Saturday, January 9, 2010 starting at 11:00 a.m. (EST) on "Off The Shelf Radio" (blogtalkradio.com/Denise-Turney-) Denise Turney will sit down with Tonya Marie Evans-Wells and talk openly about how book and major motion picture movie contracts are written to profit publishers and film companies - not writers. The two literary dynamos and educators will also examine how literary agents and attorneys help or hurt a writer's career.
Listeners who tune into the one-hour feature interview will learn key contract agreements to look for or request before they sign a book or major motion picture deal. They will also learn what they can do to get their finances and book rights in order in the event that they have already signed a bad contract.
"Tonya Marie Evans-Wells is a literary, academic and legal giant," Turney admits. "As a practicing entertainment attorney and former professional tennis player, Tonya has shared her legal expertise with writers and other creative professionals for more than a decade," Turney continues. "The fact that she is a writer herself only adds fuel to the fire and gives Tonya an added hard-packed incentive to go to bat for writers and artists in and out of the courtroom," Turney continues.
In addition to working as a licensed entertainment attorney, Tonya Marie Evans-Wells is also an Assistant Professor of Law at Widener University School of Law. Additionally, she is the author of the books Contracts Companion for Writers, Literary Law Guide for Author, Seasons of Her and Shine. Tonya Marie Evans-Wells is a spoken word poet, former professional tennis player, wife and a successful conference host.
"I encourage "Off The Shelf" listeners to take notes during the one-hour feature interview with Tonya," Turney states. "Valuable advice, tips and insight gained by listening to the show is free, but could cost a writer or reader hundreds or thousands of dollars if they had to purchase training CDs, DVDs or pay to attend a conference to get this same priceless information that will save them legal heartache and propel their careers and lives forward," Turney states.
Denise Turney is the author of the books Portia, Love Has Many Faces, Spiral, Long Walk Up and Love Pour Over Me (due out early 2010). Turney is also the founder of The Book Lover's Haven, the international literary periodical that spotlights new, established and seasoned writers, editors, literary agents and other movers and shakers in the literary industry.
Using her personal finances, Denise Turney started the Annual Chistell Writing Contest. Now in its 10th year, the contest is open for submissions through Chistell Publishing (http://www.chistell.com).
Last month Denise Turney founded The Book Lover's Haven Network (http://booklovershaven.ning.com) to allow writers and book lovers to connect directly with each other, learn about job openings and post information about their books and upcoming events. Membership in the Network is free and open to writers and readers around the world.
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