How To Get Your Writing Noticed

Estelle Erasmus, the author of Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published,  and an NYU adjunct writing professor, will talk about how to get your writing noticed (especially in the age of editors ghosting writers), and what to do if you ever do go viral, based on her experience and that of her students. Join us on August 17, from 1 – 2 p.m. ET. Free for members; $20 for nonmembers.

Estelle Erasmus, Author of Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published (June 2023) is a professor of writing at New York University, the host of the Freelance Writing Direct podcast, and former “All About the Pitch” columnist for Writer’s Digest. She has written about a variety of subjects (health, beauty, fitness, publishing, business, travel) for numerous publications. Her articles for the New York Times and Washington Post have gone globally viral (with more than 500 comments on her New York Times piece, “How to Bullyproof Your Child”). She has appeared on Good Morning America and has had her articles discussed on The View. She has also taught, coached, and mentored many writers who have gone on to be widely published.  She received the 2023 NYU School of Professional Studies Teaching Excellence Award, is an American Society of Journalists and Authors award winner, and was a cast member in the inaugural New York City production of the Listen to Your Mother storytelling show.  www.EstelleSErasmus.com.

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Fiona Young-Brown is a freelance writer, author, and fact-checker. She writes about a wide range of topics, currently including travel, food history, and private aviation. She has written for a variety of publications, including BBC Earth, This England, Modern Farmer, Atlas Obscura, Culture, and The France Magazine. In addition to writing more than a dozen middle-grade educational books on topics from nuclear science to understanding media propaganda, she has authored several books about Kentucky history.