Crafty & Concise Writing: Top Tips from Booklist Editors

As wordy book people, it can be hard to contain our excitement to the strict word counts we have for promotion and book blurbs. But Booklist editors are well versed in trimming out everything that’s not essential so that it fits and makes for more impactful writing.

Join us to learn some tips and tricks for writing book blurbs based in appeal and how to self-edit to save your reader’s time and get your message across with strength and style.

This event is free and open to all Illinois libraries. Registration is required. A recording of the event will be available to ILA personal members following the event. 

For more information about this event, including speaker bios, visit the ILA event page. For more information about the ILA Marketing Forum, visit their forum homepage. 

Contact Tamara Jenkins, tjenkins@ila.org, with any questions.