Annual conference features meet-and-greets with publishing industry executives
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Aspiring authors can get the information and contacts they need to turn their books into bestsellers when they attend Author 101 University, an annual event featuring panels, lectures and networking opportunities with agents, publishing executives and marketing professionals.
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"If you're an aspiring or accomplished author, speaker, entrepreneur or small business owner who wants to network with and learn from bestselling authors and experts in marketing, Author 101 University is the place to be. You'll meet top publishing and marketing experts and discover their proven techniques to get your book published," said Rick Frishman, the event producer and publisher of Morgan James Publishing.
"Everyone has a lot of fun and most importantly, everyone walks away with what they need so they can grow their success as an author. Author 101 University is the only place where you can get everything you need under one roof in one weekend. Isn't it time you discovered all the world holds for you as a successful author?" he said.
The next Author101 University event is Oct. 23-26, 2014 in Los Angeles. An early-bird discount of $100 is available until Sept. 20, 2014, along with the opportunity to bring a friend for free. The early bird discount code is earlybird14.
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Attendees will find out:
- What kinds of books are publishers like Harper Collins, Morgan James, Adams Media, Wiley, Random House, and Simon & Schuster are looking for?
- What is the best way to get your manuscript read when you're an unpublished author?
- What are the biggest mistakes to avoid when writing book proposals?
- How can an unknown author find literary agents who want to represent you
- How can a new author get book published?
- How can an author bring new life to an old book?
- How to make your book a bestseller
Author 101 University will expand your brand, your earnings and your reputation as the authority in your field.
"After 4 days at Author101 University you'll leave with the precise tools to propel yourself into the top 3% of any industry," he said.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Gary W. Goldstein has produced some of Hollywood's biggest box-office hits, generating well over a billion dollars in worldwide revenue, receiving multiple Academy Award nominations, People's Choice Awards, a Golden Globe and various other awards.
- Bill Gladstone, Agent, Author and Producer, has personally placed more than 5,000 titles with dozens of publishers including Eckhart Tolle and Neale Donald Walsch, and radio talk show host Thom Hartmann.
- Bruce Barbour, Literary Agent and Publishing Consultant has held executive positions at several publishing houses including Random House. In 1997, Bruce founded Literary Management Group, Inc., a full service literary agency and publishing consulting firm that has represented best-selling authors including Zig Ziglar and has consulted with numerous publishing houses.
- David Hancock, Founder of Morgan James Publishing, was named a Finalist in the Best Chairman category in The 2006 American Business Awards hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post. David will be teaching Guerrilla Marketing for Writers.
- Peter Hoppenfeld, Attorney, is widely recognized as the go to attorney and advisor in the representation of direct marketers, speakers, authors, information marketers, thought leaders, entrepreneurs and domestic and international training companies and their founders in all aspects of their legal and business affairs.
- John Narramore, Senior Editor, John Wiley & Sons
- Glenn Yeffeth, Publisher, Ben Bella Books
"You'll be engaged as these top pros share their expertise, reveal the inner workings of the publishing industry, and discuss various approaches to common marketing and publishing challenges," said Frishman. "It's about helping authors take their publishing careers to the next level."
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