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"AC is the current that
propels your career."
Carolyn Howard-Johnson,
Authors' Coalition founder
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Tip
Many children's authors believe they
must find an illustrator before they find a publisher. Not
so, if they intend to work with a large traditional
publisher.
Find tips on writing, promotion or
tech on every page of this website.
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By Jay Bern
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(These
are all conferences Carolyn has spoken at or is connected with and
personally recommends.)
Writer's Conferences
Put
Pen to Paper,
a conference for those interested in the art of
writing and the business of writing. For more information,
e-mail Valerie Coleman at the Pen To Paper Literary Symposium, in
Dayton, Ohio.
The Muse
On Writing (Lea Schizas) and The Frugal Book Promoter (Carolyn
Howard-Johnson) cosponsor the Muse Online
Writers Conference every October. It's free, Please register early.
Mikhail
Iossel founded Summer Literary Semesters
where writers can learn more about the craft of writing in places like
St. Petersburg, Russia, Montreal, Canada, and Kenya. I recommend their
program highly.
Dayton
University's
Erma Bombeck Writers' Conference is directed by humorist Tim Bete and is one of the best.
Sinclair Lewis
Writers' Conference in Sinclair Lewis's
hometown of Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Their Main Street is his Main Street.
Annual Catholic Writers’ Conference Online, spring. Sponsored by the
Catholic Writers Guild and Canticle Magazine. Director Karina
Fabian.
http://www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org
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Other Conferences:
Nevada
Reading Week Conference, Reno, NV.
Contact:
Ellen Fockler. Certification
and college credit available.
Arts for
the Soul includes writers. It is in
Steamboat Springs in the majestic Rocky Mountains. Call 800-299-6811
for more information.
Book Fairs
(The book
fairs below are ones that your Authors' Coalition has personally presented
at or participated in some other way. Contact her for
recommendations if you wish. Conventions and
tradeshows are listed separately below.)
 West
Hollywood Book Fair, a medium-sized fair, large enough to draw crowds,
small enough to give participating authors attention. Your programming
contact is Corey Roskin.
LA
Times/UCLA Festival of Books. One of the nation's largest with estimated
135,000 visitors each year. Authors' Coalition has sponsored a double booth
there for several years running. Contact Carolyn Howard-Johnson
for
details or visit our book fair-focused blog at
http://www.authorscoalition.blogspot.com.
National Book Festival on the mall in Washington DC is sponsored by the
Library of Congress. Opportunities for presenters other than very famous or
extremely well-reviewed or connected authors is limited. Excellent sponsors.
It has room to grow.
 The
Southern Book Festival alternates between Memphis and Nashville. True
southern hospitality. Sponsored by Tennessee Humanities.
http://tn-humanities.org/festival/current.php
The Catholic Writer’s Guild (www.catholicwritersguild.org)
and Canticle Magazine (http://www.canticlemagazine.com)
sponsor Catholic Writer’s Conference Online May 2-9, 2008.
The conference is FREE and conducted entirely via Internet. Advance
registration is required. To register or for more information, go to
www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org.
Your programming contact is Karina Fabian,
www.fabianspace.com.
Others
Southern California Book
Sellers,
Texas Book Festival.
Buckeyes Book Fair (Ohio).
Kentucky Book Fair.
Miami Book Fair (Florida).
Spring Book Show (Atlanta, GA)
London Book Fair
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Philadelphia Book Festival
Conventions and Tradeshows
The
DIY Convention: Do It Yourself in Film, Music & Books
PMA's
Mini University is featured at Book Expo America each year.
Virginia
Library Association Annual Meeting and Exhibit offers a book exhibit.
Contact
Mark Trocchi.
Massachusetts Library Association
Annual Meeting and Exhibit. Association Book Exhibit. A
combined exhibit and professional conference.
For
another list of book fairs and
tradeshows -- national and international --
click
here.
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