Beach Writers’ spring retreat set March 23

Last Updated on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 01:10 pm Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, February 12, 2013 01:00 am

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Best-selling author and literary agent Sheree Bykofsky will talk about getting published during a program March 23 at Natali Vineyards in Cape May Court House.

The event is part of the Beach Writers’ Spring Retreat “Pitching & Publishing.”

Bykofsky wrote “The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published,” the fifth edition.

“This one-of-a-kind workshop is an intensive seminar that will teach you the ins and outs of the publishing universe,” reads an announcement of the event.

Topics will include developing ideas that will sell, writing query letters, getting the right agent, and crafting an effective book proposal. A question-and-answer session will follow with a panel, including Bykofsky, agent Katharine Sands, independent editor Paul Dinas, and founder of ComteQ Publishing in Margate Rob Huberman.

Afterward, the Natali Vineyard folks will host a wine tasting.

Cost is $125, which includes wine tasting and meals.

For more information, see northwildwoodbeachwritersconference.com.