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SUMMARY:September In-Person Meetup at Drake’s Dealership in Oakland
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for PPN’s monthly happy-hour Meetup this Thursday\, September 17\, at Drake’s Dealership\, located in Oakland’s festive uptown neighborhood\, a mere five blocks from the 19th Street BART station\, where you’ll meet your publishing industry peeps! \nTurn off Zoom\, relax outside\, and enjoy a beer or soda with some of your local publishing peeps. It’s the perfect opportunity to make connections\, enjoy the remaining hot weather\, and discover what PPN\, Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)\, and Bay Area Women in Publishing (BAWiP) are all up to. \nThe publishing community is one of the friendliest\, most supportive\, and noticeably generous of professional groups. \nRegistration is requested (not required). \nAnd if you wish to support PPN\, become a member. \n\nSee you Thursday!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/september-2026-in-person-meetup-at-drakes-dealership/
LOCATION:Drake’s Dealership
CATEGORIES:Events,Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260901T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260901T203000
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SUMMARY:“Cookbooking: A Fan’s Guide”: A Celebration of Debbie Berne
DESCRIPTION:Who doesn’t like design that’s good enough to eat? Well\, that’s exactly what Debbie Berne gave to cookbook enthusiasts here in the Bay Area and beyond! \nSAVE THE DATE\nIf you’re in the Bay Area on Tuesday\, September 1\, join us for the release celebration of Cookbooking: A Fan’s Guide\, by Debbie Berne\, at book lovers’ favorite Omnivore Books in San Francisco. \nThe event begins at 6:30 p.m. and is FREE and open to the public. Bring your fond memories and insatiable appetite for a good cookbook! \nAdditional event details \nAbout the author & their book:\nDebbie Berne was a Bay Area-based fixture in cookbook publishing. She designed dozens of cookbooks including The Downton Abbey Cookbook\, Somebody Feed Phil\, Budmo\, (Serious) New Cook\, Chîmi Nu’am\, The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook\, and Flavors from the Farm. Debbie was also the author of The Design of Books: An Explainer for Authors\, Editors\, Agents\, and Other Curious Readers.\n\n\n  \nTo celebrate the launch of Cookbooking: A Fan’s Guide\, we invite you to bring your favorite cookbook to share and discuss with fellow cookbook lovers and obsessives. Bring your most-used\, cooking-stained stalwart\, your arcane or bizarre find\, or a cherished heirloom. Whatever you choose to bring\, let’s celebrate what we love most about cookbooks.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/september-2026-debbie_berne/
LOCATION:Omnivore Books\, 3885-A Caesar Chavez Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260831T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260831T130000
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SUMMARY:All About ISBNs and More with Carla King
DESCRIPTION:Join PPN at this month’s Noon Zoom\, featuring Carla King\, who will share her professional insider’s overview of ISBNs\, PCNs\, LCCNs\, PCIP blocks\, MARC records\, BISAC codes\, and barcodes. \nThis professional-development event is FREE and open to the public\, but registration is strongly encouraged to secure your spot. \nOVERVIEW\nOne of the biggest mistakes independent authors make is using free ISBNs—and they often discover what that decision actually costs them only after the book is published. Buy your own ISBNs and you—not a publishing platform—control the publisher identity attached to your book. Use a free ISBN\, and the consequences can cascade. \nThis session covers: \n• What an ISBN actually identifies\, and how to read one\n• Who uses ISBN metadata\, and why it matters\n• Free ISBNs: Learn what you give up and what happens when you change platforms\n• Why you need to buy ISBNs in blocks of 10 or more\n• Why U.S. publishers should purchase ISBNs only from Bowker\n• How to correctly complete the four pages of a Bowker ISBN record\n• How to clone\, update\, replace\, or retire title records\n• BISAC subject codes and discoverability\n• ISBNs\, barcodes\, and embedded prices\n• Why and how to get an LCCN through the PCN program\n• Why and how to get a PCIP block and MARC record \nThis session is for independent authors and the publishing professionals who love them. Don’t let your authors make mistakes they can’t easily undo. Help them buy\, register\, and file it right the first time\, before a shortcut quietly limits their book’s reach\, portability\, and professional identity. \nABOUT THE PRESENTER\nCarla King began her career as a Silicon Valley technical writer before moving into travel technology journalism\, blogging\, and publishing education. When self-publishing tech emerged\, she wrote a PBS column on the topic. She has self-published three motorcycle adventure memoirs and five guides to professional self-publishing\, including The Publishing Workbook for Independent Authors: Your Step-by-Step Guide and Activity Tracker to Professional Book Publishing\, Marketing & Promotion. \nGet her no-nonsense publishing advice at carlaking.com. \nRegister for FREE now!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/carla-king-isbn/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T160000
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SUMMARY:PPN Annual Picnic (co-sponsored w/ EFA-SF & BAWiP)
DESCRIPTION:Publishing Professionals Network Picnic w/ Editorial Freelancers Association-SF & Bay Area Women in Publishing\nOverview\n\n\n\nPPN\, EFA-SF\, and BAWiP have long worked to promote and support the book publishing community through mentorship programs\, book awards\, meetups\, educational conferences\, and other professional development programs. \nNow\, for the first time\, we’re joining forces at PPN’s annual picnic to connect our communities in a fun\, outdoor event. Grab your sunhat\, sunscreen\, and sweater (it is the Bay Area\, after all) and join your local publishing peeps in person! \nLocation: Picnic Area #1 (Cedar Rose Park) \nMembership in any of these fine organizations is not required\, but we kindly ask you to reserve your spot to help us prepare. And please bring family members (and interested friends). \nThe event is FREE. Adult and youth drinks will be available. And although it’s not a potluck\, you’re welcome to bring a dish to share (especially if you have any dietary restrictions). \nWe’re planning a fun day. Expect games… and of course you and your inner child can go on the play structures. \nA reservation is not required\, but definitely helps us plan accordingly! \nLearn more about our publishing partners\, including how to join: \nEditorial Freelancers Association-SF\nBay Area Women in Publishing
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/annual-picnic-2026/
CATEGORIES:Events,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T130000
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SUMMARY:Best Practices: MSP (Noon Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Best Practices: MSP (marketing\, sales & publicity)\nwith Michelle Sybert\nOverview \n\n\nMichelle Sybert knows that today’s shifting market demands persistence and ingenuity…\n\n\n\nBook publishing wouldn’t exist without marketing\, publicity\, and sales—separate but related practices to get books out to the world\, to promote them widely\, and not incidentally\, to make money for the author and the publisher. That’s no easy task; MPS pros know that today’s shifting market demands persistence and ingenuity. \nOur latest Best Practices session will cover: \n\nHow the three parts of the process differ and how they overlap\nHow marketing professionals can best work with each other and with authors and customers\nHow to balance priorities when there is always more to do\nHow to keep up with ever-changing trends\n\nRegister now! \n\n\n\nMichelle Sybert is the director of the University of Illinois Press\, a leading humanities book and journal publisher. Sybert previously served as assistant director and director of marketing\, sales\, and development at the University of Notre Dame Press and worked at Indiana University Press in a number of roles\, including trade book marketing\, publicity\, and journal marketing. \nThroughout her roles\, she has worked to expand learning opportunities for students\, provide mentorship and coaching\, enhance the alignment of press and university\, and advocate for the essential work of university presses and their impact on their scholarly\, local\, and campus communities. Visit Michelle on LinkedIn. \nVisit (or revisit) previous professional development Noon Zooms\, including Best Practice sessions\, on the PPN YouTube channel.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/best-practices-msp-noon-zoom-073026/
CATEGORIES:Events,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260716T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260716T190000
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SUMMARY:July In-Person Meetup at Drake’s Dealership
DESCRIPTION:Join PPN’s monthly happy-hour Meetup tomorrow at Drake’s Dealership\, located in Oakland’s festive uptown neighborhood\, a mere five blocks from the 19th Street BART station\, where you’ll meet your publishing industry peeps! \nTurn off Zoom\, relax outside\, and enjoy a beer or soda with some of your local publishing peeps. It’s the perfect opportunity to make connections\, enjoy the longer (and hotter!) days\, and discover what PPN\, Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)\, and Bay Area Women in Publishing (BAWiP) are all up to. \nThe publishing community is one of the friendliest\, most supportive\, and noticeably generous of professional groups. \nRegistration requested (not required) \nAnd if you wish to support PPN\, become a member (our low $25 annual fee goes up in August). \n\nSee you tomorrow!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/in-person-meetup-at-drakes-dealership-5/
LOCATION:Drake’s Dealership
CATEGORIES:Events,Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260619T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260619T130000
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SUMMARY:Best Practices: EDP (Noon Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Best Practices: Editing\, Design\, and Production\nwith David Zielonka\nPublishing pros know that editorial\, design\, and production are the heart of the publishing process. Each segment is vital for turning an idea into a book. Whether it’s dealing with the language\, layout\, or look of a project\, each step has its own internal logic and rules for how it meshes with what comes before and after. Sign up now for this latest Best Practice presentation\, which is aimed at both long-time EDP professionals and those who wonder what all the fuss is about. \n\nAn overview of the basic processes\nHow each step depends on and supports the others\nBest practices for interdepartmental delivery and transmitting projects\nHow it looks from outside authors and sales partners\n\nDavid Zielonka is the Director of Editorial\, Design\, and Production at Stanford University Press\, where he oversees a staff of eight individuals in the delivery of 140-plus academic\, trade\, and crossover titles per year. After college\, he packed books at the then-fledgling Publishers Group West. He soon discovered the classic book-production text\, Bookmaking: Editing\, Design\, Production. With that\, a 40-plus-year career was born. David has worked on K-12 and college textbooks (Addison-Wesley\, Pearson\, Cengage)\, trade professional titles (Sybex\, McGraw-Hill)\, and\, of course\, in the university press world (Smithsonian Institution Press\, Stanford). Visit David on LinkedIn. \nVisit (or revisit) previous professional development Noon Zooms on the PPN YouTube channel.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/best-practices-edp-noon-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Events,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T130000
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SUMMARY:PPN Noon Zoom: Best Practices ... Acquisitions
DESCRIPTION:The first in PPN’s new summerlong Best Practices series\, part of our professional development programming\, will feature Neal Maillet of Berrett-Koehler\, focusing on acquisitions. \nThe Best Practices series focuses on multiple areas of book publishing—acquisitions\, editorial\, marketing\, and more. Each session covers the most effective ways to work within and outside your department\, as well as with external stakeholders\, such as authors or designers. \nNeal Maillet is editorial director at Berrett-Koehler Publishers\, where he has edited nearly 200 nonfiction books since 2010. He began his publishing career 40 years ago as an editorial assistant in New York at Bantam-Doubleday-Dell\, where he once rode the elevator with Jacqueline Onassis. He has worked in many nonfiction genres\, including trade reference\, gardening\, natural sciences\, business\, history\, and current affairs. Publishers where he has worked include John Wiley & Sons\, Jossey-Bass\, Timber Press\, and Timber/Workman Publishing\, where he served as publisher for 3 years.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/ppn-noon-zoom-best-practices-acquisitions/
CATEGORIES:Events,Professional Development
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LOCATION:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87922509351?pwd=3Jcv6tFPw5Qk9ydbs8b32rrkobuf7P.1
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T180000
DTSTAMP:20260401T213350Z
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SUMMARY:Pre-Conference Zoom Session (with Linda Ruggeri)
DESCRIPTION:Get the most out of your conference experience! \nJoin us for a pre-conference Zoom session with Linda Ruggeri from The Networking Studio.We know that attending a conference can be exciting\, energizing—and yes\, a little overwhelming. But a bit of smart planning can help you show up prepared to make meaningful connections and get real value from every moment. In this lively\, practical conversation\, you’ll learn how to prepare with intention\, network with ease\, and walk away with meaningful connections and insights. \nLinda’s knowledge and expert tips are applicable to any event you plan to attend—even if you can’t attend ours! Register on Eventbrite to save your spot.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/pre-conference-zoom-session-with-linda-ruggeri/
CATEGORIES:Events,PPN Conference,Professional Development
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LOCATION:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/pre-conference-zoom-session-with-linda-ruggeri/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260331T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260331T130000
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SUMMARY:Book Cover Confidential (Noon Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:What do professional book designers really think of modern cover design? When they look at current cover design trends\, is their first thought Great! or Hate!\n\n\n\nWatch seasoned cover designers give their rapid-fire hot takes on recent covers from a variety of genres. And beyond initial reactions\, they’ll discuss what principles of design they’re seeing upheld or ignored. Whether you create cover designs\, promote books\, or just like to judge a book’s cover\, you’ll get a good review of the fundamentals and see plenty of examples of design that hits its mark or misses. \nVeteran book designer Victor Mingovits will lead the discussion with Bay Area designers Nita Ybarra and Mike Nicholls\, with time for audience questions. \n\n\nMike Nicholls is an Oakland-based creative director and visual artist with over 20 years of experience in design\, media\, and storytelling. He founded Umber\, a cultural media platform centering art\, design\, and music. His work has been featured by AfroTech\, PRINT Magazine\, CreativeMornings\, SF Design Week\, and more. His life’s purpose is to use design\, storytelling\, and visual art to connect people with the culture that inspires them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNita Ybarra\, a graphic designer\, has been in the publishing industry for 30+ years\, specializing in book covers and book interior designs. Her goal is always to provide her clients with meaningful\, creative design solutions. From small and large trade publishers to university presses of multiple genres: spirituality/religion\, body/mind/spirit\, lifestyle/food\, history\, memoirs\, and academia. Beyond her love for books\, she also enjoys designing logos\, branding\, and packaging. She taught typography as an adjunct instructor at the School of Graphic Design/Academy of Art University for 18+ years\, sharing her knowledge and passion for Typography with undergraduate and graduate students
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/book-cover-confidential-noon-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Events,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T130000
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SUMMARY:PPN Noon Zoom: The Road More Traveled
DESCRIPTION:Surviving a Layoff and Getting Back to Work\n\n\n\nLosing your job is an undeniable setback that almost everyone faces at some point in their career. But once the right job-search tools are in place\, you’ll develop a plan to go from layoff to payoff by returning to the workforce even better prepared. We’ll not only explore key tactics and strategies for getting back to work but also share our experiences in a supportive and constructive environment. \nNo matter where you are on this journey\, you’ll benefit from the companionship and experience others lend. \nTrained facilitator and publishing veteran Jim Norrena uses the traditional five-step model of grieving—denial\, anger\, bargaining\, depression\, acceptance—to identify strategic steps to help you move from inertia to fruition. Together\, we’ll discuss: \n\nPost-layoff essentials\nDeveloping your job-search strategy\nRecommended resources\nJob application dos and don’ts\n. . . And more!\n\nRegister now for this timely and informative session\, including an appreciable Q&A\, led by a stalwart publishing professional who’s climbed out of the publishing trenches more than once! (This event will be recorded for all registrants.) \n\n\n\n\nJim Norrena\, MFA has been in the publishing industry for over thirty-five years. He’s the founder of TypoSuction.com\, an independent writing and editorial service with a sense of humor. A frequent contributor to the Grammar Girl podcast\, Jim recently joined the board of Professional Publishers Network. You can find him at LinkedIn. \n\n\n  \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-road-more-traveled-with-jim-norrena-tickets-1982641614440
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/the-road-more-traveled/
CATEGORIES:Events,Professional Development
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250518
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SUMMARY:IBPA PubU
DESCRIPTION:IBPA PUBLISHING UNIVERSITY (#PubU2025) is where hundreds of independent publishers and industry partners will gather to exchange knowledge\, resources\, strategies\, solutions\, and more–we’ve got our theme (Connect. Collaborate. Transform!) and planning has started! \n​WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Independent publishers\, hybrid publishers\, author publishers (aka self-published authors)\, university presses\, and association presses interested in advancing their book publishing know-how\, networks\, and success.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/ibpa-pubu/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T130000
DTSTAMP:20250313T234622Z
CREATED:20250313T234622Z
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SUMMARY:Copyediting Today: The Niceties and Not-So-Niceties
DESCRIPTION:An Open and Fun Forum on Pronouns\, Short Attention Spans\, and Whatever Else Makes You Crazed and Confused.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre the rules of copyediting and language usage changing as our culture changes? Of course they are! But how fast\, and in a good direction? \nThis PPN Professional Development session aims to provide everyone a chance to rant\, bemoan\, prescribe\, and plead about whatever sets them off. Think about arguments you’ve had with authors and marketers and offer up your experience to the group for comment. If we don’t change minds and hearts\, we’ll at least let you vent your frustrations before a very sympathetic audience! \nThis session will encourage audience participation\, and to get things started we’ll have some very brief comments by two top-notch—and very opinionated—copyeditors. \n\n\n\n\nGigi Mark started her career as an editorial assistant at Benjamin-Cummings/Addison-Wesley\, working on chemistry textbooks\, and eventually moved into the developmental editing department there as an associate editor. After a few detours into writing—public relations and marketing—she returned to book publishing\, gratefully. She spent fifteen years as a production editor at Jossey-Bass Publishers\, moonlighting as a copyeditor and proofreader\, before landing in scholarly publishing at Stanford University Press\, which was her objective all along. She has been with SUP since 2013. \nChansonette Buck is the owner and executive editor of Appaloosa WordCraft\, which provides research\, writing\, and editing for a wide range of organizational clients—mostly public policy think tanks and nonprofits. She is also a published\, award-winning poet. She holds a PhD in English from the University of California\, Berkeley.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/copyediting-today-the-niceties-and-not-so-niceties/
CATEGORIES:Events,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T200000
DTSTAMP:20240901T032451Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: David King Publications 1977 - 2019
DESCRIPTION:Join SFCB in celebrating our Fall 2024 exhibition “David King Publications 1977 – 2019”
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/opening-reception-david-king-publications-1977-2019/
LOCATION:San Francisco Center for the Book\, 375 Rhode Island Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="San Francisco Center for the Book":MAILTO:info@sfcb.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T153000
DTSTAMP:20240831T111831Z
CREATED:20240831T111829Z
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SUMMARY:Sacramento Latino Book & Family Festival
DESCRIPTION:These events are FREE and include author meet and greets\, workshops\, book readings\, dance performances\, arts\, and craft activities\, and exhibitors.  \nEstos eventos son GRATIS y incluyen firma de libros por autores\, talleres\, lectura de libros\, danzas\, arte y manualidades\, y exhibidores.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/sacramento-latino-book-family-festival/
LOCATION:Sacramento City College\, 3835 Freeport Boulevard\, Sacramento\, 95822\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240926T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240926T130000
DTSTAMP:20240901T033011Z
CREATED:20240901T033009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T033011Z
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SUMMARY:How to Get a Book Deal
DESCRIPTION:GET A BOOK DEAL WITH A PUBLISHER\nThere’s the book you want to write and the book a publisher – and readers – will buy: Are they the same book? \nLiterary agents receive 1500+ manuscripts a month. Publishers receive 10\,000+ manuscripts a year. If you want to get a publishing deal and more readers\, you’ve got to know what publishers (and readers) buy and how to make your book stand out from the pack. \nPublishing coach\, Randy Peyser\, pitches books to agents and publishers after her company edits or ghostwrites them through her company\, Author One Stop\, Inc.\n(www.AuthorOneStop.com) \nRandy will tell you exactly what you need to know to get an agent or publisher to offer you a contract. \nYou will find out:\n What topics are hot and what’s not.\n The most essential sales tool you need in order to sell a manuscript to a publisher.\n The quickest way to get an agent or publisher to stop in their tracks.\n The 1 thing to absolutely not do if you are serious about getting a publishing contract.\n How to get cover endorsements when you don’t know anybody who’s famous.\n The biggest mistakes authors make.\n The things you absolutely must do to make your book stand out.\n Details about your writing that publishers always look for.\n The biggest questions publishers ask before they make a buying decision.\n How to title your book to maximize your sales potential\n The pros and cons of traditional publishing versus self-publishing\n Converting a book to a screenplay that actually gets considered
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/how-to-get-a-book-deal/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240925T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241116T203000
DTSTAMP:20240831T112826Z
CREATED:20240831T112822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240831T112826Z
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SUMMARY:Persuasive Data Graphics
DESCRIPTION:Data graphics are magical. Come learn how to make pictures that can help us discover and discuss otherwise invisible phenomena. \nWe will dissect the elements that make data graphics spectacular\, ranging from choosing effective visual metaphors to picturing uncertainty and the subtle art of color-encoding. We will critique and we will make. Our emphasis will be on the hard human decisions necessary to create effective data graphics. (This class’s perspective is technology-agnostic.) \nThe workshop will be taught over four three-hour sessions (5:30-8:30 on Wednesdays\, September 25\, October 2\, October 9\, and October 16). Each session will focus on a specific aspect of information design: \n\nVisual metaphors\nComparisons\nProcess\nValue creation\n\nBy the end of the class we will have studied bar charts\, line graphs\, thematic maps\, color engineering\, table design\, and lots more. \nYou should arrive able to: \n\nSketch simple geometries with paper and pencil\nMake a bar chart and line graph in a web tool like Google Sheets or Datawrapper\nComposite graphics and text in a design tool like Illustrator or Figma\nSpend a couple extra hours each week developing your own charts\n\nEach session will be anchored by a masterpiece of information design. We will discuss not just the aspects that make each piece effective\, but also the craft and context of its creation\, gaining insights into how great information design actually happens. \nAdditionally\, sessions will include data-sketching warm-ups\, presentation of information-design theory\, and review of take-home exercises. We will learn through mutual reflection and constructive critique of one another’s work. The engaged student will emerge from the class with more capabilities and enthusiasm for data graphics.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/persuasive-data-graphics/
LOCATION:Letterform Archive\, 2325 Third St Floor 4R\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240925T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240925T120000
DTSTAMP:20240901T035959Z
CREATED:20240901T035957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T035959Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Concisely
DESCRIPTION:Want to get results with more powerful\, persuasive content and communications? This fun\, hands-on workshop will help you streamline the writing process\, steer clear of common pitfalls\, drive traffic and sales\, and meet deadlines and performance targets. \nYou’ll learn how to \n\nOrganize to save time and highlight main points\nUse fewer words to communicate your ideas\nAvoid jargon\, clichés\, weak verbs\, and bias so your message comes through loud and clear\nRevise like a pro\n\nPractice your new skills during the webinar using a detailed PDF handbook featuring an array of exercises\, tips\, and checklists.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/writing-concisely/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240923T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240923T193000
DTSTAMP:20240831T110529Z
CREATED:20240831T110527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240831T110529Z
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SUMMARY:Women’s Book History and the Knowledge Revolution
DESCRIPTION:The fields of book history and bibliography are having a cultural reckoning. The Women in Book History Bibliography (womensbookhistory.org) has acted as an impetus for championing the “lost” histories of women in the book trades and as a tool for arguing for further recovery work. Still in progress\, the bibliography currently consists of over 2000 citations of scholarly work that has otherwise been made inaccessible due to problematic indexing practices. This lecture will combine an overview of historical figures and a discussion of the ways that bibliographical practices can make – or erase – history. \nAn in-person presentation by Cait Coker\, associate professor and curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts\, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. \n** Co-presented and co-hosted by the Northern California Chapter of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America **
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/womens-book-history-and-the-knowledge-revolution/
LOCATION:The Book Club of California\, 312 Sutter Street Ste 500\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240923T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240923T170000
DTSTAMP:20240901T033744Z
CREATED:20240901T033742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T033744Z
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SUMMARY:PubWest Boot Camp 2024: New In Publishing
DESCRIPTION:AGENDA DETAILS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisit the Boot Camp website for full details and updates on the agenda. \nREGISTER TODAY\nAre you in your first 5 years of working in the Book Publishing industry? Join us on Monday\, September 23 for this Virtual Boot Camp. Learn about different areas in publishing\, plus network with your peers and the PubWest circle of professionals as you grow your knowledge\, skill set\, and understanding of the industry!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/pubwest-boot-camp-2024-new-in-publishing/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T183000
DTSTAMP:20240831T104921Z
CREATED:20240831T104919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240831T104921Z
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SUMMARY:Reception: The Magic of Marbling Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Meet the artist! Pietro Accardi will demonstrate and discuss marbling at a special reception celebrating The Magic of Marbling\, Unique by Design. This special exhibit explores the patterns\, history and magic of marbling. \nCelebrated marbler\, Pietro Accardi\, will share his passion for marbling\, his love of teaching\, and his comprehensive knowledge of the art form with all who attend. \nJoin us for comestibles\, libations and live demonstrations on Saturday\, September 21 from 4:30-6:30pm.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/reception-the-magic-of-marbling-exhibit/
LOCATION:American Bookbinders Museum
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240929T130000
DTSTAMP:20240831T112607Z
CREATED:20240831T112558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240831T112607Z
UID:10001214-1726912800-1727614800@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Python for Visual Designers
DESCRIPTION:Learn the basics of Python in the free MacOS application DrawBot. Create and animate vector art\, set type with code\, and save your sketches as vector and raster images\, videos\, and .pdfs. \nAs designers\, we use tools to help complete our work but often don’t consider how these tools can box us into certain processes and solutions. Creating our own tools can lead us down new and unexpected avenues in our designs. Some of the best visual ideas come about by setting up some boundaries — a color palette\, a typeface or two — and then running wild within the system. Working out a system in code is a great way to explore these ideas: computers love repetition and can quickly make hundreds of variations on a theme\, and mistakes in the code can result in something that often looks better than what was originally intended. \nNo programming experience is necessary for this course (held over two weekends: Saturday to Sunday\, September 21–22 and September 28–29\, from 10am–1pm)\, but students should be comfortable doing some arithmetic and basic geometry. Workshop participants will learn the basics of the Python programming language while working in the free DrawBot application for MacOS. A quick sketch made with code in DrawBot can be saved as a .pdf to be finished later in Illustrator. Or\, with a little bit more work in the code editor\, an entire book\, magazine\, or animation can be built without even launching Illustrator or InDesign. \nUsing the fundamentals of the Python programming language\, students will sketch to create vector art with code and use the basic principles of design to turn their sketches into PDF documents\, animated .gifs\, and videos.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/python-for-visual-designers/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T120000
DTSTAMP:20240831T105643Z
CREATED:20240831T105642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240831T105643Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Boost Your Book Sales: Elevating Author Visibility through Email Marketing
DESCRIPTION:This engaging workshop is for authors across genres—from children’s storytellers to non-fiction experts and fiction writers. This session focuses on leveraging the power of email marketing to increase your visibility and drive book sales. You’ll learn how to craft compelling lead magnets that capture interest\, as well as strategies for effective collaboration that can open new marketing channels and creative opportunities. Join us to discover how these essential tools can be tuned to your unique author needs\, helping you connect with more readers and amplify your success.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/workshop-boost-your-book-sales-elevating-author-visibility-through-email-marketing/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T200000
DTSTAMP:20240901T032300Z
CREATED:20240901T032258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T032300Z
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SUMMARY:BOOK TALK: "On Parchment" with author Bruce Holsinger
DESCRIPTION:SFCB is excited to host author Bruce Holsinger as he shares stories from his latest book “On Parchment: Animals\, Archives\, and the Making of Culture from Herodotus to the Digital Age”.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/book-talk-on-parchment-with-author-bruce-holsinger/
LOCATION:San Francisco Center for the Book\, 375 Rhode Island Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events,Events
ORGANIZER;CN="San Francisco Center for the Book":MAILTO:info@sfcb.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T200000
DTSTAMP:20240801T201625Z
CREATED:20240801T201623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T201625Z
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SUMMARY:Richard Danne goes airborne with “Stars” launch!
DESCRIPTION:This event\, produced by AIGA/SF\, features an expansive visual presentation by Richard Danne with projects from his stellar new book: “Shooting for the Stars\,” a six-decade celebration of timeless design. The book’s 248 colorful pages include successful programs / projects which have stood the test of time – for diverse clients like NASA to FIT; Paramount to AT&T; large budgets to small; all with strong concepts and enduring design solutions. \nEach project is captioned with a date to appreciate the longevity of the design. Plus\, many stories of how the projects evolved\, some in surprising ways. ie: The author being stranded after a presentation in Saudi Arabia\, with a total lock-down of airspace. \nThere is also much about Danne’s history of design leadership / service: U.S. president of AGI; national president of AIGA; and founding president of AIGA / NY; commitments which went well beyond his own practice and for the good of all. He’s been honored with: the AIGA Medal; the AIGA / SF Fellow Award\, three U.S. Presidential Awards for Design Excellence; NASA’s Exceptional Public Achievement Medal. \n“He’s a leader\, gentleman\, and one-of-a-kind shining star in our vast design galaxy.” Dana Arnett\, former AIGA president\, founder & chairman\, VSA Partners\, Chicago\, IL \nSimply put\, Richard’s presentation and book offer an animated long view of our profession and its evolution.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/richard-danne-goes-airborne-with-stars-launch/
LOCATION:Letterform Archive\, 2325 Third St Floor 4R\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T180000
DTSTAMP:20240901T033413Z
CREATED:20240901T033411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T033413Z
UID:10001234-1726759800-1726768800@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:InDesign Gets Superpowers With a Little Help From Its App Friends
DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Adobe Community Experts Program. \nIs InDesign the only program you use? Of course not! Join “Her Geekness” Anne-Marie Concepción as she shares her favorite InDesign techniques and tips\, incorporating other apps in surprising and innovative ways. Discover how to use Acrobat\, Bridge\, Word\, Google Docs\, and a couple of every InDesigner’s favorite add-ons—Illustrator and Photoshop. \nIn this session\, you will learn how to: \n\n\nCreate animated GIFs from your InDesign files \n\n\nImport Google Docs into InDesign with formatting intact—even with links \n\n\nFix Word files before placing them in InDesign \n\n\nAdd entire InDesign layouts to CC Libraries \n\n\nUse bulleted lists to session descriptions to enhance your aura of expertise \n\n\nBring your questions to this fast-paced session and be prepared to acquire a wealth of new skills!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/indesign-gets-superpowers-with-a-little-help-from-its-app-friends/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T130000
DTSTAMP:20240901T033210Z
CREATED:20240901T033209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T033210Z
UID:10001233-1726747200-1726750800@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Cooking & Food Writing Panel
DESCRIPTION:Join WNBA-San Francisco for an upcoming food and cookbook writing panel\, where writers/podcasters/food professionals will delve into the art of blending culinary expertise with captivating storytelling. This includes articles\, cookbooks\, and social media. \nDuring this Lunch N Learn\, you will: \n– Explore how to craft irresistible recipes that resonate with audiences online \n– Gain valuable tips on creating engaging content that goes beyond the plate \n– Make new food-loving friends \nWhether you’re an aspiring writer\, seasoned chef\, or food enthusiast\, this virtual event is your gateway to the intersection of food\, writing\, and social media.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/cooking-food-writing-panel/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240917T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240917T130000
DTSTAMP:20240913T183041Z
CREATED:20240913T183041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T183041Z
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SUMMARY:Working with First-time Authors
DESCRIPTION:Publishing is complicated\, and explaining it to authors—especially first-time and self-publishing authors—can take up hours of your valuable time. Some editors have said that the problem can be intense enough that they actually avoid working with inexperienced author clients\, because the sheer amount of time required is too hard on their profit margins. \nIn this presentation\, editor MC Calvi talks about a powerful solution to this problem\, showing how preexisting resources can be leveraged to support authors\, save time\, and enhance a freelance editor’s chances of scoring future clients. MC will also be introducing their new pay-what-you-want resource\, The Big Little Booklet of Publishing Resource Links\, so editors and authors can immediately begin implementing these strategies themselves. \nSave hours of your valuable time by using these vetted resources to help explain: \n\nHow to get a book published\nHow to self-publish\nWhat type of editing a book needs\nWhat different types of editing entail\nHow to submit a proposal\nHow to write with sensitivity\nHow to navigate rights and permissions issues\nand more!\n\nMC Calvi (they/them) is a freelance editor with eight years’ and hundreds of books’ worth of publishing experience. They have worked for publishers including New Harbinger\, North Atlantic Books\, Counterpoint Press\, Insight Editions\, and Weldon Owen International\, and specialize in self-help\, psychology\, spirituality\, New Age\, and LGBTQ books. When they’re not editing\, they enjoy reading\, writing\, tea\, flannel\, road tripping\, interior decorating\, and hanging out with animals of all kinds. They live in Los Angeles\, California. \n\nREGISTER (required)
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/working-with-first-time-authors/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240916T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240916T193000
DTSTAMP:20240831T110321Z
CREATED:20240831T110319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240831T110321Z
UID:10001207-1726507800-1726515000@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:A ‘Deep City’ Approach to Climate Change: The Case of Deep Oakland
DESCRIPTION:Deep Oakland: How Geology Shaped a City\, presents a seldom-attempted blend of human and geologic history\, explaining the stories told by the physical landscape and detailing how the city has interacted with it. Wealth generated in the region from its geological resources―water\, stone\, soil and minerals―has influenced societies from the pre-contact Ohlones to the Americans of yesterday and today. So have the hazards of earthquake\, fire\, drought and changing sea level. Today\, climate change has shown us that nature and civilization are not separate realms; the idea they are is an illusion that grows ever more costly. \nThe topic of a city’s rocks and landmarks is a natural entree to a more global\, “deep time” centered standpoint that can enrich readers in new ways as they guide their communities toward more sustainable policies. The pleasures of learning to see one’s familiar surroundings in new depth\, as geoheritage\, translate to deeper engagement in determining a city’s collective future. Recent advances in geology\, from plate tectonics to digital visualizations\, have given geologists unprecedented ways to tell the histories of the cities they live in; Deep Oakland proves the power of a geologist’s approach to equip the public for policy engagement based on nature’s long-term trends and demands. \nAn in-person and virtual presentation by Andrew Alden\, geologist and geoscience writer
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/a-deep-city-approach-to-climate-change-the-case-of-deep-oakland/
LOCATION:The Book Club of California\, 312 Sutter Street Ste 500\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240915T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240915T160000
DTSTAMP:20240831T111314Z
CREATED:20240831T111310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240831T111314Z
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SUMMARY:Genre Bending: Writing Outside the Lines” with Carole Stivers
DESCRIPTION:When scientist Carole Stivers began writing science fiction\, she dreamed of readers she’d never met\, enjoying and discussing her work. But she also dreamed of acceptance in “literary circles.” She secured an agent unfamiliar with sci-fi who saw cross-over potential for her debut novel\, The Mother Code. What happened next was a crash course in the impact of genre classification on book marketing. Carole will tell you what she wished she had known before embarking on the ever-shifting seas of literary genre\, and offer tips on how you might keep your own head above water when “writing outside the lines.”
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/genre-bending-writing-outside-the-lines-with-carole-stivers/
LOCATION:1955 Broadway\, 1955 Broadway\, Oakland\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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