Advocating for Yourself and Your Work
with Award-Winning Author Jyoti Rajan Gopal
If you don't stand up for yourself, who will?
What does advocacy look like for a writer?
Jyoti talks about:
- how she discovered what she needed in an agent (and asked for it)
- how she advocated for her stories (when editors had different ideas)
- and what she’s learning about the publishing industry (it's not a monolith)
This webinar purchase includes lifetime access to the 80-minute video, transcript, and downloadable audio track.
"Jyoti, you are an inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences so honestly!"
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Stephanie Gib
eault
"Thanks so much for this awesome webinar, Jyoti. Thank you, Julie and Kelli! Inspired and chock full of drive to keep moving forward. Thank you!"
- Lisa Brennan
Your Instructor
Jyoti Rajan Gopal is an award-winning picture book author, mom and forever kindergarten teacher. Her books have received starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews, Publisher’s Weekly, School and Library Journal, Book List, and Book Page and are on the Bank Street, NYPL and SLJ Best Books lists. She is the recipient of the ALA 2024 Stonewall Honor Award and a finalist for the 2023 Neev Literature Award.
Jyoti writes stories - fiction and nonfiction - of identity, community and belonging, themes that speak to her heart, that reflect her multiple identities.
Growing up, she lived in Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, India and China. She now lives in New York with her husband, in a quirky old Victorian, where they raised their two daughters.
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- Deloris White