Wendy Goldman Rohm
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About the Author  Paris writers, Oct. 2009 Wendy Goldman Rohm, New York Times bestselling author and literary agent, has taught and lectured for MediaBistro, Yale University, onboard the QEII, and numerous universities and organizations in the US, Europe and Asia. Rohm's work has been published by Random House, Men's Vogue, The New York Times Syndicate International, Wired magazine, Tina Brown's Talk magazine, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Financial Times of London, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and many others. She's also been a literary agent and author for Sterling Lord Literistic, New York; The Waxman Agency, New York; Waterside Productions; and founded the Rohm Agency to represent emerging authors of fiction and nonfiction. She's been a commentator on numerous national and international television and radio broadcasts, including: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, and dozens of programs on NBC, CNBC, PBS radio and television, CNN, CBS, ABC, and BBC radio and television. Rohm has also been an expert researcher for Townsend & Crew, Skadden Arps, and Conlin Associates, among many others. Over the years, Rohm has served as Features Editor, Managing Editor, Contributing Editor and Author focused on: current affairs, business, culture, travel, the arts, literature, technology, science, world affairs, the federal government, and most every topic under the sun. Ms. Rohm's writing workshops have been held in the US, Mumbai, Paris and Dublin, and have featured numerous guest artists including Pulitzer Prize finalist Suketu Mehta(Maximum City; Knopf); Broadway producer Brian Swibel; Screenwriter and film director Pan Nalin ("Samsara," and "Valley of Flowers"); Hollywood producer and screenwriter Eric Overmyer; Obie-award-winning playwright Robert Auletta; legendary literary agent Mr. Sterling Lord (who represented authors Jack Kerouac and Ken Kesey, among others); playwright and French cultural attache Fabrice Rozie; Emmy award-winning writer Alan Cooke ("Home"); children’s author Sonja Chandrachud (The Potion of Eternity; Penguin India), author and journalist Victoria Clarke (The Independent, BBC, The Guardian); British screenwriter Jane Hawksley (Je T’aime Paris), and many others. Rohm also hosts ongoing online Book Development Classes for authors worldwide. She welcomes contact at: TheRohmAgency@cs.com. Rohm is currently working on her fifth book. |
12-Week Online
BOOK DEVELOPMENT CLASS Next session begins Feb. 15, 2010. Develop your novel or nonfiction book with New York Times bestselling author and literary agent. For new and established authors worldwide. The class meets once a week online and via our live digital classroom. Each class is limited to 15 writers. You will receive one printed lecture each week, one live class per week, and weekly assignments targeted at your particular project. Weekly critique and editing of your work. (Our digital classroom features live audio, video, document sharing, and chat.) Participating writers are guided through the creation process, fine tuning and perfecting their manuscripts--from the seed of an idea to a high-quality first draft. You may download the class syllabus from our web site ParisWritersRetreat.com, on the Online courses page. Or drop us an email and we'll send it to you. To register or to receive the class syllabus, go to ParisWritersRetreat.com or email GreatManuscripts@cs.com You may also register by phone at 1-646-845-9185 or write to Margaret@ParisWritersRetreat.com  Rohm at Yale University to present honorary Masters Tea What the press had to say about the Mumbai Writers Retreat: Hindustan Times, Feb. 14 2009: Aspiring Writers Flock for Author's Tips MUMBAI--- Heartened by the success of Slumdog Millionaire, The White Tiger and The Sea of Poppies, a group of aspiring writers took a leap of faith and enrolled for a Writers Retreat organized by New York Times bestselling author Wendy Goldman Rohm, in Mumbai. The inaugural session of the two-day retreat and workshop in Powai saw journalists, screenwriters, lawyers, boxing coaches, diamond merchants, IT professionals and TV directors spare their weekend to gather tips on writing, getting published and being successful, from Rohm, a literary agent who has been conducting such sessions across the US and Europe since 2002. "I had all this knowledge from being in the publishing business and have been on both the writer's and agent's side of the spectrum," said the author of narrative nonfiction. Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found author and dear friend Suketu Mehta urged Rohm into hosting her first workshop in India, for which majority attendees got word through Facebook. "After my father was diagnosed with cancer, I started mulling over my purpose. I want to write to bring meaning to my life," said 30-something Nihar Mehta, a diamond merchant. Rohm's session in Mumbai featured guests such as writer and Broadway director Brian Swibel and Jane Hawksley (Je T'aime Paris), via audio conference. "Good writing transcends cultural backgrounds. I tend to lean towards stories riddled with odds and attempts to overcome them. Slumdog..is a watershed film and indicative of the changing times," said Swibel. The session packed in established writers with ready scripts, first-time directors and ghost writers-all of whom seeking information specific to their genres. "It's quite broad-based right now. I am hoping to get tips on specifically how to write and publish a novel," said TV director Reshma Ghosh. Mingling genres and basics and more advanced aspects of writing was a deliberate move of Rohm. "I have initiated an online digital course, which the Mumbai participants can dial into next week for a one-on-one with Suketu and [Slumdog Millionaire author] Vikas Swarup as they couldn't be here [in person]," Rohm said. |
