Matilija Press
Book Titles

The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book

How to Write a Successful Book Proposal in 8 Days or Less

Write On!
Journal-Keeping for Teens
The Mainland Luau:
8 Ways to Roast a Pig
The Ojai Valley:
An Illustrated History
Creative Grandparenting Across the Miles
Quest for Truth
Johanna's Journey
A Writer's Guide to Magazine Articles
Over 75 Good Ideas for Promoting Your Book
Nordhoff Cemetery
A Thread to Hold: The Story
of Ojai Valley School
The Successful Writer's Handbook
Young Writer's Handbook

Youth Mentoring: Sharing Your Gifts with the Future

Once in a Lifetime:
Adventures in Dubai


Patricia Fry Teaches Four Valuable Online Classes
on Demand, on Your Schedule!

Book Promotion Workshop NEW (6 weeks)
Write a Successful Book Proposal (6 weeks)
How to Write and Sell Magazine Articles (6 weeks)
Self-publishing Workshop (8 weeks)

How does an online class work?

Who is Patricia Fry?

Patricia is a full-time freelance writer and the author of 24 published books. She has been writing for publication for over 30 years having contributed hundreds of articles to about 200 different magazines. Her articles have appeared in Writer’s Digest, Writer’s Journal, Canadian Author, Freelance Writer’s Report, Writer’s Weekly, NAWW Newsletter, Writing for Dollars, Authorship, Complete Woman, L.A. Times, Kiwanis Magazine, Columbia, Your Health, Cat Fancy, Entrepreneur Magazine and many others. She has been a regular contributor for The Toastmaster Magazine since 1994.

Her published books include, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book, How to Write a Successful Book Proposal in 8 Days or Less, The Successful Writer’s Handbook, A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles and Over 75 Good Ideas for Promoting Your Book. Several of Patricia’s books are self-published through her 22-year-old publishing company, Matilija Press. Patricia also works with clients on their writing projects.

Patricia is the president of SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network—www.spawn.org). She contributes regularly to SPAWNews and she writes the monthly SPAWN Market Update. She has taught numerous classes and presented countless workshops online as well as in person. She was a featured author in 2004 at the National Association of Women Writers conference in Arlington, TX ; The Much Ado About Books event in Jacksonville, FL; Meet Me in St. Louis Book Festival in MO and the San Luis Obispo Festival of Books in CA. She was scheduled to speak at the Toastmasters International Convention in Reno and in New York before members of the Society of Professional Journalists, but cancelled because of a broken foot.

Those of you who have taken Patricia’s classes, read her books, subscribe to her monthly Market Update newsletter and who have consulted with this knowledgeable author, know the scope of her skills and abilities. Learn from someone who has blazed the trail for freelance writers, authors and publishers everywhere. Let her help you experience the writing/publishing success you desire.

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