Learn the ins and outs of publishing
Tampa Bay Publishing Conference Schedule – Feb. 22-24
Friday, Feb. 22
Seminole Recreation Center (9100 113th St. N., Seminole, FL 33772)
12:30 – 1 p.m.
Sign in/registration
1 – 1:50 p.m.
The Debut Author Experience (panel)
Authors: Gale Massey, Heather Jones, Mark Vickers, Kenzie Jennings
2 – 2:40 p.m.
Sarah Nicolas – Author conversation/Q&A
2:50 – 3:40 p.m.
Lynne Hansen – How to Work with Your Cover Artist to Get the Cover You Deserve
3:20 – 4:10 p.m.
Storyteller Ross Tarr – Tips for the Stage/Presenting Your Work
4:20 – 5:20 p.m.
Lorin Oberweger – The Four Building Blocks of a Powerful Novel or Creative Nonfiction
5:30 – 6:10 p.m.
Tom Cuba – If You Think Writing Is Hard, You’re Not Doing It Right
6:20 – 7 p.m.
Stefani Deoul – Author conversation/Q&A
Saturday, Feb. 23
Creative Pinellas campus (12211 Walsingham Rd., Largo, FL 33778)
9:30 - 10 a.m.
Sign-in/register
10 - 11 a.m.
Jeff Strand – Stick With It! Sustaining Your Writing Passion in a Brutal Business
11:10 – 11:50 a.m.
Gregory Byrd – Author conversation/Q&A
12 – 12:40 p.m.
Erika Lance – Author conversation/Q&A
12:40 – 2:10 p.m.
Break
2:10 – 2:50 p.m.
Racquel Henry – Author conversation/Q&A
3 – 3:40 p.m.
Steph Post – Author conversation/Q&A
3:50 – 4:40 p.m.
The Art of Self-Promotion (panel)
With Colette Bancroft (Tampa Bay Times Book Editor), Julie Garisto (Creative Pinellas), Erika Lance (author/publisher), Mark Vickers (author), Maureen McDole (Keep St. Pete Lit), Amanda Dodge (marketing/PR)
Rapp Brewing (10930 Endeavour Way, Seminole, FL 33777)
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Wordier’s Publishing Salon
Participating publishers/journals: Dark Horse Florida Publishing (Gulfport), Red Mare (Ocala), Driftwood Press (Tampa), Raised Voice Press (Pinellas), 4 Horsemen (Pinellas), Shift - A Journal of Literary Oddities (Sarasota), Breaking Rules Publishing (St. Petersburg), Odet (Safety Harbor), Rebel Hearts Publishing (Tampa) and Saw Palm: Florida Literature & Art (Tampa)
Sunday, Feb. 24
Creative Pinellas campus (12211 Walsingham Rd., Largo, FL 33778)
10 – 10:50 a.m.
Balancing Your Writing with Your Day Job and Other Obligations (panel)
Authors: Jeff Strand, Sheree L. Greer, Arin Greenwood, Kenzie Jennings and Derik Cavignano
11 – 11:50 a.m.
Submit Yourself: How to Submit Your Work to Literary Magazines and Why You Should (panel)
Presented by Kitchen Table Literary Arts (Facilitated by Sheree L. Greer and featuring Mansi Goyal, Silk-Jazmyne Hindus and Courtney Alexander)
12 – 12:40 p.m.
Tyler Gillespie – Author conversation/Q&A
12:40 – 1:50 p.m.
Break
1:50 – 2:40 p.m.
Stop Going It Alone: A Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing Overview (panel)
Presented by Kitchen Table Literary Arts (Facilitated by Slam Anderson and featuring Kenya Nicole Boatright, Adrien Julious, Courtney Alexander and Sheree L. Greer)
2:50 – 3:30 p.m.
S.J. Sindu – Author conversation/Q&A
3:40 – 4:20 p.m.
Erica Dawson – Author conversation/Q&A