On Saturday, April 25, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Braum’s, 7101 S. Broadway, Tyler, author Maya Golden Bethany will help polish your query letter to attract potential agents and/or publishers to your work. Bring your query with you to find out what is working and what could possibly be changed. Don’t have a query? Come anyway and take notes.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/east-texas-writers-guild-workshop-series-perfect-your-query-letter-tickets-1983830292809

About Maya Golden Bethany:

Maya Golden Bethany is an Associated Press winning and Emmy-nominated freelance journalist in Tyler, Texas where her foundation, 1 in 3 Foundation, serves survivors of sexual trauma with little to no income. Her memoir, The Return Trip, re-released in hardcover edition on March 4, 2025 from Rising Action Publishing and Simon & Schuster after its debut in paperback in November 2023. Her first novel, a political thriller, The Senator, released April 15, 2025 also through RAP and Simon & Schuster. Maya has written for Newsweek, Salon, Insider and BlackGirlNerds.com. Maya recently received a Parent Writer Fellowship from the Martha’s Vineyard Institute for Creative Writing. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University and a member of the Writers’ League of Texas.