Writing your manuscript is the first step. What comes next?

FREE admission. RSVP by December 4 at mpcnfpw@gmail.com to reserve a place in person or receive an online link to the program.

10:00am to 11:00am: Panel Discussion

Andrew Doty works directly with independent authors and publishers. The book coach, editor and publishing consultant has served as president of the St. Louis Publishers Association, editor-in-chief of punctum books, editorial director of SOOP and editor of MO Humanities magazine.

Beth Bacon grew up in New England and has lived in six different states and three countries. Her adventurous spirit helps fuel her mission to make reading fun and accessible for every child. She has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from CalArts/VCFA, an MA in Communication from NYU and a BA in Literature from Harvard University.

Anne Heinrich, a writer since she was in high school in Cuba, Mo., Anne has been a journalist, columnist, blogger and communications professional. She has interviewed and written features on Beverly Sills, Judy Collins, Gene Siskel, and Debbie Reynolds. She works full-time in communications at Washington University in St. Louis.

Jeff Wissman has been creating professional, whimsical drawings professionally for the past 40 years. A primarily self-taught artist, his works have appeared in local art galleries and several of his award-winning pieces were featured in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper. Jeff's first illustrated children's book is archived in the Barack Obama Presidential Library.

11:00am to 12:00pm: Authors' Alley

MPC members will sell their recent books.