Tonya Evans-Walls, Esq. was recently named Award-Winner in the Business: Law/Reference category of the National Best Books 2007 Awards for her title, Copyright Companion for Writers, in the “Business: Law/Reference” category.

Copyright Companion for Writers is a comprehensive, understandable layperson’s guide that discusses how copyright is created and the benefits of copyright registration, why the “mail your manuscript to yourself” theory of protecting one’s copyright (a/k/a the Poor Man’s Copyright) is a MYTH!, the difference between fair use and public domain, what infringement is and how to avoid it or assert your own claim, how to obtain permissions to use copyrighted works in one’s own work — like song lyrics, pictures, and quotes, how to protect copyright in the digital age, and what writers need to know about copyright protection in other countries.

For more information about this and other legal reference guides for writers and other creative folks, visit the website at: www.legalwritepublications.com.

A complete list of winners and finalists in each category can be found at http://www.usabooknews.com/bestbooksawards2007.html

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Tonya Evans-Walls, Esq. will be presenting the Literary Law three-hour pre-conference session on Thursday, June 19, 2008 and the one-hour session during the Black Writers Reunion & Conference in Tampa, Florida. For more info, visit www.blackwriters.org