Publishing Day
2004
Saturday, March 27
REALITY PUBLISHING:
Exploding the Myths
To
weather dark economic forecasts, how do authors and publishers prepare themselves
for what may lie ahead? What do small publishers need to know to maximize their
reach? What do authors need to do to survive and thrive, publicizing a book
successfully?
To answer these questions, Publishing Day has arranged eight hours
of programming in close proximity to lunch outlets along the Downtown Pedestrian
Mall. All
Publishing Day Programs are free and open to the public, but rooms do have a
seating capacity so arrive early to be assured a seat.
In conjunction with Publishing
Day is the annual Vendors Fair in the Omni Hotel Atrium. Attendees feel free
to browse through the many publishers and
authors
booths between panels.
FREE DRAWING! If you get to the Vendors Fair and sign
up before 4 p.m., you will be eligible to win a free book submission to Print-on-Demand
publishers
1stBooks or iUniverse. That’s right, these P-O-D publishers will publish
the raffle winners’ books (each a value of $700) for absolutely free!
You could be an author before you know it!
LIST OF VENDORS at Vendors Fair
SCHEDULE
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
The Five P's of Book Publicity
The essentials with publisher Jacqueline Deval (Hearst Books), publicists
Lissa Warren (Da Capo Press) and Darcie Rowan (McAllister Communications), and
consultant Sam Horn (Action Seminars/Consulting). Moderated by Bella Stander.
Omni, James Monroe Room
Book, Screen and In-Between
Explore the many ways in which the page becomes the screen with authors Max
Allan Collins (The Road to Perdition), Patrick McGilligan (Alfred
Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light and Hollywood Backstory series),
Mara Purl (Milford-Haven novels), and actor-screenwriter Mickey Knox
(The Good, the
Bad, and the Dulce Vita: The Adventures of an Actor in Tinseltown,
Paris
&
Rome), .
Moderated
by
Avery
Chenoweth.
Omni, Salon A
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12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Buzz Your Book
Join publicity specialist Jacqueline Deval (Hearst Books) and authors M.J.
Rose (Sheet Music) and Doug Clegg (The Hour Before Dark) as
they brainstorm publicity avenues for books you bring them.
Omni, James Monroe Room
Editors, Publishers and the Process
Join Ed Barber (Norton Senior Editor), Wendy Carlton (Riverhead Books Senior
Editor), and Ross Howell (Howell Press Publisher) for insights into how manuscripts
are
selected and edited for publication. Moderated by Bob Friedman, Hampton Roads
Press.
Omni, Salon A
Navigate Literary Publishing Successfully
Learn what literary publishers are looking for with Jeffrey Levine (Tupelo
Press Editor-and-Publisher), George Core (Sewanee Review Editor), Aimee Liu (PEN
Center West Vice President), and David Lee Rubin (Virginia Quarterly Review Poetry
Board Chair). Moderated by Streetlight Editor Susan Williamson.
Omni, Ash Lawn - Highland Room
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2 PM - 3:30 PM
Making a Book Website Work for You
Join web publicity specialist Carol Fitzgerald (TheBookReporter.com) and authors Marc Leepson (Saving Monticello) and Doug Clegg (The Hour Before Dark) as they discuss and demonstrate the advantages of a top-notch web presence.
Omni, James Monroe Room
Publish
and Flourish: Networking through Readerville.com
Join Readerville denizens Andi Buchanan(Toddler), Peter
Cashwell (The Verb 'To Bird'), M.J. Rose (Sheet Music), and
Roxana Robinson(Sweetwater) and discover Internet networking
as a path to career enhancement and sanity. Moderated by Janis Jaquith (Birdseed
Cookies).
Omni, Ash Lawn - Highland Room
4 PM - 5:30 PM
Choosing Print on Demand
With representatives from P-O-D publishers, Celeste Policastro (1stBooks),
Katherine Brandenberg (iUniverse) and John Harnish (Infinity Publishing).
Omni, Ash Lawn-Highland Room
Agents: Do I Need One?
Learn how and when to get one with veteran agents Simon Lipskar (Writers House),
James Hornfischer (James Hornfischer Literary Management) and Virginia Barber
(William Morris, ret.). Moderated by Lissa Warren (Senior Publicist, Perseus
Books)
McIntire Room, Central LIbrary
201 E. Market Street
Writing Children's Books
With youth authors Elise Carbone (Storm Warriors), Gerald Hausman
(The
Boy from Nine Miles: The Early Life of Bob Marley), and Myron Uhlberg (The
Printer).
Charlottesville Ice Park
230 W. Main Street
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