Regional Networking Groups

Around Town: Chicago Publishing Events

Communication Central

3 Workshops in One!

Communication Central brings Judith Shenouda and Ruth E. Thaler-Carter to the Chicago area to offer three workshops - on websites, career development and freelancing - on the afternoon and evening of May 23, 2012, at Creative Coworking in Evanston, IL. CWP members are eligible for a colleagues' discount on registration.

Judith Shenouda is the owner of Shenouda Associates, a tech-writing and editing company that has operated for 25 years and the author/self-publisher of Career Success in 12 Easy Steps: A Journal, a popular book on career planning through journaling and exercises.

Ruth Thaler-Carter, a fulltime freelancer since 1984, has been published locally, regionally, and nationally by newspapers, magazines, businesses, associations, and nonprofis. She also does proofreading, editing, website content for a variety of clients. She is the author/publisher of “Get Paid to Write! Getting Started as a Freelance Writer” and author of “Freelancing 101: Launching Your Editorial Business” for the Editorial Freelancers Association.

For details and to register, go to: Communicaton Central.

Hay House

Fiction Writing Contest

Where can a story lead you? By entering your story in the Hay House Visions Fiction Writing Contest, sponsored by Balboa Press, you could join the Hay House family of authors, and much more. If you've had a vision of publishing success but have just been waiting for the right opportunity, then this is your time. Simply register now, and submit your fiction manuscript of at least 50,000 words by June 1, 2012, for your chance at being traditionally published with Hay House Visions.

Believe in your book, share it with the world, and you could be Hay House's newest author.