silent auction and opportunity drawings will also be held at the event.

For information, contact Newport Beach Public Library Literacy Services at 949.717.3874 or literacy@city.newport-beach.ca.us.