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SUMMARY:Going Global with Sharp Earth
DESCRIPTION:With Sharp Earth\, type designer Lucas Sharp sought to answer the question\, “Is it possible to design a typeface for the whole world?” \nWhat began as a series of sketches drawn on a road trip through Thailand would eventually become Sharp Type’s largest typeface family to date. Developed in close collaboration with local type experts from around the world over the course of nearly 7 years\, Sharp Earth includes Latin\, Greek\, Cyrillic\, Thai\, Japanese\, Arabic\, and Devanagari—with more to come. \nIn this in-person Letterform Lecture\, Sharp will share the development\, cultural complexities\, production challenges\, technical intricacies\, and triumphs of a contemporary multi-script design that is still being defined in this pioneering field of type design\, adding to the fruitful conversation that is all too relevant in our increasingly globalized world. \nPlease note that this Letterform Lecture will not be live-streamed; however\, you may select the ticketed option to receive the video of the lecture and Q&A after the event concludes. \nLetterform Lectures are a public aspect of the Type West postgraduate program. The series is co-presented by the San Francisco Public Library\, where events are free and open to all.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/going-global-with-sharp-earth/
LOCATION:Letterform Archive\, 2325 Third St Floor 4R\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94107\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240804T153000
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SUMMARY:Rhys Bowen at Sisters in Crime
DESCRIPTION:Rhys Bowen’s work has sold close to 10 million copies in over 30 languages. She has been nominated for every major mystery award and has won multiple Agatha\, Anthony\, and Macavity Awards. She will speak in person at Radford Studio Center in Studio City and via Zoom as part of California Sisters in Crime Chapters’ Sizzling Summer Speaker Series. \nJoin here on Aug. 4 at 2 PM Pacific Time to attend the online event. No pre-registration necessary. \nIf you are interested in attending the live event in Studio City\, register here.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/rhys-bowen-at-sisters-in-crime/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240804T120000
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SUMMARY:BABA Sunday Session
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn from a bay area book artist.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/baba-sunday-session-21/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:BABA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T210000
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SUMMARY:My Dinner with Jane Smiley
DESCRIPTION:My Dinner With is a series of intimate dinners to support Litquake in our 25th anniversary year. We promise delicious food\, dazzling conversation\, delectable wine provided by Saintsbury Winery\, and lots of laughs—all in support of the Litquake Foundation.\n​\nIn prior novels\, Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley has taken readers from an Iowa farm to the heart of Paris\, from nineteenth-century Monterey to twenty-first century Hollywood. Now\, in Lucky\, Smiley invites readers onto the tour bus with folk rocker Jodie Rattler\, in a gorgeously adventurous coming-of-age story that’s infused with romance and the 1970s music scene. We can’t wait to hear the dinner music playlist for this one!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/my-dinner-with-jane-smiley/
LOCATION:TBD
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T120000
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SUMMARY:London Strife: the Great Bookbinding Strike of 1786
DESCRIPTION:Historically\, bookbinders worked for longer hours and for less pay than most artisans. In the revolutionary unease of the late eighteenth century\, the London bookbinders decided to strike for a reduction in their working day. This landed the binders in trouble\, with some ending up in jail. The Great Bookbinding Strike of 1786 is an extraordinary story of labor strife\, fine bookbinding\, early trade unionism\, and the long journey towards the forty hour week. \nDominic trained at the London College of Printing (1988-90)\, and spends his time restoring antiquarian books\, creating design bindings for exhibitions and to commission\, teaching and lecturing. \n\nRiley has made about eighty design bindings to date. These are held in places such as the British Library\, the V&A\, the the Grolier Club in New York\, and the San Francisco Public Library. He has won over twenty prizes for his bindings\, including first prize – the Paul Getty Award — in Designer Bookbinders’ International Competition in 2013. He has taught and lectured across the world and spends his summer teaching at the San Francisco Center for the Book. Dominic was elected Fellow of DB in 2009 and currently serves as President of the Society of Bookbinders. \n\nCost: $10 \nWebinars are recorded and available to all registered attendees after the webinar.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/london-strife-the-great-bookbinding-strike-of-1786/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T123000
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SUMMARY:Getting Your Book Discovered on Amazon: The Art to Keywords and Categories
DESCRIPTION:Learn the strategies behind finding profitable keywords\, uncovering bestselling categories\, and making changes in minutes that can affect your Amazon book sales indefinitely. This presentation dives into the behavior of the shopper on Amazon to help you connect with your target audience\, resulting in higher visibility and more copies sold. \nIncluded topics are:\n– Finding profitable keywords that readers actually search for on Amazon\n– Identifying niche bestseller categories while avoiding devastating ghost categories\n– Learning how to become a category bestseller without spending thousands\n– Strategies to make a book more discoverable to target readers\n…plus more and a Q/A session!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/getting-your-book-discovered-on-amazon-the-art-to-keywords-and-categories/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240802T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240802T203000
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SUMMARY:In His Own Words: A James Baldwin Centennial Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate James Baldwin’s 100th birthday with an immersive night of readings and performance. Attendees are invited to engage with works from and inspired by Baldwin\, including written selections\, film\, music\, and multimedia artworks. Featuring Arnold Grisham\, Daniel B. Summerhill\, Jewelle Gomez\, Kevin Dublin\, Laura Sheppard\, Michele Elam\, Nigel Hatton\, and Norman Gee. Co-sponsored by the Museum of the African Diaspora.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/in-his-own-words-a-james-baldwin-centennial-celebration/
LOCATION:Mechanics’ Institute

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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240801T120000
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SUMMARY:August 1- Ask a Publisher AMA
DESCRIPTION:As everyone probably knows\, you or your agent needs to get your book or proposal into the hands of an interested editor; that’s the first hurdle. \nA well-crafted proposal\, an agent with good relationships\, and choosing the right editors to approach are the first steps. \nWhat most would-be authors don’t know is that the editor has to turn around and sell you to an editorial board. The sales management\, more often than not\, makes the decisions. \nIf sales and marketing think they can sell your book\, then you’ve got a wonderful chance of getting published. \nSo how do you sell your book to a publisher? \nIf it’s your first book\, you have no Nielsen Bookscan number to get in the way. That can be a blessing\, but you have to prove that you are an “influencer” that can sell your book and provide the publisher’s sales force with the ammo they need to go out to the trade. \nPublishing veteran Peter Rubie will help you navigate the rapids of book publishing so you can find the perfect home for your books. Bring all your questions about book publishing so you can learn from some of the best in the business!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/august-1-ask-a-publisher-ama/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240729T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240729T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240706T002211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T002214Z
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SUMMARY:Litquake's Literary Pub Trivia
DESCRIPTION:Has your Norton Anthology been gathering dust since your undergrad days? Have you forgotten the difference between an anapest and a trochee (if you ever knew)? It’s time to hit the books and brush up on your knowledge of literature: from A.A. Milne to ZYZZYVA. \nForm a team with up to six players (or we’ll match you up with some other Dickensian Orphans if you’re coming solo)\, and compete for prizes from Litquake\, San Francisco Public Library\, Green Apple Books\, Shotgun Players\, Saintsbury Winery\, and many more! Our host for the evening is journalist\, author\, public speaker\, and game show fan Jeneé Darden. \nPrizes will be awarded to the three highest-scoring teams\, as well as the team with the best team name. Tickets will support the Litquake Foundation in our 25th year of presenting literary events throughout the Bay Area. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Gilman Brewing and Joyride Pizza.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/litquakes-literary-pub-trivia/
LOCATION:Gilman Brewing Company\, 912 Gilman St\, Berkeley\, 94710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241221T170000
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SUMMARY:MWA NorCal explores AI
DESCRIPTION:MWA NorCal invites you to a 6-session Zoom series to explore different aspects of AI. What is it—an existential threat or a cool new set of tools? Maybe both? What we know for sure is that it’s all around us and it’s here to stay. So\, join us on the third Saturday of the month as we try to figure out how to make sense of it\, what to be wary of\, and how to use it ethically as authors. \nEach Zoom session will explore a different capability of AI. Join when you can\, for what interests you. You won’t be lost if you can’t make them all. You need to register for these Zoom sessions. Please use the links below. \nThe AI landscape is changing quickly\, and we’ll change topics if something new and interesting comes up\, but for now the topics we plan to cover include: \n\nAn Introduction to Generative AI – What is it and why should writers care?\n\nSaturday\, July 27  @ 2:00 pm (rescheduled): Watch it HERE.\n\n\nGenerative AI and Words – How it works\, tools you might find useful\, and how to protect your own writing.\n\nSaturday\, August 17 @ 2:00 pm: Sign up HERE.\n\n\nGenerative AI and Images – We’ll play with the mind-blowing capabilities of image-creation tools and figure out how to use them ethically.\n\nSaturday\, September 21 @ 2:00 pm: Sign up HERE.\n\n\nGenerative AI and Web Design – We’ll look at music\, video\, and design environments for creating compelling websites and marketing pieces.\n\nSaturday\, October 19: Sign up HERE.\n\n\nGenerative AI and Voice – We’ll explore options for generating audiobooks.\n\nSaturday\, November 16: Sign up HERE.\n\n\nAI and Translation – From including multiple languages in your work to translating your entire backlist\, what’s possible with AI translation tools?\n\nSaturday\, December 21: Sign up HERE
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/mwa-norcal-explores-ai/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T170000
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SUMMARY:Beast Crawl Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join local writers for an amazing reading series festival.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/beast-crawl-literary-festival/
LOCATION:various\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240725T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240725T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240706T205120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T205122Z
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SUMMARY:Technical Editing Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Are you a technical editor\, or interested in learning about technical editing? Join a friendly discussion of editing in technical fields. \nThis event is free to attend and open to all editors.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/technical-editing-meetup-11/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Meet-up
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240724T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240724T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Born Accessible: How to Build InDesign Files with Accessibility in Mind
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual lesson on Born Accessible books\, focusing on implementing accessibility features in InDesign before export to ebook. We’ll cover the Born Accessible philosophy\, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines principles\, and some definitions\, before diving into a demonstration of improving your InDesign file’s accessibility\, including Metadata\, Navigation\, Hierarchy and Semantics\, and Image Descriptions. Attendees will walk away with hands-on knowledge. \nOur presenter\, Kris Tomes of Tomes Publishing Services\, has been freelancing and consulting for publishers throughout North America and New Zealand since 2012\, most recently focusing on accessibility and meeting the European Accessibility Act requirements. She also spent nearly 10 years at children’s publisher Lerner Publishing Group\, where she led the company’s accessibility team and managed ebooks\, audiobooks\, databases\, apps\, and e-reading platform.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/webinar-born-accessible-how-to-build-indesign-files-with-accessibility-in-mind/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240722T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240722T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240705T233602Z
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SUMMARY:The Material Culture of Advertising: Treasures from the Winterthur Library’s Collection of Trade Literature
DESCRIPTION:Before Amazon\, before big box stores\, and even before mailboxes sagged under the weight of catalogs in the mid-20th century\, customers and shop-owners alike turned to a wide variety of media to select their purchases\, and to aspire to grander lifestyles. Trade cards\, trade catalogs\, advertising ephemera\, and sales samples illuminate the art of buying\, selling\, and dreaming in the past\, painting a picture of the everyday lives of Americans as consumers. These items can be quite beautiful – they were created to facilitate sales\, after all – and reflect broader aesthetic trends\, as well as advertising styles\, cultural values\, and the distribution of products historically. And beyond its intended use as a promotional tool\, trade media often found a second life at the hands of 19th century scrapbookers. \nThe dynamic nature of trade material makes it a valuable tool for research\, as well as creative inspiration. The Winterthur Library\, located outside Wilmington\, Delaware\, holds a vibrant and vast collection of such trade material\, including fabric swatch books\, hand-drawn watercolor catalogs\, engraved promotional cards\, chromolithographed labels\, and more – hundreds of thousands of items. Join Winterthur Library Curator of Special Collections Allie Alvis as they journey through 400 years of advertising and promotion in America and Europe\, highlighting some of the wonderful (and sometimes weird) trade treasures from the library’s collection and presenting them in the broader milieu of material culture. \nA virtual presentation by Alexandra Alvis\, book historian and curator\, special collections\, Winterthur Museum\, Garden & Library
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/the-material-culture-of-advertising-treasures-from-the-winterthur-librarys-collection-of-trade-literature/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240720T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240720T193000
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SUMMARY:Citizen Printer Exhibition Reception
DESCRIPTION:Letterform Archive’s fifth gallery exhibition\, Amos Paul Kennedy\, Jr.: Citizen Printer\, explores the bold language\, graphic typography\, and colorful layering in a wide variety of printed artifacts such as broadsides\, maps\, church fans\, handbills and oversized posters produced throughout his career. \nEncompassing the evolving trajectory of Black liberation in the United States\, from growing up in the ’60s during the Civil Rights Era\, to the rise of Black Nationalism in the ’70s\, to the present Post-Civil Rights era\, Kennedy has seen how these movements have shaped Black identity in the United States and has drawn from this as inspiration. \nCurated by designer and author Kelly Walters\, Letterform Archive’s exhibition also includes a few lesser-known artist’s books that showcase Kennedy’s early start with letterpress printing and bookbinding. Together\, these works demonstrate the rich cultural traditions of Black printing and the importance of Black authorship. \nJoin Kennedy and Walters at Letterform Archive for this solo exhibition featuring over 150 type-driven artifacts from the self-described “humble negro printer.” We’ll provide refreshments and a wonderful opportunity to engage in conversation with Kennedy\, Walters\, and others in our staff and community.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/citizen-printer-exhibition-reception/
LOCATION:Letterform Archive\, 2325 Third St Floor 4R\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240722
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SUMMARY:Book Passage Mystery Conference 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference is THE conference for those looking to up their mystery writing game. After 29 years\, its reputation only continues to grow—because it covers everything you need\, from story development and writing skills to finding an agent and publisher. Here’s what you’ll find at this intensive 3-day Conference: \n\nExperienced authors teach setting\, dialogue\, and character development.\nEditors\, agents\, and publishers coach participants on getting published.\nWe talk about mystery genres: private eye\, amateur sleuth\, cyber-crime\, police procedural\, and historical.\nConferees meet with panels of crime-fighting professionals like detectives\, forensic experts\, prosecutors\, and defense lawyers\, to help bring realism to writing.\nOptional private manuscript evaluations can be arranged for participants.\n\nPlus—good food\, small groups\, and a whole lot of networking & socialization with authors from beginner to MWA Grand Master (quite a few are Conference alumni!)
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/book-passage-mystery-conference-2024/
LOCATION:Book Passage
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240706T210846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T210846Z
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SUMMARY:Let's Talk Layouts
DESCRIPTION:Grids offer a structured framework for layouts that assist with the consistency and coherence of design—but most frequently they seem to adhere to a rectilinear form with placement outside of that form either seeming “random” or “breaking the grid.” \nThis informative session challenges what you already know about layout and looks at how layouts can be built with the help of other Creative Cloud applications or within InDesign natively. \n\nAbout the Presenter\nTony Harmer (a.k.a The Design Ninja) is best described as a creative utility-knife and learning-content author with a long career in design\, illustration\, photography\, video and animation. His LinkedIn Learning courses have had over 2.2 million learners and he is a popular speaker/presenter with his often-off-the-wall sessions that always provide a ton of tips\, techniques\, insights and inspirations delivered with humour and enthusiasm that is totally infectious.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/lets-talk-layouts/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
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SUMMARY:The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels
DESCRIPTION:Join author and historian Sandra Bonura in conversation online on her new book\, The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels. \nThe Sugar King of California is the astonishingly intimate story of one of the most controversial entrepreneurs of the 19th century – a rule-breaking visionary who through his sugar empire became one of the richest Americans in history alongside John D. Rockefeller\, Warren Buffett\, and Bill Gates. Bonura tells the rags-to-riches story of Spreckels’s role in the developments of the sugarcane industry in the American West and across the Pacific\, triumphing in a milieu rife with cronyism and corruption and ultimately transforming California’s industry & labor. But there’s always a cost for single-minded determination; the legendary family quarrels even included a murder charge. Spreckels’s biography is one of business triumph & tragedy\, a portrait of a family torn apart by money\, jealousy\, and ego.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/the-sugar-king-of-california-the-life-of-claus-spreckels/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
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SUMMARY:Self Publishing 101 with Claire Jones
DESCRIPTION:There are a whole range of publishing platforms available to those of us who wish to self-publish our book(s). Simply search “Self Publishing Platforms” online and you will find a list of articles touting: “The 17 BEST Self-Publishing Companies of 2023”\, “8 Best Free Self-Publishing Sites”\, “The 15 Best Self Publishing Companies to Support Your Writing Career”\, or “10 Best Self-Publishing Companies You Should Know”.  \nEach of them explains their rigorous “vetting” process and subsequent “qualified” picks\, and\, while the same platforms do show up on some of these lists\, the rankings are never predictable. \n\n\nSo who really knows which one is the best?  \nIt really boils down to how much you want to spend\, where and how you want the book distributed\, how you want to treat your copyright permissions\, and what kind of backend reporting system you want. \nI’m not going to list the various features of each of the platforms (that’s what those “Best Of” articles are for). What I will do is tell you why I chose the platforms I did. \n\nHope to see you there!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/self-publishing-101-with-claire-jones/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T110000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240706T202300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T202300Z
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SUMMARY:Editing With Disability/Chronic Illness
DESCRIPTION:This coffee chat centers people who work as editors and are living with disability and/or chronic illness. It is open to everyone. The idea was partly inspired by an active peer group currently hosted by the Society of Authors (https://www.societyofauthors.org/Groups/Authors-Disabilities-Illnesses-Network). \nGroup agreements that will be open for discussion at the start of the chat:\n* Disclosure (of illness/disability/etc.) is welcome. Disclosure is not required.\n* There are no requirements. We participate (or not) in the ways that work for us.\n* We take care of ourselves. Stretch\, eat\, drink\, take a break\, etc.\n* We can’t be articulate all the time. We give each other the benefit of the doubt and ask questions.\n* We keep confidentiality: Learning goes\, stories stay. \nThe online chat this Thursday will have an open agenda\, loosely focused on work-life: How do we define\, handle\, and sustain our work as editors. What kinds of projects are a good fit? How do we obtain enough but not too much work (if that is even possible in editing!)? What have we learned and what can we learn from each other?
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/editing-with-disability-chronic-illness-16/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Meet-up
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240721T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240426T174406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T174407Z
UID:10001080-1721289600-1721581200@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:San Francisco Art Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:The San Francisco Art Book Fair (SFABF) is pleased to announce its seventh year at Minnesota Street Project’s contemporary art campus. Open July 19 through July 21\, 2024\, with a preview the evening of July 18\, the SFABF is a free annual multi-day exhibition and celebration of printed material from independent publishers\, artists\, designers\, collectors\, and enthusiasts from around the world. \nThe fair places the unique history and perspectives of the Bay Area in conversation with national and international publishing communities. Free and open to the public\, SFABF features artists’ books\, art catalogs\, monographs\, periodicals\, zines\, printed ephemera\, and artists’ multiples. Throughout the weekend\, visitors to the fair are welcome to experience a diverse range of talks\, performances\, book launches\, special projects\, exhibitions\, and signings across the Project’s contemporary art campus\, as well as select off-site projects and events. \nPresented by the Minnesota Street Project Foundation\, SFABF’s mission is to help sustain the creation and distribution of printed material through support of the independent publishing community from the Bay Area and beyond\, and to expand our reach to new audiences.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/san-francisco-art-book-fair-3/
LOCATION:Minnesota Street Project
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T203000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240705T230456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T230456Z
UID:10001142-1721242800-1721248200@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:BABA Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:BABA meets the third Wednesday evening of each month via Zoom. Members share books\, work in progress and information about book events and resources.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/baba-monthly-meeting-24/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:BABA Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240706T003323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T003324Z
UID:10001168-1721239200-1721246400@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:The Jazzmen
DESCRIPTION:Join Larry Tye\, the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy\, in conversation with acclaimed interviewer and radio host Dr. Michael Krasny on Tye’s new book\, The Jazzmen. The Jazzmen is a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington\, Louis Armstrong\, and Count Basie—who\, born within a few years of one another\, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet. \nWhat is lesser known about these groundbreakers is that they were bound not just by their music or even the discrimination that they\, like nearly all Black performers of their day\, routinely encountered. Each defied and ultimately overcame racial boundaries by opening America’s eyes and souls to the magnificence of their music. In the process they wrote the soundtrack for the civil rights movement. \nBased on more than 250 interviews\, this exhaustively researched book brings alive the history of Black America in the early-to-mid 1900s through the singular lens of the country’s most gifted\, engaging\, and enduring African-American musicians.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/the-jazzmen/
LOCATION:Mechanics’ Institute

CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240706T202126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T202129Z
UID:10001176-1721232000-1721237400@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting and Proofreading Fiction
DESCRIPTION:If you copyedit or proofread fiction or want to learn more about doing so\, join host Erin Cusick for an informal discussion about the joys and challenges associated with editing fiction. Come prepared to share insights and experiences\, ask questions\, or just listen to learn from others. Though the event is open to all editors\, the discussion will stick closely to copyediting and proofreading. \nThis event is free to attend and open to all editors\, guests\, and/or members of related fields. Please note the new time\, which will continue in future meetings.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/happy-hour-discussion-copyediting-and-proofreading-fiction-11/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Meet-up
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240706T201943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T201944Z
UID:10001175-1721149200-1721154600@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Developmental Editing Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:Are you a developmental editor\, or interested in developmental editing? Join us for an informal chat about this fun and fascinating variety of editing. \nThis event is free to attend and open to all editors.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/developmental-editing-happy-hour-20/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Meet-up
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240712T200336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240712T200337Z
UID:10001183-1721131200-1721134800@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Developmental Editing with Scott Norton
DESCRIPTION:An additional reason to join the Zoom! We’ll be giving away 3 copies of the new edition of Scott’s book\, Developmental Editing! Grab a spot today! \nHave you ever received an unsolicited manuscript that would be a perfect match for your list if only it were better written? Or a first draft for which you paid a substantial advance that doesn’t come up to snuff? Have you ever been assigned a project for production and discovered serious problems of organization or argument in the text? \nIn this session\, Scott Norton will present nine critical factors to weigh when considering whether to engage a developmental editor. From assessing the project’s potential to successfully executing a developmental plan\, he’ll outline the basics and then invite attendees to pose questions.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/developmental-editing-with-scott-norton/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240715T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240715T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240705T232426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T232427Z
UID:10001149-1721062800-1721068200@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:California\, a Slave State
DESCRIPTION:California owes its origins and sunny prosperity to slavery. Spanish invaders captured Indigenous people to build the chain of Catholic missions. Russian otter hunters shipped Alaska Natives—the first slaves transported into California—and launched a Pacific slave triangle to China. Plantation slaves were marched across the plains for the Gold Rush. San Quentin Prison incubated California’s carceral state. Kidnapped Chinese girls were sold in caged brothels in early San Francisco. Indian boarding schools supplied new farms and hotels with unfree child workers. \nBy looking west to California\, Jean Pfaelzer upends our understanding of slavery as a North-South struggle and reveals how the enslaved in California fought\, fled\, and resisted human bondage. In unyielding research and vivid interviews\, Pfaelzer exposes how California gorged on slavery\, an appetite that persists today in a global trade in human beings lured by promises of jobs but who instead are imprisoned in sweatshops and remote marijuana grows\, or sold as nannies and sex workers. \nA virtual presentation by Jean Pfaelzer\, author and professor emerita of English and American Studies\, University of Delaware
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/california-a-slave-state-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240714T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240714T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240705T224708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T224709Z
UID:10001138-1720954800-1720962000@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:WILD Event: July East Bay Meetup
DESCRIPTION:We are returning to Kinfolx this month! Join us for a summer afternoon of coffee\, community\, and creativity in one of our favorite East Bay gathering spaces. Come with an open heart and connect with fellow designers and creatives in WILD. \nKinfolx is a Black-owned neighborhood gathering space\, envisioned as a modern-day public square. It’s a community centered on the fundamental value of our shared humanity and an opportunity to create joy together through connection and creativity. We encourage all attendees to make at least one purchase of a drink and/or food so as to help support this local communal space…
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/wild-event-july-east-bay-meetup/
LOCATION:Kinfolx Oakland\, 1951 Telegraph Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet-up
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240706T003053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T003054Z
UID:10001167-1720882800-1720890000@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:The Past\, Present\, and Future of San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:Join Willie L. Brown\, Jr.\, former two-term Mayor of San Francisco and Speaker of the California State Assembly\, in conversation with Pulitzer Prize finalist and San Francisco Chronicle urban design critic John King on the past\, present\, and future of San Francisco.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/the-past-present-and-future-of-san-francisco/
LOCATION:Mechanics’ Institute

CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T230117
CREATED:20240705T225324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T225325Z
UID:10001139-1720875600-1720886400@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Bookbinding Workshop: French Link Binding
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a hand binding workshop to create a hardcover French Link journal. Also known as Journal de liens en Français\, the French Link binding technique originated in 16th-century France and is a popular decorative binding. It is a variation of the Coptic binding with a series of looping X’s stitched along the spine and is a type of “lay-flat” binding. Experience for this class is recommended but not required. Class size is limited to 12 people per workshop. Reserve your spot today!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/monthly-bookbinding-workshop-french-link-binding/
LOCATION:American Bookbinders Museum
CATEGORIES:Events
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