Panel in the Spotlight: “Debut Authors: How They Did It.”
- April 16, 2025
Look what’s happening at the 2025 Washington Writers Conference!

Everyone’s path to publication is different, but in this panel, moderated by Ginnie Hartman (The Marsh Queen: A Novel), you’ll learn how first-time authors Varun Gauri (For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus: A Novel), Liza Achilles (Two Novembers: A Memoir of Love ‘n’ Sex in Sonnets), Karen Outen (Dixon Descending: A Novel), and Jeffrey Dale Lofton (Red Clay Suzie: A Novel Inspired by True Events) did it!
Don’t miss your chance to hear from these and other pros during the 2025 Washington Writers Conference on May 2-3 in Rockville, MD. REGISTER NOW!