Law for Writers: Fundamentals of Agents & Publishers (via Zoom) with Joseph Perry, Esq.

Publishers and agents are crucial to an author’s success in the literary world. Join Joseph Perry, Esq. as he explains the role of a publishers and agents in the process of getting a book from its final draft into the hands of readers. He will overview how to find an agent or publisher, the basics of these agreements, and how to move on from an agent or switch publishers.

This webinar will be held via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent at the time of registration (please check spam filters) and again the day before the event. Please email admin@writerscenter.org with any questions. There will be a Q&A after the webinar presentation.

Joseph Perry is a publishing attorney and literary agent at The Law Offices of Joseph J. Perry, P.C. and Perry Literary, Inc. respectively. As an attorney, Joseph counsels clients in the publishing industry, where he drafts and negotiates various publishing agreements, conducts pre-publication review of manuscripts, registers copyrights, and helps authors start their own publishing companies. As an agent he represents bestselling cookbook authors, athletes, musicians, journalists, influencers, academics, and more. Joseph obtained his Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law and a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in English from St. Bonaventure University. He is a graduate of New York University’s Summer Publishing Institute. Joseph is licensed to practice law in New York.