On the drizzly morning of December 2nd, 2015, some 200 young publishing professionals gathered at the new Hachette Book Group headquarters for the AAP’s annual Young to Publishing conference. There was a bright and expectant buzz as YPG members snatched up bagels and settled in for a day of panels and presentations featuring...
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Thank you to all the Bay Area YPGers who joined us for our Educational and Academic Publishing panel at the beautiful Cengage Learning office in San Francisco on September 24, 2015! We had a fantastic discussion surrounding the textbook and academic publishing world, lead by our incredibly knowledgeable and animated panelists: Serina Beauparlant, Editor-in-Chief,...
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Sometimes the hardest part of writing is getting started. And then, the hardest part of finishing something you’ve written, is realizing that it’s not really done. In the spirit of keeping your spirits lifted during the difficult before and after stages of writing, and as we approach National Novel Writing Month, I thought we should...
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YPG has been invited to RSVP to the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA)’s New York Chapter’s upcoming “In Conversation” event: In Conversation: 3 Women of Uncommon Talent on Living the Creative Life, which is set to take place on Monday, October 5th at 6:00pm in the Willa Cather Room of the Jefferson Market Library (425 Avenue of the Americas New...
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The Women’s National Book Association invites the YPG to join for a panel co-sponsored by the NYU Creative Writing Program on Friday, March 27th from 5:00-7:00pm at the NYU Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House (58 W. 10th Street, NYC). Come hear five amazing panelists discuss questions such as: Is it the balance between character...
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Authors and publishers are taking to platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Buzzfeed to connect with readers in new and fascinating ways. Understanding trends and opportunities in social media can help propel a book into consumer awareness or even build a brand for an author/company. Join us on Wednesday, June 25th from 6:30-7:30pm at...
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Given San Francisco’s appetite and reputation for quality food, it’s no surprise that we have our fair share of renowned cookbook publishers right here in the Bay Area. At this delicious panel, learn about the food publishing process from start to finish, whether celebrity chefs really write their own cookbooks, if photographers eat the...
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Across the U.S., full-time working women make about $0.77 for ever dollar made by men and in many industries they are not afforded the same opportunities. In book publishing, however, women hold positions of power at every level and seem to have the same opportunities as men. Join Digital Book World, Workman Publishing and...
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