Join award-winning author Pat Murphy for an interactive discussion on how to become a published author. Pat will describe the arc of her own career – starting with her first sale and will detail important steps any new writer can take to help them on the way to publication. Discussion will touch on both the art and the business of writing. Honest and practical advice from someone who has been there. Light refreshments will be served.

This event is presented by the Marydean Martin Writers’ Project and Scorpion Book Club, programs of the Office for the Arts at Nevada State University. For more information about our arts programming, visit our webpage and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and X at @NevadaStateArts. 
 
For questions, contact the Office for the Arts at TheArts@nevadastate.edu or 702.992.2380. 

MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Pat Murphy is the author of The Adventures of Mary Darling, a historic fantasy with a feminist twist, coming out in May 2025 from Tachyon Publications. Pat’s past works include The Falling Woman (winner of the Nebula Award for novel), Rachel in Love (winner of the Nebula Award for Novella), Points of Departure (short story collection and winner of the Philip K. Dick Award), and Bones (winner of the World Fantasy Award for Novella). Pat lives on the edge of the Mojave Desert, where she shares her backyard with roadrunners, rabbits, quail, mockingbirds, and an occasional coyote.