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Registration closes April 16, 2025

Join the conversation with distinguished speakers
representing publishers and publishing service groups
from Northern California and beyond.

The David Brower Center in Downtown Berkeley, CA

❯ Easily accessible by public transportation ❮
❯ Light breakfast and full lunch included ❮

“The PPN Conference serves as both a professional forum and a community gathering. As an author, attending the conference and connecting faces to names within our local publishing industry provided me with invaluable insights into the perspectives and considerations of the myriad professionals integral to the book creation process.”

Niloufar Talebi
Author, Translator, Producer, Educator, Creator

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Fauzia Burke

Founder, FSB Associates; Book Publicist and AI Consultant; and Author of Online Marketing for Busy Authors

Publishing in the Age of AI
Preserving Tradition While Embracing Innovation

Fauzia Burke (she/her) is a pioneering figure in digital book publicity, with more than 20 years of experience shaping the publishing industry. As the founder and president of FSB Associates, she has worked with a wide array of authors, from first-time writers to renowned names like Alan Alda, Arianna Huffington, Deepak Chopra, and Ken Blanchard. An accomplished author herself, Fauzia wrote  Online Marketing for Busy Authors (Berrett-Koehler), providing practical guidance for authors navigating today’s digital landscape. She now leverages her expertise to lead the way in AI-driven book marketing, helping authors and publishers embrace innovative, technology-enhanced strategies. FauziaBurke.com 

Topics Include

  • AI: Practical Solutions
  • Indie Publishers
  • Book Translation
  • International Rights
  • Printing and Manufacturing
  • Book Promotion
  • Neurodiversity in Publishing
  • Audiobooks
  • Freelancing

Get the Most out of the Conference!

Attending a conference can be such a fun experience, but also an intimidating one. By planning ahead of time, we can put ourselves in a position to get the most out of it with the least amount of stress. Join us for a PPN pre-conference meetup with Linda Ruggeri from The Networking Studio. We’ll discuss how we can prepare for the PPN conference so we can be at ease and network effectively, getting the most out of our in-person conference experience. Linda Ruggeri is a co-author of the book Networking for Freelance Editors, which won a Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal Award in 2022, and The Conference Notebook, a practical and goal-oriented conference planning notebook to make your conference experience more results-driven and successful. Details to come once you register for the conference!