The Publishing Professionals Network (PPN) is pleased to announce free attendance for fifteen aspiring and early-career publishers at its fifth annual conference.
The event, “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know: Publishing in Conversation with Other Industries,” will take place on Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Golden Gate Club in the Presidio, San Francisco.
Sessions will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on these topics:
The deadline to apply is April 2, 2018.
The application form can be found below. In the cover memo field, please articulate your motivations for exploring or pursuing a career in book publishing in one or two paragraphs. Please attach your resumé.
Preference will be given to persons with two years of experience or less in the book industry and to those who have demonstrated their interest in the book industry via extracurricular activities, volunteer work, or classes attended.
Persons of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and the differently abled are encouraged to apply.
The event, “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know: Publishing in Conversation with Other Industries,” will take place on Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Golden Gate Club in the Presidio, San Francisco.
Sessions will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on these topics:
- Changing Horses Mid-Career: How Moving to Different Roles in Publishing Can Revitalize Your Career
- Managing Creatives: How to Nurture and Channel the Creative Energies of Authors, Artists, Designers, and Other Talents
- The Wider Dimensions of Identity
- Reviewers’ View of Trade: What Do Book Reviewers Look For?
- Keeping Up with New Developments in E-Learning
- Financial Freedom for Freelancers
- Online Sales: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
- Diversity and Inclusion: Getting Started and Keeping Up the Momentum
- What’s the Secret to Discovering Talent through Social Media?
- Publishing for Good: Writing and Publishing that Focuses on Positive Social Change
- Taking Risks in Publishing and Beyond
- Big Data, Little Data: Using Data Analytics to Inform Acquisitions and Publishing Strategies
- Creative and Inexpensive Web Design
- Trends in Brick-and-Mortar Retail
The deadline to apply is April 2, 2018.
The application form can be found below. In the cover memo field, please articulate your motivations for exploring or pursuing a career in book publishing in one or two paragraphs. Please attach your resumé.
Preference will be given to persons with two years of experience or less in the book industry and to those who have demonstrated their interest in the book industry via extracurricular activities, volunteer work, or classes attended.
Persons of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and the differently abled are encouraged to apply.