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South Baltimore Meeting: Promote Your Own Book Workshop

September 10, 2025
7:00 PM EDT - 8:30 PM EDT

Little Havana, Hemingway Room
1325 Key Highway
Baltimore, MD 21230

Learn how to boost your book’s visibility and build your author brand in this interactive 60-minute workshop. The session includes:

  • Industry facts and stats 
  • "What PR is and why it matters" 
  • Tools every author needs for promotion 
  • A hands-on book cover review 
  • Social media branding tips 
  • How to create a simple PR strategy 

Attendees will walk away with practical, actionable steps to increase their book sales and build a lasting public profile. Perfect for new and seasoned authors ready to level up their promotion game. 

Cherrie Woods is a seasoned PR consultant/Book Publicist and workshop facilitator with over 20 years of experience. She has worked with over 100 authors, led workshops at 40+ venues, and is the author of Where Do I Start? 10 PR Questions and Answers to Guide Self-Published Authors. An award-winning poet and 2025 Wild Seeds Retreat PoetryFellow, Woods has been featured in several media outlets including, The Baltimore Sun, SiriusXM, and Maryland Public Television.

For online meetings, please use this Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtd--vpj0rHdAWF4r_7w031P-qDv8u0c24

We ask that anyone who plans to attend in-person be vaccinated and wear a mask.

If you’d like to attend in person, RSVP no later than two days before the meeting to  [email protected] to receive the location address.