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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Zoom Meeting | How to Perfect Your Query Letter (28 Oct 2026)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;Join us on October 28th to learn everything you need to know to produce a query letter that gets results!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Drawing on her 10+ years of writing and publishing experience, Audrey Wilson’s presentation "How to Perfect Your Query Letter" covers all the nuts and bolts about crafting a successful query letter. From sourcing the best agents and publishers for your genre, to shaping your logline, writing a killer synopsis, and picking comp titles, attendees will walk away with the tools needed to successfully pitch and publish their manuscript. You can also learn more about writing your query letter in Audrey's new book &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://a.co/d/07Hbh8iD"&gt;&lt;font color="#196AD4"&gt;How to Perfect Your Query Letter&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Admission is free&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;for IWOC members.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;NOTE TO MEMBERS:&lt;/strong&gt; Please do &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; register on this event page. You will automatically be sent the Zoom registration link.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Admission for non-members is $10 (USD).&lt;/strong&gt; To register, simply click the Register button on this page. Upon confirmation of payment, you will soon receive the Zoom registration information. [NOTE: Registration closes at 5:30 p.m. CT on the date of the meeting.]&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Non-members are eligible for a 10% discount on their first year of IWOC membership&lt;/strong&gt; with a coupon code available at the meeting!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;REGISTRATION FOR MEETING CLOSES AT 5:30 PM CENTRAL.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

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