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Julie H. Ferguson
Julie believes writers need practical assistance, current information, and support from published authors throughout their journeys to publication. So far, she has guided hundreds of aspiring authors towards publishing success through her presentations and individual coaching. Publishers like Penguin Canada, Whitecap, and HarperCollins, to name but three, have published her clients' books.
A working non-fiction writer for 40 years, Julie is the author of five books for writers, including Book Magic: Turning Writers into Published Authors and Crafting Irresistible Query Letters that Result in Publication, and twelve other nonfiction books. Julie's many articles have appeared in international, national, and regional publications, as well as on the Web. In 2009, she became a reviewer for the Canadian Book Review Annual.
Julie has experienced it all—commercial and self-publication, print and electronic publishing, as well as print-on-demand. Her first non-fiction book, Through a Canadian Periscope; the Story of the Canadian Submarine Service (Dundurn) appeared in 1995. Not only was it hailed as “a major contribution to our naval history,” Canadian booksellers chose it for Books for Everybody, Christmas 1995. Her second book, Deeply Canadian: New Submarines for a New Millennium (Beacon Publishing), was released in the fall of 2000 electronically (commercial) and in print (POD). May 2006 saw Sing a New Song: Portraits of Canada’s Crusading Bishops (Dundurn) hit the nation’s bookshelves. Her latest book is James Douglas: Father of BC, a teen biography published by Dundurn in October 2009, which booksellers also selected for the fall issue 2009 of Books for Everybody. Since early 2001, Julie has also self-published (DIY) five books for writers, speakers, and teachers, one travel memoir, three family histories, one for a health authority, and three photo portfolios.
Not only is Julie a successful author, for 13 years she was an accomplished professional speaker, in demand for writers’ and teachers' conferences throughout western Canada. She also instructed regularly at a community college and a local writers' school where her presentations focused on the business of getting published.
Although she has retired from speaking, Julie's honest, one-on-one coaching practice for aspiring authors continues. She guides writers who seek either commercial or self-publication for their books (74% success rate) or articles, as well as assists them with writing promotional material, such as bios and book blurbs.Julie is now writing more and has taken up photography again. Her images accompany many of her articles and guest blog posts, especially those related to post-retirement travel (www.flickr.com/photos/beaconlit/). She is also working on a mid-grade novel series set on board one of the last great sailing ships.
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BC Association of Travel Writers
Burnaby Writers Society
Children's Writers and Illustrators of BC
Federation of BC Writers
Photo Club Vancouver
FORMERLY A MEMBER OF:
Canadian Association of Professional Speakers
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