The Baltimore Chapter, co-sponsored by the CityLit Project and the Write Here, Write Now workshops, presents Attorney Cynthia Blake Sanders to discuss the fine (and not-so-fine) points of contract law for writers. There's a lot of paperwork involved in getting published, and often writers are too eager to "sign on the bottom line" before really reading -- or fully understanding -- the fine print. What, really, is a contract? What are the similarities and differences among types of contracts? Typically, what rights to their work can authors expect to keep, to negotiate, and to relinquish when they sign a contract? How can writers tell when they are being taken advantage of, and what can they do about it?

Cynthia Blake Sanders is an intellectual property and media lawyer at the Baltimore law firm Ober Kaler. Her practice includes trademark, fair use, licensing, advertising, and technology transfer. She is a member of the board of the Maryland Lawyers for the Arts and edits the MLA Arts Brief, and she is a textile artist. She is frequent speaker and author on legal and contractual issues for authors and other creators.

Join us for an informative evening on Monday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. at Ukazoo Books, 730 Dulaney Valley Road, in Towson. Ukazoo Books, an independently owned and operated bookstore, features more than 100,000 used and out-of-print titles, and new selections from the New York Times Bestseller List. The Book Buyback program offers competitive pricing for used books and pays with store credit or cash back. Reading rooms are open to the public for events and relaxing with free coffee, tea or wifi. Ukazoo is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The buyback desk is open Monday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information or to see a calendar of events, visit www.ukazoo.com or call (410) 832-BOOK (2665).