Making the Transition from Journalist to Author

Find out if your idea has the makings of a book and the secrets to getting it published.

Do you need an agent, and how do you get one if you do? How do contracts and royalties work? How is a book publicized and marketed successfully? Learn the answers to these and other questions from the experts.

The panel will include:

• Jane Dystel, the president of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret Literary Management and a literary agent since 1986.
• Thomas Maier, award-winning former Newsday journalist and author of nine books, including two made into prime-time television shows.
• Lisa Pulitzer, a New York Times bestselling author and veteran ghostwriter who has authored, co-authored and/or ghostwritten more than 60 nonfiction books.
• Moderated by Press Club of Long Island board member Bill Bleyer, former Newsday reporter and author of seven regional history books