Webinar: Writing Books in Conversation
Live webinar to be held on August 16, 2024, 1-2pm Eastern
Join Dr. Laura Portwood-Stacer, author of The Book Proposal Book, for a conversation with Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans about her newest book, Black Feminist Writing: A Practical Guide to Publishing Academic Books
This 60-minute live webinar is for scholarly authors who want to learn how to write in ways that center mental health and wellness. Stephanie Evans, author of Black Feminist Writing, will talk about academic publishing from the perspective of an experienced author and university press series editor.
This discussion will highlight how best to use resources like Laura Portwood-Stacer’s Book Proposal Book and write in ways that build critical community.
The webinar will be held live via Zoom on Friday, August 16th, 2024 from 1-2pm Eastern (10am Pacific). Registrants will be provided with a recording and transcript. Live attendance is strongly encouraged, but you can register even if you don't plan to attend live.
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Live webinar: Friday, August 16th, 1-2pm Eastern (10-11am Pacific).
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About Stephanie Evans and Laura Portwood-Stacer
Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans is a Professor of Black Women's Studies in the Institute for Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) and affiliate faculty of Africana Studies (AAS) at Georgia State University. She served twelve consecutive years as department chair at Georgia State University, Clark Atlanta University, and University of Florida. Evans has sustained a research interest in Black women's intellectual history for over two decades. Her research is rooted in educational history but has evolved to include mental health and wellness as a way to address systemic stressors of being department chair. Professor Evans has published four single-authored books and five co-edited books. Her full portfolio is available at https://professorevans.net/
Books by Dr. Evans
Single-authored
- Black Feminist Writing: A Practical Guide to Publishing Books in Race and Gender Studies (SUNY, forthcoming 2024)
- Black Women’s Yoga History: Memoirs of Inner Peace (SUNY, 2021)
- Black Passports: Travel Memoirs as a Tool for Youth Empowerment (SUNY, 2014)
- Black Women in the Ivory Tower, 1850-1954: An Intellectual History (UF, 2007)
Co-edited
- Dear Department Chair: Letters from Black Women Leaders to the Next Generation (Wayne State, 2023)
- Black Women and Public Health: Strategies to Name, Locate, and Change Systems of Power (SUNY, 2022)
- Black Women and Social Justice Education: Legacies and Lessons (SUNY, 2019)
- Black Women's Mental Health: Balancing Strength and Vulnerability (SUNY Press, 2017)
- African Americans and Community Engagement in Higher Education (SUNY, 2009)
Laura Portwood-Stacer, PhD, is a publishing consultant, developmental editor, and the author of The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors (Princeton University Press, 2021). Laura's online courses and workshops have helped thousands of academic writers craft outstanding book proposals and connect successfully with editors at university presses and other scholarly publishers. Find out more about Laura and what she does at ManuscriptWorks.com.