Saturday, September 13 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm:  This free event features morning and afternoon sessions with outstanding independent presses: Woodhall Press of Connecticut and Bordighera Press of New York. The conference begins with a keynote on traditional and indie publishing with David Legere, editorial director for the FalconGuides and Globe Pequot imprints of Globe Pequot Press and CEO of Woodhall Press, followed by a panel discussion with Legere and Woodhall authors on the inner workings of the editorial process. The afternoon session features a roundtable discussion with representatives of Bordighera Press, a cultural heritage imprint of the Calandra Institute of Queens College CUNY, on the soup-to-nuts submissions and publishing process. Both sessions include opportunities for audience Q&A, networking, and author book sales and signings. Publishing areas include essay, fiction, memoir, nonfiction and poetry. The event is free but requires registration; click HERE to register.  For questions, email Adele Annesi [email protected] or Lucy Handley [email protected]. A full event schedule is below.

Publisher/Author Setup & Attendee Sign-In

9:00 am to 10:00 am

9:00 am – Publishers and authors set up information and book tables (tables already available)

9:45 am – Attendee sign-in

Morning Conference Schedule

10:00 am to 12:15 pm

10:00 am – Introduction: Indie author Adele Annesi

10:15 am – Keynote: David Legere, CEO Woodhall Press

10:45 am – Break

11:00 am – Moderated Woodhall publisher/author panel with audience Q&A

11:45 am – Networking with publisher and authors plus author book sales and signings

Lunch Break

12:15 pm to 1:30 pm

Break for lunch plus discussion opportunities, book sales and signings

Afternoon Conference Schedule

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm 

1:30 pm – Introduction: Indie author Adele Annesi

1:45 pm – Moderated roundtable with Bordighera Press representatives and authors with attendee Q&A

2:30 pm – Networking with publisher representatives and authors plus author book sales and signings

Networking Reception

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Publishers, representatives, authors and attendees can meet, author books for signing and purchase