“Tie-in Pieces: How to Use Essays & Articles to Get Noticed” with Katie Simon
November 11 2026 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM CST
$59.00 – $119.00
This Event is for Members only.
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$59 for Members
$119 for Non-Members
Publishing pieces related to your work-in-progress can help make your book a reality (without a large social media following) by showing proof of concept, getting attention from an agent or editor, and promoting your book.
In this workshop we’ll brainstorm topics and outlets for standalone pieces you can pitch along your publishing journey. We’ll go over the core fundamentals of pitching your work no matter what stage you’re in, from how to find editors’ contact info to what to include in your pitch (and when, and how, to follow up). This strategy-packed session includes plenty of time for Q&A, including about the instructor’s success publishing in NYT, Vogue, Women’s Health, The Rumpus, Washington Post, and more. Writers will walk away with a plan to pitch and promote tie-in pieces related to your larger work.
TAKE THIS CLASS IF:
- Take this class if your manuscript is agent-ready.
- Take this class if you’re querying agents.
- Take this class if your book is about to go out on submission.
- Take this class if you want to get the attention of editors.
- Take this class if you want to publish an essay related to your book.
The deadline to register for this class is Wednesday, November 11 at 5:00 PM CT.
Can’t make it to the live class? No problem! All classes are recorded and made available to students until January 31, 2027.
CONTINUING YOUR WRITING JOURNEY
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
The WLT is committed to making our online classes accessible to all writers including writers who do not have the financial means to pay for programming. Five (5) seats in this class have been set aside for scholarship recipients to attend free of charge. Please fill out this application no later than 2 days prior to the class to be considered for one of the scholarship seats. We do not ask for any corroborating documents; we only ask that you help us understand your situation. If you are selected for one of the available seats you will be notified via email (from wlt@writersleague.org) no later than 24 hours before the start of the class. Please note, each writer is limited to no more than four (4) total scholarship seats per catalog season.
Instructor
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Katie Simon (they/them) is a sexuality and trauma journalist and author of the Kirkus star reviewed Tell Me What You Like: An Honest Discussion of Sex and Intimacy After Sexual Assault, which was featured in Oprah Daily, The Cut, Dan Savage, Amanda Knox, LARB, and NPR. Their writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, Washington Post, Tin House, Playboy, and elsewhere. Simon is the 2026 Curatorial Scholar at the Kinsey Institute and is on the Austin Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities. They have spoken to audiences at universities, bookstores, and sex shops across the US, and are launching Sex After Blank, a podcast about the unexpected formative experiences that affect how we have sex.
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