Tampa Bay Publishing Conference

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Learn the ins and outs of publishing from Florida authors and industry professionals at the third annual Tampa Bay Publishing Conference.

Thursday, Feb. 27

Get Lit Lecture Series

Social Event - 7 to 9 p.m. - Flying Boat Brewing, St. Petersburg

Presentations include: Cole Bellamy: "Why You Should Care About Shakespeare"; Mark Vickers: "Slapstick, Vaudeville and the Gallows Humor That Always Leaves You Hanging: How Moby-Dick Invented American Comedy"; Terri Lynn Coop: "Unsanitized, Un-Disneyized, Unexpurgated Versions of Classic Stories and Fairy Tales"; and Friends of the Kerouac House: "Kerouac and Other 20th Century Writers They Relate to a Culture of Toxic Masculinity and How That’s Changed Over Time"

Friday, Feb. 28
Speakers & Panels – 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Creative Pinellas, Largo

Eli Gonzalez - 9:30 - 10: 15 a.m.

Steph Post - 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.

Author Platforms and Blog Co-ops - Panel presented by The Gloria Sirens - 11:30 a.m. - 12: 15 p.m.

Erica Dawson - 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.

Character Archetypes: Using the Mold to Break the Mold Workshop with Steph Post - 12:30 - 2 p.m. (Additional Fee; Limited to 12)

Dwight & Rebecca MacPherson - 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing Panel with Cathy Salustri, Nathan Elias, E. Rose Sabin & others TBA - 2:15 - 3 p.m.

Erin Mitchell - 3:15 - 4 p.m.

Gianna Russo - 4:15 - 5 p.m.

Social event – 7 to 9 p.m. – Venue TBA

Author Readings

Sandra Gail Lambert, Kimberly Lojewski, Tara Lynn Masih, David James Poissant & others will reading from their work.

Saturday, Feb. 29
Speakers & Panels – 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Creative Pinellas, Largo

Brian Edgar - 9:30 - 10:15 a.m.

Kimberly Lojewski - 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.

Tara Lynn Masih - 11:30 a.m. - 12: 15 p.m.

Tamara Lush - 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.

Story to Screenplay Workshop with Brian Edgar - 12:30 - 2 p.m. (Additional Fee; Limited to 12)

Loved It: Book Reviews Build Community – Panel presented by Kitchen Table Literary Arts - 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

Querying Agents and Editors Panel – Terri Lynn Coop, Gale Massey, Ron Cooper & Stefani Deoul - 2 - 2:45 p.m.

Sandra Gail Lambert - 3:15 - 4 p.m.

David James Poissant - 4:15 - 5 p.m.

Social Event – 6 to 9 p.m. – Rapp Brewing

Publishing Salon

Featuring small presses and literary journals from throughout the state (Red Mare, Get Well Soon, Rebel Hearts Publishing, Drinking with Authors podcast, Driftwood Press, 805lit, Scribble Lit & others TBA)

Sunday, March 1

Speakers & Panels – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Creative Pinellas, Largo

Arielle Haughee - 10 - 10:45 a.m.

Rejection: How to Ease the Pain (Yes. It hurts.) – Panel presented by Kitchen Table Literary Arts - 11 - 11:45 a.m.

Mark Muncy - 12 - 12:45 p.m.

Finding Your Genius: Improvising Through Blocks Workshop with Jean Sheridan - 12:30 - 2 p.m. (Additional Fee; Limited to 12)

Stuck in the Slush: Practical Advice on Being Seen by Editors Panel – Jerrod Schwarz, Julieanna Blackwell, Jade McGowan & others TBA - 1 - 1:45 p.m.

Community Building: Working with Local Booksellers, Libraries and Literary Arts Group Panel – Lorielle Holloway (cultured books), James Hartzell (Friends of the Jack Kerouac House), Read Herring (panelist TBA) & Stephanie Katz - 2 - 2:45 p.m

Early Bird Registration through Feb. 16 (excludes small group workshops): $79

Regular Conference Registration (Feb. 17 - 27; excludes small group workshops): $99

On-site Conference Registration (Feb. 28; excludes small group workshops): $125

Single Day Registration for Friday or Saturday (excludes small group workshops): $60

Single Day Registration for Sunday (excludes small group workshops): $25

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