{"id":1418,"date":"2018-07-27T18:11:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T07:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booksandpublishing.com.au\/independentpublishing\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2018-07-27T18:11:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T07:11:04","slug":"bookings-open-for-inaugural-indie-publishing-forums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booksandpublishing.com.au\/independentpublishing\/articles\/2018\/07\/27\/1418\/bookings-open-for-inaugural-indie-publishing-forums\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookings open for inaugural Indie Publishing Forums"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bookings are now open for the inaugural Indie Publishing Forums, a series of events\u00a0<\/span>aimed at small publishers, self-publishers, aspiring writers, established authors, students of publishing and creative writing, and those interested in how book publishing works.<\/p>\n

The Indie Publishing Forums are a joint initiative created by the Small Press Network (SPN), IngramSpark,\u00a0Books+Publishing<\/em>\u00a0and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA), and supported by the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA), the Queensland Writers Centre, Writers Victoria and Writing NSW.<\/span><\/p>\n

Held in the evenings, the forums will take place in Melbourne (at the Wheeler Centre on 31 July), Brisbane (at the State Library of Queensland on 1 August) and Sydney (at the Sebel Chatswood on 9 August).<\/span><\/p>\n

Each forum will feature a keynote address by IngramSpark US director Robin Cutler on the changing technological face of publishing and how that affects a book\u2019s pathway to market.<\/span><\/p>\n

Panels of industry experts will discuss topics such as the current state of the market in Australia, identifiers and metadata, timelines for marketing and publicity, how to deal with a distributor, author\/publisher relations, and what booksellers are looking for. The sessions will also incorporate audience Q&As.<\/span><\/p>\n

Panellists include:<\/span><\/p>\n