4th Annual New York Roundtable Writers' Conference

April 11-12, 2008
New York City

http://www.writersconferencenyc.org

The New York Center for Independent Publishing hosts this conference, which focuses on the business of writing. Attendees range from new to experienced writers. Sample topics include:

• Writing Book Proposals
• Writing a Winning Query Letter
• Online Publishing
• PR and Marketing
• Independent Publishers
• Self Publishing
  

Editors, agents, publicists, authors, and publishers, including representatives from major publishing houses (HarperCollins, Random House, Simon & Schuster, McGraw-Hill) will be present.

Registration Fees: Early bird - $225 for one day; $325 for both days; includes a copy of Getting Your Book Published for Dummies. Regular - $250 for one day; $350 for both days

Early-bird Deadline: March 15, 2008

Questions: Call: 212.764.7021 or e-mail: nycip@nycip.org

Reminder of Upcoming Events

Self-Publishing Symposium, New York City: March 9, 2008 http://www.aspicomm.com/selfpublishingsymposium

The American Society of Journalists & Authors Annual Conference, New York City: April 12-13, 2008
http://www.asja.org/wc/2008

BookExpo America, Los Angeles: May 29 – June 1, 2008
http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/

Black Writers Reunion & Conference, Tampa: June 19-21, 2008
http://www.blackwriters.org/

Harlem Book Fair, New York City: July 19, 2008
http://www.qbr.com/

2008 Cushcity.com Book Club Cruise: August 24-31, 2008 http://www.cushcity.com/displaypages/2008cruise.htm

Queens Book Fair, Queens, NY: August 30, 2008
http://www.queensbookfair.com/index.html

Beach Book Festival

May 3, 2008
Atlantic City, NJ

http://www.beachbookfestival.com

JM Northern Media is seeking entries for its inaugural Beach Book Festival, which is designed to celebrate the hottest books for the upcoming summer season.

Author of the Year, Designer of the Year, and Publisher of the Year will be awarded. The outstanding title in each of the 15 specified categories will also be recognized.

Grand Prize: $1,500 cash, a flight to Atlantic City, and a publicity campaign from a PR firm

Eligibility: Self-published or independent publisher titles, published on or after January 1, 2000. Titles must still be available for purchase

Entry Fee: $50/submission. Submit one (1) copy of each book per category

Deadline: Postmarked by April 25, 2008

For full details, please visit the Web site.

13th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

April 25-27, 2008
Los Angeles, CA

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is the largest book festival in the country. Indoor and outdoor events will celebrate the written word, including a book awards presentation on Friday, April 25th. (Nominations are made by the panel of judges, so you can't submit your book for consideration).

If you're interested in attending, volunteering, or exhibiting (cost is $1,100), please visit http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks.