Laura Warrell

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Writing a novel can be just the beginning—getting it published can be a journey all its own. Laura Warrell had a long, challenging ride to getting her first novel, Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm published. Along the way, she learned the ins and outs of the business and developed skills that helped her persevere. In this talk, she shares her story, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the publishing process and tools any aspiring artist can use to stay in the game.

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LAURA WARRELL is the author of the novel Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize, and long-listed for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Golden Poppy Book Award through the California Independent Booksellers Alliance. Named a ‘best’ or ‘must-read’ book by Vanity Fair, People, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Apple Books, The Root, The Millions, Hollywood Reporter, Bustle, Today, Debutiful, and elsewhere, the novel was also chosen as a Good Morning America Buzz Pick, a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick, and an Indie Next List Pick.

Learn more about Laura Warrell at laurawarrell.com.