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Are you searching for fresh strategies to hone your career as an author? Learn from bestselling authors, literary agents, Hollywood executives and more at the inaugural Indie Author Conference. Hosted by Author Solutions, the IAC was developed from years of experience working with authors. Interactive workshops, seminars and panels covering topics in writing, publishing and marketing will equip you to reach your goals as a self-published author.
We were thrilled to welcome our keynote speakers Michael Hyatt, chairman of the largest Christian publishing company in the world, Thomas Nelson Publishers, and Lisa Genova, The New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice, originally self-published. We thank those who participated in the 2011 conference and contributed to its success.
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Blogs
Leading with Purpose
Blog of Michael Hyatt, chairman of Thomas Nelson
http://michaelhyatt.com/
Terry Whalin's Right Writing
http://www.right-writing.com/
Terry Whalin's The Writing Life
http://terrywhalin.blogspot.com/
The Indie Book Writers Blog
http://indiebookwriters.com/
Writing Programs
According to the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP), the U.S. association of university creative writing teachers, there are 822 degree programs in creative writing in the United States.
http://www.awpwriter.org/
Christian Writing Organizations and Websites
Sally Stuart
Author of annual Christian Writers' Market Guide
http://www.stuartmarket.com
Faith Writers
A place for Christian writers to showcase their writing skills
http://www.faithwriters.com/
Christian Writers
A Web site where writers may easily access the tools and resources to create, market and publish their work.
http://christianwriters.com/
Christian Writers Guild
http://www.christianwritersguild.com/
Contests
2011 Los Angeles Book Festival Call for Entries
The 2011 Los Angeles Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual celebration of books deserving more attention from the world publishing community.
The Los Angeles Book Festival will consider entries in general non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children’s books, cookbooks, science fiction, business, spiritual, genre-based, how-to, photography/art, spiritual, poetry, foreign language, romance and mysteries, teenage/young adult, how-to and the wild card (anything goes!) categories published on or after Jan. 1, 2008.
Entries can be in English, French, Spanish, German or Portuguese and can be from major publishers, self-published or issued by an independent publishing house.
Our grand prize for the Los Angeles Book Festival is $1500 cash and a flight to Los Angeles for our gala awards ceremony in March, 2012. Deadline submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close of business on January 25, 2012.
Submitted works will be judged by a panel of publishing industry experts using the following criteria:
- General excellence and the author's passion for telling a good story.
- The potential of the work to gain a wider audience in the worldwide market.
Learn more on how to enter »
2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards
The 16th Independent Publisher Book Awards, conducted annually to honor the year's best independently published titles, are now accepting entries for books with 2011 or 2012 copyrights or released between November 1, 2010 and March 15, 2012. Early-bird entry fee deadline is October 15, 2011 - save $20 per National category entry. Final deadline is March 15, 2012.
Launched in 1996, the Independent Publisher Book Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers. Established as the first unaffiliated awards program open exclusively to independents, the "IPPYs" recognize hundreds of the year's best books, bringing them to the attention of booksellers, buyers, librarians, and book lovers. The IPPY Awards contest is among the largest and most recognized book awards events in the world, and all independent, university, small press, and self-publishers who produce books intended for the North American market are eligible to enter.
The Regional IPPY Awards identify the best books published about each of eight U.S. and two Canadian regions, plus Australia/New Zealand. New this year, and in recognition of changing publishing technology, five e-book categories have been added. All entrants are automatically considered for a short list of Outstanding Books of the Year, recognizing titles that break new ground in specialized categories such as "Freedom Fighter of the Year," "Most Likely to Save the Planet" and also new this year, "Outstanding E-Book Achievement." Winners receive medals, certificates, and earn credibility, publicity — and increased book sales!
Learn how to enter >>