Social media: the online cocktail party where writers, agents, publishers and readers mingle, connect, share advice and resources, do business. Are you ready to join the party? Pack up your laptop and find out at this five-week hands-on workshop series.  We’ll walk you through the basics of Facebook, Twitter and Google+ for writers, develop your profiles on these 3 major platforms and touch on the benefits of blogging, LinkedIn, YouTube and Flickr.

Learn how to meet, who to greet and how to make a killer impression in the writers’ world of social media. Walk away with the handouts and tools you need establish your social media presence in the writing community.

This workshop series is aimed at novice to intermediate social media users interested in creating or enhancing their social media presence. Most of the exercises will be done online. While participants will get step-by-step instructions and plenty of handouts, bringing a laptop computer that can be connected to the Internet is highly recommended.

Preregistration is required.