These events are FREE and include author meet and greets, workshops, book readings, dance performances, arts, and craft activities, and exhibitors. Estos eventos son GRATIS y incluyen firma de libros por autores, talleres, lectura de libros, danzas, arte y manualidades, y exhibidores.
Join SFCB in celebrating our Fall 2024 exhibition "David King Publications 1977 - 2019"
An Open and Fun Forum on Pronouns, Short Attention Spans, and Whatever Else Makes You Crazed and Confused. Are the rules of copyediting and language usage changing as our culture changes? Of course they are! But how fast, and in a good direction? This PPN Professional Development session aims to provide everyone a chance to […]
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! 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, […]
The PPN Monthly Meetup was started in 2019 as an informal gathering of publishing professionals at a rotating location. With the onset of the pandemic, the event moved online and became the Virtual Monthly Meetup. The Monthly Meetup has become a regular appointment for people who bring their insights, experience, and wit to friendly, warm […]
Surviving a Layoff and Getting Back to Work Losing 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 […]
The PPN Monthly Meetup was started in 2019 as an informal gathering of publishing professionals at a rotating location. With the onset of the pandemic, the event moved online and became the Virtual Monthly Meetup. The Monthly Meetup has become a regular appointment for people who bring their insights, experience, and wit to friendly, warm […]
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! Watch 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 […]
The PPN Monthly Meetup was started in 2019 as an informal gathering of publishing professionals at a rotating location. With the onset of the pandemic, the event moved online and became the Virtual Monthly Meetup. The Monthly Meetup has become a regular appointment for people who bring their insights, experience, and wit to friendly, warm […]
Get the most out of your conference experience! Join 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 […]
The PPN Monthly Meetup was started in 2019 as an informal gathering of publishing professionals at a rotating location. With the onset of the pandemic, the event moved online and became the Virtual Monthly Meetup. The Monthly Meetup has become a regular appointment for people who bring their insights, experience, and wit to friendly, warm […]
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. The 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 […]